LIMA Announces 2018 International Licensing Awards Nominees

LIMA - April 2018
 
 

LIMA has finalized the ballot for the 2018 International Licensing Awards! A total of 132 nominees from 16 countries were named and will vie for the industry’s most prestigious and globally-recognized honor. A record 42% of this year’s nominees originate from outside the U.S. – up from 25 percent from last year – demonstrating the increasing international reach of the awards program.

“This is a banner year for the LIMA Licensing Awards program. We received a record 700 submissions, which truly reflects the broad scope of licensing from around the world,” said LIMA President Charles Riotto. “The prestige – not to mention the sense of competition – is greater than ever and we are excited to see it all play out at the Awards Ceremony at Licensing Expo.”

Voting will be open to all LIMA member companies in April. Winners will be announced at the LIMA Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 22, during Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.




Licensed Program

Art / Design
Property   Owner/Agent
Andy Warhol   The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
KAOMOJI   Dou Weiwei
Keith Haring   The Keith Haring Studio / Artestar
Nina and Other Little Things   Eloise Morandi Nash / DIC 2 SRL
Selfies   Howard Robinson Illustration
The Very Hungry Caterpillar/The World of Eric Carle   Eric Carle Studio, LLC/ The Joester Loria Group
Victoria and Albert Museum   Victoria and Albert Museum
 
Celebrity / Fashion
Property   Owner/Agent
Airwalk   Authentic Brands Group
Dear Drew   Barrymore Brands / CAA-GBG
Guns N’ Roses Was Here   Bravado
LaurDIY   Lauren Riihimaki / The Brand Liaison
Maya Angelou   Estate of Maya Angelou / CMG Worldwide
 
Character / Toy Brand
Property   Owner/Agent
L.O.L. Surprise   MGA Entertainment
Nickelodeon Slime   Nickelodeon
Paddington   Vivendi / The Copyrights Group
Pusheen   Pusheen Corp. / Fluid World Limited
Rube Goldberg   Rube Goldberg / Brand Central
Shopkins   Moose Toys / The Licensing Shop Inc.
 
Corporate Brand
Property   Owner/Agent
American Red Cross   American Red Cross / Seltzer Licensing Group
Energizer   Energizer Brands, LLC / Beanstalk
Girl Scouts of the USA   Girl Scouts of the USA / The Wildflower Group
Pantone   Pantone / Brand Central
Parental Advisory   BPI / CPLG
Polaroid   Polaroid / The Sharpe Company
Vogue   Conde Nast
 
Digital
Property   Owner/Agent
emoji – the iconic brand   the emoji company / Global Merchandising Services, Inc.
Five Nights at Freddy’s   Scottgames / Striker Entertainment
Kanahei’s Small Animals   Yurutto Inc. / TV Tokyo Communications Corp.
LINE Friends   LINE Friends Corporation
musical.ly   musical.ly / Brand Central
 
Film / Television / Entertainment – Animated
Property   Owner/Agent
Ali the Fox   Beijing Dream Castle Culture Co., Ltd.
Boonie Bears   Fantawild Animation Inc.
PAW Patrol   Spin Master / Nickelodeon
Peppa Pig   Entertainment One
PJ Masks   Entertainment One
Rick and Morty   Adult Swim & Cartoon Network Enterprises
Super Wings   Alpha Group Co., Ltd.
 
Film / Television / Entertainment – Live Action
Property   Owner/Agent
AMC’s The Walking Dead   AMC Network / Striker Entertainment
Baahubali   Arka Mediaworks / Black White Orange Brands Pvt Ltd
JoJo Siwa   Nickelodeon
The Rap of China   iQIYI
Ushuaia   TF1 / TF1 Licenses
 
Food and Beverage / Restaurant
Property   Owner/Agent
Bailey’s   Diageo / Beanstalk
Guinness   Diageo / Beanstalk
Tapatio Hot Sauce   Tapatio Hot Sauce / Brand Central
The Cheesecake Factory at Home   TCF Co. LLC / CAA-GBG
The Hershey Company – Asia Licensing Programme   The Hershey Company / CAA-GBG
Tony Roma’s Restaurants   Roma Dining LLC / Broad Street Licensing Group
Welch’s   Welch Foods
 
Sports
Property   Owner/Agent
England Rugby   RFU Rugby Football Union / CPLG
NFLPA   NFLPA
PGA TOUR   PGA TOUR, Inc. / CAA Sports
Real Madrid Football Club   Global Merchandising (adidas) / Tycoon Enterprises
WWE   WWE
 
Licensed Promotion
Promotion Name   Owner/Agent
Angry Birds Debit Card at China Merchants Bank   Rovio (Shanghai) Commerce and Trading Co., Ltd.
Masters of the Universe and Dirty Dancing   Mattel and Lionsgate / Born Licensing
Murder on the Orient Express & Godiva   Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising / Sinerji Reklam Danismanlik Pazarlama Ve Dis Ticaret Ltd.Sti.
Octonauts Swimming Programme   Silvergate Media
The Lapins Crétins (Raving Rabbids) / Carrefour   Ubisoft / CPLG France
Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers: The Last Knight” in Partnership with Coca-Cola China   Paramount Pictures and Coca-Cola China
 
Location-Based or Experimental Initiative
Name   Owner/Agent
Green Day Pop-Up   Warner Music Artist Services / Warner Music Group
Masha and the Bear on Ice   Animaccord Ltd. / The Ink Group A/S
National Geographic Encounter   National Geographic
Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom   Lightstorm Entertainment & Twentieth Century Fox
PAW Patrol Live   Nickelodeon & Spin Master
Star Trek: The Cruise   CBS Consumer Products
Very Hungry Caterpillar   Eric Carle LLC / Haven Licensing Pty Ltd. & The Joester Loria Group
 
Retailer
Retailer   Property
Cotton On Kids   Mulga the Artist
Etam   Wonder Woman
Jay Jays   Rick and Morty
Saks Fifth Avenue   Snow White
Spirit Halloween   Stranger Things
Target   PAW Patrol
Woolworth’s   Marvel Heroes



Licensed Products

Apparel / Footwear / Accessories
Company   Property/Product
Alex and Ani, LLC   Harry Potter jewelry line
AME/Global Brands Group   Care Bears union suits
Happy Socks   The Beatles socks
I.N.C. International Concepts   Popsicle capsule collection
Reebok   Alien Stomper ‘Final Battle’ Pack Sneakers
Ripple Junction   Rick & Morty apparel line
Vans   Peanuts footwear, apparel & accessories
 
Appliances / Automotive / Electronics / Hardware / Housewares / Paint
Company   Property/Product
Blue Rhino   Hershey S’mores caddy
Broil Chef   Star Wars TIE Fighter Gas Grill
Gorenje   Volkswagen Retro Van Fridge
Icon Health & Fitness   Le Tour de France TDF Pro 5.0
KidsEmbrace   DC Comics Batman combination booster seat
Pro-Ject Audio Systems   The Beatles 1964 Recordplayer Limited Edition
The Paint Makers   V&A Classic Collection
 
Digital – apps, software, video
Company   Property/Product
Amazon   Sesame Street Alexa Skill
EA Sports & Discovery Education   Madden NFL: Football by the Numbers digital learning game
Lenovo   Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
Metamoki   Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm mobile game
Mighty Kingdom   Shopkins World mobile game
SEGA   Total War: Warhammer 2 PC game series
Ubisoft   Star Trek: Bridge Crew
 
Food / Beverage
Company   Property/Product
Bon Bon Buddies   Disney Characters Fruitickles fruit snack
Brand & Vision   Sesamstrasse organic food range
Cameron’s Brewery Ltd.   Motörhead’s Röad Crew
Dole Food Company   Disney Pixar Cars 3 fruits & vegetables
Gustavo Gusto   Luca (YouTube influencer) Pizza
General Mills   PAW Patrol yogurt product line
mymuesli   Bibi & Tina organic cereal
Nature’s Touch   Welch’s frozen avocados
 
Health & Beauty Aids
Company   Property/Product
American Crew   Elvis Presley – The King of Men’s Grooming Pucks
Colgate   Despicable Me oral care product line
Elsker   Pleasant Goat skin care product line
Kester Black   Pantone nail polish
Sally Hansen   Crayola + Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Back to School Nail Color Collection
 
Home Décor – domestics, furniture, giftware, textiles
Company   Property/Product
Bassett   HGTV HOME Design Studio by Bassett
GB eye Ltd.   Rick and Morty drinkware range
Half Moon Bay   Warhammer 40,000 giftware range
Jay Franco & Sons, LLC   Minecraft home collection
Pyramid International   Doctor Who (Tardis) doormat
 
Publishing / Social Expression / Back-to-School
Company   Property/Product
Centum Books Limited   JoJo Siwa publishing range
Insight Editions   A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic
Jieli Publishing House   Super Wings Warrior picture storybooks
lovepop   Beatles pop-up card collection
Scientific Games Corporation   Willy Wonka Golden Ticket lottery game
Weldon Owen   RuPaul’s Drag Race: Paper Doll Book
 
Toys / Games / Novelties / Role-Play: 0 – 12
Company   Property/Product
Bonkers Toys   slither.io toy line
Cra-Z-Art   Nickelodeon Slime kits
Headstart   Tickle Me Elmo
Just Play   Disney Junior Doc McStuffins All-in-One Nursery
Toynami   Tulipop blind box figurines
Wicked Cool Toys   Teddy Ruxpin
 
Toys / Games / Novelties / Role-Play: 13 plus
Company   Property/Product
Funko, LLC.   Rick and Morty Funko Pop!, action figures, apparel, and more
Hasbro   Star Wars: The Black Series Poe Dameron Electronic Helmet
Jazwares   Roblox product range
Kidrobot, Inc.   Andy Warhol art toy collectibles
McFarlane Toys   Five Nights at Freddy’s construction sets
Cardinal Industries, a subsidiary of Spin Master Games   Jumanji board game
The LEGO Group   LEGO Star Wars BB-8 – 75187