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 Public Service Announcement

This award honors the most creative and effective public service announcement run across any platform.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winners

PSA
winner
A Teddy Bear Tackles the Trauma of Animal Experimentation
The general public needs to know that every year, more than 100 million mice, rats, monkeys, cats, …
PSA
winner
Love Calls Back
Coming out to family and friends is one of the most nerve-wracking moments in the lives of LGBTQ+ p…

Finalists

PSA
finalist
gold honor
Roo High School, where no [sex ed] question is off-limits
In the US only 24 states mandate sex education. And only 13 of those states require it to be “medic…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Bring Good Home
Goodwill was getting a bad rap. Public opinion was full of misperceptions, including that the store…
PSA
finalist
silver honor
Generation Lockdown
In 95% of public schools in the United States, lockdown drills are as common as math and science. S…
PSA
finalist
bronze honor
Unbreaking America
Since 2012, RepresentUs—the nation’s largest right-left anti-corruption organization—has been worki…

Nominees

PSA
AMC Networks Black History Month PSA Campaign
Each year, AMC Networks aims to elevate awareness around Black History Month and share poignant and…
PSA
Have #TheTextTalk
The campaign was inspired by today's growing need to address the dangers of driving distracted. Rec…
PSA
MTV's Save Our Moms
The US is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth: between two and three wome…
PSA
Missed.Strokes
Over the past decade, there has been a 44% increase in the number of young Americans who have been …
PSA
Operation Prevention
Launched in 2016, Operation Prevention was developed to combat the prescription opioid and heroin e…
PSA
The Plastic Ocean PSA
At a time when mainstream brands are beginning to pay attention to the banning of single use pla…
PSA
Younger Violence Against Women Act PSA
Together, with the United State of Women and Civic Nation, TV Land joined forces on a Public Servic…