Giant Spoon and Zambezi have both been shortlisted for this year’s Shorty Awards. The 18th Annual Shorty Awards highlights top-tier innovation in digital and social media from brands, agencies, and nonprofits. Judged by the Real Time Academy, the awards honor excellence in creative content, and the winners will be celebrated at a live show in NYC in May 2026.
Zambezi’s work with LPL Financial, marks the brand’s first-ever consumer campaign in its 36-year history, reimagining financial storytelling with wit, optimism, and a fresh cultural lens. The LPL Financial, “What If You Could?” spot starring Anna Kendrick is shortlisted.
Giant Spoon earned two nominations for its work with Lucid Motors, including “Driven” starring Timothée Chalamet and “Gravity Has Landed”- a pair of cinematic, boundary-pushing campaigns that turned a vehicle launch into a cultural event.
It’s an exciting milestone for both teams and the brands they’ve partnered with. If you’d like to support the work, you can cast your vote for Giant Spoon and Zambezi and help these standout campaigns take home the win.
View the full list of finalists HERE.