THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Multi-Platform Partnership

This category honors the effective and creative integration of an influencer, celebrity or ambassador into a social media and digital marketing campaign, project, or piece of content. Objectives may include (but are not limited to) takeovers, partnerships and sponsorships.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

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A Goofy Movie 30th Influencer Mailer
To mark A Goofy Movie’s 30th anniversary, Disney invited fans to join Powerline’s world tour with a…
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ADT "Safe-ish" Safeties
The driving idea behind ADT "Safe-ish Safeties" was to confront a dangerous cultural blind spot. Ma…
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Adobe and Royel Otis - At My Place
Adobe Photoshop faced a critical challenge in connecting Photoshop on Mobile with Next Generation a…
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Agua de Kefir X Nicolandria
Agua de Kefir is an electrolyte-rich beverage made from prickly pear cactus, delivering immediate h…
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Audible’s Dungeon Crawler Carl Campaign
LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game) is a rapidly growing genre at the intersection of gaming cultur…
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Babylist Experience
Babylist Experience is a celebrity and creator driven content series that brings the baby registry …
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Back to School with Cumby’s: A Nostalgia-Fueled Back-to-School Anthem
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Bobbie x Cardi B: The ‘B’ is for Bobbie
Bobbie set out to challenge one of the most persistent and harmful narratives in parenting: the sti…
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Collectively, Popsicle x Jake Shane “Popsicle Reveal”
Since 2022, comedian and social media personality Jake Shane (5.8 million combined Instagram and Ti…
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Croissant Clutch on the Red Carpet
Panera was launching their new, first-of-its-kind Croissant Toast Sandwich. To stand out in a highl…
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Eat Your Words
Gen Z under-indexed on traditional mayo, viewing it as dated and uninspired. Yet the same audience …
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FX's The Beauty - Influencer Testimonials
To launch FX’s The Beauty, we executed a bold, in-world influencer stunt introducing The Beauty, a …
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Fabric, Currys and LG & Fabrizio Romano
Currys and LG set us out with the challenge to drive mass awareness of a promotional offer on LG TV…
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Fohr and The RealReal Use Predictive Intelligence to Guarantee Creator Campaign Results
The core insight: emotional bias quietly tanks campaign performance. Brands select creators based o…
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Frank’s RedHot x Paris Hilton Big Game Glam Up
For the biggest food moment of the year, we asked a simple question: what happens when the queen of…
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Google Pixel with Gemini Ushers in a Modern Era of Set-Jetting
Capitalize on the cultural resonance of "The White Lotus" to boost Google Pixel's unaided brand awa…
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HBO Max Pride 2025: Trixie Mattel Gay HBO Max Song
For Pride 2025, HBO Max set out to celebrate the queer community that has long propelled its most i…
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JBL x Benson Boone -- Undeniably Original
Magic happens when undeniable originals align. Benson Boone’s meteoric rise has followed no traditi…
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Jeni’s x Cj Hendry: OPAQUE
Collabs are a dime a dozen these days. From lazy logo slaps and licensing masquerading as collabora…
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Just Go
Our mission for the Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS launch was simple: highlight its value with authenti…
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Kitchen Confessions
This strategy outlines three interconnected goals. Commercially, it aimed to turn around market sha…
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LISTERINE® x Cynthia Erivo | Wash Your Mouth
What if we treated our mouths the way we treat the rest of our bodies? That question sparked Wash Y…
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MAC Cosmetics x JT for National Lipstick Day
MAC turned a commercial ‘holiday’ into a culturally relevant blockbuster by flipping the switch on …
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Making It
Cricket Wireless set out to demonstrate how the brand helps people do more of what they love by inv…
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October 3 Gets the Showgirl Treatment
On October 3rd, we asked, “What would break the internet?” For generations of Mean Girls fans, an …
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Samsung Galaxy Gear Up Cup
Samsung needed to earn community belief that the Galaxy S25 Ultra can hold up as a serious gaming d…
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Sour Patch Kids Mischief Mode: The Power of the Fan Driven Experience
Mondelēz International Inc. aimed to deepen its connection with Gen Z gamers by integrating Sour Pa…
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Unstopables Unlimited: A Masterclass in Integrated Masstige Marketing
In the current era of "Quiet Luxury," elegance is often defined by its exclusivity — guarded behind…
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Winging It
Super Bowl Sunday is the single biggest chicken wing occasion in America, with 1.47 billion wings c…

Nominees

At Home: Engaging Halloween Fandom All Year Long
Target the fans who believe every season is spooky season At Home has built something special: a…
Call of Duty Mobile x Ronald Acuna Jr.
The Call of Duty: Mobile x Ronald Acuña Jr. campaign was designed to expand the game’s cultural foo…
Call of Duty: You've Got Beef
Season 04 of Black Ops 6 centered on rivalry and competition. Our objective was to translate that t…
Carmen and George, Unscripted at the Miami Grand Prix
As the official hotel partner of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team, The Ritz-Carlton set out…
Cinderella 75th Influencer Mailer
In celebration of the grand 75th anniversary of Walt Disney's enduring animated classic Cinderella,…
Deli Boys Season 1 – Influencer Marketing Campaign
Partner with seasoned content creators to introduce Deli Boys Season 1 as a culturally relevant, co…
Ease Intuit
Financial wellness is often left out of the wellness conversation — especially for Gen Z, who crave…
Katseye Watched WHAT?! | YouTube Watch History
On the heels of their historic nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, we launched an …
Kesha's Tails Out Tour with Spot Pet Insurance
Kesha’s Tails Out Tour with Spot Pet Insurance was built on a simple, emotional idea: celebrate the…
Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie
Kraft Mac & Cheese (KMC) embodies American comfort food. For decades, comfort was its brand persona…
Legion At EWC
The Esports World Cup (EWC) is one of the world’s most influential annual gaming events. In 2025, i…
Love Island UK Pre-Finale Creator Podcast Stunt
Hulu's drama and reality TV selection encompasses offerings from around the globe, including “Love …
Making Players Believe in Luck Again
How do you convince players that luck is real — and that a mobile game could change their lives? …
Marriott Bonvoy Brings Fans to the Center of the Action at the F1® The Movie Global Premiere
To mark the release of the summer blockbuster F1® THE MOVIE, Marriott Bonvoy launched a paid influe…
Mother’s Judgement - Diablo IV’s Diabolical Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day 2025, Diablo IV saw an unexpected opportunity: reclaim the holiday in the name of …
NEON x Together Talent Content
To promote NEON’s horror film Together, we set out to create a campaign as unsettling and unconvent…
Nara Smith for Reformation
In September 2025, Reformation introduced a campaign and product collaboration with creator, Nara S…
Pacers x Rob49
“What the helly ‘Burton?!” When Rob49’s hit song WTHELLY dropped in March, just a few weeks befo…
Peace Is A Verb
"Peace is not a line we cross.  It is a choice we make.” As the world faces the highest numbe…
Peanuts 75th Anniversary Influencer Campaign
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF TIMELESS STORYTELLING In 2025 we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Pean…
Reintroducing Fresh: Mentos Freshmaker Moment for Gen Z
Introduced in the 1990s, Mentos’ “Freshmaker” jingle has been a familiar part of the brand’s identi…
Shoplooks Powers 24S’ Spring–Summer Sale Through Multi-Platform Creators
As the team behind the 24S May campaign, our primary objective at Shoplooks was to amplify brand vi…
Sip Into the White Lotus
CONTEXT The White Lotus premiered February 16th 2025 to 2.4M viewers. The third season of the sati…
Social Currant x Fossil Free Media
Fossil Free Media is a nonprofit media lab that supports the movement to end fossil fuels and confr…
The New Face of Influence
The idea behind the work was to challenge deep‑rooted stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease by ele…
Toyota Quiet Strength Featuring Ashley Mehta
The "Quiet Strength" campaign is a testament to Toyota’s commitment to creating messaging that is d…
W PRESENTS: The Retreat
W PRESENTS: The Retreat at W Koh Samui set out to redefine W Hotels’ global music platform through …
What's your Dream? with Adobe and Simon Squibb: Empowering Small Businesses
“75% of UK small business owners report difficulty surviving amid inflation.” Adobe identified a…
Where the Dark Shines Brightest: Stargazing in the Silver State
Light pollution has made the Milky Way invisible to more than 80% of Americans, creating renewed in…
Yes on 50
When Donald Trump began blatant attempts to rig the 2026 midterm elections by demanding states like…
eos Scent & The City Creator Trip
Creator marketing has become increasingly transactional. Partnerships are often built around tightl…