THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Storytelling

This award honors the the most compelling and shareable social good campaign, original content or initiative using effective storytelling to reach a certain goal or objective.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Storytelling
winner
audience honor
Bad Things Happen In Philadelphia
When Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia suddenly became a punching bag tagline for the City of Phila…

Finalists

Storytelling
finalist
gold honor
Every Day After
Around the world, an estimated 1 in 700 babies are born with a cleft lip or palate. Yet, our 2020 U…
Storytelling
finalist
silver honor
Fearless
For the past twenty years, Autism Speaks has been more than just a voice—it has been a reliable all…
Storytelling
finalist
bronze honor
Unsilence The Crowd
A first of its kind partnership between Sela, RNID and Newcastle United culminated in Unsilence The…
Storytelling
finalist
Breyers CarbSmart “Anti-Aging Cream”
Over 150 years later, as more and more Americans search for better-for-you options, Breyers develop…

Nominees

Storytelling
A Legacy Fulfilled
We are in a unique time in history for Black Americans in this country. To inspire, educate and upl…
Storytelling
Florida Couple Runs a Retirement Home for Cats
AARP’s Real People, Real Stories series celebrates ordinary individuals from diverse backgrounds wh…
Storytelling
Hell Welcomes All | Accessibility in Diablo IV
Gaming has never been more popular and gamers have never been more diverse. People from all walks o…
Storytelling
Honoring Black Music Month with Andra Day & Dyana Williams
Our campaign theme shows how Amazon Music and Rotation honor Black artists’ expression of freedom t…
Storytelling
Portrait of a Queen: Face of Bosco
Our objective was to capture Bosco’s real-life Facial Feminization Surgery journey as naturally as …
Storytelling
STOLEN
More than 52% of girls in South Sudan are married before they turn 18. In early 2024, Rooftop partn…
Storytelling
Shaped By Sound
In celebration of Black Music Month, Max and Spotify curated ‘Shaped by Sound,’ a one-day immersive…
Storytelling
TAAF Heritage Heroes Season 3
To continue celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Mon…
Storytelling
The USO's Human to Human Campaign
The objective of the USO’s Human to Human project is to deepen the connection between service membe…