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 Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

This award honors an outstanding partnership between an influencer, athlete, or celebrity and a brand to achieve a social good goal with measurable results.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Influencer & Celebrity
winner
YouTube Creators for Change on Girls’ Education with Michelle Obama
Today, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school. Yet we know when g…

Finalists

Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Chipotle’s Philanthropic Virtual Prom After Party
It’s no secret the class of 2020 (and all students) missed major milestones this year, including pr…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
gold honor
Hey There, Human
HEY THERE, HUMAN began on March 19, in response to California’s COVID-19 Safer At Home order that w…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
#TheRealHeroes Project
The Real Heroes Project was a non-profit initiative intended to rally support for frontline healthc…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Back The Front Line | Mount Sinai Strong
Mount Sinai is continuing to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As this disease is still prevalen…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Celebrity Jackbox: Games & Giving
Jackbox Games was looking for a way to engage its fans across the world during these unique and try…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Gratitunes
The objective was to create a nationwide platform to thank the medical staff on the frontlines of C…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
Kevin Bacon's #IStayHomeFor Campaign
The #IStayHomeFor Campaign was created to help flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the f…
Influencer & Celebrity
finalist
T-Mobile #TossYourCap TikTok Challenge
2020 is a year unlike any other.  And the Class of 2020 is unlike any other.  Because of this…

Nominees

Influencer & Celebrity
A Black Lady Sketch Show
To launch HBO’s ground-breaking, new sketch comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show, executive prod…
Influencer & Celebrity
Music Moments
The Alzheimer’s Association wanted to leverage the universal love and connectivity of music to reac…
Influencer & Celebrity
Spot On Nightly: A one-night-only talk show all about periods, birth control, & tracking your cycle
Black, Latinx, transgender, and nonbinary communities disporportionately experience sexual and repr…
Influencer & Celebrity
Subway® elevates communities for Hunger Action Month
September is Hunger Action Month, an initiative established by Feeding America® in 2008 to advocate…
Influencer & Celebrity
Verizon - PayItForwardLIVE
In March 2020, COVID-19 brought America to a stand-still. Everyone was sheltering at home, and mill…