4th Shorty Awards (2012) - List of Winners

Winners of the 4th Shorty Awards has been announced on Monday, March 26, 2012 at The TimesCenter, Time Square, New York City.

Shorty Awards are a worldwide effort to recognize the people and organizations producing real-time short form content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web.

The awarding ceremony of its 4th edition was held at The TimesCenter, Time Square in New York City on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST and was hosted by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones of 'The Daily Show'! 

The Shorty Awards are divided into 26 various categories which include health, politics, music, celebrities, etc. and are given to the people or organizations that best represented those categories on twitter.

From the finalists on the Shorty Award website, the final winners were determined by the Twitter Real Time Academy of Short Form Arts and Sciences. Each finalist considered was evaluated by the Academy.

The awards were presented by Tiffani Thiessen (@TAThiessen), Chef Roblé (@ChefRoble), Miss USA Alyssa Campanella (@MissUSA), Miss Teen USA Danielle Doty (@MissTeenUSA), Aasif Mandvi (@aasif), Charlie Todd (@charlietodd), Mike Bettes (@TWCMikeBettes), and Don Tapscott (@dtapscott). Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) made a video appearance during the event and was awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Shorty Award. Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley (@dens), Tumblr founder David Karp (@davidkarp), and Quora founder Charlie Cheever (@ccheever) were also in attendance as guest presenters who honored the top users of their platforms.

Here is the list of finalists and winners for every category in the 4th Shorty Awards:

APPS
Missing e [@theMissinge] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Jasmine V App
ManageFlitter
Instagram [@instagram]  - Winner
Twitter
SocialBro App

CELEBRITY
Kim jae joong [@mjjeje] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Justin Bieber [@justinbieber] - Winner
Miley Ray Cyrus
JEDWARD
Selena Gomez
demetria lovato

JOURNALIST
West Wing Report [@WestWingReport] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Sarah Nadav
Steve Silberman
Andy Carvin [@acarvin] - Winner
Nicholas Kristof
Kim Segal CNN Miami

LIFE-SAVING HERO
Gidi Traffic [@Gidi_Traffic] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Sophia Bush
ABroaderView Charity
Scott Mills
Humanity Road
FDNY [@FDNY] - Winner

PR
Wendy Shepherd ♥ [@wendyshepherd] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Korean Updates
Gaspare J. Marturano
Ajax Union SEO NY
Big Time Rush Live!
Small Girls PR

SOCIAL FITNESS
Fitocracy [@fitocracy] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Christopher Brisley [@TakeaChallenge] - Winner
JohnBasedow
Cassey Ho
Cellucor
Katrina & Karena

WEATHER
Andy Gabrielson [@FindTheTornado] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
AL Storm Spotters
Brad Panovich WCNC
Nazaneen Ghaffar
Weddar
Maurice Shamell

YOUTUBE STAR
Paolo Feliciano [@kimpoyfeliciano] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
JAMICH
Peyton Sanders
Julie Anne San Jose
Justin Bieber
Curtis Paradis [@CurtisParadis] - Winner

ACTIVISM
Anonymous [@YourAnonNews] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
TwitCause
DewaKlasikAlexander
AnonOps
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET [@OccupyWallStNYC] - Winner
Sea Shepherd

ACTOR
kevin jonas[@kevinjonas] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
ian somerhalder
Dwayne Johnson
Misha Collins
Nathan Fillion [@NathanFillion] - Winner
Tom Felton

ACTRESS
Selena Gomez [@selenagomez] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Rosmeri Marval
Miley Ray Cyrus
Agnes Monica
Stana Katic
Anahi

ANYTHING GOES
Indra Handllerr [@IndraHandllerr] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Motivator Super
Denny Santoso
upside down grin
DewaKlasikAlexander
Clara Quiambao

ART
zaynmalik1D [@zaynmalik] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
David Sandum
Howie Noel
Lora
Ian Cook
Hidden Realm Ent.

ATHLETE
John Cena [@JohnCena ] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Troy Polamalu
Luis Suarez
Kelly Kelly
CM Punk
Velvet Sky

AUTHOR
Islamic Thoughts [@IslamicThinking] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
DewaKlasikAlexander
Mario Teguh Quotes
Vincenzo Scipioni
J.K. Rowling
Ayn Rand Bot

BAND
Jonas Brothers [@JonasBrothers] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
One Direction
mcfly
30secondstomars
the wanted
paramore

BASEBALL
Bernie Brewer [@Bernie_Brewer] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Jamie Ramsey
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
Peter at TSS Radio

BASKETBALL
Robert Villanueva [@Robert15Jgod] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Brad Wolff
Miami HEAT
BBALLBREAKDOWN
Los Angeles Lakers
James Lafferty

BILLIONAIRE
richardbranson [@richardbranson] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Bill Gates
Mark Cuban
Mark Zuckerberg
Donald J. Trump
Oprah Winfrey

BLOGGER
Motivator Super [@MotivatorSuper] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Harry Hitchens
Thread Of Pangeran
Gabriel
Brother Eli Soriano
Dianna Agron

CHARITY
PSU Dance Marathon [@THON] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Meg Styles
Echelon House
Random Acts [@therandomactorg] - Winner
SPCA Helper♥
501st Legion

COLLEGE
Butler Blue II [@ButlerBlue2] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Queens Univ of CLT
Univ of Florida
Roanoke College
BU COM
Kenn Elmore

COMEDIAN
Alex Constancio [@AlexConstancio7] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Smosh
Jim Norton [@JimNorton] - Winner
Matt Walker [@funnymatt] - Winner
Perver Beliebers ♔
Christian Beadles

DESIGN
COLOURlovers [@colourlovers] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
30secondstomars ↑☮
Joshua Davis
GleidsonGouveaSilva
Anahi
UNICORN FAMILY ♡

DIRECTOR
Alfredo Flores [@AlfredoFlores] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Dean Sherwood
Lewis Cater
ka† brooks [@thekatbrooks] - Winner
Daniel Duran
Ryan Butler

FAKE ACCOUNT
Tusk [@TUSK_IV] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
The Fake ESPN [@TheFakeESPN] - Winner
The Doctor
Dilma Rousseff [@dilmabr] - Winner
The DM Reporter
Jim Moriarty

FANSITE
Sherlockology [@Sherlockology] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee

Girls' Generation
Justin Bieber Babes
MileyCyrus.bz
MileyOnline.com
Demi Lovato Brasil

FASHION
Agnes Monica [@agnezmo] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Sarah Wright
Ann Li
StephenKGlickman
Melissa Stetten
Luke Reichle [@RedCarpetLuke] - Winner

FINANCE
GS Elevator Gossip [@GSElevator] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Lucy P. Marcus
xtremepicks
Profit.ly
Slow Money
atelieradvisors

FOOD
Niall Horan [@NiallOfficial] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Mud Baron [@Cocoxochitl] - Winner
SORTED
Hannah Hart
RebeccaSubbiah RD
Epic Meal Time [@EpicmealTime] - Winner

FOOTBALL
Thomas Morstead [@thomasmorstead] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Giants
Robin van Persie
Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers

GAMING
Tom Syndicate [@ProSyndicate] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
JJ Olatunji
The Sims 3 [@TheSims3] - Winner
Toby Turner
Sean Plott
LReporta

GOVERNMENT
Rafael Correa [@MashiRafael] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
QPS Media Unit
Sunlight Foundation
Gov. Buddy Roemer
NASA [@NASA] - Winner
Centro de Operações

GREEN
ian somerhalder [@iansomerhalder] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Michael Q Todd
Jerry James Stone [@jerryjamesstone] - Winner
Lynn Hasselberger
ABroaderView Charity
Stana Katic

HOCKEY
Happy Gilmore [@_Happy_Gilmore] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Bailey LA Kings
Marc
NYIslanders
For The Boys
Chirp Hard Hockey.

HUMOR
Louis Tomlinson [@Louis_Tomlinson] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Christian Beadles
Kingsley
Ryan Higa [@TheRealRyanHiga] - Winner
Marian Rivera
Bri Domingo

MAGAZINE
J-14 Magazine [@J14Magazine] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Simpsonizer Magazine
SM Magazine
Sugarscape
HipHopDX
BOP and Tiger Beat

MOM
Denise Jonas [@DeniseJonas] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Dr. Stacia Pierce
Fabienne Fredrickson
Lauren Speed
Tish Cyrus
Kristen Margo Daukas

MOVIES
For Lovers Only [@for_lovers_only] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Harry Potter Film
Loving Annabelle
Boondock Saints
Dilema The Movie
Flying Blind

MUSIC
demetria lovato [@ddlovato] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Miley Ray Cyrus
HENDRA
Justin Bieber [@justinbieber] - Winner
Agnes Monica
deadmau5

NON-HUMAN
Clara Quiambao [@ohteenquotes] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Mark Nicole Anicas
Nathan Sykes
Justin Bieber
Loki Laufeyson
Bob Ong Quotes™ ✪

PHOTOGRAPHY
Wyatt [@wyattkostygan] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Jared Leto
Kirill
Adam Bouska [@bouska] - Winner
jaafar jackson
JohnnyLace

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Barack Obama [@BarackObama] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Ron Paul
Herman Cain
Mitt Romney
Jon Huntsman
Rick Perry

RADIO
Ghost [@ghostpolitics] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
notsam
Dave Schrader
HeidiAndFrank
Radio Jonaticas
Liam McEwan

SCIENCE
Virtual Astronomer [@VirtualAstro] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Reid Gower
Matt Parker
Awel Evans
Jenny ★
Nature News&Comment [@NatureNews] - Winner

SINGER
Agnes Monica [@agnezmo] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Justin Bieber
Greyson Chance
joe jonas
RUKI_theGazettE
Bela Fonti

SOCCER
FourFourTom [@FourFourTom] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Opta Sports
Liverpool FC
William Machado
Steve Welsh
Arteta Olsson Fans

SPORTS TEAM
Kol Knight Riders [@KKRiders] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
New Orleans Saints
New England Patriots
Sheffield Wednesday
MERCEDES AMG F1
Liverpool FC [@LFC] - Winner

TRAVEL
Charles Trippy [@CharlesTrippy] - Winner/Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
G Adventures
Insider Perks
Hjortur Smarason
Sassy Stew
Citi Pond

TV SHOW
Pretty Little Liars [@ABCFpll] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
WWE
Attack of the Show [@aots] - Winner
The Glee Project
The Vampire Diaries
Castle Show

U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER
Bernie Sanders [@SenatorSanders] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Al Franken
Darrell Issa
ronpaul
Allen West
Gabrielle Giffords

VIDEOBLOGGER
PrankvsPrank [@Jessewelle] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
DJ TAY JAMES
Marie Forleo
Fafa The Groundhog [@FafaGroundhog] - Winner
Mario
Sam Pepper

WEB SHOW
Anthony Cumia [@AnthonyCumia] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Zack Ryder
brian redban
hippojuicefilm
Awkward Black Girl [@awkwardblkgrl] - Winner
Divine: The Series

WEIRD
Harry Styles [@Harry_Styles] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Andi Haliggan
Sweaty Ghost Media™
Niall. BTR Loves Me.
Elijah Daniel
Janet Devlin

WORLD LEADER
Presidencia Ecuador [@Presidencia_Ec] - Shorty Vox Populi Awardee
Barack Obama
Rania Al Abdullah
Dmitry Medvedev
Mohd Najib Tun Razak
Benjamin Netanya

Shorty Award for Microblog of the Year on Tumblr - "We are the 99 Percent"

Shorty Award for Emerging Comedian - Harrison Greenbaum (@harrisoncomedy)

Foursquare Mayor of the Year Shorty Award - Mike Bloomberg

Real-Time Photo of the Year Shorty Award -“From my friend in Cairo” Olly Wainwright (@ollywainwright)

Real-Time Photo of the Year Shorty Award - “Police Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Students” Louice Macabitas

Quora Answer of the Year -Justin Freeman – Question: What’s the best way to escape the police in a high-speed car chase?

Quora Answer of the Year -Matan Shelomi – Question: If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live?

Shorty Award for Lifetime Achievement on Social Media - Ricky Gervais

Industry Winners (listed alphabetically by category):

Best Branded YouTube Channel - The Visionaire Group: KungFu Panda 2 YouTube Brand Channel

Best Integration of Social Media with Live Television - Viacom (MTV Networks): VMA Twitter Tracker

Best Location-Based Marketing: Walgreens - Check-ins That Make a Difference

Best Overall Brand Presence on Facebook - Nickelodeon: SpongeBob SquarePants

Best Overall Brand Presence on Tumblr - BBC America: Doctor Who Tumblr

Best Overall Brand Presence on Twitter - Bob Maron: @CharlieSheen

Best Social Commerce - Viking Range Corporation: Leanne Gault

Best Social Media Campaign for Film - Paramount Pictures: Super 8 Movie - Super 8 Secret

Best Social Media Campaign for Gaming - Promethium Marketing: Discover Your Legacy - Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Best Social Media Campaign for Television - USA Network: Psych HashTag Killer

Best Social Media Manager - Stephanie Schierholr for SpaceTweeps for Stephanie Schierholz! Produced by NASA (@NASA)

Best Use of a Hashtag on Twitter - Bob Maron: @CharlieSheen

Best Use of Facebook in a Campaign - HBO: True Blood “Immortalize Yourself” Facebook Application
Best Use of Foursquare in a Campaign - Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference
Best Use of Game Mechanics (Gamification) in a Social Media Campaign - Nickelodeon's 'Kids' Choice Awards 2011'

Best Use of Social Media for a Consumer Product or Service - 360i: Dentyne Safe Breath Alliance

Best Use of Social Media for Customer Service - Research in Motion: Support At The Scale of BlackBerry

Best Use of Social Media for News - CNN Worldwide: The Global Networks of CNN Dominate on Social Media

Best Use of Social Media for Sports - Major League Baseball: MLB Fan Cave

Best Use of Social Media in a Mobile Campaign - Viacom (MTV Networks): VMA Twitter Tracker for iOS for Verizon

Best Use of Social Media in an Awards Show - Viacom (MTV Networks): 2011 VMAs (Twitter/Tumblr + Twitter Tracker)

Best Use of Social Media In Real Life (“IRL”) - Wieden + Kennedy & Digital Kitchen: Dodge Journey - The Search Engine for the Real World

Best Use of Twitter Ad Platform - Edelman: Volkswagen's All-New 2012 Beetle Launch

Best Use of the Twitter in a Campaign - 9/11 Commemoration

Best Use of Video in a Social Media Campaign - CNN Worldwide: The Royal Wedding of William & Kate; Group SJR: TED - Ideas Worth Spreading

Best Viral Campaign - BuzzFeed: Schick Xtreme 3 Razorbombing, Walgreens: Check-ins That Make a Difference

Boldest Social Media Campaign of 2011 - VH-1: Do Something Awards: Give a Shit!

The Shorty Awards, also known as the Shorties, are an awards event that honors top short-form content creators on the micro-blogging website Twitter. The awards have primarily been sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and are organized by the co-founders of the Brooklyn-based startup company Sawhorse Media. Since their creation in 2008, the awards have expanded to recognize content creation on other social networking sites, including Tumblr, Foursquare, and Facebook.

Why the Shorty Awards matter? Find out via Forbes's website here.

Source: Yahoo! News & 4th Shorty Awards Live Stream