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 13th Annual Shorty Awards Public Service Announcement

This award honors the most creative and effective public service announcement run across any social media or digital platform by a brand, agency, or organization.

Winner

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winner
audience honor
Mat Kar Forward
  BACKGROUND   Digital footprints have real world consequences Communicating in the dig…

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
Stay Home, Save Lives
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicagoans were not taking the stay-at-home orders seriousl…
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finalist
gold honor
Your Brand Here
Special Olympics New York has provided inclusive opportunities for people with intellectual disabil…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
KS COVID Initiative, "Old-Schooled" Campaign
COVID-19 rates across the country exploded last fall and the State of Kansas needed to deliver a cr…
PSA
finalist
bronze honor
NO MORE Foundation's "Listening from Home" Campaign
Suddenly the world went into lockdown due to COVID-19. Home was supposed to be a safe place, but fo…
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finalist
bronze honor
No Extra Life
Brady and Ad Council, launched the End Family Fire program in 2018 to save lives through education …

Nominees

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"Vote Because __________ Depends On It”
In 2020 the United States faced an historic election and we knew that no ordinary get-out-the-vote …
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#StayTheFFHome - Do's and Don'ts
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise.  Despite warnings about COVID-19, young adults were viewing them…
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AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Since 2014, AMC Networks has raised awareness around the historical importance and modern-day signi…
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CARE International Women’s Day #WomenEqual PSA
Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization…
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CDC Rx Awareness Campaign
Overdoses from opioids are on the rise and killing Americans of all races and ages. Every day, more…
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Count Every Vote Project
The Voting Rights Lab was primed to identify and respond to threats to election integrity in advanc…
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Cover Up Queen
  The California Endowment has a strong community presence and a diverse audience that relies on…
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FDA "My Vaping Mistake"
AwesomenessTV and The Real Cost present “My Vaping Mistake,” giving real teens the chance to speak …
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Mask Up
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is an independent and mission-driven education, research and cli…
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Tata Motors Safety First Ludo
Social distancing norms were difficult for people to follow even after repeated efforts by the auth…
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The Power of Us
The Ad Council sought to reach Black Americans, which have been disproportionately affected by COVI…
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VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race "Say Love" PSA
The “Say Love” PSA targeted the hyper-passionate online followers of the various RuPaul’s Drag Race…