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 Nonprofit

This award honors a pro-social campaign, original content or initiative created by a nonprofit organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Nonprofit
winner
Assemble the Vote
The Brazilian 2022 presidential election held immense importance, not just for the nation's democra…

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
One Team for Children's Rights - World Children's Day
World Children’s Day’s is a flagship moment for children’s rights advocacy and a key brand moment f…
Nonprofit
finalist
silver honor
“Kids Relief” Delivers Charity to the Metaverse, Engaging Youth to Fight Intergenerational Poverty
Compared to previous generations, research shows that younger generations are deeply committed to i…
Nonprofit
finalist
bronze honor
It's a Philly Thing with The Bacon Brothers
Our initiative revolved around the creation of an impactful behind-the-scenes video for the song "P…
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finalist
Cannes Climate Action & Next Level Climate Summit
Clean Creatives is a non-profit fighting climate change by pressuring ad agencies and the industry …
Nonprofit
finalist
Children Under Attack - UNICEF
Armed conflicts are increasingly fought in urban centers. When explosive weapons are used in popula…
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finalist
Defying DeSantis: Miami Beach Pride's 15th Anniversary Amidst Anti-LGBTQ+ Pushback
At a time when the LGBTQ+ community is facing considerable legislative attacks from lawmakers, Miam…
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finalist
Earth Hour 2023: Biggest Hour for Earth
As the world’s largest grassroots movement, Earth Hour is pivotal in supporting WWF’s mission to sa…
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finalist
Food is a Powerful Ally
Driven by our mission to empower every New Yorker to achieve food security for good, Food Bank For …
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finalist
Gold House
The Asian Pacific community is the fastest-growing racial group in the US, yet they continue to be …
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finalist
Loot for Good
  The Call of Duty Endowment was founded to give back meaningfully to the real-life heroes that …
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finalist
audience honor
New Old News — UNICEF
The COVID-19 pandemic fueled the largest sustained backslide in childhood vaccination in three deca…
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finalist
Pathways.org Baby Milestones App
Infancy is one of the greatest periods of neuroplasticity, and an optimal time for detection and in…
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finalist
Reporting for Duty Series
Reporting for Duty is an original AARP YouTube series that has garnered 15 million views since its …
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finalist
Shifting the Conversation Around Racial Equity: Multi-Channel Campaign for WKKF
In recent years, there’s been a rapid acceleration of racial tensions throughout the country and ar…
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finalist
Spreading Hope to Drive Pediatric Cancer Awareness with Hyundai Hope On Wheels
Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the U.S. While 195 million dollars o…
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finalist
The Caring Across Generations Creative Care Council
Over the last three years, care has undeniably exploded as a central topic in the cultural and poli…
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finalist
UNICEF Parenting Month Digital Activation
The main preventable causes of poor mental health occur in childhood, but they are not inevitable. …
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finalist
Unhealthy Connections
The One Love Foundation asked minds + assembly to create a live-action PSA campaign as a follow-up …

Nominees

Nonprofit
AAPI&
It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect L…
Nonprofit
Brady: United Against Gun Violence
Brady is committed to addressing a severe public health crisis that plagues our nation: gun violenc…
Nonprofit
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Impact Report 2022
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® is a national nonprofit championing a more equitable future wh…
Nonprofit
Red Nose Day Harnesses the Power of Entertainment to Drive Social Change
Comic Relief US is led by its mission to create a just world free from poverty by harnessing the po…
Nonprofit
TAAF's The AAPI Nonprofit Database
If you’re looking to support a nonprofit organization chances are you probably search Google first,…
Nonprofit
The Climate Translator
The majority of Americans (78%) are concerned about climate change (Nature, 2022). But many people …
Nonprofit
Upset the Setup by End Poverty in California
California has the highest rate of poverty in the U.S. when accounting for the cost of living. The …
Nonprofit
Website Interactive Content
The objective of Career Source Tampa Bay's groundbreaking website is to revolutionize the user expe…