{{short description|Awards show for short-form social web media content}} {{Citation style|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award |caption=Honoring the best of social media |date={{Start date|2018|04|15}} |host=Keke Palmer |image= |location=PlayStation Theater, New York City|main=Shorty Awards|name=10th Annual Shorty Awards|network=|next=11th|previous=9th|runtime=}} The '''10th Annual Shorty Awards''' powered by DirecTV Now, honoring the best in social media, took place on April 15, 2018, at the PlayStation Theater, New York City. The ceremony was hosted by actress, singer, songwriter, Keke Palmer.
== Influencer winners and nominees == Nominations were announced on January 16, 2018, with public voting closing on February 22, 2018. Finalists were announced on March 20, 2018. Winners were announced at the ceremony on April 15, 2018. Winners are listed first and in '''boldface'''.
===Arts & Entertainment=== {| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Actor}} * '''Ansel Elgort''' ** Constance Wu ** Gal Gadot ** Terry Crews ** Tiffany Haddish ** Tracee Ellis Ross | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Celebrity}} * '''Rihanna''' ** Andy Cohen ** Jimmy Kimmel ** Miley Cyrus ** RuPaul ** Snoop Dogg |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Comedian}} * '''Kristen Schaal''' ** Billy Eichner ** Eric Andre ** Hasan Minhaj ** Lena Waithe ** Margaret Cho | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Dance}} * '''Backpack Kid''' ** Brown Girls Do Ballet ** Kyle Hanagami ** Les Twins ** Merrick Hanna ** Tessa Brooks |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Music}} * '''Cardi B''' ** Dua Lipa ** Kesha ** Khalid ** Logic ** SZA | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best TV Show}} * '''Rick & Morty''' ** 13 Reasons Why ** Blackish ** Riverdale ** The Good Place ** This is Us |}
=== Content of the Year === {| class="wikitable" |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Emoji of the Year}} * '''Unicorn 🦄''' ** Avocado 🥑 ** Bowie 👩🎤👨🎤 ** Facepalm 🤦♀️ ** Meh 😐 ** Rainbow 🌈 | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|GIF of the Year}} * '''A Clap for the Ages''' ** Blinking White Man ** Get Out ** Salt Bae ** Winona Ryder's Face at the SAG ** YAS MERYL |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Instagram of the Year}} * '''Solar Eclipse by Dave Krugman''' ** Beyonce's Birth Announcement ** I can't believe I still... ** Ok we're ready ** Vegas Strong ** Who's that in the mirror | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Meme of the Year}} * '''Distracted Boyfriend''' ** Expanding brain ** Right in front of my salad ** Roll Safe ** The Floor is... ** Tiny Trump |}
=== Creative & Media === {| class="wikitable" | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Animal}} * '''We Rate Dogs''' ** Albert (albertonwheels) ** Cincinnati Zoo ** Esther the Wonder Pig ** Manny The Selfie Cat ** NORBERT | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Art}} * '''Web Comic Name''' ** Alexa Meade ** Charlotte Love ** Chris Hong ** Dan Hogman ** Toyin Ojih Odutola |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Beauty}} * '''Nyma Tang''' ** Jake Warden ** Patricia Bright ** Raw Beauty Kristi ** Simply Nailogical ** Sydney Szramowski / sydn4sty ** Thomas Halbert | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Fashion}} * '''Accidental Icon''' ** Benjamin Kicks ** Lainy Hedaya ** Pia Arrobio ** Victoria Beckham ** What Fran Wore |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Food}} * '''Rosanna Pansino''' ** Binging with Babish ** Daym Drops ** First We Feast ** Nusret (SaltBae) Gökçe ** Rachael Ray | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Health & Wellness}} * '''Sophia Gall''' ** Dr. Mike ** Elyse Fox ** Emily Skye ** Katie Willcox ** Valerie Sagun |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in House & Home}} * '''LaurDIY''' * '''The Sorry Girls''' ** Andy & Candis Meredith ** Château de Gudanes ** I Have This Thing With Floors ** Kelly Wearstler | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Instagrammer of the Year}} * '''Doug the Pug''' ** Celebs on Sandwiches ** Desirée De León ** Paulo del Valle ** Stephen McMennamy ** Vickie Liu |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Journalist}} * '''April D. Ryan''' ** Amina Khan ** Ellen McGirt ** Jason Concepcion ** Michelle Ye Hee Lee ** Ronan Farrow | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Lifestyle}} * '''Katie Sturino''' ** LaTonya Yvette ** Lauren Elizabeth ** Nabela Noor ** Paloma Elsesser ** Sai De Silva |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best LGBTQ+ Account}} * '''Miles McKenna''' ** Alok V Menon ** Aydian Dowling ** Lateef Thynative ** Stephanie Frosch ** Trixie Mattel | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Literature}} * '''Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie''' ** Cleo Wade ** Jon Ronson ** Jonny Sun ** Kevin Kwan ** Rebecca Traister |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Meme/Parody Account}} * '''FuckJerry''' ** Adam The Creator ** Bros Being Basic ** Comment Awards ** daddyissues_ ** Kim Kierkegaardashian | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Parenting/Family}} * '''Fathering Autism''' ** Action Movie Kid ** Cute Girls Hairstyles ** Laura Izumikawa ** MAZELEE ** Two Gay Papas |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Sports}} * '''Serena Williams''' ** Brooke Ence ** JJ Watt ** Katie Ledecky ** Kevin Durant ** Laila Ali | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Web Series}} * '''''Hot Ones''''' **''Buddy System'' **''Escape the Night'' **''OMG We're Coming Over'' **''Speechless with Carly Fleischmann'' **''The Breakdown'' **''Real Bros of Simi Valley''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Tiffany-Haddish-Among-Nominees-for-10th-Annual-SHORTY-AWARDS-Full-List-Revealed-20180116|title=Tiffany Haddish Among Nominees for 10th Annual SHORTY AWARDS; Full List Revealed!|date=2018-01-16|website=Broadway World|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Weird}} * '''Poppy''' ** Adam Ellis ** If you high ** James Fridman ** NOT A WOLF ** The Report of the Week | |}
=== Team Internet === {| class="wikitable" | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Breakout YouTuber of the Year}} * '''Elle Mills''' ** Beau Brown ** Emma Chamberlain ** Karina Garcia ** Molly Burke ** Teala Dunn | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Creator of the Decade}} * '''MKBHD''' ** Casey Neistat ** Jenna Marbles ** Lilly Singh ** Liza Koshy ** Rhett & Link |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Instagrammer of the Year}} * '''Topher Brophy''' ** Betches ** Boop My Nose ** But Like Maybe ** Coco Pink Princess ** Pete Souza | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Live Streamer of the Year}} * '''Scott Rogowsky''' ** Ariel Viera ** Dick Vitale ** Emma McGann ** Thomas Kuc ** Vin Diesel |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Muser of the Year}} * '''Annie LeBlanc''' ** Chuch the Cavalier ** Jayden Bartels ** Lucas and Marcus ** Lucki Starr ** Rebecca Zamolo | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Snapchatter of the Year}} * '''Spencer Pratt''' ** Andy Burgess ** Chrissy Teigen ** Georgio Copter ** Laura Perlongo ** Ross Smith |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Twitch Streamer of the Year}} * '''Pokimane''' ** Deadmau5 ** Jenna & Julien ** Loserfruit ** ProfessorBroman ** Shroud | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Vlogger of the Year}} * '''Wil Dasovich''' ** Alex Wassabi ** iJustine ** Jason Nash ** Scotty Sire ** Todd Smith |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best YouTube Comedian}} * '''dangmattsmith''' **Anwar Jibawi ** Brandon Rogers ** Danny Gonzalez ** Rudy Mancuso ** Tana Mongeau | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best YouTube Ensemble}} * '''Vlog Squad''' ** De'arra & Ken ** Dolan Twins ** Dude Perfect ** Niki and Gabi ** Sugar Pine 7 |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best YouTube Musician}} * '''Kurt Hugo Schneider''' ** 80 Fitz ** Brooklyn & Bailey ** Our Last Night ** The Filharmonic ** Vidya Vox | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|YouTuber of the Year}} * '''Jack Douglass''' ** David Dobrik ** Gabbie Hanna ** Juanpa Zurita ** Lele Pons ** Safiya Nygaard |}
=== Tech & Innovation === {| class="wikitable" | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Activism}} * '''Erica Garner''' ** America Ferrera ** Deray McKesson ** Kailash Satyarthi ** Tarana Burke ** Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Education}} * '''CrashCourse''' ** Leland Melvin ** Meet Arnold ** Primitive Technology ** The School of Life ** Tom Scott |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Gaming}} * '''DashieGames''' ** Airforceproud95 ** Gaming Historian ** ItsFunneh ** PushingUpRoses ** runJDrun | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best Podcast}} * '''VIEWS''' ** Leland Melvin ** Lady Lovin ** Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations ** Pod Save America ** S Town |- | valign="top" width="400px"| {{Award category|#00afab|Best in Travel}} * '''Kara and Nate''' ** Damon and Jo ** Exploring with Josh ** Fly with Stella ** Juan-Peter Schulze ** She is Not Lost | |}
== References == <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://shortyawards.com/10th/winners|title=10th Annual Shorty Awards Winners|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> 10th Annual Shorty Awards Winners
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