the shortlist
This year we received hundreds of incredible entries and nominations and, after a lot of careful consideration, we’re excited to reveal the amazing individuals that have made the shortlist and are in the running to win at our first virtual MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards this November!
Rising star of the year – Business

CHRISTIE MOULDING
Team17

EMILY HORLER
ReedPop UK

EMMA WITHINGTON
Bastion

EVA POPPE
Unity

SHAZINA ADAM
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

KATIE LAURENCE
Ubisoft
Rising star of the year – Development

Hannah Rose
Bithell Games

Inês Filipa Brasil Lagarto
Lab42 Games

Jasmine Moore
Sumo Digital (Nottingham)

Jessica Sham
Tt Games

Julia Shusterman
Sports Interactive

Vicky McKelvey
Supermassive Games
Games Campaigner of the Year

Cinzia Musio
Splash Damage

Fey Vercuiel
Studio Gobo

Lauren Kaye
She Plays Games

Marie-Claire Isaaman
Women in Games

Michelle Tilley
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Roz Tuplin
Games London
Journalist of the Year

Elle Osili-Wood
Freelance presenter and journalist

Jessica Wells
Network N

Lara Jackson
GameByte

Louise Blain
Dialect/Freelance

Vic Hood
TechRadar

Vikki Blake
Eurogamer, NME
Creative Impact of the Year

Anna Hollinrake
MediaTonic

Helen Kaur
Rocksteady Studios

Jess Hyland
Wonderstruck

Julie Savage
Supermassive Games

Karoline Forsberg
nDreams

Lily Zhu
Splash Damage
Technical Impact of the Year

Amy Phillips
Media Molecule

Anastasiia Tsaplii
Bossa Studios

Cheryl Razzell
Polystream

Michelle Chapman
Sumo Digital

Mohrag Taylor
Creative Assembly

Nareice Wint
Party Llama Games
Comms Impact of the Year

Amy Hughes
Square Enix

Charleyy Hodson
Xbox UK

Haley Uyrus
Mediatonic

Sola Kasali
EA

Taylea Enver
Frontier Developments

Zuzanna 'Zee' Inczewska
Team Adopt Me
Businesswoman of the Year

Gemma Johnson-Brown
Dovetail Games

Korina Abbott
Neonhive

Lauran Carter
Liquid Crimson/ SuperCoolComms

Maria Sayans
Ustwo

Nusrat Shah
Exient

Tina Lauro Pollock
Brain and Nerd Ltd
Career Mentor of the Year

Anisa Sanusi
Limit Break Mentorship

Caroline Miller
Indigo Pearl

Korina Abbott
Neonhive

Melissa Phillips
Silver Rain Games

Romana Ramzan
Glasgow Caledonian University

Tara Mustapha
Code Coven