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 16th Annual Shorty Awards Gaming

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media and digital by game makers and marketers. Both online and mobile games and apps are eligible for this award.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Gaming
winner
The Met Replica
After lockdown, The Metropolitan Museum of Art was looking for a way to boost visitation. So, they …

Finalists

Gaming
finalist
Elevating Owned Social
Riot Games approached Ayzenberg with a challenge: how can we help engage League of Legends’ very sp…
Gaming
finalist
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
WB Games formed a close partnership with Home Brew Agency to promote the global launch of the mobil…
Gaming
finalist
Mortal Kombat 1
2023 was deemed “the year of the fighting game,” and our Home Brew warriors fought to see Mortal Ko…
Gaming
finalist
Samsung Galaxy Battles: Superverse
Samsung’s objective was to convince mobile gamers to reconsider their devices by positioning the ne…
Gaming
finalist
audience honor
Subway Surfers x PlanetPlay x J Balvin
There are over 3 billion active gamers around the world, and the gaming industry has an immense opp…
Gaming
finalist
Ultimate Road Trips
Shell introduced SVPN+ in 2023, a groundbreaking formulation of their premium fuel designed to deli…

Nominees

Gaming
Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
"The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog" is an innovative and engaging free Steam game that merges the ic…
Gaming
Stumble Guys X MrBeast
“Stumble Guys”  has taken the mobile gaming world by storm, capturing the hearts of Gen Z players w…
Gaming
Xbox Elite Cereal: Feed What Makes You Elite
In 2023 Xbox expanded their Elite controller series to include a new SKU at a lower price point tha…