Earlier last month we announced the Shorty Awards Nominating Board. We’re excited to announce that the Board has chosen several finalists for the 6th Annual Shorty Awards. Just a reminder, this year we’ve increased our total number of finalists per category to 7: 3 of those finalists are chosen by the Shorty Awards Nominating Board, and the other 4 will be nominated by you (you can nominate anyone right now with a tweet). Here are our Nominating Board’s picks:

Reminder: Early bird prices for tickets to the 6th Annual Shorty Awards end this Friday. Don’t miss out on special prices here!

ENTERTAINMENT

#Actor

• Aaron Paul
• Joshua Malina
• Orlando Jones

#Actress

• Felicia Day
• Lena Dunham
• Retta

#Celebrity

• Aaron Paul
• Sir Ian McKellen
• LeVar Burton

#Comedian

• Albert Brooks
• Julie Klausner
• Patton Oswalt

#Director

• Edgar Wright
• Paul Feig
• Rian Johnson

#FakeAccount

• Fake AP Stylebook
• Kim Kierkegaardashian
• Modern Seinfeld

#Fansite

• News For TV Majors
• Pottermore
• Supernatural Wiki

#Music

• Amanda Palmer
• Questlove Jenkins
• Yoko Ono

#NonHuman

• Cancellation Bear
• Cute Emergency
• Self Aware ROOMBA

#Singer

• Ben Folds
• Josh Groban
• Questlove Jenkins

#TVShow

• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
• Orphan Black
• Scandal

NEWS & MEDIA

#Athlete

• Billie Jean King
• Brandon McCarthy
• Tom Daley

#Food

• David Lebovitz
• Food 52
• J. Kenji López-Alt

Newsworthy Photo of the Year

• Roberto Luigi
• Fabio M. Ragona
• Tyler Wakstein

#SocialFitness

• Gretchen Reynolds
• Leslie Barker
• Tyler Graham

#SportsTeam

• Los Angeles Dodgers
• New York Mets
• San Diego Chargers

#Weird

• Biorhythmist
• Darth
• The Iron Sheik

TECH & INNOVATION

#Apps

• Around the Way App
• Digg
• Magic Recs

#Blogger

• Emily Willingham
• Maryn McKenna
• Terrance Gaines

#Gaming

• Chelsea Stark
• The Escapist
• Polygon

#Maker

• Becky Stern
• DIY
• Adafruit Industries

#Podcaster

• This American Life
• Night Vale 
• RadioLab

#Science

• Black Girls Code
• I F*cking Love Science 
• Neil deGrasse Tyson

#SmallBusiness

• The Brooklyn Circus
• The Hay Merchant
• She’s the First

Tumblr of the Year

• Smart Girls at the Party
• Quantified Breakup
• The Worst Room

#WebShow

• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 
• Derek Muller
• Henry Reich

ARTS & DESIGN

#Art:

• Artsy
• Molly Crabapple
• Rachel Ryle 

#Author

• Anne Lamott
• Margaret Atwood
• Neil Gaiman

#Fashion

• Bill Cunningham
• Claire Sulmers
• Leandra Medine

#GIFMaker

• Ann Friedman
• Tim Burke
• Trent Nelson

GIF of the Year

• Pizza Cat by GIFAK.net
• Matrix Cat by Prannisment
• Boston Blizzard GIF via ThisIsUnique 

Instagram Video of the Year

• Burberry’s Slow-Motion Fashion Walk
• Liviasala
• Starbucks Drake Hands

#Museum

• J. Paul Getty Museum
• Museum Nerd
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

#Photography

• David Guttenfelder
• Liz Eswein
• Pete Souza

#VideoBlogger

• Chris Pirillo
• Jullien Gordon
• Ryan Higa

#Vineographer

• Cody Johns
• Cupcake Dude
• Pinot

#YouTubeStar

• Harley Morenstein
• Jenna Marbles
• Kid Fury

GLOBAL ISSUES

#Activism

• Brady Campaign
• The Elders
• Smart Gun Laws

#Charity

• Charity Water
• The Nature Conservancy
• Oxfam International

#Education

• ESL Library
• Ron Clark
• StudyMode

#Government

• Cory Booker
• David Cameron
• NASA Goddard

#Green

• 350 Dot Org
• Green For You
• Sustainable Cities

COUNTRIES

#Brazil

• Midia Ninja 
• Porta dos Fundos
• Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

#UK

• Caitlin Moran
• Empire of the Kop
• Liverpool FC

Congratulations to all of the Shorty Awards Nomination Board finalists! The popular vote finalists and Vox Populii winners for the 6th Annual Shorty Awards will be announced after nominations close on February 18th, nominate who you think should win a Shorty Award now!