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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Comedy Podcast Health & Wellness Podcast NEW! Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast NEW! News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Science & Technology Podcast Sports Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards TikToker of the Year

It’s undeniable at this point, TikTok is here to stay. Through dancing, lip-syncing, sketch comedy, fashion tips and more, TikTok is a platform where creators can truly be creative. These twelve helped shape the trends and bring TikTok to new heights this past year.

If you’re an agency, or brand looking for recognition for a TikTok partnership consider entering for Best TikTok Campaign.

Winner

TikToker
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Avani Gregg
Influencer Avani Gregg is proving she’s much more than a "clown girl." Launching to TikTok fame via…

Finalists

TikToker
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Brittany_Broski
Brittany Tomlinson smelt, laughed, then sipped her way to social stardom, exploding onto the TikTok…
TikToker
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Emmy
Outburst meme queen Emmy Hartman is bringing the tears to TikTok. The viral sensation known for her…
TikToker
finalist
Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel loves TikTok. In a surprise foray onto the platform in July 2019, the celebrity comedi…
TikToker
finalist
Just Sul
From mechanical engineer, to engineering electrical laughter amongst his +8 million followers on so…
TikToker
finalist
theewilliam45
William Spearman is giving the internet plenty of reasons to be his friend. Born with a tumor cover…

Nominees

TikToker
Dr. Tim
Tim McNeely is bringing the dad dance moves to TikTok, hitting that woah in a way only dads can. Th…
TikToker
Glitterandlazers
Body activist Anna O’Brien is proving the ever-growing popular notion that plus-sized people are be…
TikToker
JonathanBlogs
Sketch creator Jonathan Bickford is a master of short, quirky DIY videos. Jonathan Bickford has evo…
TikToker
Mahogany Lox
The songstress grandchild of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Mahogany has fostered a dominating…
TikToker
Sammie Lewis
Sammie Lewis is here to serve you the "motherf**king tea." With a relatively recent foray onto TikT…
TikToker
ohnoitsdapopo
Columbus police officer Anthony Johnson is harnessing the power of TikTok to destigmatize law enfor…