THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Best Online Community

This award honors the management of an online community to effectively engage with, collaborate with and grow it's participants.

See previous winner and honorees here.

Nominees

finalist
gold honor
Tillamook: “Fill the Plates”
In 2016, farmer-owned dairy cooperative, Tillamook, launched #RealFoodSunday–a social media effort …
finalist
American Horror Story: Roanoke
The American Horror Story Season 6 marketing objective was simple: keep the season 6 theme a myster…
Back to School Campaign
While Nutella has over 90% awareness, household penetration is much lower. Consumer research shows …
Dr Pepper Community Management
Dr Pepper has a unique strength as a true passion brand. Whether it's the taste, the nostalgia, or …
Girls Who Code Loop
Girls Who Code is a fast-growing non-profit with an urgent mission that resonates deeply with Small…
Liberty Mutual Insurance: Team USA Fan Engagement
In celebration of Liberty Mutual's sponsorship of Team USA for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and U.…
MS LifeLines - The Power of Community
Every year, more than 10,000 people are diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis in the US.Our c…
Many Faces of OFF
The worst day for many people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) is the day they're diagnosed. The seco…
Pay Up
Pay Up is a Slack-based community of women in tech dedicated to fostering conversations about the g…
winner
Twitter Beef
Seven out of ten people are not aware that Wendy's serves hamburgers made from fresh, never-frozen …
finalist
audience honor
WomanOn by Pfizer
WomanOn was created as an unbranded social ecosystem to help educate and provide support to women d…
finalist
Writing With Grace: Fan Co-Create the Ultimate YA Novella on Wattpad
In 2016, multiple studies showed that young consumers were seeking out brands that they saw as "new…
finalist
iHeartRadio Best Fan Army Award
Many music award shows feature a category honoring the most dedicated fans on the planet. But in ea…
“Dare To Travel” | A Travel Show Designed for the Digital Generation
In an era of ever more pervasive media fragmentation and ad blocking, it's harder and harder for br…
“The Disappearing Girl” | A YA Interactive Drama Played Out Over Social Media
In 2016, multiple studies showed that young consumers were seeking out brands that they saw as "new…