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

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

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…