THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Public Health Public Safety NEW! Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands NEW! Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Real Estate NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

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

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

Storytelling

This award honors the the most compelling and shareable social good campaign, original content or initiative using effective storytelling to reach a certain goal or objective.

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Storytelling
A Legacy Fulfilled
We are in a unique time in history for Black Americans in this country. To inspire, educate and upl…
Storytelling
Bad Things Happen In Philadelphia
When Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia suddenly became a punching bag tagline for the City of Phila…
Storytelling
Breyers CarbSmart “Anti-Aging Cream”
Over 150 years later, as more and more Americans search for better-for-you options, Breyers develop…
Storytelling
Every Day After
Around the world, an estimated 1 in 700 babies are born with a cleft lip or palate. Yet, our 2020 U…
Storytelling
Fearless
For the past twenty years, Autism Speaks has been more than just a voice—it has been a reliable all…
Storytelling
Florida Couple Runs a Retirement Home for Cats
AARP’s Real People, Real Stories series celebrates ordinary individuals from diverse backgrounds wh…
Storytelling
Hell Welcomes All | Accessibility in Diablo IV
Gaming has never been more popular and gamers have never been more diverse. People from all walks o…
Storytelling
Honoring Black Music Month with Andra Day & Dyana Williams
Our campaign theme shows how Amazon Music and Rotation honor Black artists’ expression of freedom t…
Storytelling
Portrait of a Queen: Face of Bosco
Our objective was to capture Bosco’s real-life Facial Feminization Surgery journey as naturally as …
Storytelling
STOLEN
More than 52% of girls in South Sudan are married before they turn 18. In early 2024, Rooftop partn…
Storytelling
Shaped By Sound
In celebration of Black Music Month, Max and Spotify curated ‘Shaped by Sound,’ a one-day immersive…
Storytelling
TAAF Heritage Heroes Season 3
To continue celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Mon…
Storytelling
The USO's Human to Human Campaign
The objective of the USO’s Human to Human project is to deepen the connection between service membe…
Storytelling
Unsilence The Crowd
A first of its kind partnership between Sela, RNID and Newcastle United culminated in Unsilence The…