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 Video Series

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a video series (such as a digital web series or docu-series) to bring awareness to a social good campaign, initiative, or project.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Video Series
winner
Understanding US
Understanding US is a video series where everyday Americans explore what divides us and understand …

Finalists

Video Series
finalist
gold honor
audience honor
HART OF IT ALL – CONNECTING AND INSPIRING COMMUNITIES
Structural barriers in the U.S. have deepened racial inequities, illustrated by the racial wealth g…
Video Series
finalist
silver honor
DBS Sparks Web Series: Creating Impact Beyond Banking
SPARKS, an industry-first online web-series, follows a group of young bankers navigating work and t…
Video Series
finalist
bronze honor
Still Here: A Caregiver Series
Comforting, scheduling, socializing, transporting, medicating, monitoring, managing, navigating, to…
Video Series
finalist
Close Up | Al Jazeera Digital
Al Jazeera’s digital documentary series, Close Up, strives to give online audiences a front row sea…
Video Series
finalist
Fearless
For the past twenty years, Autism Speaks has been more than just a voice—it has been a reliable all…
Video Series
finalist
Generations
Diversity in storytelling is in NBCUniversal’s DNA: we are constantly looking for ways to better se…
Video Series
finalist
Move for MG (Myasthenia Gravis)
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disease in which communication between nerves and muscl…
Video Series
finalist
My Votes Creates Change
With an important election cycle coming up that will shape the next four years of the nation, The C…
Video Series
finalist
Real People, Real Stories
AARP’s Real People, Real Stories series celebrates the actions of ordinary individuals from diverse…
Video Series
finalist
The Power of Travel, Marriott Bonvoy
The overall objective was to create a truly powerful and inspiring series of films that are values …

Nominees

Video Series
Brain Health Risks for Older Adults
The brain is a complex organ that researchers and scientists are still discovering. Resources that …
Video Series
Made of More: Meet the Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Team
From diagnosis, through treatment, and into recovery, people living with head and neck cancer (HNC)…
Video Series
Spot Her On the Street
Endometrial cancer (EC), which is cancer in the lining of the uterus, accounts for 90% of uterine c…