The 8th Annual Shorty Awards, honoring the best in social media, took place on April 11, 2016, at The Times Center in New York City. The ceremony was hosted by YouTube comedian Mamrie Hart, who was accompanied by Flula Borg as the ceremony DJ. There was a musical performance from Nico & Vinz.
Influencer winners and nominees Nominations were announced on January 19, 2016, with public voting closing on February 18, 2016. Winners are listed first and in boldface.Lee, Ashley. "Shorty Awards: The Complete Winners List" The Hollywood Reporter, accessed January 9, 2017
Arts & Entertainment Dwayne Johnson Lin-Manuel Miranda Michael B. Jordan Ryan Reynolds Tom Hanks Zac EfronTaraji P. Henson Cara Delevingne Elizabeth Banks Kerry Washington Uzo Aduba ZendayaJimmy Fallon Chrissy Teigen Miss Piggy RuPaul Snoop Dogg Weird AlKevin Hart Aidy Bryant Amy Schumer Aziz Ansari Nick Offerman Nicole ByerMisty Copeland Amymarie Gaertner Chloe Lukasiak Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval Maddie Ziegler Roberto BolleAdele Drake Kanye West Little Mix Nicki Minaj Pearl JamTaylor Swift Cher Demi Lovato Ellie Goulding Rihanna Selena Gomez Troye SivanThe Late Late Show with James Corden Broad City Empire Game of Thrones Saturday Night Live Teen Wolf
Team Internet Zach King Alex Draws Gerald Andal Kayla Christine Meagan Cignoli Reno ShawMeechOnMars Mikaela Long Aaron Doh Gabriel Gundacker J. Cyrus Jamie CostaUs the Duo 80Fitz Marcus Perez Rachel Bobbit Ruth B TrenchGood Mythical Morning Braless With Laci Green Decoded With Franchesca Ramsey Honest Trailers Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures You Do YouRoman Atwood Jus Reign Mamrie Hart Mike Falzone Miranda Sings Ryan HigaPrankvsPrank Dan & Phil Dude Perfect JacksGap SUP3RFRUIT The Slow Mo GuysSprinkle of Glitter Andrea's Choice Desi Perkins Kandee Johnson Patrick Starr Rachel LevinLindsey Stirling Alessia Cara Ally Hills Flula Lil Dicky Todrick HallDJ Khaled Cakes1toDough1 Harris Markowitz Kylie Jenner Real Dr. Miami Sara HopkinsKing Bach Aaron Chewning allicattt Brandon Calvillo Jay Versace Manon MathewsCasey Neistat Ingrid Nilsen Lilly Singh PewDiePie Tyler Oakley Zoella
Creative & Design Momma's Gone City gabifresh Green Wedding Shoes Nicolette Mason Song of Style Urban Bush BabesMatija Erceg Elle Luna Halno Sasha Unisex Spencer Hibert The Art of PlatingThreadBanger A Beautiful Mess Almost Makes Perfect Joselyn Hughes Mr. Kate P.S. – I made this...Christian Siriano Chiara Ferragni Eva Chen Karlie Kloss Kendall Jenner Linda RodinBaddie Winkle JR Passion Passport Robert Jahns Sophie Gamand The Dogist
News & Media JiffPom BigCatDerek Doug the Pug Remix The Dog Marnie the Dog Marutaro the hedgehog Trump Your CatJ. K. Rowling Sarah Dessen Andy Weir Elizabeth Gilbert Saeed Jones Sloane CrosleyHannah Hart Clean Food Dirty City How To Cake It Samantha Lee The Infatuation Tiger TomatoJessamyn Stanley Cassey Ho Fit Men Cook Kati Morton Laura Sykora Teresa CutterSACCONEJOLYs Dude to Dad Eh Bee Family Honest Toddler The Unmumsy Mum What's Up MOMSStephen Curry Abby Wambach LeBron James Ronda Rousey Serena Williams Shaquille O'NealKatie Couric Glenn Greenwald Jenna Wortham Kara Swisher Nicholas Kristof Ta-Nehisi CoatesEmo Kylo Ren Bros Being Basic Kanye Doing Things Millennials of New York Rick Grimes Tina
Tech & Innovation Janet Mock Brandon Stanton Emma Watson Jesse Williams Malala Yousafzai Mark RuffaloKhan Academy Adam Grant Crash Course Epic Rap Battles of History Smarter Every Day Reshma SaujaniRooster Teeth's Let's Play Game Grumps jacksepticeye Markiplier The Game Theorists VanossGaming LDShadowLadyI Fucking Love Science AsapSCIENCE Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell SciShow Scott Kelly VsauceBill Wurtz Amy Sedaris Carrot Facts How To Basic Megan Amram wolf pupyEar Biscuits Another Round With Heben and Tracy Black Girls Talking Nerdist Not Too Deep With Grace Helbig RadiolabSeason & Snare Africa Miranda Dan Snow Katie Dunlop Matthew Santoro Mitch OatesMerrell twins Emma McGann Hailey Knox Jelly and Day RudanC SnowMarite
Content Pizza Rat, (Matt Little) Dancing Drake plays tennis David Bowie Donald Trump reaction GIF summarizing the six Star Wars movies Shakespearean tragedyPeace for Paris #lovewins Be proud of yourself, and love yourself Can you find me? i bleed each month kendalljennerPhotoshop Your Dreams, (Margaux Espinasse) 2 Kinds of People Cinnaman Bun The Atlas of Beauty The Last Message Received Will It BeardWhy You Always Lyin, (Nicholas Fraser) Baby says hi to Adele Drake plays tennis Duck Army It's an avocado....fanks Modern Day Aladdin
Brand & Organization Winners
By Industry
The Greatest Interception Ever – Volvo Car USA #BallotBriefcase on Snapchat – PwCLucy The Robot – Atomic 212 Sydney, Double RoboticsJohn Jay College Insta-Challenge – VGD, John Jay CollegePeanutize me! – Ludomade, 20th Century FoxPlum Organics: Parenting Unfiltered – Something Massive, Plum OrganicsCarol's Daughter #BornandMade – Love Social, Carol's DaughterMeet Halfway – CP+B LA, Noble People, PayPal, AirbnbLovin' The Super Bowl – DDB Chicago, McDonald'sHUNT the TRUTH Audio Series – Ayzenberg Group, Xbox/343 Industries LEGO Dimensions: The Ultimate Social Media Collaboration – Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentThe Royal Navy Engineers Recruitment Campaign – e3, The Royal Navy #CignaRunTogether at #DisneylandHalf Marathon Weekend – CignaThe First Ever Pinterest Yard Sale – Deutsch, KrylonTwo Bellmen – Marriott International, Marriott Content Studio, SubstanceOverHype, Platform Media Group2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival – iHeartRadioThe New Yorker on Social Media – The New YorkerCrossroads Community Street Fare Social Campaign – Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Crossroads Community Services Love Has No Labels – R/GA, Ad CouncilRuffLife – breensmith, Friends of AnimalsLive The Fresh Blade Shave – Dollar Shave Club #MyPlayoffsMoment – National Hockey League and Camp JeffersonLucy The Robot – Atomic 212 Sydney, Double RoboticsNetflix Narcos Original Series Social Media Campaign – Mistress, NetflixBLAH Airlines – Eleven Inc, Virgin AmericaHockey Heaven – Rethink, Molson Canadian My Tales of Whisky Yule Log – Diamond Docs on behalf of Diageo submitted by Hunter PR
Content and Media The Perfect GIF – Good People, HuluMr. Robot: Debt Deletion – ISL, NBCUniversal #Cokenomics – Mistress, NetflixEmoji Ordering – CP+B, Domino's #GayIsOK – Lush Cosmetics + AllOutMr. Robot: Debt Deletion – ISL, NBCUniversalStraight Outta Somewhere – PMG, Beats by DreHigh-Five. Give $5. Save Big Cats. – National GeographicWish Writer – Carat and J. Walter Thompson, Macy'sDiscovery VR – Discovery Communications
Agency of the Year Atomic 212 SydneyDDB ChicagoR/GA
Strategy & Engagement Tale of tiger's big adventure highlights airport's commitment to customer service – Hillsborough County Aviation AuthorityThe Voice – NBC Entertainment #CatchDrogon – 360i, HBO/ Game of ThronesMustang Speed Dating – Team Detroit, Ford Motor Company@SummerBreak, a single summer told over multiple platforms – AT&T, Fullscreen, The Chernin Group, Astronauts WantedWestJet Christmas Miracle: 12,000 mini miracles – studio m, WestJetAdopt A Life Partner – DigitasLBi New York, Rescue Dogs Rock NYCLucy The Robot – Atomic 212 Sydney, Double Robotics #EveryDayCare – Whirlpool, DigitasLBi and Crowdtap – DigitasLBi, Crowdtap, WhirlpoolNetflix socks – Deeplocal, Netflix
By Campaign My Tales of Whisky Yule Log – Diamond Docs on behalf of Diageo submitted by Hunter PRLove Has No Labels – R/GA, Ad CouncilTaco Bell Mobile Ordering Application – DigitasLBi, Taco Bell #NewWords - Dictionary.com – Collab (www.collabcreators.com), Dictionary.com Endless Table: Havas Worldwide Chicago, Reynolds – Social Good Campaign "Love Has No Labels" Diversity & Inclusion Campaign – The Ad Council Connor's Cure – WWE
By Use of Platform Silent Ads – CP+B, Hotels.comBeats By Dre Straight Outta Compton – R/GA's Hustle, Beats By Dr. DreThe First Ever Pinterest Yard Sale – Deutsch, KrylonCall of Duty: Hack in Black – Edelman & AKQA, ActivisionCRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS FAN ART RED CAPRET – A&E TelevisionLovin' The Super Bowl – DDB Chicago, McDonald'sDisney Vine – Disney InteractiveDo You Adventure? – NORTH, CLIF BarMr. Robot: Debt Deletion – ISL, NBCUniversal
By Overall Presence AJ+: 2.2 Billion Facebook Video Views in 2015 - AJ+Airbnb Instagram: @airbnbThe Real Cost: Reaching youth at risk of experimenting with cigarettes - FCB Garfinkel, FDA Center of Tobacco ProductsCasper: The Tweeting Mattress - CasperLast Week Tonight - HBO
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