Shorty Awards Nominees Include Adele, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer (Exclusive)

Dwayne Johnson, Aziz Ansari, Cher, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael B. Jordan, Caitlyn Jenner and J.K. Rowling are also among this year's nominees, which highlight Periscope users for the first time.

Nominees for the 8th annual Shorty Awards — highlighting the best content across the social media landscape including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine and, for the first time, Periscope — are officially out, with Tom Hanks, Taraji P. Henson, Dwayne Johnson, Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Cher, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adele, Michael B. Jordan, Caitlyn Jenner and J.K. Rowling among this year's notables.

Additionally, the TV shows with noteworthy social content for the year include Empire, Game of Thrones, How To Get Away with Murder, Lip Sync Battle, Pretty Little Liars and The Late Late Show with James Corden, among others. Emma Watson, Mark Ruffalo and Patricia Arquette are included in the activism category, and Chrissy Teigen, Drake, Donald Trump and David Bowie are the subjects of some of the GIF of the Year nominees.

Founded and produced by Sawhorse Media, the Shorty Awards will be held in April in New York City and will be available via live stream at ShortyAwards.com. Finalists in each category — recognizing content for sports, journalism, fashion, humor and more — are determined by rankings from The Real Time Academy (rtacademy.org), as well as votes from fans via social media. Users can vote once per day per influencer on the Shorty Awards website and share their vote on Twitter and Facebook through the site for an additional vote per social network, per day, per influencer, until voting closes on Feb. 18.

See below for the list of Shorty Awards finalists:

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Actor

Ansel Elgort

Dwayne Johnson

Jared Leto

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Matt McGorry

Michael B Jordan

Nathan Fillion

Ryan Reynolds

Taye Diggs

Tom Hanks

Zac Efron

Actress

Amandla Stenberg

Cara Delevingne

Elizabeth Banks

Gabourey Sidibe

Kerry Washington

Maisie Williams

Olivia Wilde

Priyanka Chopra

Reese Witherspoon

Taraji P. Henson

Uzo Aduba

Zendaya

Celebrity

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Caitlyn Jenner

Chrissy Teigen

Jimmy Fallon

Kim Kardashian

Miss Piggy

RiFF RAFF

RuPaul

Ryan Seacrest

Snoop Dogg

Tavi Gevinson

Weird Al

Comedian

Aidy Bryant

Amy Schumer

Aparna Nancherla

Avery Monsen

Aziz Ansari

Cameron Esposito

Chelsea Peretti

John Oliver

Josh Gondelman

Kevin Hart

Nick Offerman

Nicole Byer

Dance

Amymarie Gaertner

Brian Puspos

Chloe Lukasiak

Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval

Keone and Mari

Maddie Ziegler

Mary Helen Bowers

Matt Steffanina

Misty Copeland

Roberto Bolle

sionemaraschino

Tricia Miranda

Musician

Adele

Alicia Keys

Best Coast

Diplo

Drake

Kanye West

Little Mix

Nicki Minaj

Pearl Jam

Pharrell Williams

Ryan Adams

St. Vincent

Singer

CHER

Demi Lovato

Ellie Goulding

FKA twigs

Josh Groban

Kacey Musgraves

Rihanna

Sara Bareilles

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Tori Kelly

Troye Sivan

TV Show

@midnight

Broad City

Empire

Game of Thrones

How To Get Away with Murder

Lip Sync Battle

Pretty Little Liars

Property Brothers

Saturday Night Live

Teen Wolf

The Bachelor &The Bachelorette

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TEAM INTERNET

Snapchatter

Audrey Cakes

Branden Harvey

Danny Berk

David Infante

DJ Khaled

Harris Markowitz

Kylie Jenner

Real Dr. Miami

Salliasnap

Sara Hopkins

TristanTales

YesJulz

Vine Artist

Alex Draws

DannyBGo!

Evan Hilton

Gerald Andal

Kayla Christine

Lawrence Becker

Meagan Cignoli

molehill

Noah Kalina

Reno Shaw

yelldesign

Zach King

Vine Comedian

Aaron Doh

Ben Cahn

Christine Sydelko

Gabriel Gundacker

J. Cyrus

Jamie Costa

Justin J Russo

Matt Post

MeechOnMars

Mielmonster

Mikaela Long

pastatute

Vine Musician

80Fitz

Allie Sings

Amanda Joy Music

Leslie Wai

Marcus Perez

Marks Records

Michele Olivieri

Rachel Bobbit

Ruth B

Trench

Us The Duo

Will Gittens

Viner of the Year

Aaron Chewning

allicattt

Brandon Calvillo

Chris Melberger

Chrish

Cole LaBrant

Darius Benson

Elisabeth Jakovenko

JAY VERSACE

King Bach

Manon Mathews

Sunny Mabrey

Web Series

Braless with Laci Green

Cyanide & Happiness

Decoded with Franchesca Ramsey

Good Mythical Morning

Honest Trailers

Just Between Us

Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures

Snapper Hero

The Hotwives of Las Vegas

The Katering Show

Whine About It

You Do You

YouTube Comedian

Emma Blackery

Hartbeat

Jus Reign

Kingsley

Mamrie Hart

Megan Batoon

Mike Falzone

Miranda Sings

Roman Atwood

Ryan Higa

Taryn Southern

The Gabbie Show

YouTube Ensemble

Barely Productions

Dan Howell & Phil Lester

Dude Perfect

eleventhgorgeous

JacksGap

Prank vs Prank

SHAYTARDS

SUP3RFRUIT

The Fine Bros

The Gregory Brothers

The Piano Guys

The Slow Mo Guys

YouTube Guru

Amanda Steele

Andrea's Choice

Deepica Mutyala

Desi Perkins

Eva Gutowski

Gigi Gorgeous

Kandee Johnson

Manny Mua

Patrick Starr

Rachel Levin

Sprinkle of Glitter

Tanya Burr

YouTube Musician

Alessia Cara

Ally Hills

Andrew Huang

Boyce Avenue

Chester See

Flula

Josh Levi

Julia Nunes

Kurt Hugo Schneider

Lil Dicky

Lindsey Stirling

Todrick Hall

YouTuber of the Year

Anna Akana

Casey Neistat

Connor Franta

devinsupertramp

FouseyTube

GloZell

Ingrid Nilsen

Joey Graceffa

Lilly Singh

PewDiePie

Tyler Oakley

Zoella

Art

Adam J. Kurtz

Amyventures

Baron Von Fancy

Dabs & Myla

Elle Luna

Halno

Matija Erceg

Sasha Unisex

Seb Lester

Spencer Hibert

The Art Assignment

The Art of Plating

CREATIVE & DESIGN

Blogger

A Cup of Jo

Song of Style

Anthony Urbano

gabifresh

Green Wedding Shoes

One Dapper Street

Maxie McCoy

Meg Biram

Momma's Gone City

Nicolette Mason

Tommy Lei

Urban Bush Babes

DIY

A Beautiful Mess

Almost Makes Perfect

CrazyRussianHacker

I Like To Make Stuff

I Spy DIY

Joselyn Hughes

Mr. Kate

Oh Happy Day

P.S.- I made this…

Steve Ramsey

Studio DIY

Thread Banger

Fashion

Andrew Bevan

Beckerman Twins

Chiara Ferragni

Christian Siriano

Eva Chen

Karlie Kloss

Kendall Jenner

Linda Rodin

Rachel Antonoff

Ronnie Fieg

Sophia Amoruso

Tommy Ton

Instagrammer

Amanda Seyfried

Baddie Winkle

Claudia Oshry

JR

Looking For Heroes

Pari Ehsan

Passion Passport

Robert Jahns

Sophie Gamand

The Dogist

Usain Bolt

Yung Jake

NEWS & MEDIA

Animal

Beanz Hart

BigCatDerek

cat reviews

Doug the Pug

Everything Goat

JiffPom

Marnie the Dog

Marutaro the hedgehog

petstylistt

Remix the Dog

Tiny Hats on Cats

Trump Your Cat

Author

Andy Weir

Elizabeth Gilbert

Gary Shteyngart

J.K. Rowling

Joanne Harris

Jon Winokur

Paolo Coelho

Ryan O'Connell

Saeed Jones

Sarah Dessen

Simon Doonan

Sloane Crosley

Food

Angela Liddon

Clean Food Dirty City

Daniel Krieger

Donal Skehan

girleatworld

Hannah Hart

How To Cake It

The Infatuation

Samantha Lee

SORTEDfood

Tiger Tomato

Yotam Ottolenghi

Healthy Living

Cassey Ho

Dylan Werner

Fit Men Cook

Hannah Bronfman

Healthcare Triage

Jessamyn Stanley

Kati Morton

KymNonStop

Laura Sykora

Michele Promaulayko

Teresa Cutter

Will Arrufat

Journalist

Ben Lowy

Brian Stelter

Callie Schweitzer

Erin Griffith

Glenn Greenwald

Jenna Wortham

Kara Swisher

Katie Couric

Kim Hjelmgaard

Nicholas Kristof

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Yamiche Alcindor

Parenting

Allison Neiman

Aubrey McCoy

Dude To Dad

Eh Bee Family

Heather B. Armstrong

Honest Toddler

Josh Darnit

Joy Cho

Michele Borba

SACCONEJOLYs

The Unmumsy Mum

What’s Up MOMS

Parody Account

A satire of Instagram

Emo Kylo Ren

Bros Being Basic

Guy In Your MFA

Kanye Doing Things

lmao jack

Millennials of New York

NYT Without Context

Rick Grimes

Socality Barbie

Tina

tldrwikipedia

Sports

Abby Wambach

Andy Murray

Brodie Smith

Christina Kim

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Danica Patrick

Lebron James

Lindsey Vonn

Ronda Rousey

Serena Williams

Shaquille O'Neal

Stephen Curry

TECH & INNOVATION

Activism

Brandon Stanton

Clint Smith

Cornel West

Emma Watson

Gloria Steinem

Janet Mock

Jesse Williams

Jim Obergefell

Malala Yousafzai

Mark Ruffalo

Patricia Arquette

Seth Berkley

Education

Adam Grant

Annie Murphy Paul

Khan Academy

Crash Course

Epic Rap Battles of History

It's Okay To Be Smart

Lisa Guernsey

Numberphile

Reshma Saujani

Smarter Every Day

The Brain Scoop

Vi Hart

Gaming

Jordan Maron

Game Grumps

jacksepticeye

LDShadowLady

Markiplier

Missesmae

Rooster Teeth's Let's Play

Smosh Games

stampylonghead

The Game Theorists

VanossGaming

Yogscast

Periscoper

Africa Miranda

Amanda Oleander

Brian Fanzo

Dan Snow

Gary Vaynerchuk

Geoff Golberg

Katie Dunlop

Matthew Santoro

Mitch Oates

Ryan A Bell

Season & Snare

Tom Green

YouNower

Brittany J Smith

Emma McGann

Frank Gioia

Hailey Knox

Jelly and Day

Merrell Twins

Mr. Cashier

Nick Bean

RudanC

SnowMarite

TheDapperRapper

Tina Woods

Podcast

Another Round with Heben and Tracy

Black Girls Talking

Nerdist

Earbiscuits

Gilmore Guys

Men in Blazers

Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig

Planet Money

Reply All

Startup

Radiolab

WTF with Marc Maron

Science

AsapSCIENCE

Chris Hadfield

David Eagleman

I Fucking Love Science

In a Nutshell – Kurzgesagt

Joanne Manaster

MinutePhysics

Paul Andersen

SciShow

Scott Kelly

Tested

Vsauce

Weird

Amy Sedaris

Baby's names

Bill Wurtz

Carrot Facts

Cole Hersch

How To Basic

Megan Amram

Samir Mezrahi

Simply Sylvio

Tig Notaro

Valium Village

wolf pupy

CONTENT OF THE YEAR

GIF of the Year

Chrissy Teigen's crying face

Dancing Drake plays tennis

David Bowie

Donald Trump reaction

Evolution of a desk

Game of Thrones Come At Me Bro

GIF summarizing the six Star Wars movies

Girl can lift

Golden retriever

Meryl Streep

Pizza Rat

Shakespearean tragedy

Instagram Photo

#interactivegrams

#lovewins

Be proud of yourself, and love yourself

Can you find me?

Emojis in the Wild

Happy May Day!

i bleed each month

kendalljenner

Peace for Paris

Point of View

Super Blood Moon - Timelapse.

What Do You Mean

Tumblr Blog

100 Things That Should Die

2 Kinds of People

Congrats, you have an all male panel!

Cinnaman Bun

Every Single Word

Photoshop Your Dreams

Ska Or Improv

Straight Outta Cooperstown

The Atlas of Beauty

The Daily Task

The Last Message Received

Will It Beard

Vine of the Year

Baby says hi to Adele

Drake plays tennis

Duck Army

I'm JOHN CENA

It's a avocado....fanks

Modern Day Aladdin

Parker Kit Hill

Prairie dog flawless

Ryan Gosling eats a bowl of cereal

Time

What are you waiting for

Why the fuck you lyin'

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