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 Multi-Cause Initiative

This award honors the most creative and effective campaign that incorporates multiple pro-social causes into one activation.

Winner

Multi-Cause Initiative
winner
2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Impact.
Background: The Goldman Environmental Prize celebrates everyday heroes who demonstrate the power…

Finalists

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gold honor
The Last Survivors
Preserving the memory of the Holocaust is a collective responsibility, serving as a crucial caution…
Multi-Cause Initiative
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silver honor
LinkedIn: Avoid the Awkward
In 2023 Brits were 13% unhappier than they were last year (1), the largest decline globally out of …
Multi-Cause Initiative
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
Right Our Story - State of California MHSOAC
COVID-19 halted our society for months, and with its origins tied to China, Asian hate incidents an…
Multi-Cause Initiative
finalist
Bank of America - Local Market Support
As one of the largest financial services companies in the United States, Bank of America has long u…
Multi-Cause Initiative
finalist
Building a community of practice around shared software for public benefit
Google.org and the City of Seattle launched CiviForm for residents and community organizations to f…
Multi-Cause Initiative
finalist
CNN Heroes
Whether putting upcycled computers into the hands of Kenyan students, rescuing food waste by the to…
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finalist
Cruise and Replate team up to launch national food rescue partnership
Over 30 million people in the US – and ten times as many globally – face food insecurity. But simul…
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Lowe's Hometowns
At Lowe’s, our mission is to make homes and hometowns better for all.   In 2021, 82% of nonprofi…
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Wahl Benevolent Beards Campaign
For the last 15 years, Hoffman York (HY) has worked with men’s grooming leader Wahl on an annual co…

Nominees