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

Music Video

This category honors the most creative and effective use of a music video. Eligible work is a short video that integrates music with imagery for the sake of art and/or promotional purposes.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Music Video
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Killer Mike “Detonator” Music Video
Every year, thousands flock in-person and even more tune in live to Call of Duty NEXT, the premiere…
Music Video
Descendents: The Rise of Red "Whats My Name - Red Version" Music Video
The fourth in Disney's "Descendents" franchise of films, "Descendents: The Rise of Red" is a musica…
Music Video
Diss Track: Nissan Kicks x Kenny Mason
We all love a good comeback story, and the all-new Nissan Kicks launch was exactly that. But before…
Music Video
GRWMusic
With this campaign, e.l.f. wanted to address the lack of representation of different identities wit…
Music Video
Photoshop Shortcut ABCs
Adobe Photoshop’s user base is among the most fanatical and educated of any software program, and t…
Music Video
REVOLT x Xfinity | The Link Up (Season 3)
Produced by REVOLT’s Six Zeros, “The Link Up” is a highly innovative, creative, and socially impact…
Music Video
Rabanne Million Gold x Genius Open Mic: Featuring Leon Thomas
In 2024, Genius and Rabanne Million Gold elevated Open Mic in its fourth year, transforming it into…
Music Video
Rivalry Reignited
INDUSTRY was tasked with rebranding the Leagues Cup, positioning it as a premier international socc…
Music Video
Singles Day
So much of pop culture puts relationships front and center: We read stories about happily ever afte…
Music Video
Tonight Show Beat Bits: Deadpool Wolverine & Wicked
From Wicked to Deadpool & Wolverine, Tonight Show Beat Bits take the biggest movie stars in the wor…
Music Video
“Popular” Stop Motion Music Video ft. Glinda & Elphaba Dolls
The spirit of our submission lies at the intersection of whimsical creativity and brand integrity, …