It was the biggest and best Shorty Awards ever! The TimesCenter in Midtown Manhattan was packed with the best and brightest of social media.
The night kicked off with the red carpet event, hosted by the charming Sarah Evans.
You can see all the red carpet interviews with stars like Bill Nye, Bella Thorne, Alton Brown, Thomas Sanders, Lucy DeVito and more on our YouTube channel, and check out all the fashions on our official Flickr stream!
Sarah interviews YouTube celebrity Tyler Oakley
Vine star Meghan McCarthy
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and Terricka Cason
Astronaut Michael J. Massimino and Abigail Harrison
Alex from Target
The Walking Dead’s Emily Kinney
Author, chef and TV personality Alton Brown!
Rachel Dratch kicked off the event with this training video, featuring the one and only Alec Baldwin!
The ceremony was chock-full of exciting and unexpected moments! See all the highlights on our YouTube channel!
Rachel starts the show
Bill Nye uses the scientific method to take the best possible selfie
Bill teaches Alton Brown to take a selfie
Wyclef Jean intros Panic! At The Disco
Bored Elon Musk accepts the award for best fake account. We can’t believe it was the actual fake Elon Musk!
Bella Thorne accepts her award for Best Actress, while Tyler Oakley looks on
Vine Star Brandon Bowen accepts his award from YouTube star Casey Neistat
Hannibal Buress accepts his award for Best Comedian
Panic! At The Disco performed a rousing set of their hit song “Ms. Jackson” and the premiere of their new track, “Hallelujah.”
Finally, the show concluded with perhaps the biggest star of them all winning probably the most coveted award on earth. Poop Face accepts its award for Emoji of the Year!
The event may have ended, but the party continued long into the night. Everyone gathered at URBO for the after party.
Skellie was the life of the party! (Pun very much intended).
It was a fantastic night, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
