Brianna Wu, Margaret E. Atwood, Orphan Black, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, & More Included in 2015 Shorty Awards Nominations
Also Bob Vila?
Mar 2nd, 2015, 1:34 pm
Recommended Videos
“The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine, and the rest of the social web,” explains the official Shorty Awards website. “The awards ceremony takes place in April in New York City and are livestreamed to a global audience.”
Some familiar names to a lot of us here. If you’d like, you can also see the fully linked version of nominess at THR, otherwise away we go!
Arts & Entertainment
Actor
- James Franco @JamesFrancoTV
- Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH
- Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt
- Misha Collins @mishacollins
- Jensen Ackles @JensenAckles
- Osric Chau @OsricChau
- Eric West @ericxwest
Actress
- Lena Dunham @lenadunham
- Sarah Jessica Parker @SJP
- Laverne Cox @Lavernecox
- Natasha Negovanlis @natvanlis
- Shay Mitchell @shaymitch
- Carrie Hope Fletcher @CarrieHFletcher
- Bella Thorne @bellathorne
Band
- BASTILLE @bastilledan
- HAIM @HAIMtheband
- One Direction @onedirection
- Little Mix @LittleMix
- Fifth Harmony @FifthHarmony
- 5 Seconds of Summer @5SOS
- The Vamps @TheVampsband
Celebrity
- Conan O’Brien @ConanOBrien
- Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow
- Anna Kendrick @AnnaKendrick47
- Justin Bieber @justinbieber
- James Maslow @jamesmaslow
- Logan Henderson @1LoganHenderson
- Oliver Trevena @olivertrevena
Comedian
- Jenny Slate @jennyslate
- Hannibal Buress @hannibalburess
- Mindy Kaling @mindykaling
- Nicole Arbour @NicoleArbour
- Stats Britain @StatsBritain
- Cooper the Comedian @VerifiedCoop
- Jonny Sun @jonnysun
Musician
- Questlove @questlove
- Lorde @lordemusic
- Calum Hood @Calum5SOS
- Bang Yongguk @BAP_Bangyongguk
- Emine Sari @EmineMusic
- Ruki @RUKItheGazettE
- Soles @SolesMusic
Singer
- Demi Lovato @ddlovato
- Taylor Swift @taylorswift13
- Beyoncé Knowles @Beyonce
- Ibtissam Tiskat @IbtissamTiskat
- Kenza Morsli @Kenza_Morsli
- Laith Abu Joda @LaithAbuJoda
- Sam Alves @samalvesmusic
TV Show
- 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
Vine Artist
- Ian Padgham @origiful
- Tom Shea @tommyfox
- Meghan Doherty @mdoherty04
- Alicia Herber @leeshespieces
- Xaviera López @xavieralopez
- Jack Bethmann @jackbethmann
- Tom Deslongchamp @tomthinks
Vine Comedian
- Josh Peck @PortuableShua
- Logan Paul @LoganPaul
- Jake Paul @ImJakePaul
- Meghan McCarthy @MeghanWMcCarthy
- Christian Leave @ChristianLeave
- Brandon Bowen @BrandonRayBowen
- Alx James @AlxJames10
Vine Musician
- 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
Web Show
- Laci Green @gogreen18
- Marques Brownlee @MKBHD
- Mental Floss Video @MF_video
- Rob Dyke @TheRobDyke
- Carmilla Series @carmillaseries
- SourceFed @sourcefed
- Peacekeepers @peacekeepersnyc
YouTube Comedian
- Nathan Zed @TheThirdPew
- GloZell Green @GloZell
- Jenna Marbles @Jenna_Marbles
- Steve Zaragoza @stevezaragoza
- Zach Clayton @bruhitszach
- Rudan C @rudanc
- Lilly Singh @IISuperwomanII
YouTube Guru presented by FYI
- Zoella @ZozeeBo
- Michelle Phan @MichellePhan
- Lisa Eldridge @Lisa_Eldridge
- Lex Fleming @MadeULookbyLex
- Amy Hislop @itsamyxoxo
- Paul Zedrich @paulzedrich
- Jen Espinoza @JenifferXo
YouTube Musician
- 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
Artist
- Aiww English (beta) @aiwwenglish
- Studio Olafur Eliasson @olafureliasson
- Ilse Valfre @valfre
- Yami @ART_YC
- Katrin Niederleithner @Jarlie86
- Sweaty Ghost @sweatyghost
- Katie Rodgers @paperfashion
Director
- Kevin Smith @ThatKevinSmith
- Lynn Shelton @lynnsheltonfilm
- Shonda Rhimes @shondarhimes
- Alfredo Flores @alfredoflores
- Joshua Butler @TheJoshuaButler
- Sawyer Hartman @SawyerHartman
- Dean Sherwood @DeanSherwood
DIY
- Sweet Paul Magazine @sweetpaul
- Food Hacks @foodhacks
- Bob Vila @BobVila
- Josh Altman @joshaltman
- Bethany Mota @bethanymota
- Geoffrey Taft @geoffreytaft
- Simply Organized @SimplyOrganize1
Fashion
- Jay Strut @JayStrut
- Aritzia @ARITZIA
- Nicole Warne @garypeppergirl
- Tanner Zagarino @TannerZagarino
- Lucky Blue Smith @luckybsmith
- Rangga Dewamoela @Rangga_Moela
- The Style Line @thestyleline
GIF of the Year
- Biden being Biden
- Dancing Old Man
- Screaming German Kid
- Ashley Wagner
- Gosling Culkin Inception
- Tiger Cub & Boy
- USA Guy
Instagrammer
- 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
Photographer
- MEATBALLSSMAMA @meatballssmama
- Nat Geo Photography @NatGeoPhotos
- Andrew Knapp @andrewomerknapp
- Bryant Eslava @bryanteslava
- Vivienne Gucwa @travelinglens
- Jared Ruschmann @jrush9
- Joe McNally @JoeMcNallyPhoto
Pinner
- Jaimee Rose @JaimeeRose
- Design Quixotic @designquixotic
- Better Homes & Gardens @BHG
- Spencer Lewis @cspencerlewis
- Michael Wurm, Jr. @inspiredbycharm
- Lauren Rabadi @RoboLikes
- Honestly WTF @HonestlyWTF
Snapchatter
- Dasha Battelle @DABattelle
- Jerome Jarre @jeromejarre
- Shonduras @Shonduras
- Daniel Alexander @SNCKPCK
- Alex Perrault @Sportsmanias
- Mike Platco @mplatco
- Cyrene Quiamco @cyreneq
Vine of the Year
- 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 @sampletimes
- Mirror Copy by Tee Ken Ng @teekneng
- Do It For The Vine by Dom @BrownnSkinn____
- Drunk In Love Baby by @beautifullmiaa (Vine)
News & Media
Athlete
- Tom Daley @TomDaley1994
- Caroline Wozniacki @CaroWozniacki
- Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
- Oliver Campbell @oliverbcampbell
- Nattie Neidhart @NatbyNature
- David Luiz @DavidLuiz_4
- Lauren Fleshman @laurenfleshman
Author
- Susan Orlean @susanorlean
- Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates
- Margaret E. Atwood @MargaretAtwood
- Carolina Munhóz @carolinamunhoz
- Doeneseya Bates @doeneseya
- Chris Colfer @chriscolfer
- Tracy Shawn @TracyShawn
Blogger
- Joe My God @JoeMyGod
- Maria Popova @brainpicker
- Jason Kottke @jkottke
- Melany’s Guydliness @Melanyb12
- James Michael Sama @JamesMSama
- On Location Vacations @OLV
- Julia Schemmer @msjuliadarling
Food
- Alton Brown @altonbrown
- Jonathan Gold @thejgold
- Big Gay Ice Cream @biggayicecream
- Danielle Noce @ickfd
- Rosanna Pansino @RosannaPansino
- Logan Guleff @LoganJrChef
- Mark McEwan @Chef_MarkMcEwan
Healthy Living
- Yoni Freedhoff, MD @YoniFreedhoff
- Michael Pollan @michaelpollan
- Kris Carr @Kris_Carr
- Stuard Wimbles @amidiabetic
- Kerri Verna @beachyogagirl
- Adriene Mishler @yogawithadriene
- Susan Campbell Cross @SusanCross1
Journalist
- Heidi N. Moore @moorehn
- Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
- Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
- Lisa Daftari @LisaDaftari
- Erik Kain @erikkain
- Larry King @kingsthings
- Wesley Lowery @WesleyLowery
Newsworthy Photo of the Year
- 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
Science
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson @neiltyson
- ASAPScience @AsapSCIENCE
- Bill Nye @billnye
- Kavin Senapathy @ksenapathy
- David Shiffman @WhySharksMatter
- Real Scientists @realscientists
- TrowelBlazers @trowelblazers
Tumblr Blog of the Year
- If They Gunned Me Down
- It’s Like They Know Us
- If Paintings Could Text
- What Would Yeezus Do
- iQuantNY
- Men Taking Up Too Much Space on the Train
- Love, Grampa and Grandmaster Flash
Weird
- 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
- TatumHartwig @tatumrosy
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
Emoji of the Year
- Flame
- Prayer Hands
- 100 Points
- Poop Face
- Blowing a Kiss
- Pizza
- Red Dress Dancer
Fake Account
- NYTFridge @NYTFridge
- Racket Teen @RacketTeen
- Prince @PrinceTweets2U
- Dean Winchester @_DemonDean
- Faux Pelini @FauxPelini
- Bored Elon Musk @BoredElonMusk
- Annoying Actor Friend @Actor_Friend
Fansite
- Winter is Coming @WiCnet
- SB Nation @SBNation
- Taylor Swift Web @TaySwiftdotcom
- Jarre Daily @JarreDaily
- 5H on Tour @5HonTour
- The Paramore Band @TheParamoreBand
- SpoilerTV @SpoilerTV
Gamer
- Alanah Pearce @Charalanahzard
- Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal
- Raptr @Raptr
- John Bain @Totalbiscuit
- Mark Fischbach @markiplier
- Felix Kjellberg @pewdiepie
- Jesse Cox @JesseCox
Non-Human
- Denny’s @DennysDiner
- Congress Edits @congressedits
- Elsa @FrozenElsa
- Peppa Pig @aPeppa
- Tony Tiger @TonyTiger2000
- Birds Rights Activist @ProBirdRights
- Choupette Lagerfeld @ChoupettesDiary
Parent
- Richard Dreyfuss @RichardDreyfuss
- Claire Díaz-Ortiz @Claire
- Jessica Gottlieb @JessicaGottlieb
- Marala Scott @MaralaScott
- Genevieve Padalecki @realGpad
- Kristen Daukas @KristenDaukas
- Shaycarl @shaycarl
Podcast
- Serial @serial
- Reply All @replyall
- Star Talk @StarTalkRadio
- Jack Eye Jones @jackeyejones
- Bruce Van Horn @BruceVH
- RebelForce Radio @RebelForceRadio
- Tyler Oakley @TylerOakley
Top Breakout reddit Community
- Baby Elephant GIFs
- Serious Eats
- Resentful Animals
- Cool Guides
- Millionaire Makers
- Instant Regret
- Happy Crying Dads
Global Issues
Activist
- 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
Brazil
- Marina Silva @silva_marina
- Todd Benson @TBensonBrazil
- Ricardo Nester @NesterTweets
- Fiuk @Fiuk
- Lua Blanco @Lua_Blanco
- Sophia Abrahão @sophiaabrahao
- Gabriela Rippi @GabrielaRippi
Charity
- 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
Green
- Climate Desk @ClimateDesk
- Kelly Drennan @ecofashionista
- Andy Revkin @Revkin
- Ian Somerhalder @iansomerhalder
- The Alternative Travel Project @ALTravelProject
- Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo
- Livia Firth @liviafirth
Teen Hero
- Joshua Wong @joshuawong1013
- Emily Clark @emy_clark
- Malala Fund @MalalaFund
- Buddy Project @ProjectBuddy
- Suicide Stops @SuicideStops
- Saphira @SaphiraFashion
- Abigail Harrison @AstronautAbby
Will you be participating in the voting process?
Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?
Have a tip we should know? tips@themarysue.com
