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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance 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

Overall Presence

Meta Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Instagram Interactive Content Other Platform TikTok YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Documentary Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 11th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Event & Experiential

This category honors the most notable execution of an event or activation for a pro-social cause. Includes in-person, virtual and hybrid experiences.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Event & Experiential
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1Community's Grandma's House
1Community is an entertainment production company with a C3 social impact studio. Their thesis: whe…
Event & Experiential
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Having Sex? Let's Talk HIV Prevention: A 360 media experience, built on trust
As HIV prevention science continued to advance, Gilead saw an opportunity to rethink how prevention…
Event & Experiential
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Hudson Square Andy Cohen's Corner
Hudson Square is one of Lower Manhattan’s most active and newest commercial neighborhoods, home to …
Event & Experiential
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"Empty Hangers" Takeover NYC
Every February, New York Fashion Week celebrates what’s new, expensive, and trending. Runways fill …
Event & Experiential
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Eight To Glory Race
HKJC wanted to create a cultural moment that would put Hong Kong horse racing into the global sport…
Event & Experiential
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GoFundMe: The Movie
Goals: 1. Prove the sheer scale of daily generosity on GoFundMe through emotional storytelling i…
Event & Experiential
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Hope is a Rising Tide
City of Hope wanted to break through the clutter of traditional healthcare advertising by creating …
Event & Experiential
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No Matter What: A Pop-up by Planned Parenthood
Though Planned Parenthood organizations did everything possible to prevent it, in July 2025, the Tr…

Nominees

Event & Experiential
Atlantic City Electric Drop-Off Recycling Events
Old, inefficient appliances are one of the largest sources of residential energy waste in the Unite…
Event & Experiential
Before The Match
Soccer brings millions of people together because every fan feels like they're part of the story. W…
Event & Experiential
Ownership Works’ 2026 CEO & Executive Convening
Ownership Works created the 2026 CEO & Executive Convening to help expand shared ownership.  Bro…
Event & Experiential
Party. Play. Purify. x Freedom Grow: Celebration as Advocacy
Cannabis is a multibillion-dollar industry across much of the United States. Despite its legal prog…
Event & Experiential
The Art of You
At one of Brazil's largest innovation events, RECORD's challenge wasn't simply to be present, it wa…