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 Mental Health

This award honors a campaign, original content, or initiative related to the promotion of emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Objectives may include education and resources, fighting against stigma, and advocacy initiatives.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Mental Health
winner
Commercials Are Fake
Objective: Cut Through the Noise Every human has a brain, but we're not all comfortable talking …

Finalists

Mental Health
finalist
gold honor
Woman Uses Improv to Bring Joy to People with Dementia
The idea driving our work in this video is to offer hope to millions of people caring for a loved o…
Mental Health
finalist
silver honor
Headspace XR
Headspace partnered with Meta and Nexus Studios to create a first-of-its-kind extended reality prod…
Mental Health
finalist
bronze honor
Rituals We Share | Love, Your Mind
The "Love, Your Mind" campaign from Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council is a love l…
Mental Health
finalist
#CareToAsk
The world is facing a loneliness epidemic, which has been reported to affect over 60% of young adul…
Mental Health
finalist
audience honor
FOX Sports & Common Goal – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Community Impact Campaign “Create the Space”
FOX Sports joined the Common Goal movement in advance of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a multi-year co…
Mental Health
finalist
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…
Mental Health
finalist
Social60
The Wayside Chapel is a charity and parish mission of the Uniting Church in Australia in the Potts …
Mental Health
finalist
The Chi Mental Health Roundtable
Our objectives were to: * Leverage our platforms to amplify SHOWTIME’s THE CHI’s mental health sto…

Nominees

Mental Health
'From Me to You' Digital Series
MTV continues to challenge bias, stereotypes and marginalization surrounding mental health – an iss…
Mental Health
Face the Fight
Today, the suicide rate among veterans is 1.5 times higher than that of the civilian population. Fo…
Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Bracelet Campaign
The Mental Health Awareness Bracelet campaign focuses on addressing the pervasive challenge of ment…
Mental Health
Mental Health Month "Today I Am" Campaign
May is recognized nationally as Mental Health Month (MHM). Many mental health organizations, includ…