Shorty Awards

The best of digital and social media

Winners for the 16th Annual Shorty Awards will be announced in NYC on May 22nd. The Shorty Impact Awards will open entries on May 14th!

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Annual Programs

October 2023 - Feb 2024
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The Shorty Awards is an annual, international flagship awards competition honoring brands, agencies & organizations producing great content across digital and social. Entries are closed. Email us for entry-related questions. Winners will be announced in an in-person event on May 22nd, 2024! RSVP.

May - September 2024
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The Shorty Impact Awards is an international awards program dedicated to celebrating purpose-driven work from brands, agencies and nonprofits that make the world a better place. Entries will open on May 14th, 2024. See previous winners.!

May - September 2023
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The $100K Elevate Creatives Fund is designed to remove financial barriers for creatives, so they can break the Internet—not the bank. Five recipients will each receive $20K, plus free personalized bookkeeping and accounting coaching from Wave’s in-house experts.

9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards

Shorty Impact Awards Categories

More than 90 categories to choose from, including 10 new categories. Browse through the categories and start your entry!


Category List

Meet the judges

Each season the Shorty Impact Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition.


Meet the Real Time Academy

SHORTY AWARDS WINNERS

View award-winning work from the top brands, agencies and creative minds.


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THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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