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 7th Annual Shorty Impact 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. The Shorty Impact Awards were formerly known as Shorty Social Good Awards.

Winner

Racial Equality
winner
The Beauty of Blackness
The Beauty of Blackness tells the story of the Black beauty industry through the lens of Fashion Fa…

Finalists

Racial Equality
finalist
gold honor
The Myth
This year, we continue to witness devastating levels of violence, both physical and non-physical, a…
Racial Equality
finalist
silver honor
TAAF's "AAPI Heritage Heroes"
Only 3 percent of top grossing films made since 2007 featured AAPIs in leading roles. When AAPIs ar…
Racial Equality
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
The Creator House Approach
CHALLENGE & CONTEXT DIRECTV was relaunching their brand along with a refreshed name and vibe for t…
Racial Equality
finalist
#BreakUpBigTech
The latest developments around Big Tech and its unfettered influence on our communities nationwide …
Racial Equality
finalist
Advancing Racial Equality & Economic Opportunity
As COVID-19 strained community resources, Bank of America marshalled support to critical local life…
Racial Equality
finalist
Move Into the Future: An Abundance Sculpture
For years white supremacists have used mass media to drive racist scarcity narratives into our comm…
Racial Equality
finalist
The Crown Act - Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
The impact of hair discrimination cannot be overstated. Schools and workplaces across the country o…
Racial Equality
finalist
The Other Side
For any outsider looking in, Asian Americans seem like a successful group of people that has succes…

Nominees

Racial Equality
"Watch Us Rise" AAPI Panel
As part of a continuing series of videos meant to champion ongoing efforts for racial equality in a…
Racial Equality
Leyden Lewis for The Brooklyn Tower
The Brooklyn Tower is a groundbreaking new achievement from real estate duo JDS Development Group a…
Racial Equality
Matter Unlimited Creates Brand Identity for New Nonprofit Black Media Outlet Capital B
Capital B is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit news organization for Black Americans, which combines lo…
Racial Equality
United By Our Uniqueness: Black and African American
UNITED BY OUR UNIQUENESS is an internal and external brand campaign, for Cox Enterprises, that focu…