British TV and Radio Presenter Jonathan Ross to Host the Mobile Industry’s Premier Awards in Barcelona; Acclaimed Canadian Indie Rock Band Metric Added to Party Line-Up

British TV and Radio Presenter Jonathan Ross to Host the Mobile Industry’s Premier Awards in Barcelona; Acclaimed Canadian Indie Rock Band Metric Added to Party Line-Up
LONDON, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 16th Annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be announced during an afternoon awards ceremony and evening party to be hosted by the British TV and radio presenter Jonathan Ross on Tuesday 15th February 2011 at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The full list of categories and nominees for the 2011 Global Mobile Awards is available at: www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees.”The GSMA warmly congratulates all the nominees in this year’s Global Mobile Awards,” said Michael O’Hara, chief marketing officer at the GSMA. “Our judging panel once again faced a daunting challenge in determining the nominees this year, selecting just 115 nominees across 10 categories from more than 470 entries. To have been shortlisted in such a highly competitive and innovative field is a tremendous achievement and we look forward to recognising the winners and celebrating their success at Mobile World Congress next month.”The Global Mobile Awards categories to be presented in the 15th February afternoon awards ceremony include the brand-new ‘Global Mobile App Awards’, plus categories for ‘Best Mobile Advertising and Marketing’, ‘Mobile Innovation, Social and Economic Development’, ‘Best Technology’, ‘Best Use of Mobile for Business and Enterprise’ and the ‘Green Mobile Awards’. At the Congress Party and Awards Celebration later the same evening at the National Palace in Barcelona, three high-profile awards will be presented, including ‘Best Mobile App’, ‘Best Mobile Device’ and ‘Device Manufacturer of the Year’. The evening party will also be hosted by Jonathan Ross and will culminate with musical performances by Grammy and Brit Award-winning music star Duffy, as well as internationally acclaimed indie rock band Metric.Jonathan Ross is a stalwart of British television. He presented over 200 episodes of his iconic BBC1 show, “Friday Night withJonathan Ross” which won 5 BAFTA Awards. He also hosted BBC1’s Red Nose Day for Comic Relief and the ITV British Comedy Awards for more than 20 years. This year sees Jonathan hosting the all-new British Comedy Awards for Channel 4 which will air live in January from London’s O2 Indigo, and he will also host his fifth British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) live from the Royal Opera House (London) which will be screened on BBC1 in February. In the autumn, he will return with his all-new prime-time chat show for ITV1.Empowered by their innovative use of digital and mobile technologies, Metric self-released their last album “Fantasies” on 5 continents without the benefit of a label and went on to become a Platinum-selling artist, earning themselves multiple #1 hits around the world. The band finished 2010 with the release of two major Hollywood films including “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”, the latter of which’s soundtrack has been nominated for a Grammy Award and landed Metric on the short list for an Academy Award nomination in 2011.The afternoon awards ceremony, which will be held in the main conference auditorium, is open to all Global Mobile Awards nominees, Mobile World Congress Platinum and Gold Pass conference attendees as well as Congress Party and Awards Celebration ticket holders, and all accredited press attending Mobile World Congress. Tickets for the evening Congress Party and Awards Celebration are on sale now at the online registration point for the Mobile World Congress, atwww.mobileworldcongress.com/registration.Global Mobile Award sponsors include the QTel Group (Congress Party and Awards Celebration Sponsor);  Huawei (Platinum Awards Sponsor); the Government of Catalonia (Global Mobile App Awards Sponsor and Host Sponsor); and Myriad (Best Mobile Device Category Sponsor & After Awards Party Sponsor).  More information on the Global Mobile Awards can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com.