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 4th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Civic Engagement

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages the public to engage in any aspect of the political process.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Civic Engagement
winner
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…

Finalists

Civic Engagement
finalist
gold honor
Stop Traffick
Approximately 3,600 adolescent girls are sold for sex each year in Georgia.* This staggering statis…
Civic Engagement
finalist
#WhyDoYouVote Voter Turnout Campaign
In 2018, more new voters than ever were eligible to vote in the November midterm elections. First t…
Civic Engagement
finalist
MTV's +1 the Vote
In 2018, young people were leading the charge for social change – from speaking up against injustic…
Civic Engagement
finalist
Out for Blood
State of Origin was once Australia’s fiercest sporting rivalry—an interstate rugby league grudge ma…
Civic Engagement
finalist
Rising to the Occasion: How HRC Mobilized Equality Voters in 2018's Victorious Midterms
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest organization fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual, t…

Nominees

Civic Engagement
#ShouldWeVote
Comedy Central used the power of its brand to get out the vote for the 2018 midterm elections with …
Civic Engagement
#UntoldPride – Instagram World Pride Activation
With NYC welcoming over 3 million global visitors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewal…
Civic Engagement
Creation is Prayer, Projection of Hopes & Optimism to Win Presidential Election
Indonesian Presidential Election 2019 is a rematch between incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his l…
Civic Engagement
Dodge the Bullet
The Coalition for Gun Control was founded in the wake of the Montreal Massacre in 1989. It was form…
Civic Engagement
Flavors Hook Kids
We created an educational resource for parents: FlavorsHookKids.org for the California Tobacco Cont…
Civic Engagement
Free the Vote: Florida Voting Rights
The goal of the Free The Vote campaign was to build awareness around criminal justice issues that w…
Civic Engagement
Legalizing Marijuana is More than Just Good Economic Sense
Inequality Media’s vision is a United States where active participation by informed citizens restor…
Civic Engagement
Vota Conmigo
Although approximately 57.9 percent of U.S. citizen adult Latinos were registered to vote at the ti…
Civic Engagement
“Pledge to Vote” by #thankunextgen, HeadCount and Phone2Action
Headcount looked to increase turnout in elections by younger voters and mobilize younger voters who…