The 14th Annual Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. The current season is now closed.

Campaign

Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Mobile Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Social Good Campaign

Single Platform

Clubhouse NEW! Discord NEW! Emerging Platform Facebook Facebook Messenger Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Snapchat TikTok Triller NEW! Tumblr NEW! Twitch NEW! Twitter WeChat Weibo WhatsApp YouTube

Overall Presence

Clubhouse Presence NEW! Discord Presence NEW! Emerging Platform Presence NEW! Facebook Messenger Presence NEW! Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence NEW! Multi-Platform Presence NEW! Pinterest Presence NEW! Reddit Presence NEW! Snapchat Presence TikTok Presence Triller Presence NEW! Tumblr Presence NEW! Twitch Presence NEW! Twitter Presence WeChat Presence NEW! Weibo Presence NEW! WhatsApp Presence NEW! YouTube Presence

Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership

Emerging Platform Partnership NEW! Facebook Partnership Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Snapchat Partnership TikTok Partnership Twitter Patnership YouTube Partnership

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Graphic Art Images UX/UI Visual Effects NEW!

Video

360 Video Augmented Reality Comedy Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Short Form Video Stories NEW! Vertical Video NEW! Video Ad Virtual Reality

Industry

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

Content and Media

Audio Clips NEW! Blogs NEW! Branded Content Branded Podcast Branded Series Clapback NEW! Contest or Promotion Data Visualization Emojis Filter/Lens GIFs Hashtag Meme Native Advertising Newsletters NEW! Podcast Podcast Mini Series Polls & Surveys Single Post or Activation NEW! Stickers NEW! User-Generated Content Voice NEW!

Strategy & Engagement

Artificial Intelligence Call to Action Chatbots Community Management Creative Use of Technology Customer Service Employee Engagement NEW! Fundraising NEW! Gamification Geo-Targeting NEW! Globalization NEW! Humor Insights & Trends NEW! Integration with Live Television Large Media Buying Strategy LGBTQ Community Engagement Localization Media Buying Strategy on a Shoe-String Micro-Influencer Strategy Mid-Range Media Buying Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification NEW! Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Media Buy Real Time Response Shopping NEW! Storytelling Takeovers NEW!

Virtual

Digital Pivot Immersive Online Event/Activation Remote Production

Online Event/Activation

This award honors the most effective and creative event or activation produced by a brand, agency or organization for an online audience. Innovative use of filters, visual effects, live streaming, and interactive elements are all eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Online Event/Activation
32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
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Online Event/Activation
9/12: The untold story of reconnecting New York
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Online Event/Activation
Adult Swim Festival -- Livestreaming Globalpalooza
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Online Event/Activation
Candy Crush Saga All Star Tournament
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Online Event/Activation
Chipotle Mexican Grill x Roblox Boorito
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Online Event/Activation
Dixie and Charli D'Amelio x Social Tourist TikTok Fashion Show
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Online Event/Activation
F9: The Fast Saga Trivia Nights
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Online Event/Activation
GREY GOOSE Presents: IN BLOOM, by SZA
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Online Event/Activation
Google Cloud Next
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Online Event/Activation
H-E-B Virtual Cooking Classes
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Online Event/Activation
In The Know Bowl 2021
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Online Event/Activation
MRN Agency Virtual Events
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Online Event/Activation
MTV's Wild N Out Interactive Special
For the past few years, Wild ‘N Out has been a driving force when it comes to MTV Entertainment Gro…
Online Event/Activation
Make-A-Wish | Magic Delivered Amidst a Pandemic
Due to the pandemic, Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic decided to turn to a 100% virtual approach for its an…
Online Event/Activation
Michelob ULTRA x Tinker Hatfield – “Not for Sale” Championship Bottle
As the NBA’s newest sponsor, Michelob ULTRA needed to cement its place among basketball fans and NB…
Online Event/Activation
Museum of Annoying Experiences
Customer service is everywhere. And when it’s bad, it sucks for all of us – because we’re all custo…
Online Event/Activation
Oscars Virtual Watch Party | Powered by Facebook Messenger Rooms
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited their global social audience to the very fi…
Online Event/Activation
Skittles + RuPaul's Drag Race Pride 2021
In 2021, as an ally for the LGBTQ+ community, Skittles announced that it would continue to remove i…
Online Event/Activation
SoundCloud Player One
SoundCloud is a next-generation music entertainment company, powered by a community of artists and …
Online Event/Activation
Swipe Night: Killer Weekend
Tinder’s Swipe Night is a groundbreaking and highly-acclaimed interactive entertainment platform de…
Online Event/Activation
The Met Unframed
Due to COVID-19, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City had to close its doors to the publ…
Online Event/Activation
The Sims Sessions
The Electronic Arts Music team sought to create the first ever in-game music festival for The Sims …
Online Event/Activation
Twitch and Prime Video: Fairfax Interactive Stream
Fairfax, Prime Video’s latest animated adult comedy, premiered on October 29, 2021.  The Amazon …
Online Event/Activation
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Red Carpet Premiere Livestream
For DC fanatics, March 18th, 2021, was a highly anticipated and momentous day – as it was the offic…