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

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

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

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 8th Annual Shorty Awards Best Comedian

When they’re not doing stand-up, acting in TV shows or movies, or endorsing that random waffle maker, these comedians flock to the social scene of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, or Snapchat to test out their new material, post their daily thoughts, and connect to their loving fans.

Winner

Comedian
winner
Kevin Hart
He may be one of the shortest comedians on stage, but he’s one of comedy’s biggest stars. His stint…

Finalists

Comedian
finalist
Aidy Bryant
Aidy Bryant is an American actress and comedian, currently one of the youngest cast members on NBC’…
Comedian
finalist
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer started her career on the stand-up circuit, then moved her sketches to Comedy Central o…
Comedian
finalist
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari got his start in the NYC comedy scene. Commonly known for his role as Tom Haverford on …
Comedian
finalist
Nick Offerman
A self-described “actor, woodworker, husband," Nick Offerman is a man of many talents. Known as the…
Comedian
finalist
Nicole Byer
A native New Yorker now gracing the stages of Upright Citizens Brigade in LA, Nicole Byer built a s…

Nominees

Comedian
finalist
Aidy Bryant
Aidy Bryant is an American actress and comedian, currently one of the youngest cast members on NBC’…
Comedian
finalist
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer started her career on the stand-up circuit, then moved her sketches to Comedy Central o…
Comedian
Aparna Nancherla
A self-described “scrunched up napkin with recyclable dreams" on Twitter, Aparna Nancherla is a ris…
Comedian
Avery Monsen
Describing himself as an “asexual magician," Avery Monsen’s comedic career started at Los Angeles’ …
Comedian
finalist
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari got his start in the NYC comedy scene. Commonly known for his role as Tom Haverford on …
Comedian
Cameron Esposito
Cameron Esposito is an LA-based comedian, writer, and actress who started at Upright Citizens Briga…
Comedian
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Peretti is an accomplished standup comedian and comedy writer. She’s written for and appear…
Comedian
John Oliver
John Oliver was introduced to American television on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewa…
Comedian
Josh Gondelman
Josh Gondelman is a New York City writer and comedian who also moonlights as a writer on HBO’s Last…
Comedian
winner
Kevin Hart
He may be one of the shortest comedians on stage, but he’s one of comedy’s biggest stars. His stint…
Comedian
finalist
Nick Offerman
A self-described “actor, woodworker, husband," Nick Offerman is a man of many talents. Known as the…
Comedian
finalist
Nicole Byer
A native New Yorker now gracing the stages of Upright Citizens Brigade in LA, Nicole Byer built a s…