The 2016 Shorty Awards Social Media Winners You Need To Follow

I love following the best on social media. Some of my favorites channels and feeds just won at the 2016 Shorty Awards! Check out the list of winners!!

The 2016 Shorty Awards was epic this year, and all of my fav Youtubers, Vine, Instagrammers, etc. were there! This was the 8th Annual Shorty Awards this year, and this award show keeps growing bigger and bigger! If you have never seen the Shorty Awards before, it is a neat award show that showcases the best in social media. Some of the biggest names in social media are featured, and the 8th annual Shorty Awards promised to be the biggest and best show yet! Below you can check out all the details, and of course see who all the 2016 Shorty Awards winners!

The 8th Annual Shorty Awards Details

The 2016 Shorty Awards were held at The Times Center on 41st Street in New York City and were streamed on their official website. The members of the Shorty Academy include leaders in culture, technology, business, and journalism. Some of those people include some pretty famous folks like Alton Brown, a foodist, and author; Arianna Huffington, president of the Huffington Post and Alyssa Milano, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Here is a list of all the nominees and the winners from tonight’s ceremony. Since I am online a lot, I know a good chunk of these winners, so I will share with you what I know about the winners.

The 2016 Shorty Awards Winners

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Actor

  • Dwayne Johnson- WINNER- Who doesn’t love this guy? From the WWE’s “People’s Champion” to awesome actor with roles in The Mummy Returns, The Tooth Fairy, and San Andreas.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • Michael B Jordan
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Tom Hanks
  • Zac Efron

Actress

  • Cara Delevingne
  • Elizabeth Banks
  • Kerry Washington
  • Taraji P. Henson- WINNER- She began her film career in 2000 as a left-wing student in the movie The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and her television career in 1997 in the show Smart Guy. She currently plays the leading role of Cookie Lyon in Empire.
    Uzo Aduba
  • Zendaya

Celebrity

  • Chrissy Teigen
  • Jimmy Fallon- WINNER- You know him as the host of The Tonight Show.
  • Miss Piggy
  • RuPaul
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Weird Al

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N73x0etzR9A

Comedian

  • Aidy Bryant
  • Amy Schumer
  • Aziz Ansari
  • Kevin Hart- WINNER- Between his comedy album, I’m A Grown Little Man, to his sold out What Now? Tour, Hart is making his mark whatever he does and wherever he goes.
  • Nick Offerman
  • Nicole Byer

Dance

  • Amymarie Gaertner
  • Chloe Lukasiak
  • Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
  • Maddie Ziegler
  • Misty Copeland- WINNER
  • Roberto Bolle

Musician

  • Adele– WINNER- Adele currently has been nominated for 209 awards and has won 102 of them, including ten Grammy Awards, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards.
  • Drake
  • Kanye West
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Pearl Jam

Singer

  • Demi Lovato
  • Ellie Goulding
  • Rihanna
  • Selena Gomez
  • Taylor Swift
  • Troye Sivan- WINNER

TV Show

  • Broad City
  • Empire
  • Game of Thrones
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Teen Wolf
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden- WINNER- This nighttime talk show started on March 23, 2015.

TEAM INTERNET

Snapchatter

  • Audrey Cakes
  • DJ Khaled- WINNER- DJ is a record producer, record label executive, DJ and radio personality.
  • Harris Markowitz
  • Kylie Jenner
  • Real Dr. Miami
  • Sara Hopkins

Vine Artist

  • Alex Draws
  • Gerald Andal
  • Kayla Christine
  • Meagan Cignoli
  • Reno Shaw
  • Zach King- WINNER- I love Zach King. He makes really short clips he calls “Magic Vines,” which are digitally edited, so it looks like he is performing magic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EdKMkL2I0A

Vine Comedian

  • Aaron Doh
  • Gabriel Gundacker
  • J. Cyrus
  • Jamie Costa
  • MeechOnMars- WINNER
  • Mikaela Long- WINNER

Vine Musician

  • 80Fitz
  • Marcus Perez
  • Rachel Bobbit
  • Ruth B
  • Trench
  • Us The Duo- WINNER

Viner of the Year

  • Aaron Chewning
  • allicattt
  • Brandon Calvillo
  • JAY VERSACE
  • King Bach- WINNER
  • Manon Mathews

Web Series

  • Braless with Laci Green
  • Decoded with Franchesca Ramsey
  • Good Mythical Morning- WINNER- This morning talk show began in January of 2011, featuring Rhett and Link. As of March 2016, their hit show has received over 2.1 billion views and has 9.5 million subscribers.
  • Honest Trailers
  • Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
  • You Do You

YouTube Comedian

  • Jus Reign
  • Mamrie Hart
  • Mike Falzone
  • Miranda Sings
  • Roman Atwood- WINNER- This guy does the most insane pranks!
  • Ryan Higa

YouTube Ensemble

  • Dan Howell & Phil Lester
  • Dude Perfect
  • JacksGap
  • Prank vs Prank- WINNER
  • SUP3RFRUIT
  • The Slow Mo Guys

YouTube Guru

  • Andrea’s Choice
  • Desi Perkins
  • Kandee Johnson
  • Patrick Starr
  • Rachel Levin
  • Sprinkle of Glitter- WINNER- I totally love all things glitter so I faithfully follow this YouTube channel. Louise Pentland is a mother to a cute, young little girl and 2 rambunctious kittens. Her loves are interior design, makeup and sparkly gems.

YouTube Musician

  • Alessia Cara
  • Ally Hills
  • Flula
  • Lil Dicky
  • Lindsey Stirling- WINNER- This girl has some amazing talent. She is a professional violinist, who has had her YouTube channel since 2007. Since April of 2015, the channel has 7.5 million subscribers.
  • Todrick Hall

YouTuber of the Year

  • Casey Neistat- WINNER- Casey is best known for his YouTube video creations, but many people don’t know that he is also the founder of Beme, a social media company and the creator of the HBO series The Neistat Brothers, along with his brother Van.
  • Ingrid Nilsen
  • Lilly Singh
  • PewDiePie
  • Tyler Oakley
  • Zoella

CREATIVE & DESIGN

Art

  • Elle Luna
  • Halno
  • Matija Erceg- WINNER- Love her- She creates food art on Instagram, but she makes food look like everyday items. For instance, she made bacon look like a toilet paper roll; a chicken drumstick look like a stick shift in a car and a French fry look like a lipstick tube.
  • Sasha Unisex
  • Spencer Hibert
  • The Art of Plating

Blogger

  • Song of Style
  • gabifresh
  • Green Wedding Shoes
  • Momma’s Gone City- WINNER- Her blog focuses on the daily happenings of her family, including the dog and she donates money from her blog to the SPCA.
  • Nicolette Mason
  • Urban Bush Babes

DIY

  • A Beautiful Mess
  • Almost Makes Perfect
  • Joselyn Hughes
  • Mr. Kate
  • P.S.- I made this…
  • Thread Banger- WINNER

Fashion

  • Chiara Ferragni
  • Christian Siriano- WINNER- He was the season 4 winner of Project Runway.
  • Eva Chen
  • Karlie Kloss
  • Kendall Jenner
  • Linda Rodin

Instagrammer

  • Baddie Winkle- WINNER- OMG! I love her. Her real name is Helen Ruth Van Winkle, and she is 87 years old from Hazard, Kentucky. She is best known for wearing eccentric clothes and promoting marijuana legalization.
  • JR
  • Passion Passport
  • Robert Jahns
  • Sophie Gamand
  • The Dogist

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDg50CYLFTd/?taken-by=baddiewinkle

NEWS & MEDIA

Animal

  • BigCatDerek
  • Doug the Pug
  • JiffPom- WINNER- I love Jiff. He is a Pomeranian puppy who dress up and does funny and cute things online. He has appeared in commercials for Target and Banana Republic.
  • Marnie the Dog
  • Marutaro the hedgehog
  • Trump Your Cat

Author

  • Andy Weir
  • Elizabeth Gilbert
  • J.K. Rowling– WINNER
  • Saeed Jones
  • Sarah Dessen- WINNER
  • Sloane Crosley

Food

  • Clean Food Dirty City
  • Hannah Hart- WINNER
  • How to Cake It
  • The Infatuation
  • Samantha Lee
  • Tiger Tomato

Healthy Living

  • Cassey Ho
  • Fit Men Cook
  • Jessamyn Stanley- WINNER
  • Kati Morton
  • Laura Sykora
  • Teresa Cutter

Journalist

  • Glenn Greenwald
  • Jenna Wortham
  • Kara Swisher
  • Katie Couric- WINNER- Katie has worked with NBC News, CBS News and ABC News. She currently has her own syndicated daytime talk show, Katie.
  • Nicholas Kristof
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates

Parenting

  • Dude to Dad
  • Eh Bee Family
  • Honest Toddler
  • SACCONEJOLYs- WINNER
  • The Unmumsy Mum
  • What’s Up MOMS

Parody Account

  • Emo Kylo Ren- WINNER
  • Bros Being Basic
  • Kanye Doing Things
  • Millennials of New York
  • Rick Grimes
  • Tina

Sports

  • Abby Wambach
  • Lebron James
  • Ronda Rousey
  • Serena Williams
  • Shaquille O’Neal
  • Stephen Curry- WINNER- Curry is a pro basketball player for the Golden State Warriors.

TECH & INNOVATION

Activism

  • Brandon Stanton
  • Emma Watson
  • Janet Mock- WINNER
  • Jesse Williams
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Mark Ruffalo

Education

  • Adam Grant
  • Khan Academy- WINNER- Khan Academy is a non-profit education organization that was founded in 2006 and provides free education to anyone, anywhere.
  • Crash Course
  • Epic Rap Battles of History
  • Reshma Saujani
  • Smarter Every Day

Gaming

  • Game Grumps
  • jacksepticeye
  • Markiplier
  • Rooster Teeth’s Let’s Play
  • The Game Theorists
  • VanossGaming

Periscoper

  • Africa Miranda
  • Dan Snow
  • Katie Dunlop
  • Matthew Santoro
  • Mitch Oates
  • Season & Snare- WINNER

YouNower

  • Emma McGann
  • Hailey Knox
  • Jelly and Day
  • Merrell Twins- WINNER
  • RudanC
  • SnowMarite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri4vYpCQhIg

Podcast

  • Another Round with Heben and Tracy
  • Black Girls Talking
  • Nerdist
  • Ear Biscuits- WINNER
  • Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig
  • Radiolab

Science

  • AsapSCIENCE
  • I F***ing Love Science- WINNER
  • In a Nutshell – Kurzgesagt
  • SciShow
  • Scott Kelly
  • Vsauce

Weird

  • Amy Sedaris
  • Bill Wurtz- WINNER
  • Carrot Facts
  • How to Basic
  • Megan Amram
  • Wolf puppy

CONTENT

GIF of the Year

  • Dancing Drake Plays Tennis
  • David Bowie
  • Donald Trump Reaction
  • GIF Summarizing the Six Star Wars Movies
  • Pizza Rat- WINNER- You all remember Pizza Rat right? It went viral in September of 2015 and showcased a rat, dragging a slice of New York pizza in his mouth, down the stairs in a NYC subway.
  • Shakespearean Tragedy

Instagram Photo of the Year

  • #lovewins
  • Be Proud of Yourself and Love Yourself
  • Can You Find Me?
  • I Bleed Each Month
  • Kendall Jenner
  • Peace for Paris- WINNER

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDiwOgjCxlI/?tagged=peaceforparis

Tumblr Blog of the Year

  • 2 Kinds of People
  • Cinnaman Bun
  • Photoshop Your Dreams- WINNER
  • The Atlas of Beauty
  • The Last Message Received
  • Will It Beard

Vine of the Year

  • Baby Says HI to Adele
  • Drake Plays Tennis
  • Duck Army
  • It’s an Avocado…Fanks
  • Modern Day Aladdin
  • Why the F— You Lyin’- WINNER

So which of the 2016 Shorty Awards Social Media winners do you follow? Did you find anything new and cool to follow? Tell me in the comments!

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9 thoughts on “The 2016 Shorty Awards Social Media Winners You Need To Follow

  1. This is my first time hearing of the Shorty Awards. A lot of great people won.

  2. It sounds like there were some great people nominated in the Shorty Awards this year. Looks like the winners really deserved it as there was some stiff competition.

  3. I don’t think I have heard of the Shorty Awards before (running and hiding now!). Sounds interesting and I recognize a lot of the winners! How fun!

  4. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of the Shorty awards before. This is neat though. I should see if my oldest knows anything about this and get him to follow along with the winners.

  5. I have never heard of Shorty awards. I am feeling so ol, because I haven’t heard of many of the people nominated either. I bet my kids do though. They like to follow those kind of things.

  6. I love Jimmy Fallon. I will have to watch this next year. I follow a few of these people.

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