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

From the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Call to Action

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a call to action in a social good campaign, original content or initiative. Efforts should educate, inspire and activate, prompting an immediate response in the target audience.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Call to Action
winner
ROE v BROS
The day Roe v. Wade was overturned—ending the country's constitutional right to abortion—was the da…

Finalists

Call to Action
finalist
gold honor
Assemble the Vote
The Brazilian 2022 presidential election held immense importance, not just for the nation's democra…
Call to Action
finalist
silver honor
Shine A Light on Antisemitism
Antisemitism is at an all time high in over 40 years and 2022 ADL reports have highlighted a 36% su…
Call to Action
finalist
bronze honor
audience honor
Safer Sacramento Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
Fentanyl destroys everything in its orbit: individuals, families, communities. It knows no bounds a…
Call to Action
finalist
#LetAmericaRead
Across the U.S., extremists are targeting honest discussions of history, acknowledgment of diversit…
Call to Action
finalist
Earth Hour 2023: Biggest Hour for Earth
As the world’s largest grassroots movement, Earth Hour is pivotal in supporting WWF’s mission to sa…
Call to Action
finalist
He's Coming Home
 The new ad campaign focuses on the rise in domestic violence while major footballing events take p…
Call to Action
finalist
LinkedIn: Avoid the Awkward
It’s never been more important to talk about DE&I, yet it’s one of the things that scares us most. …
Call to Action
finalist
Marriott International’s "The Ballroom Is Open" Pride Season Campaign
Marriott International is committed to advocating for LGBTQ+ equality, welcoming all, and supportin…

Nominees

Call to Action
Burbank Animal Shelter Animated Jingle
In 2023, the number of animals entering shelters began to escalate considerably. With kennels and c…
Call to Action
Get in the Game
There is a significant gap in outreach of young Latino voters, young men in particular. In 2022 Uni…
Call to Action
Paramount+ Brand: A Mountain of Pride
Throughout Pride and always, Paramount+ celebrates the LGBTQ+ community by spotlighting talent, sto…
Call to Action
The Race We All Win
Xylem is a world-leading technology provider, solving the world’s toughest water and water infrastr…
Call to Action
Understood.org Asks Parents to Be the Reason Neurodivergent Kids Thrive