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 Podcast

This category honors the most creative and effective use of podcasting with a pro-social objective.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Podcast
winner
Being Black: The 80s
Our goal was to produce a scholarly audio documentary about Black music and the critical issues of …

Finalists

Podcast
finalist
gold honor
The Fight of My Life: Finding Ruby
“How can we use story to turn an issue that nobody wants to engage with into something gripping; so…
Podcast
finalist
silver honor
The Perfect Scam
Fraud is a billion-dollar industry affecting people of all ages, across all walks of life. Transnat…
Podcast
finalist
bronze honor
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty, a global bestselling author, podcast host, and purpose-driven entrepreneur, has made an…
Podcast
finalist
All About Change Podcast Submission
ALL ABOUT CHANGE is a powerful and inspiring podcast that gives listeners a glimpse into the lives …
Podcast
finalist
American Genocide: The Crimes of Native American Boarding Schools
In May 2022, the Department of the Interior released Volume 1 of their investigative report on the …
Podcast
finalist
Big Brains Podcast
The Big Brains podcast explores the world of ideas by engaging with the pioneering research and piv…
Podcast
finalist
Celebrating Black Stories: Black History Month 2023 Podcast Series
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) is committed to driving consumer demand for movies, bo…
Podcast
finalist
Dear Culture - Tru'ish Black Stories
Our goal was to honor Black History Month in an unexpected and creative way.   Black movies are …
Podcast
finalist
GLOW CRE Podcast
According to the 2020 CREW Network Benchmark Study: Gender and Diversity in Real Estate, women occu…
Podcast
finalist
Hindsight
Hindsight brings to life some of history’s extraordinary figures for those who want to know about t…
Podcast
finalist
Red, Blue, and Brady
Red, Blue, and Brady (RBB), proudly presented by one of the nation's most esteemed gun violence pre…
Podcast
finalist
She Pivots
We're in the midst of a societal shift - typical definitions of success have changed dramatically a…
Podcast
finalist
Signal for Help/Appel à l’aide Podcast
Gender-based violence is a crisis in Canada. Every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her int…
Podcast
finalist
Table Read Podcast
Table Read is a one-of-a-kind podcast that brings the excitement of a live theater performance, the…
Podcast
finalist
The Blackest Questions
The heart of the Blackest Questions is Black History trivia and recognizing the unsung accomplishme…
Podcast
finalist
The Man Enough Podcast
For two years, the Man Enough Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a man today and how ri…
Podcast
finalist
audience honor
The WCS Wild Audio Podcast from the Wildlife Conservation Society
The WCS Wild Audio Podcast launched in June, 2022 in an effort to share inspiring stories of conser…
Podcast
finalist
Understood.org's ADHD Aha! Podcast Series
Learning and thinking differences, such as ADHD and dyslexia, are invisible disabilities that can i…
Podcast
finalist
Why we need Drag Story Hour
Epicenter-NYC aimed to shed a true light on the importance of Drag Story Hours in NYC and what actu…

Nominees

Podcast
Dear Headspace
Dear Headspace is a weekly call-in show for anyone who's ever wished they had a personal mindfulnes…
Podcast
HIV unmuted: Put people first
It has been 40 years since AIDS was first reported, and it is now possible to end all new HIV infec…
Podcast
Operation: Tradebom
Operation: Tradebom was created to offer a deeper understanding of the 1993 bombing of The World Tr…
Podcast
The Problem with Jon Stewart: The Official Podcast
“The Problem with Jon Stewart” (the official podcast) is a weekly podcast hosted by Jon Stewart tha…
Podcast
TheGrio Daily
As a Black-owned media company, our mission is to amplify Black voices in a relevant, unapologetic,…
Podcast
UNSUGARCOATED with Aalia
Presenting "UNSUGARCOATED™ with Aalia" – a trailblazing podcast produced and hosted by UNSUGARCOATE…
Podcast
Views on First
With Elon Musk dismantling Twitter, and the Supreme Court poised to consider cases that could profo…