Here's another Game awards show, but this time it's actually interesting. On Wednesday, On March 7th 2007 at Game Developers Conference, The Independent Games Festival will hold it's 9th annual awards show. Much like films, indie game title as are often more creative and interesting than the big company games and there are definitely those out there that deserve some attention. Categories include Best Web Browser Game,
Design Innovation Award, Excellence In Visual Art, Excellence In Audio, Technical Excellence, Audience Award and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. (If you don't know who he is, go here)

To see the full list of all finalists, make the jump.

2007 IGF Main Competition Finalists Announced [IGF]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize: Aquaria - Bit Blot; Armadillo Run - Peter Stock; Bang! Howdy - Three Rings Design; RoboBlitz - Naked Sky Entertainment; Everyday Shooter - Queasy Games.

Best Web Browser Game: Bubble Islands - dot-invasion; Gamma Bros - Pixeljam; Samorost 2 - Amanita Design.

Design Innovation Award: Armadillo Run - Peter Stock; Aquaria - Bit Blot ; Everyday Shooter - Queasy Games; Toblo - Digipen Institute of Technology; Toribash - NABI Software .

Excellence In Visual Art: Castle Crashers - The Behemoth; Golf? - Luke Hetherington, Alex Austin, Josiah Pisciotta, and Andrew Laing; Aquaria - Bit Blot; RoboBlitz - Naked Sky Entertainment; Samorost 2 - Amanita Design.

Excellence In Audio: Bone: The Great Cow Race - Telltale Games; Everyday Shooter - Queasy Games; FizzBall - Grubby Games; Aquaria - Bit Blot; Racing Pitch - Skinflake.

Technical Excellence: Arcane Legions: The Rising Shadow - Slitherine Software; Armada Online - EvStream; Bang! Howdy - Three Rings Design; Blast Miner - Cryptic Sea; Bugs Of War - NinjaBee.