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AP ImagesFinalists for the 7th annual Shorty Awards — highlighting the best content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine and the rest of the social media landscape — are officially out, with Neil Patrick Harris, Laverne Cox, Anna Kendrick, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pratt, Shonda Rhimes, Taylor Swift and Mark Ruffalo among this year’s nominees.
Additionally, the TV shows with noteworthy social content for the year include Pretty Little Liars, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Girls, The Quest, Supernatural, Faking It and Orphan Black, while Serial joins the race for top podcast.
Founded and produced by Sawhorse Media, the Shorty Awards will be held on April 20 at the New York Times Center and will be available via live stream at ShortyAwards.com. Finalists in each category — recognizing content for sports, journalism, fashion, humor and more — are determined by a nominating board of journalists, as well as tweeted nominations from social media users.
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See the full list of nominees below.
Arts & Entertainment
James Franco @JamesFrancoTV
Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH
Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt
Misha Collins @mishacollins
Jensen Ackles @JensenAckles
Osric Chau @OsricChau
Eric West @ericxwest
Lena Dunham @lenadunham
Sarah Jessica Parker @SJP
Laverne Cox @Lavernecox
Natasha Negovanlis @natvanlis
Shay Mitchell @shaymitch
Carrie Hope Fletcher @CarrieHFletcher
Bella Thorne @bellathorne
BASTILLE @bastilledan
HAIM @HAIMtheband
One Direction @onedirection
Little Mix @LittleMix
Fifth Harmony @FifthHarmony
5 Seconds of Summer @5SOS
The Vamps @TheVampsband
Conan O’Brien @ConanOBrien
Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow
Anna Kendrick @AnnaKendrick47
Justin Bieber @justinbieber
James Maslow @jamesmaslow
Logan Henderson @1LoganHenderson
Oliver Trevena @olivertrevena
Jenny Slate @jennyslate
Hannibal Buress @hannibalburess
Mindy Kaling @mindykaling
Nicole Arbour @NicoleArbour
Stats Britain @StatsBritain
Cooper the Comedian @VerifiedCoop
Jonny Sun @jonnysun
Questlove @questlove
Lorde @lordemusic
Calum Hood @Calum5SOS
Bang Yongguk @BAP_Bangyongguk
Emine Sari @EmineMusic
Ruki @RUKItheGazettE
Soles @SolesMusic
Demi Lovato @ddlovato
Taylor Swift @taylorswift13
Beyoncé Knowles @Beyonce
Ibtissam Tiskat @IbtissamTiskat
Kenza Morsli @Kenza_Morsli
Laith Abu Joda @LaithAbuJoda
Sam Alves @samalvesmusic
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
Ian Padgham @origiful
Tom Shea @tommyfox
Meghan Doherty @mdoherty04
Alicia Herber @leeshespieces
Xaviera López @xavieralopez
Jack Bethmann @jackbethmann
Tom Deslongchamp @tomthinks
Josh Peck @PortuableShua
Logan Paul @LoganPaul
Jake Paul @ImJakePaul
Meghan McCarthy @MeghanWMcCarthy
Christian Leave @ChristianLeave
Brandon Bowen @BrandonRayBowen
Alx James @AlxJames10
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
Laci Green @gogreen18
Marques Brownlee @MKBHD
Mental Floss Video @MF_video
Rob Dyke @TheRobDyke
Carmilla Series @carmillaseries
SourceFed @sourcefed
Peacekeepers @peacekeepersnyc
Nathan Zed @TheThirdPew
GloZell Green @GloZell
Jenna Marbles @Jenna_Marbles
Steve Zaragoza @stevezaragoza
Zach Clayton @bruhitszach
Rudan C @rudanc
Lilly Singh @IISuperwomanII
Zoella @ZozeeBo
Michelle Phan @MichellePhan
Lisa Eldridge @Lisa_Eldridge
Lex Fleming @MadeULookbyLex
Amy Hislop @itsamyxoxo
Paul Zedrich @paulzedrich
Jen Espinoza @JenifferXo
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
Aiww English (beta) @aiwwenglish
Studio Olafur Eliasson @olafureliasson
Ilse Valfre @valfre
Yami @ART_YC
Katrin Niederleithner @Jarlie86
Sweaty Ghost @sweatyghost
Katie Rodgers @paperfashion
Kevin Smith @ThatKevinSmith
Lynn Shelton @lynnsheltonfilm
Shonda Rhimes @shondarhimes
Alfredo Flores @alfredoflores
Joshua Butler @TheJoshuaButler
Sawyer Hartman @SawyerHartman
Dean Sherwood @DeanSherwood
Sweet Paul Magazine @sweetpaul
Food Hacks @foodhacks
Bob Vila @BobVila
Josh Altman @joshaltman
Bethany Mota @bethanymota
Geoffrey Taft @geoffreytaft
Simply Organized @SimplyOrganize1
Jay Strut @JayStrut
Aritzia @ARITZIA
Nicole Warne @garypeppergirl
Tanner Zagarino @TannerZagarino
Lucky Blue Smith @luckybsmith
Rangga Dewamoela @Rangga_Moela
The Style Line @thestyleline
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
MEATBALLSSMAMA @meatballssmama
Nat Geo Photography @NatGeoPhotos
Andrew Knapp @andrewomerknapp
Bryant Eslava @bryanteslava
Vivienne Gucwa @travelinglens
Jared Ruschmann @jrush9
Joe McNally @JoeMcNallyPhoto
Jaimee Rose @JaimeeRose
Design Quixotic @designquixotic
Spencer Lewis @cspencerlewis
Michael Wurm, Jr. @inspiredbycharm
Lauren Rabadi @RoboLikes
Honestly WTF @HonestlyWTF
Dasha Battelle @DABattelle
Jerome Jarre @jeromejarre
Shonduras @Shonduras
Daniel Alexander @SNCKPCK
Alex Perrault @Sportsmanias
Mike Platco @mplatco
Cyrene Quiamco @cyreneq
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 @samplertimes
Mirror Copy by Tee Ken Ng @teekneng
Do It For The Vine by Dom @BrownnSkinn____
Drunk In Love Baby by @beautifullmiaa (Vine)
News & Media
Tom Daley @TomDaley1994
Caroline Wozniacki @CaroWozniacki
Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
Oliver Campbell @oliverbcampbell
Nattie Neidhart @NatbyNature
David Luiz @DavidLuiz_4
Lauren Fleshman @laurenfleshman
Susan Orlean @susanorlean
Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates
Margaret E. Atwood @MargaretAtwood
Carolina Munhóz @carolinamunhoz
Doeneseya Bates @doeneseya
Chris Colfer @chriscolfer
Tracy Shawn @TracyShawn
Joe My God @JoeMyGod
Maria Popova @brainpicker
Jason Kottke @jkottke
Melany’s Guydliness @Melanyb12
James Michael Sama @JamesMSama
Julia Schemmer @msjuliadarling
Alton Brown @altonbrown
Jonathan Gold @thejgold
Big Gay Ice Cream @biggayicecream
Danielle Noce @ickfd
Rosanna Pansino @RosannaPansino
Logan Guleff @LoganJrChef
Mark McEwan @Chef_MarkMcEwan
Yoni Freedhoff, MD @YoniFreedhoff
Michael Pollan @michaelpollan
Kris Carr @Kris_Carr
Stuard Wimbles @amidiabetic
Kerri Verna @beachyogagirl
Adriene Mishler @yogawithadriene
Susan Campbell Cross @SusanCross1
Heidi N. Moore @moorehn
Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
Lisa Daftari @LisaDaftari
Erik Kain @erikkain
Larry King @kingsthings
Wesley Lowery @WesleyLowery
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
Ellen’s Oscar Selfie by Ellen Degeneres @theellenshow
Neil DeGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
ASAPScience @AsapSCIENCE
Bill Nye @billnye
Kavin Senapathy @ksenapathy
David Shiffman @WhySharksMatter
Real Scientists @realscientists
TrowelBlazers @trowelblazers
Men Taking Up Too Much Space on the Train
Love, Grampa and Grandmaster Flash
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
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
NYTFridge @NYTFridge
Racket Teen @RacketTeen
Prince @PrinceTweets2U
Dean Winchester @_DemonDean
Faux Pelini @FauxPelini
Bored Elon Musk @BoredElonMusk
Annoying Actor Friend @Actor_Friend
Winter is Coming @WiCnet
SB Nation @SBNation
Taylor Swift Web @TaySwiftdotcom
Jarre Daily @JarreDaily
5H on Tour @5HonTour
The Paramore Band @TheParamoreBand
SpoilerTV @SpoilerTV
Alanah Pearce @Charalanahzard
Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal
Raptr @Raptr
John Bain @Totalbiscuit
Mark Fischbach @markiplier
Felix Kjellberg @pewdiepie
Jesse Cox @JesseCox
Denny’s @DennysDiner
Congress Edits @congressedits
Elsa @FrozenElsa
Peppa Pig @aPeppa
Tony Tiger @TonyTiger2000
Birds Rights Activist @ProBirdRights
Choupette Lagerfeld @ChoupettesDiary
Richard Dreyfuss @RichardDreyfuss
Claire Díaz-Ortiz @Claire
Jessica Gottlieb @JessicaGottlieb
Marala Scott @MaralaScott
Genevieve Padalecki @realGpad
Kristen Daukas @KristenDaukas
Shaycarl @shaycarl
Serial @serial
Reply All @replyall
Star Talk @StarTalkRadio
Jack Eye Jones @jackeyejones
Bruce Van Horn @BruceVH
RebelForce Radio @RebelForceRadio
Tyler Oakley @TylerOakley
Global Issues
Maryam al-Khawaja @MARYAMALKHAWAJA
Shawn Ahmed @uncultured
Black Lives Matter @Blklivesmatter
Cala Do Otário @CanalDoOtario
Against Suicide @AgainstSuicide
Rita Pam Tarachi @RitaPamTarachi
Katie Meyler @katiemeyler
Marina Silva @silva_marina
Todd Benson @TBensonBrazil
Ricardo Nester @NesterTweets
Fiuk @Fiuk
Lua Blanco @Lua_Blanco
Sophia Abrahão @sophiaabrahao
Gabriela Rippi @GabrielaRippi
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
Climate Desk @ClimateDesk
Kelly Drennan @ecofashionista
Andy Revkin @Revkin
Ian Somerhalder @iansomerhalder
The Alternative Travel Project @ALTravelProject
Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo
Livia Firth @liviafirth
Joshua Wong @joshuawong1013
Emily Clark @emy_clark
Malala Fund @MalalaFund
Buddy Project @ProjectBuddy
Suicide Stops @SuicideStops
Saphira @SaphiraFashion
Abigail Harrison @AstronautAbby
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