2022 Winners

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Congratulations to the winners of the 4th Annual Hashtag Sports Awards presented with Budweiser for their excellence in engagement. View all of the 2022 shortlist nominations.

Brands & Partnerships.

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Best Brand Experience or Activation

Subway Signature Sandwiches

Momentum Worldwide

Most Creative Partnership

NBA Paint Collaboration

Chicago Bulls

Best Women’s Sports Partnership

#ForTheW WNBA & Twitter Sports Dynamic Hoodie

Twitter

Most Creative Partnership (With an Athlete or Influencer)

Jalen Ramsey x Porsche Mariachi Arrival

Los Angeles Rams

Best Brand Sponsorship

Volkswagen: FC Bayern World Squad

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Content.

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Best Athlete Storytelling

The NFLPA + OneTeam Partners Present: #AthleteAnd

NFLPA

Best Branded Content or Series

Ice Keepers

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

Best Life or Legacy Tribute

All Madden

FOX Sports

Best Original Content or Series (10 min+)

Once Upon A Time in Queens

ESPN

Best Original Content or Series (Under 10 min)

Green Screen Guy: Frankie LaPenna x NFL x Ravens

NFL

Best Sports Podcast

False Idol

Religion of Sports

Best Use of Fan-Generated Content

A Crest For All Chicago

Chicago Fire FC

Best Women’s Sports Content

New York Jets #EmpowHER Docuseries

New York Jets

Emerging.

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Best Engagement Through NFTs or Digital Collectibles

WWE

WWE

Best NIL Program (Brand, Agency, or Tech)

WWE Next In Line

WWE

ENTERTAINMENT.

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Best Engagement Through Esports & Gaming

NBA 2K22

PepsiCo

Best USE OF MUSIC OR POP CULTURE

B/R Open Run

Bleacher Report

Fan Experience.

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Best Use of Technology

DRL: Redefining Sports Entertainment

Drone Racing League

Best App or Mobile Experience

B/R App - The No. 1 App in Sports

Bleacher Report

Best Broadcast or Stream Experience

The Mobile Tech Powering Youth Sports Streaming

GameChanger

Best New Fan Experience

Sorare Fan

Sorare

Best Website

FOX Sports Website

FOX Sports

Best Use of AR or VR

@NBA x Instagram AR Creators

NBA

Best in Direct-to-Consumer or Social Commerce

Oakland Forever presented by Rakuten

Rakuten

Impact.

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Best Engagement for Good

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Sports

Save It, See It

GUT

Excellence in Black Storytelling

NHL Bound

Arizona Coyotes

Outstanding Social Justice Initiative

Freedom to Vote Campaign

National Basketball Social Justice Coalition

Excellence in Multicultural Storytelling

NLL Unites: Every Child Matters

NLL

Marketing & Campaigns.

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Best Social Media Campaign

EA SPORTS & Sheffield F.C. - The F.O.A.T.

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Best Integrated MARKETING Campaign

Welcome to NBA Lane

NBA

Best Sports Communications Strategy

The #FreemanEra

Notre Dame Athletics

Best Sports Media Buying Strategy

Pepsi Zero Sugar - "Zero Sugars, Zero Compromises"

PepsiCo

Social Media.

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Best in Graphic Design

US Open 2021 Tournament Creative

USTA

Best Use of Live Video

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Best Use of Motion Graphics or Animation

NFL Pro Bowl Takes Over Las Vegas: Drone Edition

NFL

Best Use of Social Audio

GameMic

GameMic

Snapchat

Wave Sports + Entertainment on Snap

Wave Sports + Entertainment

Sports Betting.

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Best Sports Betting Content

B/R Betting

Bleacher Report

Best Sports Betting Partnership

FanDuel is Leading the Charge for Women in Sports Betting

FanDuel Group

Best Sportsbook

Elevating the Sports Betting Experience

FanDuel Group

Best in Fantasy Sports

Yahoo Fantasy Sports

Yahoo Sports

Special Achievement.

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Engagement Executive of the Year

Andrea Hopelain

EA Sports

Next Up Award

Keirsten Sires

2adays

Outstanding Intern Contribution

Cole Cooper

Denver Broncos

SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM OF THE YEAR

CFP National Championship Team

College Football Playoff

Overall Excellence.

This prestigious honor is given to the organization with the highest rating across all categories to reflect industry-wide excellence in engagement on all platforms and projects.

Outstanding Achievement in Overall Engagement for an Organization

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