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 Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

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

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

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

From the 2nd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Civic Engagement

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages the public to engage in any aspect of the political process.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Civic Engagement
winner
Teddy Gun
Teddy bear manufacturers are required to follow incredibly strict safety regulations—unless, of cou…

Finalists

Civic Engagement
finalist
GoVoteBot
We made GoVoteBot because we recognized two main truths about the voting process. First, 43% of eli…
Civic Engagement
finalist
I Stand with Planned Parenthood (#IStandWithPP)
For over a century, Planned Parenthood has grown into the nation's leading women's health care prov…
Civic Engagement
finalist
The Friendship breakfast
Communication Goal We challenged Tine-milk and their longtime collaborator The Red Cross to change…
Civic Engagement
finalist
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
At the height of his presidency, President John F. Kennedy took to the TV airwaves and inspired mil…
Civic Engagement
finalist
Univision Contigo’s Civic Participation Initiative
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has a strong legacy of promoting civic participation in an effo…

Nominees

Civic Engagement
#OurCare
The objective of the #OurCare campaign is to remove barriers between the American people and their …
Civic Engagement
2016 My LA2050 Grants Challenge
From economic inequality to environmental degradation, practically every global civic challenge exi…
Civic Engagement
AARP - Protecting the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare debate was so heated in the month leading up to the 2016 election that a single twee…
Civic Engagement
BET Vote Your Voice
In an election year where voter participation among their audience was predicted to be down, and wi…
Civic Engagement
Don't Like. Do.
Our objective was to increase social engagement and, more importantly, encourage viewers to join th…
Civic Engagement
Elect This
"Elect This" aimed to mobilize young Americans to vote in the 2016 presidential election, building…
Civic Engagement
Fusion Covers the Fight at Standing Rock
Civic Engagement
Great Immigrants
America is a nation of immigrants. Across history, immigrants have shaped our culture, led progress…
Civic Engagement
How the LGBTQ Community Defeated Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Army Secretary Nominee
In the face of injustice, the LGBTQ community understands the power of our voices to affect change!…
Civic Engagement
People's Oath
For nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the nation's champion for freedom…
Civic Engagement
The National Memorial Day Concert
The National Memorial Day Concert is the annual dedication to the fallen men and women of the milit…
Civic Engagement
The Soothing Sounds of Activism: Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is the freedom to say, watch and make what we want online without interference from …
Civic Engagement
VOTE.org + Hustle: Voter Registration GOTV peer-to-peer texting
Voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election hit a 20-year low. The United States is the second …