THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign NEW! Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign NEW! Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign NEW! Regional Campaign NEW! Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Branded Content Branded Series Clapback Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Email NEW! Emojis Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme & GIFs NEW! Micro-site NEW! Native Advertising Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content Voice

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images Sound NEW! UX/UI Visual Effects

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality NEW! Immersive Interactive Content NEW! NFTs NEW!

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence Instant Message Presence NEW! LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence NEW! TikTok Presence Twitter Presence YouTube Presence

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership NEW! Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Gamification Globalization Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy NEW! Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring NEW! Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response Search NEW! Shopping Storytelling Takeovers

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast NEW! Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast NEW! Other Podcast Genres NEW! Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast NEW! Sports & Health Podcast NEW! True Crime & Documentary Podcast NEW!

Video

360 Video Animal Video NEW! Comedy Video Dance Video NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video NEW! Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Product Feature Video NEW! Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video NEW! Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series NEW!

From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media by a non-profit organization. For non-profit pricing, please email [email protected]

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
We Are America
Love Has No Labels was created with the mission to combat bias with love. Our campaigns are designe…

Finalists

Non-Profit
finalist
#CATmageddon
Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about tobacco or its consequences, so truth is const…
Non-Profit
finalist
#MovingGesture
The question of migration is a major societal issue. A portion of the public opinion feels indiffer…
Non-Profit
finalist
#StopThisMovie - Genocide in Burundi
On the 15th of November 2016, the FIDH (International Federation of Human Rights) launched #StopThi…
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
POV
In anticipation of its 30th anniversary, the non-profit arts organization POV sought to elevate its…
Non-Profit
finalist
Venmo Micro Hack
Millennials are ditching cash and credit cards for digital payments, and they don't see donating to…

Nominees

Non-Profit
#BloombergConnects InstaMeets
At Bloomberg Philanthropies, we work to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of p…
Non-Profit
finalist
#CATmageddon
Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about tobacco or its consequences, so truth is const…
Non-Profit
#HofDebate16
Hofstra University hosted the first debate of the 2016 election cycle on September 26, becoming the…
Non-Profit
finalist
#MovingGesture
The question of migration is a major societal issue. A portion of the public opinion feels indiffer…
Non-Profit
#MyPotential
Harnessing the power of social media, specifically Facebook, #FREEAMERICA launched #MyPotential. Th…
Non-Profit
#QEIIGarden
Our motto is 'One Garden bringing together Neighbors, Commonwealth friends, and countless Angels.' …
Non-Profit
finalist
#StopThisMovie - Genocide in Burundi
On the 15th of November 2016, the FIDH (International Federation of Human Rights) launched #StopThi…
Non-Profit
AMAZE
AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed. Real info in fun, animated videos— published on YouTube— tha…
Non-Profit
Illustrators 4 Children
In September 2016, the world's leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York to discuss soluti…
Non-Profit
Little Things LCFA
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths - exceeding breast cancer, prostate cancer and co…
Non-Profit
Meals on Wheels “America, Let’s Do Lunch” Volunteer Recruitment Campaign
Currently 1 in 6 seniors – 10 million - across America struggle with hunger and isolation. Meals on…
Non-Profit
Money Doesn't Make it OK
Everyone remembers the social outcry after Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion was shot and killed by…
Non-Profit
Nous Proches Aidants
"Nous, Proches Aidants" ("We, caregivers") is an interactive Web documentary combining caregiver an…
Non-Profit
One Love Foundation’s #ThatsNotLove Campaign
The One Love Foundation, a non-profit that works to teach young people about the difference between…
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
POV
In anticipation of its 30th anniversary, the non-profit arts organization POV sought to elevate its…
Non-Profit
St. Jude #GivingTuesday 2016
Giving Tuesday, often referred to as #GivingTuesday for purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesd…
Non-Profit
St. Jude Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Campaign 2016
Our vision was to lead the conversation during September's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) …
Non-Profit
The Erase Hunger Project
In a city of more than 1.4 people facing little or no food each day, hunger pops everywhere in New …
Non-Profit
Think Like an Artist
The arts usually justify themselves on economic or 'aesthetic' grounds. This video series uses non…
Non-Profit
finalist
Venmo Micro Hack
Millennials are ditching cash and credit cards for digital payments, and they don't see donating to…
Non-Profit
winner
We Are America
Love Has No Labels was created with the mission to combat bias with love. Our campaigns are designe…