THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

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

By Cause

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

By Industry

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

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

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…