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 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Best in LGBTQ+

This award honors a program, project, or initiative fighting discrimination of persons based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and advocating for equal rights and acceptance.

See previous winners and honorees here. The Shorty Impact Awards were formerly known as Shorty Social Good Awards.

Winner

LGBTQ+
winner
#RealVoicesofPride
In 72 countries LGBTQIA+ people are discriminated against by law. In six of countries, homosexualit…

Finalists

LGBTQ+
finalist
gold honor
Lt. Governor's Fund For the Fabulous
Last year, North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (he/him) went on an all-out assault o…
LGBTQ+
finalist
silver honor
Nuclear Family: Storybook Families
Nuclear Family is a three-part documentary series following filmmaker Ry Russo-Young as she turns t…
LGBTQ+
finalist
bronze honor
VH1's RuPaul’s Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month
In recognition of LGBT History Month (October), the RuPaul’s Drag Race team gathered and photograph…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Enterprise Bingo
Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds serves as a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery. The series…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Harry's Pride 2022 Initiative
Since launching in 2013, Harry’s has set aside 1% of all sales to its diverse group of non-profit p…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Horizon Worlds "Be You"
Since launch, Horizon Worlds has become so many different things for visitors and creators from acr…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Human By Orientation Pride 2022
Our mission was to amplify local Pride celebrations, while driving HBO Max brand affinity and aware…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LGBTQ Nation's "Authentic Voices of Pride," presented by Chevrolet
General Motors’ vision is to be “the most inclusive company in the world”.  GM’s brand Chevrolet so…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LGBTQ+: Proud Partners of Progress
Our team partnered with Nissan to help advance their commitment to supporting and celebrating the L…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Lil Nas X Promotes Safe Sex with Durex
Sex is healthy. Sex is also real, fun, and honest. But how is sex also in a health crisis, especial…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Livin' My Truth McDonald's Pride Activations
We supported McDonald’s franchises in four markets, representing over 800 restaurants. This year, D…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Logo's Trans Youth Town Hall
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation across the United States, Logo set out to amplify…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LoveTravels with Love Letters
LoveTravels represents Marriott’s love letter to the world. It’s our commitment to making the world…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Nespresso x Ali Forney Center
Nespresso came to Accompany Creative to develop an integrated social impact platform with the goal …
LGBTQ+
finalist
OPI X Biqtch Puddin’
In support of The Trevor Project, OPI collaborated with Biqtch Puddin’ and Jellysmack to drive awar…
LGBTQ+
finalist
OUTLOUD Raising Voices
JJLA’s OUTLOUD brand is a music event series which creates safe physical and digital spaces for que…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Orbitz “Travel As You Are”
The cause we set out to support was LGBTQIA+ inclusion in travel. As a travel brand with a 20-year …
LGBTQ+
finalist
Pride Eve Social Telethon
The Pride Eve social telethon/simulcast brought together all sides of the LGBTQ+ community to not o…
LGBTQ+
finalist
SORT OF Season 1 - The Future Is Theirs
To celebrate the series premiere of HBO Max’s Sort Of, we aimed to develop a campaign that would no…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Trans Scripts
The rich dimensional lives of trans people were the subject of this integrated effort created by OB…
LGBTQ+
finalist
audience honor
Uber ‘Right to Pride’ National Coming Out Day 2021
Uber exists to make real life easier to navigate, believe in everyone’s right to move, and live fre…
LGBTQ+
finalist
VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Pink Carpet
Everyone from Season 13 winner Symone to the Queens of Drag Race Live sashayed down the pink carpet…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Writing Our Own Dictionary
Writing Our Own Dictionary is a 4-part compelling, entertaining and informative web series where we…

Nominees

LGBTQ+
winner
#RealVoicesofPride
In 72 countries LGBTQIA+ people are discriminated against by law. In six of countries, homosexualit…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Enterprise Bingo
Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds serves as a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery. The series…
LGBTQ+
HangarFour Creative x Indeed – 'Take Pride!' Live
Indeed is on a mission to help all people get jobs and is driven by the fact that better work contr…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Harry's Pride 2022 Initiative
Since launching in 2013, Harry’s has set aside 1% of all sales to its diverse group of non-profit p…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Horizon Worlds "Be You"
Since launch, Horizon Worlds has become so many different things for visitors and creators from acr…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Human By Orientation Pride 2022
Our mission was to amplify local Pride celebrations, while driving HBO Max brand affinity and aware…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LGBTQ Nation's "Authentic Voices of Pride," presented by Chevrolet
General Motors’ vision is to be “the most inclusive company in the world”.  GM’s brand Chevrolet so…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LGBTQ+: Proud Partners of Progress
Our team partnered with Nissan to help advance their commitment to supporting and celebrating the L…
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ2S+
ITWC created this event in collaboration with organizations that focus on Technology-based groups t…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Lil Nas X Promotes Safe Sex with Durex
Sex is healthy. Sex is also real, fun, and honest. But how is sex also in a health crisis, especial…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Livin' My Truth McDonald's Pride Activations
We supported McDonald’s franchises in four markets, representing over 800 restaurants. This year, D…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Logo's Trans Youth Town Hall
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation across the United States, Logo set out to amplify…
LGBTQ+
finalist
LoveTravels with Love Letters
LoveTravels represents Marriott’s love letter to the world. It’s our commitment to making the world…
LGBTQ+
finalist
gold honor
Lt. Governor's Fund For the Fabulous
Last year, North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (he/him) went on an all-out assault o…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Nespresso x Ali Forney Center
Nespresso came to Accompany Creative to develop an integrated social impact platform with the goal …
LGBTQ+
finalist
silver honor
Nuclear Family: Storybook Families
Nuclear Family is a three-part documentary series following filmmaker Ry Russo-Young as she turns t…
LGBTQ+
finalist
OPI X Biqtch Puddin’
In support of The Trevor Project, OPI collaborated with Biqtch Puddin’ and Jellysmack to drive awar…
LGBTQ+
finalist
OUTLOUD Raising Voices
JJLA’s OUTLOUD brand is a music event series which creates safe physical and digital spaces for que…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Orbitz “Travel As You Are”
The cause we set out to support was LGBTQIA+ inclusion in travel. As a travel brand with a 20-year …
LGBTQ+
Paramount+ 2022 Pride Campaign
Paramount+ strives every day to uplift the wonderful people that are part of community movements bo…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Pride Eve Social Telethon
The Pride Eve social telethon/simulcast brought together all sides of the LGBTQ+ community to not o…
LGBTQ+
finalist
SORT OF Season 1 - The Future Is Theirs
To celebrate the series premiere of HBO Max’s Sort Of, we aimed to develop a campaign that would no…
LGBTQ+
The Truth Is
The mission of In The Know: The Truth Is is to create a roundtable series hosted by Chella Man and …
LGBTQ+
finalist
Trans Scripts
The rich dimensional lives of trans people were the subject of this integrated effort created by OB…
LGBTQ+
Trans Sex Workers of Mexico Unite
This doc depicts the struggle of former transgender sex-worker Kenya Cuevas who left sex work after…
LGBTQ+
finalist
audience honor
Uber ‘Right to Pride’ National Coming Out Day 2021
Uber exists to make real life easier to navigate, believe in everyone’s right to move, and live fre…
LGBTQ+
finalist
VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Pink Carpet
Everyone from Season 13 winner Symone to the Queens of Drag Race Live sashayed down the pink carpet…
LGBTQ+
finalist
bronze honor
VH1's RuPaul’s Drag Race LGBTQ Herstory Month
In recognition of LGBT History Month (October), the RuPaul’s Drag Race team gathered and photograph…
LGBTQ+
finalist
Writing Our Own Dictionary
Writing Our Own Dictionary is a 4-part compelling, entertaining and informative web series where we…
LGBTQ+
YouTube Shorts Pride Challenge
In celebration of Pride month, YouTube tasked XX Artists to authentically partner with influential …