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12th Shorty Awards
Awarded forHonoring the best of social media
DateMay 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)
LocationOnline only
Hosted byJ. B. Smoove
Television/radio coverage
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The 12th Shorty Awards were held on May 3, 2020 via an online live stream event. The event was originally scheduled to be held at 1515 Broadway Theater in New York City,[1] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually.[2] The digital show was hosted by American actor and comedian J. B. Smoove, and Fetty Wap provided a musical performance. The show was streamed on Periscope and YouTube with presenters including Lindsey Vonn, Bobby Berk and Jaime Camil.[3]

Influencer finalists and winners

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The full nominations were announced on January 21, 2020 before voting and academy rankings determined the finalists.[1] The finalists were announced on March 10, 2020.[2] Winners were announced at the ceremony on May 3, 2020.[4]

Winners are listed first and in boldface.

Arts & Entertainment

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Best Actor
Best Celebrity
Best in Comedy
Best in Dance
Best in Music
Best in Sports

Content of the Year

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Emoji of the Year
  • Boooooring
    • Australian Flag
    • Just a little bit
    • Sloth
    • Otter chillin'
    • Assisted Walking
GIF of the Year
Instagram of the Year
Meme of the Year

Creative & Media

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Best Animal
  • MAYA THE SAMOYED
    • Puddin
    • Reagandoodle
    • Tito the Raccoon
    • Venus the Two Face Cat
    • Waffles the Cat
Best in Art
  • Dave Pollot
    • Adam Hillman
    • Mike Bennett Art
    • Pablo Rochat
    • Positively Present
    • strawberrypuffcake
Best in Beauty
  • Nikita Dragun
    • Ariel Tejada
    • Cohl's World
    • Jessica Vu
    • Kheris Rogers
    • Letícia F Gomes
Best in Fashion
Best in Food
  • Juns Kitchen
    • Amirah Kassem
    • Erik Lamkin
    • Naturally.Jo
    • Sam the Cooking Guy
    • Y.Na
Best in Health & Wellness
  • Wheels2Walking
    • Chloe Ting
    • Diary of a Fit Mommy
    • Massy Arias
    • Megan Jayne Crabbe
    • The Sad Ghost Club
Best in House & Home
Best Journalist
Best LGBTQ+ Account
Best in Lifestyle
  • Les Do Makeup
Best in Meme/Parody Account
  • Thoughts of Dog
    • Comments By Celebs
    • DILFs of Disneyland
    • PigeonsDoingThings
    • sonny5ideup
    • Subway Creatures
Best in Parenting/Family
  • The Bramfam
    • Team 2 Moms
    • The Bucket List Family
    • The McClure Family
    • The Rush Fam
    • Through Our Eyes
Best in Weird

Team Internet

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Breakout YouTuber
Instagrammer of the Year
TikToker of the Year
Twitch Streamer of the Year
Best YouTube Comedian
  • Morgan Adams
    • CalebCity
    • Eddy Burback
    • Kiera Bridget
    • Sarah Schauer
    • Scott Cramer
    • Emily Fan
Best YouTube Ensemble
  • Kian and JC
    • Dope or Nope
    • Montoya Twinz
    • Sam and Colby
    • Squirmy and Grubs
    • YouTwoTV
Best YouTube Musician
YouTuber of the Year

Tech & Innovation

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Best in Activism
Best in Gaming
Best Podcaster
Best in Travel
  • Haley Dasovich
    • Carrie DeJong
    • Eva Zu Beck
    • Fearless & Far
    • Maryjane
    • VagaBrothers

Phenom Award

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The Phenom Award is given to those that used social media to make a significant impact benefiting the community. The following received the 2020 Phenom Award:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Perelli, Amanda (January 21, 2020). "Exclusive: The full list of nominees for the Shorty Awards, including Jeffree Star, Sophie Turner, and Baby Yoda Sipping Tea". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE.
  2. ^ a b Perelli, Amanda (March 10, 2020). "Exclusive: All the finalists for this year's Shorty Awards, which won't be a physical event for the first time in 12 years because of the coronavirus". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE.
  3. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 3, 2020). "Trevor Noah, Rebel Wilson, Zendaya Among Winners at Shorty Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media.
  4. ^ a b Street, Mikelle (2020-05-05). "LGBTQ+ Stars Swept the Shorty Awards 2020". Out.
  5. ^ Jones, Brian (April 25, 2020). "NHL Star P.K. Subban to Receive 2020 Phenom Award". PopCulture.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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