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 Social Justice

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that seeks to address and dismantle systemic structural and interpersonal inequities based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability status and any intersection(s) thereof.

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

Winner

Social Justice
winner
Loopholes
While period poverty is a global issue, there are unique conditions and systemic limitations of U.S…

Finalists

Social Justice
finalist
gold honor
Inaccessible Cities
Inaccessible Cities is an interactive web experience that offers an intimate look into the everyday…
Social Justice
finalist
silver honor
Chicago: America's Hidden War
As an agency that dedicates our talents and time to help create real change in people who are not b…
Social Justice
finalist
bronze honor
No Kids In Prison Immersive Web Experience
The #NoKidsInPrison Immersive Website Experience reveals the impact of incarceration on young peopl…
Social Justice
finalist
Music for Good
Music can play a powerful role as a form of resistance: It can speak out against injustices and giv…
Social Justice
finalist
My Boston Accents
All Inclusive “My Boston Accent” met the moment by re-articulating the city’s integrity, and captur…
Social Justice
finalist
TAAF's "AAPI Heritage Heroes"
Only 3 percent of top grossing films made since 2007 featured AAPIs in leading roles. When AAPIs ar…
Social Justice
finalist
The Myth
This year, we continue to witness devastating levels of violence, both physical and non-physical, a…
Social Justice
finalist
The Other Side
For any outsider looking in, Asian Americans seem like a successful group of people that has succes…
Social Justice
finalist
audience honor
This Is Us. This Is Care. A Conversation.
With over 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day and 53 million family caregivers in the US, care…
Social Justice
finalist
Trans Sex Workers of Mexico Unite
This doc depicts the struggle of former transgender sex-worker Kenya Cuevas who left sex work after…

Nominees

Social Justice
Futurists: Lady Phoenix
One of the best ways for a media company to influence social justice is through representation. The…
Social Justice
Indonesia’s 1965 Genocide: Germany’s Unknown War Against Communism
Social Justice
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award
The anti-corruption award is presented annually on the International Anti-Corruption Day (9th Decem…