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LIMA is excited to announce the nominees for the Annual LIMA International Licensing Excellence Awards, recognizing the industry's most impressive and successful licensed properties and products from the past year!
Licensees and properties from around the world will be honored in the following categories: Art, Character, Corporate, Film/Television/Entertainment, and Sports. In addition to acknowledging the Best Brand Program of the Year, awards for Best Licensee-Hard Goods and Best Licensee-Soft Goods will be presented in the Character, Corporate, Entertainment and Sports categories. The other awards categories are: Best Licensed Promotion, Best Retailer and Overall Best Licensed Program.
Nominees are:
BEST ART BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| The Andy Warhol Global Licensing Program |
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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. |
| Artkey’s Qi Baishi |
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Artkey Co., Ltd. |
| Debbie Taylor-Kerman |
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Debbie Taylor-Kerman, Inc./SHMH Partners |
| Dena |
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Dena Designs, Inc. |
| Skelanimals |
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Skelanimals, LLC |
BEST ART BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Bond No. 9 New York |
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Andy Warhol by Bond No. 9 New York/fragrances |
| Publications International, Ltd. |
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Dena/tween product line |
| Seiko Instruments USA, Inc. |
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Andy Warhol 15/watch collection |
| Toynami |
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Skelanimals/plush |
BEST CHARACTER BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| Cabbage Patch Kids |
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Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc./4Kids Entertainment |
| Disney Fairies |
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The Walt Disney Company |
| Fancy Nancy |
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HarperCollins/United Media Licensing |
| Hello Kitty |
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Sanrio, Inc. |
| Supergirl |
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products |
BEST CHARACTER BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| CDI, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. |
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Fancy Nancy/product line |
| Dynacraft |
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Ride With Me Barbie Bicycle |
| Firebrand Media |
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Hot Wheels Magazine |
| Kodak Gallery |
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Hello Kitty/photo book |
| Play Along, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. |
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25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kids |
BEST CHARACTER BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Age Group |
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Hello Kitty/junior intimates, sleepwear, loungewear |
| Bentex |
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Transformers/I-talk t-shirts |
| Briefly Stated, Inc. |
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Disney Characters/sleepwear, daywear |
| Mighty Fine, Inc. |
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Hello Kitty/junior and tween apparel |
| Sestini Mercantil Ltda |
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Hot Wheels Car Launcher Backpack |
BEST CORPORATE BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| Jeep Consumer Products |
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Chrysler LLC/The Joester Loria Group |
| Jim Beam Brand |
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Beam Global Spirits and Wine/The Licensing Company |
| Mustang |
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Ford Motor Company/The Beanstalk Group, LLC |
| USA Today |
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USA Today/Nancy Bailey & Associates, Inc. |
BEST CORPORATE BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| The Inventure Group, Inc. |
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Burger King Snacks |
| Jack Links |
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A.1. Meat Snacks |
| Jamak Fabrication |
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FArmor All/windshield wiper blades |
| Lexington Home Brands |
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Trump Home/furniture collection |
| Sakar |
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Crayola Digital Camcorder |
| Winplus |
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AirWick/automobile air freshener |
BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| Bakugan |
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Nelvana Enterprises/Cartoon Network Enterprises |
| The Dark Knight |
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products |
| Hannah Montana |
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The Walt Disney Company |
| Star Wars |
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Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| Twilight |
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Summit Entertainment LLC/Striker Entertainment/Most Management |
BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Bandai America |
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Ben 10 Alien Force/toy line |
| Disguise, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. |
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Sesame Street/costume collection |
| Fisher-Price |
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Elmo Live/plush |
| Fisher-Price |
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Imaginext DC Super Friends Batcave |
| K’NEX |
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KID K’NEX Sesame Street Building Sets |
| Spin Master Ltd. |
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Bakugan/toy and trading card game |
BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Freeze |
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Ben 10 Alien Force/apparel line |
| Giant |
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The Dark Knight/apparel |
| Jay Franco and Sons, Inc. |
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CARS/bedding, bath and beach |
| National Entertainment Collectibles Association |
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Twilight/apparel and accessories |
| SGFootwear |
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Ben 10/footwear |
BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
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IOC/The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |
| ESPN |
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ESPN |
| Major League Baseball |
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Major League Baseball |
| National Hockey League |
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National Hockey League |
| Red Nose |
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Xtreme Sports |
BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Activision Minneapolis Publishing |
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Monster Jam/video game |
| Activision Value |
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Little League World Series 2008/interactive baseball game |
| Electronic Arts |
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Madden NFL 08/video game |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. |
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NASCAR/product line |
| Zizzle |
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ESPN/handheld games |
BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee
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Property/Product
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| Jem Sportswear |
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Skatelab/apparel |
| The Northwest Company, LLC. |
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Collegiate Sports Program/product line |
| PBTeen by Pottery Barn |
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X Games/home collection |
| Total Kids Wear |
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X Games/apparel and accessories |
| VF Imagewear |
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ESPNU/apparel |
BEST LICENSED PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
Promotion Name
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Owner/Agent
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| The Dark Knight Theatrical Release |
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products |
| Toys“R”Us, Destination Star Wars: Countdown to Clone Wars |
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Lucasfilm, Ltd. |
| Hannah Montana Headquarters: The Gear. The Fashion. The Music |
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The Walt Disney Company |
| McDonald’s 2008 Monopoly Game Promotion |
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Hasbro, Inc. |
| Quantum of Solace Promotion |
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EON/Danjaq/Sony Pictures Entertainment |
BEST RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Retailer
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Property
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| Hot Topic |
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Twilight |
| Kmart |
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The Dark Knight |
| Safeway |
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Looney Tunes |
| Toys“R”Us |
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Star Wars |
| Walmart |
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Hannah Montana |
OVERALL BEST LICENSED PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property
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Owner/Agent
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| The Andy Warhol Global Licensing Program |
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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. |
| Bakugan |
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Nelvana Enterprises/Cartoon Network Enterprises |
| Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
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IOC/The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |
| The Dark Knight |
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products |
| Hello Kitty |
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Sanrio, Inc. |
| Jeep Consumer Products |
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Chrysler LLC/The Joester Loria Group |
| Major League Baseball |
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Major League Baseball | |
