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, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually. 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.
Influencer finalists and winners The full nominations were announced on January 21, 2020 before voting and academy rankings determined the finalists. The finalists were announced on March 10, 2020. Winners were announced at the ceremony on May 3, 2020.
Winners are listed first and in boldface.
Arts & Entertainment Rebel Wilson Angela Bassett Brie Larson Billy Porter Hunter Schafer Naomi Scott Sophie Turner Zendaya Adam Sandler Beyoncé Demi Lovato Jennifer Aniston Jonathan Van Ness Trevor Noah Aidy Bryant Lamorne Morris Randall Park Trevor Wallace Wanda Sykes Benny the Bull Ghetto Spiderman Harper Watters Izzy and Easton Kings United Sherrie Silver Twice Billie Eilish Celine Dion Lil Nas X Lizzo Missy Elliott Megan Rapinoe Alex Rodriguez Allyson Felix Coco Gauff Simone Manuel Zion Williamson
Content of the Year Boooooring Australian Flag Just a little bit Sloth Otter chillin' Assisted Walking And I Oop Dog Yes Idris Elba on Hot Ones Lady Gaga Eye Roll Marsai Martin at the BET Awards Tesla's Bulletproof Window Lizzo post AMAs John Mayer's bottle cap kick Now we're Friends on Instagram too! Ramen can fix anything Will Smith getting to 50M followers World Record Egg Post Woman Yells at Cat Grogu Sipping Tea Gonna tell my kids... Gummy Adele Mr. Sandman Challenge OK Boomer
Creative & Media MAYA THE SAMOYED Puddin Reagandoodle Tito the Raccoon Venus the Two Face Cat Waffles the Cat Dave Pollot Adam Hillman Mike Bennett Art Pablo Rochat Positively Present strawberrypuffcake Nikita Dragun Ariel Tejada Cohl's World Jessica Vu Kheris Rogers Letícia F Gomes Aquaria Adut Akech Carmen Carrera Edgar Artis Menswear Dog Tabria Majors Juns Kitchen Amirah Kassem Erik Lamkin Naturally.Jo Sam the Cooking Guy Y.Na Wheels2Walking Chloe Ting Diary of a Fit Mommy Massy Arias Megan Jayne Crabbe The Sad Ghost Club Our Faux Farmhouse Bobby Berk Farah Merhi Joanna Gaines Ryan Serhant Studio McGee Mona Chalabi Caitlin Dickerson Hannah Morales Mina Kimes Stephen A. Smith Yamiche Alcindor Rose and Rosie Dom and Nick Edison Fan Jammidodger Rain Dove Ty Turner Les Do Makeup Chachi Gonzales Cherry Wallis Color Me Courtney Jose Zuniga Raven Navera Thoughts of Dog Comments By Celebs DILFs of Disneyland PigeonsDoingThings sonny5ideup Subway Creatures The Bramfam Team 2 Moms The Bucket List Family The McClure Family The Rush Fam Through Our Eyes Jack Stauber Buttered Side Down Caitlin Doughty Jan Erichsen Pro Bird Rights The Nekci Menij Show
Team Internet Supercar Blondie Jennelle Eliana Jordyn Woods Niko Omilana Noah Schnapp Talia Mar Wolfgang Adam Waheed Laetitia Ky Poorly Drawn Lines Strange Planet World Record Egg Avani Gregg Brittany Broski Emmy Howie Mandel Just Sul theewilliam45 MrFreshAsian AnneMunition dakotaz LilyPichu Loeya Maria Lopez Morgan Adams CalebCity Eddy Burback Kiera Bridget Sarah Schauer Scott Cramer Emily Fan Kian and JC Dope or Nope Montoya Twinz Sam and Colby Squirmy and Grubs YouTwoTV Pomplamoose BlackGryph0n Catie Turner LLusion Sam Tsui SethEverman MrBeast ContraPoints Eugenia Cooney Jeffree Star Vereena Sayed Wengie
Tech & Innovation Greta Thunberg Amanda Nguyen Bindi & Robert Irwin Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier Shaymaa Ismaa'eel NoisyButters Azzyland bugha Gloom LazarBeam VanossGaming Emma Chamberlain Conan O'Brien Gabe Dunn Jack Wagner and Brandon Wardell Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey MKBHD Nikole Hannah-Jones Haley Dasovich Carrie DeJong Eva Zu Beck Fearless & Far Maryjane VagaBrothers
Phenom Award 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: Jameela Jamil P. K. Subban Eugene Lee Yang
References
External links Nominees from the Official Shorty Awards website Winners from the Official Shorty Awards website