7th Shorty Awards
The 7th Annual Shorty Awards was hosted by comedian Rachel Dratch and took place on April 20, 2015 at The Times Center in NYC. The Real-Time Academy, the judging body of the Shortys, tripled in size for the 7th annual Awards and included Alton Brown, Mamrie Hart, Nikki Glaser, OK Go, The Fine Bros, Debbie Sterling, Dan Savage, Deena Varshavskaya and Palmer Luckey. Panic! at the Disco was the musical guest at the ceremony. On-stage presenters included Kevin Jonas, Bill Nye, Bella Thorne, Wyclef Jean, Emily Kinney and Tyler Oakley.
Awards
Winners by category
Arts and Entertainment
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| Category | Winner |
| Best Actor | Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt |
| Best Actress | Bella Thorne @bellathorne |
| Best Band | HAIM @HAIMtheband |
| Best Celebrity | Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien |
| Best Comedian | Hannibal Buress @hannibalburess |
| Best Musician | Questlove @questlove & Lorde @lordemusic |
| Best Singer | Taylor Swift @taylorswift13 |
| Best TV Show | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @FallonTonight |
| Best Vine Artist | Ian Padgham @origiful & Alicia Herber @leeshespieces |
| Best Vine Comedian | Brandon Bowen @BrandonRayBowen |
| Best Vine Musician | Shawn Mendes @ShawnMendes |
| Vine Star of the Year presented by Univision | Thomas Sanders @foster_dawg |
| Best Web Show | SourceFed @sourcefed |
| Best YouTube Comedian | Jenna Marbles @Jenna_Marbles |
| Best YouTube Guru presented by FYI | Michelle Phan @MichellePhan |
| Best YouTube Musician | Pentatonix @PTXofficial |
| YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E | Smosh @smosh |