THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Best use of Comedy

This award honors the most creative use of a comedy video in a social media marketing campaign.

Winner

Comedy Video
winner
Fresh Battle
In sneaker culture, it's all about who has the newest, freshest kicks. Finish Line set out to estab…

Finalists

Comedy Video
finalist
gold honor
truth x Aaron's Animals
truth is a nationally recognized non-profit youth brand that combats smoking among teens.Smoking, a…
Comedy Video
finalist
silver honor
Honey Jar - Kimmy Schmidt Tribute / Cross Promo Video & Titus Reaction
Help launch Season 2 of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt by cross pollinating their audience with our …
Comedy Video
finalist
bronze honor
Silicon Valley and X April Fools' Featuring Richard Hendricks
April 1st, 2016 was a big day for the advancement of Richard Hendricks' career. Together, HBO and …
Comedy Video
finalist
Cricket Wireless’ Unexpected John Cena Prank
In 2016, Cricket Wireless and WWE teamed up in a multi-year sponsorship agreement. As part of the a…
Comedy Video
finalist
audience honor
Hearthstone Murloc Holiday Celebration
Wish the Hearthstone community happy holidays in the universal language of MRRRRRRGGGGLLLL!

Nominees

Comedy Video
finalist
bronze honor
Silicon Valley and X April Fools' Featuring Richard Hendricks
April 1st, 2016 was a big day for the advancement of Richard Hendricks' career. Together, HBO and …
Comedy Video
finalist
Cricket Wireless’ Unexpected John Cena Prank
In 2016, Cricket Wireless and WWE teamed up in a multi-year sponsorship agreement. As part of the a…
Comedy Video
winner
Fresh Battle
In sneaker culture, it's all about who has the newest, freshest kicks. Finish Line set out to estab…
Comedy Video
finalist
audience honor
Hearthstone Murloc Holiday Celebration
Wish the Hearthstone community happy holidays in the universal language of MRRRRRRGGGGLLLL!
Comedy Video
Honda "Meow Is The Moment"
In the summer of 2016, Honda rolled out its annual Summer Clearance campaign with a set of commerc…
Comedy Video
finalist
silver honor
Honey Jar - Kimmy Schmidt Tribute / Cross Promo Video & Titus Reaction
Help launch Season 2 of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt by cross pollinating their audience with our …
Comedy Video
Jessica Nigri and Onyx at BlizzCon
Make the launch of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Hearthstone's most successful expansion launch ever.
Comedy Video
Love Island- Small Talkulator
To grow ITV2's audience with the 16- 24 audience.To give attribution back to ITV2. Make people thin…
Comedy Video
Project Sammy's Way
The objective was to find an inventive digital-first approach to promoting Project Runway beyond cl…
Comedy Video
Sonic the HedgeDOG
To give a boost to Sonic the Hedgehog's YouTube channel, we needed to give fans an epic "I can't be…
Comedy Video
The DubFactor
To make people remember why they Love The X Factor and bring The X Factor into the age of the Inter…
Comedy Video
Versailles ‘Hair for Men'
As a network known for premium drama, SBS wanted to generate interest and drive tune-in to Versaill…
Comedy Video
You’re the Worst: Erotic Novels
Everyone loves a classic love story… "You're the Worst" is not one of them. By the end of season…
Comedy Video
finalist
gold honor
truth x Aaron's Animals
truth is a nationally recognized non-profit youth brand that combats smoking among teens.Smoking, a…