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 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Event & Experiential

This award honors the most notable execution of an event or activation for a pro-social cause. Includes in-person, virtual and hybrid experiences.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Event & Experiential
winner
Unsilence The Crowd
A first of its kind partnership between Sela, RNID and Newcastle United culminated in Unsilence The…

Finalists

Event & Experiential
finalist
gold honor
Driving While Black
Since 2017, over 600 Black people have been killed during routine traffic stops by police in Americ…
Event & Experiential
finalist
silver honor
audience honor
Flamin' Hot University
The surging student-loan crisis in the U.S., which is especially pronounced at Historically Black c…
Event & Experiential
finalist
bronze honor
B-Greater
In vibrant, multicultural Singapore, fostering strong bonds between neighbours goes beyond mere pol…
Event & Experiential
finalist
Max Presents: The Art of Drag
Max and its LGBTQ+ community platform Human By Orientation set out to activate in Miami during Art …

Nominees

Event & Experiential
2024 Max AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Max wanted to create an experience that authentically engage…
Event & Experiential
35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Awards (GMAs) aim to honor and celebrate fair, accurate, and inclusive representati…
Event & Experiential
Abortion Is Our Right
Nearly 80% of Americans agree that health care decisions should be made by a woman and her doctor, …
Event & Experiential
Asian Creator Awards
The idea for The Asian Creator Awards was sparked back in 2020 when I realized there wasn’t an awar…
Event & Experiential
Impact Summit 2024
In 2022 and 2023, LinkedIn for Nonprofits (LI4NP) successfully hosted Impact Summit to bring global…
Event & Experiential
Michelin Sustainability Summit: Driving Towards a Greener Tomorrow in Transportation
For over 135 years, Michelin has been at the forefront of innovation, driving mobility to unprecede…
Event & Experiential
Mizuho Americas DrivHER Summit
Last year, the inaugural Mizuho Americas Open LPGA tournament was honored with a Shorty Award for i…
Event & Experiential
NBA Mind Health: Mind Gym @ NBA Crossover
When approaching this year’s Crossover event, NBA Mind Health’s goal was to create an immersive exp…
Event & Experiential
Narrative Power: Is the West promoting global justice?
Doha Debates partnered with Bradford Literature Festival for the 10th anniversary of their event to…
Event & Experiential
Opella North America: House of Good, a B Corp Journey
Opella believes everyone should have their health in their hands. We elevate creativity and cut com…
Event & Experiential
Peace Begins With Me
The “Peace Begins with Her” event was part of the broader “Peace Begins with Me” campaign, specific…
Event & Experiential
Pride Live Presents: A Landmark LGBTQIA+ Experience at the Stonewall Monument Visitor Center Grand O
Pride Live aimed to commemorate a historic moment with the grand opening of the Stonewall National …
Event & Experiential
Shaped By Sound
In celebration of Black Music Month, Max and Spotify curated ‘Shaped by Sound,’ a one-day immersive…
Event & Experiential
Spot Her On the Street
Endometrial cancer (EC), which is cancer in the lining of the uterus, accounts for 90% of uterine c…
Event & Experiential
The Friendship Corner
The Friendship Corner was created to address a pressing issue: nearly a quarter of the world’s popu…
Event & Experiential
The Sympathizer Screenings, Night Market, Digital Content Series
The Sympathizer was a monumental cultural moment for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian voices, so we w…