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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

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

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

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

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Social Movement Campaign

This award honors the best campaigns supporting social activism movements and cultural moments. Campaigns run by brands and organizations to bring about social change for various political, social, and environmental issues are eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Social Movement
winner
Home Is Here: The Voices of Undocumented People at the Supreme Court
On November 12, 2019 the Supreme Court was slated to take up oral arguments on the future of the De…

Finalists

Social Movement
finalist
#VenmoItForward
Venmo was founded in 2009 by two former college roommates who wanted a better way to pay each other…
Social Movement
finalist
Alzheimer’s Association United Campaign
Create a breakthrough campaign that increases unaided awareness  by X%* of the Alzheimer’s Associat…
Social Movement
finalist
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month
Celebrate and honestly reflect the experience of modern life through the lens of the Black communit…
Social Movement
finalist
The Pledge for Paternity Leave
Since 2010, Dove Men+Care has been committed to expanding men’s opportunities to care by addressing…
Social Movement
finalist
Verizon - PayItForwardLIVE
In March 2020, COVID-19 brought America to a stand-still. Everyone was sheltering at home, and mill…
Social Movement
finalist
WE ARE THE DREAM: ROAD TO YOUR DREAMS
To shine a light on HBO’s We Are the Dream as well as to raise awareness around the Oakland MLK Ora…

Nominees

Social Movement
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Since 2014, AMC Networks has raise awareness around the historical importance and modern-day signif…
Social Movement
Human Rights Campaign
Equality for all, not for some. The Human Rights Campaign is the go-to information resource for LGB…
Social Movement
KOALAS OF NYC
In the summer of 2019/2020, Australia was ravaged by its worst bushfire season on record. 1 billion…
Social Movement
Our Power
March For Our Lives is a national youth-led movement to end gun violence in America.  The primar…
Social Movement
Talking About Race
Talking About Race is an online resource for educators, parents and caregivers and the general publ…
Social Movement
The Other Bar
“Be Radical, Choose Equality” is the message from UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and t…
Social Movement
“Drink Responsibly. #SexResponsibly” from Absolut and Pernod Ricard USA
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), an American is sexually assaulted…