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 Mental Health

This award honors a campaign, original content or initiative related to the promotion of emotional, psychological and social well-being. Objectives may include education and resources, fighting against stigma, advocacy initiatives.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Mental Health
winner
988 Oklahoma: Shift From Stigma
Mental health and suicide are not topics people want to think or talk about. It's viewed as "someon…

Finalists

Mental Health
finalist
gold honor
Sound It Out: When You Can’t Say It, Play It
Today, mental health continues to impact millions of adolescents. Half of lifetime mental illness b…
Mental Health
finalist
silver honor
“Time to Ungrind.”
For more than 20 years, Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators (CADE), managed by …
Mental Health
finalist
bronze honor
MTV Hidden Healers
Hidden Healers is a first-of-its-kind digital video series that elevates, uplifts, and centers cult…
Mental Health
finalist
#RevealHowYouFeel, a Mental Health Social Media Campaign
We ALL experience a range of emotions, but often on social media, we pretend we're happy when we co…
Mental Health
finalist
Quiet Minds Silent Streets
Quiet Minds Silent Streets introduces viewers to a community that has been chronically affected by …
Mental Health
finalist
The Society of Valued Minds
The Society of Valued Minds (SoVM) was created to help 18- to 24-year-olds reclaim their lives from…
Mental Health
finalist
audience honor
UNICEF Parenting Month Digital Activation
The main preventable causes of poor mental health occur in childhood, but they are not inevitable. …
Mental Health
finalist
Understood.org Asks Parents to Be the Reason Neurodivergent Kids Thrive
Learning and thinking differences, such as ADHD and dyslexia, are invisible disabilities that impac…

Nominees

Mental Health
A Teen Talks About Suicide and What Parents Should Know
The truism holds: honestly acknowledging a problem is half the battle. Teenagers are facing a menta…
Mental Health
Immigrant Mental Health Awareness
There is not a lot of information about immigrant mental health. Many people from immigrant backgro…
Mental Health
Reveal How You Feel Challenge
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a month devoted to raising awareness about mental health, pro…
Mental Health
Teen Wolf: Holland and Colton Mental Health is Health
To activate the Teen Wolf fandom to support their peers through their mental health journey, we had…
Mental Health
The Great Filipino Story: Celebrating Filipino Achievements Around The World
In the midst of the pandemic, people are glued to their screens, consuming copious amounts of conte…
Mental Health
White Sox Mental Health Awareness PSA
The White Sox produced a 90-second public service announcement sharing heartfelt insights from big …