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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Educate

This award honors a campaign, original content or initiative that promotes learning inside and/or outside of the classroom. Encompassing issues include educational equity, financial support, policy reform, and thought leadership.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

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winner
audience honor
ROE v BROS
The day Roe v. Wade was overturned—ending the country's constitutional right to abortion—was the da…

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
Unbanned Book Club
An unprecedented number of books have been banned and challenged in America in recent years, silenc…
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finalist
silver honor
“Time to Ungrind.”
For more than 20 years, Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators (CADE), managed by …

Nominees

Educate
Choice or Chance
Despite its severity and potential for outbreaks, awareness of meningococcal meningitis is not at t…
Educate
No Straight Answers
Our business goal was to build brand awareness while showing our support for Pride in a way that em…
Educate
Story Quest
Story Quest is a digital, creative writing program granted for free to schools. The objective is to…
Educate
The Loyola Project "63 for 63 Screening Series" presented by Northwestern Mutual
After a sold out red carpet premiere of the documentary The Loyola Project in the spring of 2022, N…
Educate
The Science of Star Trek with Dr. Erin MacDonald
Since its very first telecast in 1966, Star Trek has introduced audiences to a world that champione…
Educate
UT Health Austin Trimester Series
This series that we called our "Trimester Series" was developed for the Ob-gyn clinic to provide pa…
Educate
Untold History
In 2020, as tens of millions of students across the country shifted to virtual learning overnight a…
Educate
Working in Harmony from The Country Music Association and Discovery Education
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEAM-related occupations are projected to grow b…