Awkwafina, Michelle Obama, Jason Momoa Land 2019 Shorty Awards Nominations (Exclusive)

Joe Biden, Rupi Kaur, Noah Centineo and Yoko Ono also join the list of Shorty nominees.

Michelle Obama (left), Awkwafina

Mark Wilson/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

The nominees list for the 11th annual Shorty Awards is officially out.

The Sawhorse Media-founded awards show aims to highlight and celebrate the best shortform content created on a variety of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Among this year's notable nominees are Michelle Obama, Awkwafina, Joe Biden, Danai Gurira and Ali Wong.

In addition to the bold-faced names, TV shows such as Barry, Shameless and Brooklyn Nine-Nine will also be considered for their social media content. The list of 2019 nominees brings several new categories, including Tik-Toker of the Year and Innovator of the Year.

Shorty winners are selected by members of the Real Time Academy. Fans can also vote for the winner of select awards by casting one vote per day through the Shorty website.

The Shorty Awards will be presented May 5.

Actor

Arts & Entertainment

Brian Higbee

Awkwafina

Danai Gurira

Emmy Rossum

Eva Longoria

Jason Momoa

John Cho

Justin Baldoni

Mandy Moore

Mindy Kaling

Noah Centineo

Sacha Baron Cohen

Tituss Burgess
Celebrity

Arts & Entertainment

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Common

Deepika Padukone

Eddie Huang

Joe Biden

Jon M. Chu

Jonah Hill

Kathy Griffin

Lil Miquela

Reese Witherspoon

Russell Brand

Whoopi Goldberg

Yoko Ono
Comedy

Arts & Entertainment

Photographed by Shayan Asgharnia

Ali Wong

Carmen Esposito

Catherine Cohen

Chloe Fineman

Hannah Gadsby

Jaboukie Young-White

John Early

John Mulaney

Matteo Lane

Melissa Villaseñor

Samantha Ruddy

W. Kamau Bell
Dance

Arts & Entertainment

Fik-Shun

Getty Images

Auti Kamal

Brittany Cavaco

Chelsie Hill

Cynthia Irobunda

Dytto

Fik-Shun

Jade Chynoweth

Justin Peck

Kaycee Rice

Omar Z. Robles

Shiggy

The Kinjaz
Music

Arts & Entertainment

Paul Morigi/Getty Images

Alanis Morissette

BAD BUNNY

BLACKPINK

Harry Styles

Jaden Smith

Janelle Monae

Kacey Musgraves

Mason Ramsey

Meek Mill

Normani

Post Malone

Weezer
TV Show

Arts & Entertainment

Courtesy of Vivian Zink/NBC

Atlanta

Barry

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Dear White People

Grown-ish

Jersey Shore

Shameless

Succession

The Bold Type

The Chi

The Last O.G.

The Sinner
Animal

Creative & Media

Jack the Cockatiel

Juniper & Fig

Loki the Wolfdog

Lucas the Spider

Ludwik Guinea Pig

Stella Max Pig

Suki Cat

Tinkerbelle the Dog

Tuna

Walter Good Boy

Woof + Walls
Art

Creative & Media

Dante Dentoni

Felipe Pantone

Liana Finck

Ruby Silvious

Sha'an d'Anthes

Shantell Martin

Subliming.jpg

Tatsuya Tanaka

thelatestkate

Thomas Romain

Tyler Spangler

Yeah It's Chill
Literature

Creative & Media

Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Angie Thomas

Celeste Ng

James S. Murray

Jason Reynolds

Jenny Han

Jensen Karp

Lauren Oliver

Mark Manson

Michelle Obama

Rupi Kaur

Tahereh Mafi

Tomi Adeyemi
Beauty

Creative & Media

Maye Musk

Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Antonio Garza

Cydnee Black

Destiny LaShae

Dian Pelangi

Ellarie Noel

Gothamista

iluvsarahii

Lewys Ball

Ling KT

Maye Musk

Sabina Hannan

Samantha Ravndahl
Lifestyle

Creative & Media

Remi Ashten

Michael Bezjian/Getty Images

Brendan Fallis

Caitlin Covington

Kelsey Simone

Kurt Ji

Lexie Lombard

Marianna Hewitt

Molly Burke

Remi Ashten

Rohini Elyse

Ryan Clark

Silver is the New Blonde

Tezza
LGBTQ+ Account

Creative & Media

Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage

Adam Eli

Ambers Closet

Chandler N Wilson

Chella Man

Desmond is Amazing

Gus Kenworthy

Jacob Tobia

Jessie Paege

Melanie Murphy

Noah Finnce

Shangela

Stevie Boebi
House & Home

Creative & Media

Courtesy of Netflix

Brian Patrick Flynn

Corey Damen Jenkins

Drew Scott @lonefoxhome

Hermione Chantal

Judy Aldridge @atlantishome

Justina Blakeney

Kim + Scott @yellowbrickhome

Marie Kondo

Nicole White @livelaughdecorate

Sarah Sherman Samuel

Sophie Hinchliffe

Terrible Floor Plans
Fashion

Creative & Media

Halima Aden

Antony Jones/BFC/Getty Images

Carrie Dragshaw

Halima Aden

Harling Ross

Jasmine Tookes

Jeremy Mitchell

Jillian Mercado

Kerwin Frost

Officially Quigley

Rocky Barnes

Salem Mitchell

SartoriallyInc

Slick Woods
Food & Drink

Creative & Media

Photographed by Claudia Lucia

Alex French Guy Cooking

Brad Leone

David Chang

Drinking with Chickens

Lauren Ko

Maangchi

Matty Matheson

Spoon Fork Bacon

Steve1989MREInfo

Strictly Dumpling

The Icing Artist

Yukiko Tanzi
Health & Wellness

Creative & Media

Violeta Meyners

Bec Donlan

Demi Bagby

Dr. Joshua Wolrich

Dr. Rahim Gonstead Chiropractor

Heather Andersen

Jay Shetty

Jocko Willink

Kati Morton

Meg Boggs

Recipes for Self Love

The Lean Machines

Wendy Sue Swanson
Journalist

Creative & Media

Courtesy of Philip Friedman

Al Bello

Charlotte Wilder

Elizabeth Weil

Emily Chang

Gayle King

Hannah Dreier

John Carreyrou

Kara Swisher

Lisa Ling

Matt Danzico

Rachel Nichols

Ronan Farrow
Meme/Parody Account

Creative & Media

@itsanimatedtext

@kalesalad

@menotgivingafuck

@nihilist_arbys

@pixelatedboat

@renaissance__man

@sadtopographies

@seinfeld2000

@tank.sinatra

@teenagestepdad

@thesamepictureofchrispratt_

@uglydesign
Parenting/Family

Creative & Media

Amanda Auer

averageparentproblems

Beleaf in Fatherhood

father_of_daughters

Jamie and Nikki

JesssFam

Kids Eat in Color

KKandbabyJ

lifewithmicah

Mel and Shane

th3littlestavenger

The Bafana Family
Sports

Creative & Media

Mike Coppola/VF18/Getty Images for VF

Adam Rippon

Aly Raisman

David Ortiz

Joel Embiid

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Mo'ne Davis

Naomi Osaka

Pat McAfee

Saina Nehwal

Shaquem Griffin

Shawn Johnson East

Shib Sibs
Weird

Tech & Innovation

@fashionsecrets93

4d3d3d3 Engaged

Ballpoint Papi @Tw1tterPicasso

Bird Graveyard

CaptainDisillusion

Coffee Dad

Crimes Against Shoemanity

Grand Illusions

Mickey Avalon

SMG4

@EbayBae

Tyler Adams Dawson
Activism

Tech & Innovation

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty

Bernice A. King

Blair Imani

Brittany Packnett

Colin Kaepernick

Danny Glover

Jameela Jamil

Mari Copeny

Marley Dias

Michael Skolnik

Monica Lewinsky

Nyle DiMarco

Sonita Alizadeh
Gaming

Tech & Innovation

Chris Smoove

deligracy

GamingWithJen

GeeSice

GLITCHXCITY

KayKayEs

laurenzside

Logdotzip

Myth

Roanoke Gaming

Shesez

Valkyrae
Podcast

Tech & Innovation

Courtesy of Sam Jones

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Awards Chatter

Dr. Death

How I Built this with Guy Raz

Las Culturistas

Last Podcast on the Left

My Favorite Murder

Now What? with Arian Foster

Pod Save the People

Slow Burn

Still Processing

Tiny Meat Gang
Education

Tech & Innovation

Be Kind Rewind

Cody's Lab

Early EDventures

Five Foot One Teacher

Kaptain Kristian

Mark Rober

Parker Walbeck

Physics Girl

Sam O'Nella Academy

Stan Prokopenko

The Backyard Scientist

Tristan Paredes
Travel

Tech & Innovation

Brandon Jordan

Screengrab/Jiggin' With Jordan

Brandon Jordan

Christian LeBlanc

James Relf-Dyer

Johnny Ward

Kristen & Siya

Lee Litumbe

Marisa Hampe

Nicole Brown

Oneika Raymond

Raya Was Here

Sailing La Vagabonde

TJ Lee
Twitch Streamer of the Year

Tech & Innovation

Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Esports Arena Las Vegas

Adam Koebel

Becca

Cahlaflour

Castro_1021

ClassyKatie

DisguisedToast

itsHAFU

Ninja

Sweet_ Anita

TSM_Daequan

XCHOCOBARS

ZeRo
Innovator of the Year

Tech & Innovation

Noam Galai/Getty Images

Ava Duvernay

Bo Burnham

Brian Armstrong

Elon Musk

Emily Weiss

Karena Evans

Kendrick Lamar

Lady Gaga

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Sara Blakely

Tristan Walker

Whitney Wolfe Herd
Instagrammer of the Year

Team Internet

Paul Kane/Getty Images

Andrew Knapp @andrewknapp

Beijing Silvermine @beijing_silvermine

Gary Janetti @garyjanetti

Gryffindior @gryffindior

JoJo Siwa @itsjojosiwa

KangHee Kim @tinycactus

Kevin Thai @thehungrygentleman

Olympia Ohanian @olympiaohanian

Punk History @punk_history

Rickey Thompson @rickeythompson

Sara Shakeel @sarashakeel

Stephan Brusche @isteef
Storyteller of the Year

Team Internet

Jim Spellman/WireImage

Aminatou Sow

Ariana Grande

Armie Hammer

Caroline Calloway

Diet Prada

Eva Gutowski

Hilary Duff

Jonathan Van Ness

Jovan Hill

Lili Reinhart

Niecy Nash

Wells Adams
Web Series

Team Internet

Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival

AM2DM

Cobra Kai

Good Mythical Morning

Hiking with Kevin

How It Should Have Ended

Lady Like

Like & Subscribe

Liza on Demand

Sideswiped

Sorry For Your Loss

The Burger Show

This Might Get
YouTube Comedian

Team Internet

Evelyn from the Internets

Chance Yeh/WireImage

Evelyn from the Internets

Gus Johnson

Jarvis Johnson

Joana Ceddia

Kalen Allen

Karina Garcia

MacDoesIt

Mikaela Long

Morgz

Nick Antonyan

Rachel Ballinger

Tré Melvin
YouTube Ensemble

Team Internet

Courtesy of 2nd Try LLC

Bright Sun Films

Brooklyn and Bailey

Cole&Sav

Familia Diamond

HellthyJunkFood

Jess and Gabriel

Merrell Twins

Sidemen

Sister Squad

TFIL

The Try Guys

Yes Theory
YouTube Musician

Team Internet

Conan Gray

Joe Scarnici/Getty Images

AJ Rafael

Alex G

Conan Gray

Dotan Negrin

Jared Dines

Lennon Stella

Max & Harvey

Next Town Down

Sophia Grace

Taylor Davis

Tyler Ward

VoicePlay
Breakout YouTuber

Team Internet

Jun Sato/WireImage

Actually Happened

Ashley aka bestdressed

Denzel Dion

Dr. Mike

Haley Pham

Madelaine Petsch

Moriah Elizabeth

Peter McKinnon

Subhi Taha

Summer McKeen

TechMe0ut

Will Smith
YouTuber of the Year

Team Internet

C Flanigan/WireImage

Andre "Black Nerd" Meadows

Colleen Ballinger

David Dobrik

DeStorm Power

Emma Chamberlain

Guava Juice

James Charles

Lauren Giraldo

Michelle Khare

Shane Dawson

Tana Mongeau

Zane Hijazi
Vlogger of the Year

Team Internet

Charley Gallay/Getty Images

Ami Yamato

Chris Chann

Ellie Thumann

Josh Peck

Erika Costell

Heath Hussar

Justin Escalona

Mr. Beast

Nicole Laeno

Olivia Jade

Ryland Adams

Sara Dietschy
Tik-Toker of the Year

Team Internet

Ari Fararooy

Austin and Gabby

Awez Darbar

Billy Mann

Dominic Toliver

Drea Knows Best

Jesse La Flair

Kailey Maurer

Katja Glieson

Lee McCall

Nala the cat

Nathan Piland
Emoji of the Year

Content

Sparkles
Female Judge
Red-haired man
Extraterrestrial Alien
Shrug
Dumbling
Smiling face with eyes and three hearts
Face with party horn and party hat
Peacock
Face with monocle
Scooter
Squared Cool
Instagram Post of the Year

Content

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

#blackexcellence

#HeidiHalloween

And forever starts now...

Blessings

Hairstyle designed with vibranium

Kylie + Stormi

Moonlit fog waves

No animals were harmed

The end of an incredible chapter

We got this

What about the pot?

What'd you guys do today?
Meme of the Year

Content

American Chopper argument

By Age 35

Change my mind

Exit off ramp

Gym Kardashian

In my Feelings Challenge

Is this a Pigeon?

Knickers the Steer

Really Start Dressin'

What The Fluff Challenge

Yanny vs. Laurel

Zendaya is Meechee