THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Racial Equality

This award honors a program, project, or initiative fighting discrimination, prejudice and bias based on race in order to provide everyone equal opportunity.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Racial Equality
winner
Brainwashed By Toons
The goal of BRAINWASHED BY TOONS was to educate and inform viewers about how racial bias and sexism…

Finalists

Racial Equality
finalist
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Since 2014, AMC Networks has raise awareness around the historical importance and modern-day signif…
Racial Equality
finalist
Incompetent Cop Body-Slams Innocent Black Man
To highlight police violence, systemic racism, and use of excessive force against people of colo…
Racial Equality
finalist
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month
Celebrate and honestly reflect the experience of modern life through the lens of the Black communit…
Racial Equality
finalist
Univision’s Se Habla USA – Confronting Racism in the Latino Community
Univision’s mission is to inform, empower, and entertain U.S. Latinos, which for the past 60+ years…
Racial Equality
finalist
While We Breathe Trailer
Produce the trailer for "While We Breathe" to bring about meaningful change and raise funds for the…

Nominees

Racial Equality
finalist
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Since 2014, AMC Networks has raise awareness around the historical importance and modern-day signif…
Racial Equality
Allyship & Action Summit
We’re sustaining the racial conversations and development beyond, “Black tile Tuesday,” to ensure w…
Racial Equality
winner
Brainwashed By Toons
The goal of BRAINWASHED BY TOONS was to educate and inform viewers about how racial bias and sexism…
Racial Equality
Color & Capital For Good: An Eastern Bank initiative dedicated to closing Boston’s racial wealth gap
With over 200 years in existence and a mantra of doing what's right and smart, Eastern Bank's deep-…
Racial Equality
Commemorating Juneteenth
To kick off our long term commitment towards Racial Justice we wanted to honor what Juneteenth repr…
Racial Equality
finalist
Incompetent Cop Body-Slams Innocent Black Man
To highlight police violence, systemic racism, and use of excessive force against people of colo…
Racial Equality
finalist
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month
Celebrate and honestly reflect the experience of modern life through the lens of the Black communit…
Racial Equality
Teaching is Powerful
Every day in this country, teachers, principals, and other school officials punish thousands of Bla…
Racial Equality
Unapologetically Asian
The COVID-19 pandemic ignited a widespread wave of xenophobia targeting the Asian American and Paci…
Racial Equality
finalist
Univision’s Se Habla USA – Confronting Racism in the Latino Community
Univision’s mission is to inform, empower, and entertain U.S. Latinos, which for the past 60+ years…
Racial Equality
VH1's Black Girl Beauty
The main objective was to create a YouTube series produced by VH1 featuring a panel of celebrity an…
Racial Equality
finalist
While We Breathe Trailer
Produce the trailer for "While We Breathe" to bring about meaningful change and raise funds for the…