THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

This award honors an outstanding partnership between an influencer, athlete, or celebrity and a brand to achieve a social good goal with measurable results.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Influencer & Celebrity
winner
YouTube Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama
Today, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school. Yet we know when g…

Finalists

Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Chipotle’s Philanthropic Virtual Prom After Party
It’s no secret the class of 2020 (and all students) missed major milestones this year, including pr…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Hey There, Human
HEY THERE, HUMAN began on March 19, in response to California’s COVID-19 Safer At Home order that w…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
#TheRealHeroes Project
The Real Heroes Project was a non-profit initiative intended to rally support for frontline healthc…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Back The Front Line | Mount Sinai Strong
Mount Sinai is continuing to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As this disease is still prevalen…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Celebrity Jackbox: Games & Giving
Jackbox Games was looking for a way to engage its fans across the world during these unique and try…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Gratitunes
The objective was to create a nationwide platform to thank the medical staff on the frontlines of C…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Kevin Bacon's #IStayHomeFor Campaign
The #IStayHomeFor Campaign was created to help flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the f…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
T-Mobile #TossYourCap TikTok Challenge
2020 is a year unlike any other.  And the Class of 2020 is unlike any other.  Because of this…

Nominees

Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
#TheRealHeroes Project
The Real Heroes Project was a non-profit initiative intended to rally support for frontline healthc…
Influencer & Celebrity
A Black Lady Sketch Show
To launch HBO’s ground-breaking, new sketch comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show, executive prod…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Back The Front Line | Mount Sinai Strong
Mount Sinai is continuing to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As this disease is still prevalen…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Celebrity Jackbox: Games & Giving
Jackbox Games was looking for a way to engage its fans across the world during these unique and try…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Chipotle’s Philanthropic Virtual Prom After Party
It’s no secret the class of 2020 (and all students) missed major milestones this year, including pr…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Gratitunes
The objective was to create a nationwide platform to thank the medical staff on the frontlines of C…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Hey There, Human
HEY THERE, HUMAN began on March 19, in response to California’s COVID-19 Safer At Home order that w…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Kevin Bacon's #IStayHomeFor Campaign
The #IStayHomeFor Campaign was created to help flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the f…
Influencer & Celebrity
Music Moments
The Alzheimer’s Association wanted to leverage the universal love and connectivity of music to reac…
Influencer & Celebrity
Spot On Nightly: A one-night-only talk show all about periods, birth control, & tracking your cycle
Black, Latinx, transgender, and nonbinary communities disporportionately experience sexual and repr…
Influencer & Celebrity
Subway® elevates communities for Hunger Action Month
September is Hunger Action Month, an initiative established by Feeding America® in 2008 to advocate…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
T-Mobile #TossYourCap TikTok Challenge
2020 is a year unlike any other.  And the Class of 2020 is unlike any other.  Because of this…
Influencer & Celebrity
Verizon - PayItForwardLIVE
In March 2020, COVID-19 brought America to a stand-still. Everyone was sheltering at home, and mill…
Influencer & Celebrity
winner
YouTube Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama
Today, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school. Yet we know when g…