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 Public Service Announcement

This award honors the most creative and effective public service announcement run across any platform.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

PSA
winner
Contagion PSA
In the early days of the pandemic in the U.S, there was a great deal of misinformation being circul…

Finalists

PSA
finalist
gold honor
“Drink Responsibly. #SexResponsibly” from Absolut and Pernod Ricard North America
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), an American is sexually assaulted…
PSA
finalist
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 cre…
PSA
finalist
Juneteenth / The Loud House PSA
Utilize Nickelodeon's large social media presence to commemorate Juneteenth and teach fans about th…
PSA
finalist
Juneteenth Instagram Story
Our goal for our Juneteenth Instagram Story was to create content that would help educate kids and …
PSA
finalist
THE AD COUNCIL & THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: LISTENLINE FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN
In November 2019, the Ad Council and Alzheimer’s Association partnered with WNYC Studios podcast Sn…
PSA
finalist
Tackle Can Wait
People are more and more aware of the dangers of concussions for athletes. What is not very well-kn…

Nominees

PSA
#IAmPatient
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Snow understood that the agency has a unique responsibil…
PSA
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Since 2014, AMC Networks has raise awareness around the historical importance and modern-day signif…
PSA
finalist
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 cre…
PSA
winner
Contagion PSA
In the early days of the pandemic in the U.S, there was a great deal of misinformation being circul…
PSA
Don't Stand for Injustice
Create a 60-second Public Service Announcement in conjunction with the 2020 Super Bowl that would i…
PSA
Handwashing
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused uncertainty for many in regards to g…
PSA
finalist
Juneteenth / The Loud House PSA
Utilize Nickelodeon's large social media presence to commemorate Juneteenth and teach fans about th…
PSA
finalist
Juneteenth Instagram Story
Our goal for our Juneteenth Instagram Story was to create content that would help educate kids and …
PSA
Make-A-Wish® Wishes Need Stars Like You
April 29, 2020, marked the 40th anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish ®…
PSA
Nick Jr. Pride Flag Carousel
Our goal for Pride month was to create content that would both benefit and represent our parent aud…
PSA
Stay Home, Stay Connected
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused stress, fear, and sometimes overwhel…
PSA
finalist
THE AD COUNCIL & THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: LISTENLINE FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN
In November 2019, the Ad Council and Alzheimer’s Association partnered with WNYC Studios podcast Sn…
PSA
finalist
Tackle Can Wait
People are more and more aware of the dangers of concussions for athletes. What is not very well-kn…
PSA
We Are The Countervirus
With offices in some of the earliest-hit and hardest-hit areas—including Hong Kong and NYC—we exper…
PSA
finalist
gold honor
“Drink Responsibly. #SexResponsibly” from Absolut and Pernod Ricard North America
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), an American is sexually assaulted…