We are excited to announce the finalists for the 7th Annual Shorty Awards! Congratulations to everyone! The finalists for brands, agencies and organizations will be announced soon. 

The Real-Time Academy will choose the winners from the list of finalists below. Winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on April 20th in New York. You can purchase tickets now and sign up for updates at ShortyAwards.com.

Arts & Entertainment

Actor

• James Franco @JamesFrancoTV
  
• Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH
  
• Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt
  
• Misha Collins @mishacollins
  
• Jensen Ackles @JensenAckles
  
• Osric Chau @OsricChau
  
• Eric West @ericxwest
  

Actress

• Lena Dunham @lenadunham
  
• Sarah Jessica Parker @SJP
  
• Laverne Cox @Lavernecox
  
• Natasha Negovanlis @natvanlis
  
• Shay Mitchell @shaymitch
  
• Carrie Hope Fletcher @CarrieHFletcher
  
• Bella Thorne @bellathorne
  

Band

• BASTILLE @bastilledan
  
• HAIM @HAIMtheband
  
• One Direction @onedirection
  
• Little Mix @LittleMix
  
• Fifth Harmony @FifthHarmony
  
• 5 Seconds of Summer @5SOS
  
• The Vamps @TheVampsband
  

Celebrity

• Conan O’Brien @ConanOBrien
  
• Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow
  
• Anna Kendrick @AnnaKendrick47
  
• Justin Bieber @justinbieber
  
• James Maslow @jamesmaslow
  
• Logan Henderson @1LoganHenderson
  
• Oliver Trevena @olivertrevena
  

Comedian

• Jenny Slate @jennyslate
  
• Hannibal Buress @hannibalburess
  
• Mindy Kaling @mindykaling
  
• Nicole Arbour @NicoleArbour
  
• Stats Britain @StatsBritain
  
• Cooper the Comedian @VerifiedCoop
  
• Jonny Sun @jonnysun
  

Musician

• Questlove @questlove
  
• Lorde @lordemusic
  
• Calum Hood @Calum5SOS
  
• Bang Yongguk @BAP_Bangyongguk
  
• Emine Sari @EmineMusic
  
• Ruki @RUKItheGazettE
  
• Soles @SolesMusic
  

Singer

• Demi Lovato @ddlovato
  
• Taylor Swift @taylorswift13
  
• Beyoncé Knowles @Beyonce
  
• Ibtissam Tiskat @IbtissamTiskat
  
• Kenza Morsli @Kenza_Morsli
  
• Laith Abu Joda @LaithAbuJoda
  
• Sam Alves @samalvesmusic
  

TV Show

• Pretty Little Liars @ABCFpll
  
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @FallonTonight
  
• Girls @girlsHBO
  
• The Quest @TheQuestABC
  
• Supernatural @cw_spn
  
• Faking It @mtvfakingit
  
• Orphan Black @OrphanBlack
  

Vine Artist

• Ian Padgham @origiful
  
• Tom Shea @tommyfox
  
• Meghan Doherty @mdoherty04
  
• Alicia Herber @leeshespieces
  
• Xaviera López @xavieralopez
  
• Jack Bethmann @jackbethmann
  
• Tom Deslongchamp @tomthinks
  

Vine Comedian

• Josh Peck @PortuableShua
  
• Logan Paul @LoganPaul
  
• Jake Paul @ImJakePaul
  
• Meghan McCarthy @MeghanWMcCarthy
  
• Christian Leave @ChristianLeave
  
• Brandon Bowen @BrandonRayBowen
  
• Alx James @AlxJames10
  

Vine Musician

• Eric Nakassa @ericnakassa
  
• Rajiv Dhall @JivDude
  
• Shawn Mendes @ShawnMendes
  
• Sebastian Olzanski @SEBTSB
  
• Anna Clendening @annaclendening
  
• Kenzie Nimmo @kenzienimmo
  
• Em Harriss @EmHarriss
  

Vine Star of the Year presented by Univision

• Michael Lopriore @MichaelLopriore
  
• Brittany Furlan @BrittanyFurlan
  
• Jessi Smiles @jessismiles__
  
• Alexander Holtti @ImAlexHoltti
  
• Thomas Sanders @foster_dawg
  
• Lele Pons @lelepons
  
• King Bach @KingBach
  

Web Show

• Laci Green @gogreen18
  
• Marques Brownlee @MKBHD
  
• Mental Floss Video @MF_video
  
• Rob Dyke @TheRobDyke
  
• Carmilla Series @carmillaseries
  
• SourceFed @sourcefed
  
• Peacekeepers @peacekeepersnyc
  

YouTube Comedian

• Nathan Zed @TheThirdPew
  
• GloZell Green @GloZell
  
• Jenna Marbles @Jenna_Marbles
  
• Steve Zaragoza @stevezaragoza
  
• Zach Clayton @bruhitszach
  
• Rudan C @rudanc
  
• Lilly Singh @IISuperwomanII
  

YouTube Guru presented by FYI

• Zoella @ZozeeBo
  
• Michelle Phan @MichellePhan
  
• Lisa Eldridge @Lisa_Eldridge
  
• Lex Fleming @MadeULookbyLex
  
• Amy Hislop @itsamyxoxo
  
• Paul Zedrich @paulzedrich
  
• Jen Espinoza @JenifferXo
  

YouTube Musician

• Sam Tsui @SamuelTsui
  
• Pentatonix @PTXofficial
  
• Mike Tompkins @Mike_tompkins
  
• Christina Grimmie @TheRealGrimmie
  
• Tanner Patrick @TannerPatrick
  
• Connie Talbot @ConnieTalbot607
  
• Peter Hollens @PeterHollens
  

YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E

• Smosh @smosh
  
• Jon Cozart @JonCozart
  
• Grace Helbig @gracehelbig
  
• Matthew Santoro @MatthewSantoro
  
• The Hillywood Show @HillywoodShow
  
• Philip DeFranco @PhillyD
  
• Connor Franta @ConnorFranta
  

Creative & Design

Artist

• Aiww English (beta) @aiwwenglish
  
• Studio Olafur Eliasson @olafureliasson
  
• Ilse Valfre @valfre
  
• Yami @ART_YC
  
• Katrin Niederleithner @Jarlie86
  
• Sweaty Ghost @sweatyghost
  
• Katie Rodgers @paperfashion
  

Director

• Kevin Smith @ThatKevinSmith
  
• Lynn Shelton @lynnsheltonfilm
  
• Shonda Rhimes @shondarhimes
  
• Alfredo Flores @alfredoflores
  
• Joshua Butler @TheJoshuaButler
  
• Sawyer Hartman @SawyerHartman
  
• Dean Sherwood @DeanSherwood
  

DIY

• Sweet Paul Magazine @sweetpaul
  
• Food Hacks @foodhacks
  
• Bob Vila @BobVila
  
• Josh Altman @joshaltman
  
• Bethany Mota @bethanymota
  
• Geoffrey Taft @geoffreytaft
  
• Simply Organized @SimplyOrganize1
  

Fashion

• Jay Strut @JayStrut
  
• Aritzia @ARITZIA
  
• Nicole Warne @garypeppergirl
  
• Tanner Zagarino @TannerZagarino
  
• Lucky Blue Smith @luckybsmith
  
• Rangga Dewamoela @Rangga_Moela
  
• The Style Line @thestyleline
  

GIF of the Year

• Biden being Biden
  
• Dancing Old Man
  
• Screaming German Kid
  
• Ashley Wagner
  
• Gosling Culkin Inception
  
• Tiger Cub & Boy
  
• USA Guy
  

Instagrammer

• Mindy Kaling @mindykaling
  
• Kate Spade New York @katespadeny
  
• Aureta Thomollarri @aureta
  
• Skellie @omgskellie
  
• Woody The Great @WOODY_THEGREAT
  
• Scott Terry @ScottTerry1
  
• C+C Mini Factory @CCMiniFactory
  

Photographer

• MEATBALLSSMAMA @meatballssmama
  
• Nat Geo Photography @NatGeoPhotos
  
• Andrew Knapp @andrewomerknapp
  
• Bryant Eslava @bryanteslava
  
• Vivienne Gucwa @travelinglens
  
• Jared Ruschmann @jrush9
  
• Joe McNally @JoeMcNallyPhoto
  

Pinner

• Jaimee Rose @JaimeeRose
  
• Design Quixotic @designquixotic
  
• Better Homes & Gardens @BHG
  
• Spencer Lewis @cspencerlewis
  
• Michael Wurm, Jr. @inspiredbycharm
  
• Lauren Rabadi @RoboLikes
  
• Honestly WTF @HonestlyWTF
  

Snapchatter

• Dasha Battelle @DABattelle
  
• Jerome Jarre @jeromejarre
  
• Shonduras @Shonduras
  
• Daniel Alexander @SNCKPCK
  
• Alex Perrault @Sportsmanias
  
• Mike Platco @mplatco
  
• Cyrene Quiamco @cyreneq
  

Vine of the Year

• The 9 Month Vine by Ian Padgham @origiful
  
• The Evolution of Sharing by Maris Jones @themarisjones
  
• Turnip for What by The White House @WhiteHouse
  
• Polar Vortex by Lawrence Becker @sampletimes
  
• Mirror Copy by Tee Ken Ng @teekneng
  
• Do It For The Vine by Dom @BrownnSkinn____
  
• Drunk In Love Baby by @beautifullmiaa (Vine)
  

News & Media

Athlete

• Tom Daley  @TomDaley1994
  
• Caroline Wozniacki @CaroWozniacki
  
• Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
  
• Oliver Campbell @oliverbcampbell
  
• Nattie Neidhart @NatbyNature
  
• David Luiz @DavidLuiz_4
  
• Lauren Fleshman @laurenfleshman
  

Author

• Susan Orlean @susanorlean
  
• Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates
  
• Margaret E. Atwood @MargaretAtwood
  
• Carolina Munhóz @carolinamunhoz
  
• Doeneseya Bates @doeneseya
  
• Chris Colfer @chriscolfer
  
• Tracy Shawn @TracyShawn
  

Blogger

• Joe My God @JoeMyGod
  
• Maria Popova @brainpicker
  
• Jason Kottke @jkottke
  
• Melany’s Guydlines @Melanyb12
  
• James Michael Sama @JamesMSama
  
• On Location Vacations @OLV
  
• Julia Schemmer @msjuliadarling
  

Food

• Alton Brown @altonbrown
  
• Jonathan Gold @thejgold
  
• Big Gay Ice Cream @biggayicecream
  
• Danielle Noce @ickfd
  
• Rosanna Pansino @RosannaPansino
  
• Logan Guleff @LoganJrChef
  
• Mark McEwan @Chef_MarkMcEwan
  

Healthy Living

• Yoni Freedhoff, MD @YoniFreedhoff
  
• Michael Pollan @michaelpollan
  
• Kris Carr @Kris_Carr
  
• Stuard Wimbles @amidiabetic
  
• Kerri Verna @beachyogagirl
  
• Adriene Mishler @yogawithadriene
  
• Susan Campbell Cross @SusanCross1
  

Journalist

• Heidi N. Moore @moorehn
  
• Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
  
• Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
  
• Lisa Daftari @LisaDaftari
  
• Erik Kain @erikkain
  
• Larry King @kingsthings
  
• Wesley Lowery @WesleyLowery
  

Newsworthy Photo of the Year

• Ferguson by Robert Cohen @kodacohen for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday
  
• Ebola in Liberia by Daniel Berehulak @berehulak
  
• Ferguson by Scott Olson @gscottolson for Getty Images @GettyImages
  
• Migrants by Massimo Sestini @massimosestini1 for Eyevine @eyevine
  
• MH17 by Pierre Crom @PierreCrom for Getty Images @GettyImages
  
• Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong by Damir Sagolj @DamirSagolj for @Reuters
  
• Ellen’s Oscar Selfie by Ellen Degeneres @theellenshow
  

Science

• Neil DeGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
  
• ASAPScience @AsapSCIENCE
  
• Bill Nye @billnye
  
• Kavin Senapathy @ksenapathy
  
• David Shiffman @WhySharksMatter
  
• Real Scientists @realscientists
  
• TrowelBlazers @trowelblazers
  

Tumblr Blog of the Year

• If They Gunned Me Down
  
• It’s Like They Know Us
  
• If Paintings Could Text
  
• What Would Yeezus Do
  
• iQuantNY
  
• Men Taking Up Too Much Space on the Train
  
• Love, Grampa and Grandmaster Flash
  

Weird

• Saved You A Click @SavedYouAClick
  
• Darth @darth
  
• Los Angeles Rain @LosAngelesRain
  
• GISHWHES @gishwhes
  
• Sam Bashor @SamBashor
  
• David Moye @dmoyeweirdnews
  
• Poncho @poncho_ny
  

Tech & Innovation

BN Student presented by Barnes & Noble College

• Lauren “L.E.” Charles @lauren_eliz3
  
• Alexia Raye @AlexiaRaye
  
• Steven Kreimendahl @JewishBro
  
• TY Autry @JTyAutry
  
• Haley Barnett @ChikHaley64
  
• Foluké Tuakli @FolukeFiasco
  
• Tatum Hartwig @tatumrosy
  

Business Blogger presented by Cox BLUE

• Tim Fargo @alphabetsuccess
  
• Kerry Butters @kesbutters
  
• Amy Vernon @AmyVernon
  
• Jeff Barrett @BarrettAll
  
• Pauline Cabrera @Twelveskip
  
• Hilary Topper @hilary25
  
• Ann Smarty @seosmarty
  

Emoji of the Year

• Flame
  
• Prayer Hands
  
• 100 Points
  
• Poop Face
  
• Blowing a Kiss
  
• Pizza
  
• Red Dress Dancer
  

Fake Account

• NYTFridge @NYTFridge
  
• Racket Teen @RacketTeen
  
• Prince @PrinceTweets2U
  
• Dean Winchester @_DemonDean
  
• Faux Pelini @FauxPelini
  
• Bored Elon Musk @BoredElonMusk
  
• Annoying Actor Friend @Actor_Friend
  

Fansite

• Winter is Coming @WiCnet
  
• SB Nation @SBNation
  
• Taylor Swift Web @TaySwiftdotcom
  
• Jarre Daily @JarreDaily
  
• 5H on Tour @5HonTour
  
• The Paramore Band @TheParamoreBand
  
• SpoilerTV @SpoilerTV
  

Gamer

• Alanah Pearce @Charalanahzard
  
• Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal
  
• Raptr @Raptr
  
• John Bain @Totalbiscuit
  
• Mark Fischbach @markiplier
  
• Felix Kjellberg @pewdiepie
  
• Jesse Cox @JesseCox
  

Non-Human

• Denny’s @DennysDiner
  
• Congress Edits @congressedits
  
• Elsa @FrozenElsa
  
• Peppa Pig @aPeppa
  
• Tony Tiger @TonyTiger2000
  
• Birds Rights Activist @ProBirdRights
  
• Choupette Lagerfeld @ChoupettesDiary
  

Parent

• Richard Dreyfuss @RichardDreyfuss
  
• Claire Díaz-Ortiz @Claire
  
• Jessica Gottlieb @JessicaGottlieb
  
• Marala Scott @MaralaScott
  
• Genevieve Padalecki @realGpad
  
• Kristen Daukas @KristenDaukas
  
• Shaycarl @shaycarl
  

Podcast

• Serial @serial
  
• Reply All @replyall
  
• Star Talk @StarTalkRadio
  
• Jack Eye Jones @jackeyejones
  
• Bruce Van Horn @BruceVH
  
• RebelForce Radio @RebelForceRadio
  
• Psychobabble @TylerOakley, @KoreyKuhl
  

Top Breakout reddit Community

• Baby Elephant GIFs
  
• Serious Eats
  
• Resentful Animals
  
• Cool Guides
  
• Millionaire Makers
  
• Instant Regret
  
• Happy Crying Dads
  

Global Issues

Activist

• Maryam al-Khawaja @MARYAMALKHAWAJA
  
• Shawn Ahmed @uncultured
  
• Black Lives Matter @Blklivesmatter
  
• Canal Do Otário @CanalDoOtario
  
• Against Suicide @AgainstSuicide
  
• Rita Pam Tarachi @RitaPamTarachi
  
• Katie Meyler @katiemeyler
  

Brazil

• Marina Silva @silva_marina
  
• Todd Benson @TBensonBrazil
  
• Ricardo Nester @NesterTweets
  
• Fiuk @Fiuk
  
• Lua Blanco @Lua_Blanco
  
• Sophia Abrahão @sophiaabrahao
  
• Gabriela Rippi @GabrielaRippi
  

Charity

• The Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation
  
• Partners in Health @PIH
  
• Joyful Heart Foundation @TheJHF
  
• Random Acts @RandomActsOrg
  
• R.I.S.E. & STAND @RISEandSTAND
  
• Hilgos Foundation @IRememberBetter
  
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society @LLSusa
  

Green

• Climate Desk @ClimateDesk
  
• Kelly Drennan @ecofashionista
  
• Andy Revkin @Revkin
  
• Ian Somerhalder @iansomerhalder
  
• The Alternative Travel Project @ALTravelProject
  
• Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo
  
• Livia Firth @liviafirth
  

Teen Hero

• Joshua Wong @joshuawong1013
  
• Emily Clark @emy_clark
  
• Malala Fund @MalalaFund
  
• Buddy Project @ProjectBuddy
  
• Suicide Stops @SuicideStops
  
• Saphira @SaphiraFashion
  
• Abigail Harrison @AstronautAbby