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 in Television

Television shows, series and specials are eligible for this award. This includes shows streamed on sites including Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. Objectives include promoting new shows, upcoming seasons and engaging fans and viewers.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Television
winner
Bojack Horseman Season 3
Season 3 was the moment where BoJack Horseman, washed-up alcoholic sitcom actor, became BoJack Hors…

Finalists

Television
finalist
Ash vs Evil Dead - The Grooviest Social TV Campaign Ever
We're Ash vs Evil Dead, a TV show based on the Evil Dead movies that continues the story of loudmou…
Television
finalist
audience honor
Outcast Interactive Trailer: “Possession Begins”
Our client, Cinemax, wanted to further establish its reputation for quality genre programming with …
Television
finalist
WWE
In the world of WWE, the show doesn't end once the final bell rings. The conflicts and controversie…
Television
finalist
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE WrestleMania is the premiere annual event for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), bringing hun…
Television
finalist
Westworld’s Concierge Chatbot: Aeden
How would you interact with an A.I.? That's the question at the heart of Season 1 of HBO's Westworl…

Nominees

Television
2016 MTV EMA
Every year, the MTV EMA is the world's biggest night in music, and our multi-platform strategy str…
Television
America’s Next Top Model (Season 23) - GLOW, VH1
In 2016, reality TV pioneer America's Next Top Model found a new home on VH1 after 22 seasons, and …
Television
Animal Kingdom Season 1
Dark. Gritty. Unsettling. TNT's Animal Kingdom is unlike anything the network has ever done. Igniti…
Television
Celebrate #Mindy100 - GLOW, Hulu
This year The Mindy Project celebrated its 100th episode. Hulu, in partnership with GLOW, aimed to …
Television
Cold Feet
Cold Feet was one of Britain's favourite 90s dramas. But where are they now? How has life treated t…
Television
Freakish
For the "Freakish" series campaign, there were two objectives: The first was to introduce Awesomene…
Television
Game of Thrones
Leading into the 6th season of the epic series Game of Thrones, HBO was primed to drive anticipatio…
Television
Interactive Palm Reading with Hulu’s Shut Eye
Leading up to the premiere of Hulu's new original series, Shut Eye, we wanted to drive awareness of…
Television
Lip Sync Battle Season 2
Increase subscribers and followers across all social platforms to drive engagement and improve over…
Television
Love Island 2016
To grow ITV2's audience with the 16- 24 audience.To give attribution back to ITV2. Make people thin…
Television
Programa do Porchat
In 2016, Record TV, the 2nd biggest TV broadcaster in Brazil, decided to debut a new late show. …
Television
Sense8: Nomi’s Gift
In the summer of 2015, Netflix premiered Sense8, a character-driven sci-fi series from the Wachowsk…
Television
WWE SmackDown Live Premiere and WWE Draft
With more than 895 episodes, WWE SmackDown has been a staple of sports-entertainment primetime tele…