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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign NEW! Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic NEW! 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 & Travel 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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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 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 Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) NEW! Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

YouTube Presence

This category honors brand presence on YouTube. Describe how you effectively used the platform's native tools to establish your unique brand voice, foster community and drive engagement.

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YouTube Presence
Building a Global Rescue Community Through Long Form Storytelling
The objective of this work was to test whether long form YouTube storytelling could function as a p…
YouTube Presence
Joe and Jada
When Fat Joe and Jadakiss came together to start Joe and Jada in May of 2025, they brought with the…
YouTube Presence
KESIMPTA® (ofatumumab) Official YouTube Channel
Uncertainty can throw your life off track and make you feel powerless. As a progressive, “unpredict…
YouTube Presence
Learn Toon
Learn Toon was created to offer young children a digital space where curiosity, creativity, and saf…
YouTube Presence
MS NOW Digital Content
The driving idea behind MS NOW’s  TikTok and YouTube strategy was to extend the depth, authenticity…
YouTube Presence
Maxinomics
Morning Brew Inc. believes creators are the future of business media. We aim to build sustainable c…
YouTube Presence
MoMA's YouTube Channel
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is a leader in the field of art on YouTube, with 602.3K subscribers…
YouTube Presence
Nightcap
YouTube Presence
Overall YouTube Presence
The objective behind Sam Eckholm’s YouTube channel and the series Access Granted is incredibly ambi…
YouTube Presence
Philly and Keely - Travel & Tourism
Philly and Keely is a long form travel vlog set out to challenge preconceptions about travel by doc…
YouTube Presence
The Golden Kobe Family
Golden Kobe Family’s mission is emotional and high-stakes, but growth was inconsistent: individual …