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 Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

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

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment 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

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

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

Overall Presence

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

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! 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 Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications 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 Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 16th Annual Shorty Awards Documentary

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a non-fiction video that examines real events, people, places and/or ideas for the purposes of education/information, persuasion, advocacy and/or to satisfy curiosity.

Winner

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winner
Quest for Craft
Awareness remains a top priority for the brand in the crowded US whisk(e)y category.   The ob…

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
audience honor
Translators
U.S. Bank was expanding in California - which is 40% Hispanic - and knew they needed to earn their …
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finalist
silver honor
How to See Like a Machine: How artists are using and confronting AI
This year AI and machine learning were essential topics of public conversation. As a museum that ha…
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finalist
bronze honor
The Luxury Collection – A Letter From Clara Diez
Today’s luxury travelers want more than just beautiful images and destinations. They want meaningfu…
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finalist
Don't Leave Me Behind
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a mass exodus of 5.15 million Ukrainian civilians fleeing to…
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finalist
Freedom Is Just the First Step
The objective of the video "Freedom Is Just the First Step" was to inspire one-time Innocence Proje…
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finalist
H-E-B Our Texas Our Future Documentary Series
As Texans’ favorite grocery retailer, H-E-B has served the Lone Star State since 1905: We’re proud …
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finalist
Music Genesis
Engage people in stories of Seattle’s impact on music beyond grunge.
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finalist
Sabrina Carpenter 'emails i can’t send' tour documentary
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra stands out as an exceptional tool for mobile filmmaking. With its adva…

Nominees

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Amazon Business Shines a Light on Small Business
Amazon Business is committed to the growth of small businesses and is invested in providing educati…
Documentary
Animalogic
At Animalogic, we strive to inspire, educate, and entertain without barriers. Seeing the prevalent …
Documentary
Be The They
People often think that their actions won’t make a difference to others in their community. We want…
Documentary
CMT Stages
CMT Stages is a performance series offering an intimate exploration of an artist's career ‘stages’ …
Documentary
Coral Comeback? Call In the Crabs!
Several years ago, we launched a collection of short educational videos called "Coral Comeback?" th…
Documentary
Downhill Dreams
The objective of this film was to inspire the local community where Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp…
Documentary
Horror at Al Shifa Hospital | Close Up
For several weeks at the end of 2023, one name featured more prominently in global news headlines a…
Documentary
Journalists Investigation | DNR
The objective of this investigative documentary is to report on a tragic incident involving Israeli…
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Melissa Etheridge Rewinds Her Career: ‘Come to My Window,’ ‘Thunder Road’ & More
According to Google, 68% of people who watch music online do so when they’re feeling nostalgic. To …
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Moguls in the Making
As REVOLT's internal creative agency #000000 (Pronounced 'Black'), our primary goal was to shape pe…
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Movement
Since 1994 The Food Depot, located in Santa Fe NM, has been on a mission to create food secure futu…
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Painting Through Pain
Painting Through Pain is a short documentary film that powerfully recounts the journey of K-pop ico…
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Portrait of a Queen: Face of Bosco
RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrated Pride 2023 with a special edition of ‘Portrait of a Queen’ (2019 Emmy…
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Powerful men regularly incite hatred against her, so she mobilized volunteers to fight back with kin
This powerful short doc profiles the work of gender equality activist, Nika Kovac, and her team as …
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Riding The Waves
We approached this film following Elizabeth Sneed, aka @CurvySurferGirl, who had to fight through b…
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Screenshot Program
Socio-Political Digital Docu-series Streaming by Al-Arabiya on social media platforms: YouTube, …
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Star Stories with Toure'
The goal of the Star Stories with Tourè documentary podcast series was to recreate the incredible, …
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The Last Man of Epecuén
"The Last Man of Epecuén" is a profound exploration of resilience, love, and the relentless pursuit…
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The execution of Madam SecretaryMadam
  The target group of “the execution of Madam Secretary” is those who are interested in the cont…
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These Zimbabwean grandmothers are bringing mental health support to their community
In Zimbabwe, where mental health resources are scarce, the Friendship Bench is demonstrating real, …
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Wael Dahdouh's story | AJ+ Arabi
Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Dahdouh, has lost most of his family members and relatives,…
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What’s causing the foster care crisis — and how to fix it
Video Journalism: sponsored content reporting of the larger issue of the American Foster care syste…
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Why Palestinians in East Jerusalem are losing their homes | Start Here – On The Road
Every now and then the story of Palestianians losing their homes in East Jerusalem to Israeli settl…