Finalists announced for 14th Global Mobile Awards

The GSMA has just announced the finalists for this year’s Mobile Game Awards, with the help of two members of the Pocket Gamer team (Rob Hearn and Stuart Dredge) who were there to judge the entries.

Also announced were the competitors for the EMEA leg of the annual Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition.

“Our congratulations go to all the nominees in this year's Global Mobile Awards and Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition,” says Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA.

“Mobile communications continue to drive social, economic and technological developments, and this becomes even more critical in the uncertain economic environment we're living in.”

The GSMA's judging panels reviewed more than 450 submissions to select 80 finalists across 16 categories.

Categories range from Best Mobile Handset to a host of mobile entertainment awards for games, music and video, advertising and social networking services.

New categories this year also include Best Mobile Money Service and the Green Mobile Awards.

The GSMA's 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition will also take place at the Mobile World Congress, where 15 nominees will compete in five categories ranging from Most Innovative True Mobile Start Up to Most Innovative Consumer Application or Service.

The finalists will pitch their presentations to a panel of senior executives from mobile operators, industry suppliers and venture capitalists for the title of 2009 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award Champion.

The winners will be announced at the MGA awards ceremony in Barcelona on February 17th as part of the Mobile World Congress, with rising star of British comedy Michael McIntyre hosting and an array of leaders from the mobile and entertainment industries also present.