THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

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From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards Snapchatter of the Year

With a lifespan of only 24 hours, every post on Snapchat is precious, and these Snapchatters know how to make the most of it—telling stories, making movies, documenting amazing experiences, and creating unique art. Snapchat is redefining how we connect, and our nominees are the ones redefining Snapchat.

If you’re a brand looking for recognition for your use of social media in this space, enter the Best in Snapchat Industry Award.

Nominees

#EverestNoFilter
Ever wonder what it’s like to hang out on the top of Mount Everest? Well, now you can find out with…
finalist
Ani Acopian
Ani Acopian is a Snapchat filmmaker based in New York City who sports an impressive Snapchat reel. …
Dave Keystone
Kids really do say the darndest things to Dave Keystone, aka Uncle Dave, when he asks them dating t…
Evan Garber
Evan Garber can take mundane things in life and turn them into Snapchat gold. Bet you’ve never thou…
Gregory Littley
Gregory Littley prides himself on capturing the most colorful selfies and over-animating his daily …
Karen X. Cheng
Karen X. Cheng makes videos go viral. Remember the Beats by Dre global holiday campaign starring Ky…
finalist
Lauren Giraldo
Lauren Giraldo brilliantly used her various social accounts to launch the next phase of her budding…
Matt Fogarty
Matt Fogarty is a legitimate Snapchat emoji artist. He layers so many smartphone emojis with the la…
finalist
Mike Platco
Mike Platco started telling stories on social media and made his dream career out of it. One of the…
finalist
OperAmericano
20-year-old CJ OperAmericano is a Snapchat artist who initially used the app just to share her cute…
finalist
Rasmus Kolbe
Rasmus Kolbe is just here to make his many Snapchat followers smile. With bright blue eyes and a gr…
winner
Women In Tech
@WomenInTech is a Snapchat account that believes in empowering females in an industry that isn’t al…