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 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best Branded Podcast

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a podcast by a brand, agency, or organization.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Branded Podcast
winner
Rachel Maddow Presents: Bag Man, an MSNBC Podcast
Bag Man, Rachel Maddow's first original podcast, shed new light on the crimes and ultimate resignat…

Finalists

Branded Podcast
finalist
gold honor
audience honor
Escape At Dannemora: Real Crime Profile Podcast Series
Escape At Dannemora is a limited series based on the stranger than fiction 2015 prison break of tw…
Branded Podcast
finalist
silver honor
UnErased: The History of Conversion Therapy in America
Over 700,000 people in America have been subjected to conversion therapy, the dangerous and controv…
Branded Podcast
finalist
AARP's 'The Perfect Scam' Podcast
AARP's goal with this podcast was to create an entertaining vehicle to raise awareness and provide …
Branded Podcast
finalist
Breach: A Podcast by Carbonite Exploring Data Breaches & Cybersecurity
Carbonite, a leader in data protection – known mostly for their consumer offering – needed help …
Branded Podcast
finalist
Exchanges at Goldman Sachs Podcast
In an effort to position Goldman Sachs as a thought leader in both the financial industry and in th…

Nominees

Branded Podcast
AT&T Hello Lab Presents "Suspect"
The future of entertainment will require engaging all human senses. Long gone are the days of passi…
Branded Podcast
Command Line Heroes
Open source software is changing the world—often quietly, behind the scenes. The first command line…
Branded Podcast
Flipping the Game Podcast
In partnership with award-winning podcasting company Gimlet Creative, Reebok produced a three-episo…
Branded Podcast
Fortune Favors the Bold
The way we think about money today—including who has it, who doesn't, who can get it and how—is sh…
Branded Podcast
Megatrends
Over 70% of a typical U.S. investor's portfolio is concentrated in U.S. equities and bonds, yet mor…
Branded Podcast
Seeking Wisdom
Seeking Wisdom is a podcast from Drift about personal & professional growth -- but it's told from t…
Branded Podcast
Thrive Global Podcast
The Thrive Global Podcast with iHeartRadio, hosted by Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive…