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 17th Annual Shorty Awards Long Form Video

This category honors the most effective and creative use of long form video in a social media or digital marketing campaign or editorial content. Videos must be 2 or more minutes in length to qualify.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

Long Form Video
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Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story
When an iconic hospitality brand meets a streetwear label with the ideal name, it makes for a perfe…
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Sleep with Rain
Running a small business is hard. Small business owners’ optimism hit a 10-year low, and they repor…
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INDY FROM 500 MILES AWAY
This year, one in five Americans will be fully working from home. And, while every telecom provider…
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2024 New England Patriots Schedule Release | Good Jules Hunting
The NFL began a tradition of releasing schedule release videos in 2018. The idea was to create fun,…
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Caroline Love, You are Never Alone | Finding Strength in Community
Charlotte FC sets out to tell authentic stories that humanize our fans and their relationship with …
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Celebrity Substitute
Teachers are critical to inspiring the next generation. But often, our educators don’t have access …
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Donald Duck Tries to Keep His Cool While Eating Spicy Wings
In celebration of Donald Duck's 90th birthday, Disney partnered with First We Feast to produce the …
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Google — Year in Search 2024
Google's annual Year in Search campaign reflects on the year’s biggest trends and moments. In 2024,…
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In The Shoes Of A Parent
Early childhood is a critical window of opportunity in a child’s development—one that shapes their …
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Journey to 11 Million
In 2024, PetSmart Charities reached an extraordinary milestone: 11 million pet adoptions! But rath…
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Just the Facts: Elevating Data in an Election Year
In an election year marked by intense polarization and misinformation, USAFacts delivered a strateg…
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Let's Run There with Jeremy Renner
Brooks Running’s iconic Run Happy platform had energized the company for 25 years and propelled it …
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Reinventing the Fortune 500
To tell the story of a first-to-market, AI-focused, enterprise-level partnership between Fortune an…
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The Analog Horror Project on YouTube
The Analog Horror Project was designed to cement YouTube’s status as the definitive home for horror…
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The Boy & The Octopus
Our brief was simple: to share some Disney magic with the world this holiday season. Supporting a b…
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The Hallowed Hunt
Full Sail University is an educational leader in entertainment media and emerging technologies. Our…
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The Ultimate Challenge - LEGO Technic
The LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive embarked on the ultimate engineering challenge: constructing …
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Tick Tick Tick
In the amusement park category, Halloween is bigger than the Super Bowl. It’s an essential time for…
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Women Who Master & “The Human Component” from Logitech
Logitech is boldly leading the way toward gender equality in STEM. The Swiss technology company’s f…
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YouTube's Ultimate Rubik's Cube Trivia Challenge
The Rubik's Cube has remained a cultural staple due to the dynamic way creators leverage online vid…

Nominees

Long Form Video
"Black-Owned Friday: A Day of Black-Owned Shopping”
Google's fifth annual Black-Owned Friday campaign faced the challenge of maintaining authenticity a…
Long Form Video
A Power(ful) Summer Campaign
Power isn’t just a show—it’s a cultural phenomenon. For over a decade, Power and its spinoffs have …
Long Form Video
Art for All: Jamel Shabazz on Street Photography
In MoMA and UNIQLO’s new Art for All video series, we delve into an artist’s process and inspiratio…
Long Form Video
Audio Alchemy: Crafting Worlds through Sound Design
Thoughtful audio design plays a critical role in creating video game worlds that feel real. When do…
Long Form Video
CMT's On The Road with Lainey Wilson
Idea: CMT's On The Road with Lainey Wilson spotlights rising country music talent and gives fans an…
Long Form Video
Coca-Cola: Message in a Bottle
After discovering a message hidden inside a Coca-Cola bottle on a beach, Kate posted about the find…
Long Form Video
Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah Go Down Memory Lane
In September of 2024, Chicago legend Derrick Rose stepped away from the game of basketball. Rose, a…
Long Form Video
From Impact to Action: Hear Stories About Jewish Identity and Experiences of Antisemitism
Jewish people make up roughly 2% of the U.S. population, but are the targets of 15% of all reported…
Long Form Video
Girl Won't Show Her Face In School
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Gonzalo’s Journey🚌: Cleft Transformed in Bolivia
Each year, about 1 in 700 children are born with cleft lip and palate, or an opening in the lip and…
Long Form Video
Indiana Fever
The main objective of our longform video – The Historic Rookie Season of Caitlin Clark – was to cap…
Long Form Video
Lenovo Legion: Reach Your Impossible
Lenovo Legion (Lenovo’s brand of gaming tech i.e. laptops, handheld consoles) needed a social campa…
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On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty's mission is to spread love, purpose, and transformation to individuals around the world…
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Outnumber PAH
Situation Analysis: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a matter of life and death. A rare,…
Long Form Video
RuPaul's Drag Race - The Pit Stop with Trixie Mattel
Our primary goal was to build on the continued success of the RuPauls Drag Race series, by not only…
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The Infatuation: 24-Hours at Court Square Diner
What happens in a 24-hour diner? Most people experience a diner for just a few hours—whether it’s a…
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The Ultimate Global BookTube Community Reading List
As one of the longest-running communities on YouTube, BookTubers have bridged the gap between the m…
Long Form Video
Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
How do you possibly begin to pay tribute to the greatest athlete of all time? You go big, and that’…