Handango, one the largest providers of mobile software, handed out its annual Handango Champion Awards last month. The idea of the awards is to recognize the most outstanding mobile apps and developers across the Blackberry, Android, Symbian, and Windows Mobile platforms.

Notice a glaring omission? Yep, Handango could not include iPhone/iPod touch software in the mix, as Apple is the sole proprietor of applications—with its over 100,000k-strong App Store—for its mobile devices.

For the first time in the history of the Champion Awards, consumers were invited to participate in the selection process choosing favorite apps across different platforms and a multitude of categories including Developer of the Year, Best Business App, Best Social/Messaging App and 2009 Groundbreaker. In the past, Handango turned to the media and industry insiders to make the selections.

SPB Software led the Champion Awards this year, winning a grand total of six awards for apps developed on both the Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. Another standout included EA Mobile, which dominated the best casual gaming category with SimCity and Bejeweled.

The winners of the 2009 Developer of the Year awards were:

 

EA Mobile (for Android)

 

e-Mobile Software Inc (for BlackBerry)

 

Lonely Cat Games (for Symbian)

 

SPB Software (for WinMo)

The winners of the 2009 App of the Year awards are:

 

SimCity Metropolis, EA Mobile (for Android)

 

TetherBerry, TetherBerry (for BlackBerry)

 

LCG Jukebox, Lonely Cat Games (for Symbian)

 

SPB Mobile Shell 3, SPB Software (for WinMo)

Innovative Utility Apps accross mobile platforms:

 

Mobile Pocket Finder

 

Roblock Blackberry Theft Recovery

 

sMobile Anti-theft

 

Textecution

 

TetherBerry

 

WalkingHotSpot

The 2009 Handango Champion Award winners by operating system:

Android:

 

2009 Groundbreaker: MobilePocket, Finder, Location Based Services

 

Best Business App: Voice on the Go, Voice on the Go, Inc

 

Best Social / Messaging App: Storyz, Storyz Pty Ltd

 

Best Casual Game: SimCity Metropolis, EA Mobile

 

Best Action / Adventure Game: Samuria Puzzle Battle, Vivid Games

 

Best GPS / Map: Mobile Pocket Finder, Location Based Services

 

Best Travel / Entertainment App: The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel

 

Best Organization / Wellness App: Textecution, eLYK Innovation, Inc

 

Best Personalization App: Business Professional Ringtones, ExecTones

 

Best Phone Tool: sMobile Anti-theft, SMobile Systems

Blackberry:

 

2009 Groundbreaker: TetherBerry, TetherBerry

 

2009 Rookie Developer of the Year: Vlingo Corporation

 

Best Business App: TetherBerry, TetherBerry

 

Best Social App: Mundu Messenger, Geodesic Limited

 

Best Casual Game: Bejeweled, EA Mobile

 

Best Action / Adventure Game: Crazy Penguin Catapult, Digital Chocolate

 

Best GPS / Map: Garmin, Garmin International

 

Best Entertainment App: BerryTunes, VirtualViews.com

 

Best Health/Fitness App: Ascendo Fitness, Ascendo Inc.

 

Best Personal Organization App: e-Mobile Planner, e-Mobile Software Inc

 

Best E-mail/Messaging App: IM+, SHAPE Services GmbH

 

Best Weather App: MyCast Weather, Digital Cyclone, Inc

 

Best Personalization App: PhoneFace Photo Speed Dial, Electric Pocket

 

Best Phone Tool: Roblock BlackBerry Theft Recovery, Dexterous Infoway Pvt Ltd

Symbian:

 

2009 Groundbreaker: WalkingHotSpot, TapRoot Systems

 

2009 Rookie Developer of the Year: SPB Software

 

Best Business App: Worldmate, Worldmate

 

Best Social App: IM+, SHAPE Services GmbH

 

Best Casual Game: Micro Pool (206895), Botond FM Bt.

 

Best Action / Adventure Game: SkyForce Reloaded, Infinite Dreams

 

Best GPS / Map: Google Maps with Latitude, Google

 

Best Entertainment App: LCG Jukebox, Lonely Cat Games

 

Best Health/Fitness App: Diets, Mobile Systems

 

Best Personal Organization App: Safe Deposit Box, Melon (formerly WebGate JSC)

 

Best E-mail/Messaging App: Advanced Blocker, Melon (formerly WebGate JSC)

 

Best Weather App: Handy Weather, EPOCWARE

 

Best Personalization App: Handy Shell, EPOCWARE

 

Best Phone Tool: X-plore, Lonely Cat Games

Windows Mobile:

 

2009 Groundbreaker: WalkingHotSpot, TapRoot Systems

 

2009 Rookie Developer of the Year: Iconsoft.com

 

Best Business App: Voice on the Go, Voice on the Go, Inc

 

Best Social App: IM+ for Skype, SHAPE Services GmbH

 

Best Casual Game: SPB Brain Evolution, SPB Software

 

Best Action / Adventure Game: Resco Guardians, Resco.net

 

Best GPS / Map: Google Maps with Latitude, Google

 

Best Entertainment App: WunderRadio, Jeyo, Inc

 

Best Health/Fitness App: HealthFile Plus, WakefieldSoft, LLC

 

Best Personal Organization App: Pocket Informant, WebIS, Inc.

 

Best E-mail/Messaging App: Jeyo Mobile Extender, Jeyo, Inc

 

Best Weather App: SPB Weather, SPB Software

 

Best Personalization App: SPB Mobile Shell, SPB Software

 

Best Phone Tool: Resco Explorer, Resco.net

A list of all winners is available here.