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 Video Series

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a video series (such as a digital web series or docu-series) to bring awareness to social good campaign, initiative, or project.

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

Winner

Video Series
winner
The Love Connection
LGBTQ+ youth experience a heightened risk of depression, anxiety, substance use, and suicide (Russe…

Finalists

Video Series
finalist
gold honor
Logo's Trans Youth Town Hall
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation across the United States, Logo set out to amplify…
Video Series
finalist
silver honor
audience honor
Smithsonian Channel's Cycle Breakers
The Harpo + Smithsonian Channel documentary “The Color of Care” examines the obvious disparities in…
Video Series
finalist
bronze honor
Smithsonian Channel's Story of a Portrait
Story of A Portrait illuminates the importance of mental health through art and personal storytelli…
Video Series
finalist
CeraVe Heroes Behind the Mask Chapter Two: A Walk In Our Shoes
In 2020, GRADIENT concepted and created CeraVe's Heroes Behind the Mask video series campaign to ho…
Video Series
finalist
Changemakers
The objective of Changemakers is to spotlight Black LGBTQ small business owners and their impact wi…
Video Series
finalist
Thriving Through Food
Thriving Through Food uses food to highlight how, as Americans, we are united by a shared story of …

Nominees

Video Series
Art + Technology Season 4
Hyundai Motor’s have always been strong supporters of the Arts globally with a commitment to foster…
Video Series
Every Mother Counts - Choices in Childbirth
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation with a rising maternal mortality rate–ranking lowest in …
Video Series
Indonesia’s 1965 Genocide: Germany’s Unknown War Against Communism
Video Series
Kashmir: Palestine in the Making
Last year, Redfish gained exclusive access to parts of Kashmir normally out of bounds to foreign jo…
Video Series
MTV's Following: Bretman Rock
During season two of "MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock," Bretman and his loved ones show viewers the u…
Video Series
PBC
FloQast is an accounting technology software company, created by accountants for accountants, with …
Video Series
The Kendall Custom
As agency of record for Kendall Motor Oil, Bailey Lauerman (BL) developed their new brand position …
Video Series
VH1 x Celebrates Caribbean American Heritage Month
Our goal was to celebrate the Caribbean diaspora through VH1’s linear IP by hosting a month’s worth…
Video Series
You Have To Go To Know PSA Videos
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare, chronic blood cancers in which the body’s …
Video Series
‘ACADEMY SEEN’ with Nick Barili
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launched its first ever Latinx focused interview se…