Best in Entertainment in Social Media - Shorty Awards

5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Categories

Entries are now closed. Finalists will be announced in mid-October!

Best in Entertainment

This award honors efforts by an entertainment company to make the world a better place. Initiatives may include raising awareness or funds for a cause, launching social good marketing campaigns and promoting volunteer programs both internally and externally. All forms of entertainment are eligible for this award.

See previous winners and honorees here.

In 2020 the world experienced something extraordinary, and in the midst of everything it was important that STARZ remind viewers that we are all in this together. STARZ is here to laugh with you, cry with you, and keep you entertained while you’re staying safe at home. To show viewers our support, unite the community, and give back to the essential work…

AMC Networks’ We’re With You PSA Campaign

During the outbreak of COVID-19 and the rapid change of day-to-day life, AMC Networks sought to create a new sense of community amongst talent, employees and viewers alike to remind everyone that we are all finding our way through this time together. The We’re With You campaign was a multi-network effort to entertain, inform, and remind audiences and viewer…

Disney The Lion King Protect the Pride

Since Disney’s The Lion King was first released in theatres 25 years ago, Africa has lost half of all lions in the wild. So, as part of our efforts celebrating the release of the 2019 reimagining of the film, The Lion King, Disney announced a global conservation campaign to raise awareness and support the Wildlife Conservation Network’s (WCN) Lion Reco…

Fight Forever Chemicals Campaign

The overarching goal of our campaign was to accelerate the passage of policies that would restrict the use of forever chemicals in the US and Europe. We also had two supporting objectives: to raise public and political consciousness of the modern dangers of forever chemicals, and to strengthen the movement of advocates holding the government and industry ac…

Kitten Bowl VII

Introduce W25-54 Kitten Bowl fans to the next installment of this special event and bring awareness to our corporate pet adoption initiative. Attract new viewers & animal/cat enthusiasts with social tactics that feature our signature over-the-top “cat/kitten” cuteness.

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

finalists for the 5th annual shorty social good awards will be announced in mid-october!