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 Awards Best in Live Events

This award honors the best use of social media to elevate events including concerts, conferences, marches, rallies and meetups.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Live Events
winner
2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival
For the fifth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio introduced unique and innovative ways …

Finalists

Live Events
finalist
gold honor
2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards
iHeartRadio is a service for music lovers run by music lovers. We connect fans with their favorite …
Live Events
finalist
bronze honor
#AirbnbSundance LIVE
Elevate our positive reputation at Sundance as a supporter of filmmaking and earn a disproportionat…
Live Events
finalist
bronze honor
#IAmAgent23
Nissan set out to create a splash at the Dubai International Motor Show, and break away from the Au…
Live Events
finalist
#GoodIsWinning Campaign Engages Pope Francis with US Millennials
Following Pope Francis' directive for the Catholic Church to expand use of digital and social media…
Live Events
finalist
2015 MTV EMA
We know that our target audience—young music lovers around the world—are rapidly evolving and multi…
Live Events
finalist
Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon! (BLAM!) 2015
At its core, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is about radiating positivity through human interacti…
Live Events
finalist
NBCU Cable Entertainment Upfront Social Lounge
Television network upfronts are traditionally insider events aimed at enticing advertisers to buy m…
Live Events
finalist
The BMW M2 Live Launch
The M2 is the most anticipated "driver's car" of the year for BMW's greatest fans. Interested drive…
Live Events
finalist
The Westminster Kennel Club, 139th Annual All Breed Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an annual event held in New York City featuring thousands o…

Nominees

Live Events
16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® - Social Media Celebration
VIDEO: http://latingram.my/social-media-celebration-2015
Live Events
Asian Television Awards turns 20
The Asian Television Awards (ATA) has a 20-year history (hence the official campaign hashtag #ATAtu…
Live Events
BMW X1 What's Next
We were challenged to create a social conquest program for the BMW X1, the best vehicle in its cla…
Live Events
COMEDY CENTRAL'S FRIENDSFEST
Objectives: To drive brand awareness, re-invigorate the TV show Friends, increase social traffic an…
Live Events
Deorro at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Deorro, a Los Angeles-based electronic dance music DJ, wanted to launch his inaugural website while…
Live Events
Emirates Connect 4
THE CHALLENGE Emirates Airline was adding a fourth daily flight from JFK. But with 74 international…
Live Events
Interactive Papal Map App
The Interactive Papal Map App was developed to assist residents and visitors to Philadelphia naviga…