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 Awards Best LGBTQ Community Engagement

This award honors brands, organizations and institutions that use social media to effectively engage and collaborate with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer communities.

Winner

LGBTQ Community Engagement
winner
Sense8: Nomi’s Gift
In the summer of 2015, Netflix premiered Sense8, a character-driven sci-fi series from the Wachowsk…

Finalists

LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
gold honor
The Future of Hate - Stop HB757
In February 2016, Georgia legislators passed HB 757, a bill that legalized discrimination against…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
gold honor
The Future of Hate — Stop HB757
In February 2016, Georgia legislators passed HB 757, a bill that legalized discrimination against …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Best LGBTQ Community Engagement - ATTN:
ATTN: is an issues-driven media company. Our mission is to deliver engaging content to a mobile-fir…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
audience honor
Carmilla Season 3
In September 2016, Smokebomb Entertainment/Shift2/U by Kotex teamed up once again to create Season …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Liberty Mutual Stands with the LGBTQ Community
The insurance category is crowded with mascots and off-beat humor. Liberty Mutual Insurance has his…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
finalist
Restroom For All
In early 2016, the conversation about LGBTQ rights was at a peak. North Carolina's "HB2" law or "th…

Nominees

LGBTQ Community Engagement
#Pride2016
#Pride2016 is a content piece that Lenovo is especially proud of. As a global company, there was…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Embrace your #DifficultPride! - GLOW, Hulu
Pride month, celebrating the LGBTQ community, culminates in New York City. "Difficult People", set …
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Strut
Oxygen's Strut is a television show about the first all-transgender modeling agency, which is based…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
The Prancing Elites Project Season 2 | Prancify Your Profile to Promote Equality
The social media plan for The Prancing Elites Project Season 2 leaned heavily on a pro-social initi…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
W Hotels x Baron Von Fancy PRIDE Snapchat Filters
Create a stand-out sociable campaign as part of W Hotels ongoing support for The Human Rights Ca…