THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of Storytelling

This award honors the the most compelling and shareable social good campaigns, projects and initiatives using effective storytelling to reach a certain goal or objective.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Storytelling
finalist
Avatars Inc
As part of our multi-year partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA) - the sponsor of our $10 millio…
Storytelling
finalist
Fighting Covid On The Farm
During the course of our response to the pandemic, in which Direct Relief has delivered more than $…
Storytelling
finalist
Fortify Rights/Doha Debates Rohingya Instagram Fellows
In the world’s largest refugee camp, Doha Debates and human rights organization Fortify Rights are …
Storytelling
finalist
Goalcast best in storytelling
Goalcast’s objective is to become the world’s leading source of empowering short form content. We c…
Storytelling
finalist
Music Moments
The Alzheimer’s Association wanted to leverage the universal love and connectivity of music to reac…
Storytelling
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The Unified Generation
The Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program is aimed at promoting social inclusion in ele…

Nominees

Storytelling
ALL FOR 1
It's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's the next generation of young leaders. The future is now looking…
Storytelling
DiDi Hero
When the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia, rideshare service DiDi had an opportuni…
Storytelling
John Y. Brown Tribute
The Central  Kentucky chapter of the American Heart Association chose entrepreneur and former Gover…
Storytelling
Kindness is Contagious
We have been creating holiday videos for 10 years to entertain our clients with some holiday cheer …