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 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Gender Equality

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages and fights for equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for all genders.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Gender Equality
winner
Men Pay For Toilet Paper In Public Restrooms (Like Women Do For Tampons)
Men’s needs are completely met in public restrooms. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for women…

Finalists

Gender Equality
finalist
#AcceptanceMatters
The concept of acceptance virtually defines Mastercard’s products and services. Having your name on…
Gender Equality
finalist
Combating Hate by Celebrating the Visibility of the Transgender and Non-Binary Community
Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate trans…
Gender Equality
finalist
Fundamental: Gender Justice. No Exceptions.
Fundamental is a 5-part docu-series presented by Youtube Originals and produced by the Global Fund …
Gender Equality
finalist
Make Some Noise :: #WomensHistoryMonth
For International Women’s day we wanted to celebrate women in an unapologetic and empowering way.
Gender Equality
finalist
The Moment
In 2019, Citi released their raw pay gap data —the first financial institution to do so. We’ve all …
Gender Equality
finalist
The Pledge for Paternity Leave
Since 2010, Dove Men+Care has been committed to expanding men’s opportunities to care by addressing…

Nominees

Gender Equality
#MBAchicTakeover Series
As more women pursue their potential and make their way into the C-suite and into leadership positi…
Gender Equality
A Piece Of Me
For decades, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has promoted the abandonment of female geni…
Gender Equality
Built By Girls set up this event for young professionals to learn important networking tips and tric
Verizon Media brands In The Know and Built by Girls partnered to cover the Built by Girls networkin…
Gender Equality
CMT Equal Play
Equal Play does not exist for female artists in country music. Women’s powerful voices and legendar…
Gender Equality
Marvel’s first-ever Latina writer speaks on what she brought to the table for character America Chav
This entry is one in a series of In The Know videos featuring the MAKERS conference, a three-day su…
Gender Equality
Social media star Stephanie Shepherd advocates for climate change action through her platform 'Futur
This entry is one of a series of videos In The Know produced featuring the MAKERS conference, a thr…