LIMA announces the Nominees for the Annual LIMA International Licensing Excellence Awards

LIMA international - April 2009

 
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
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
The Andy Warhol Global Licensing Program

 

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Artkey’s Qi Baishi

 

Artkey Co., Ltd.
Debbie Taylor-Kerman

 

Debbie Taylor-Kerman, Inc./SHMH Partners
Dena

 

Dena Designs, Inc.
Skelanimals

 

Skelanimals, LLC

BEST ART BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Bond No. 9 New York

 

Andy Warhol by Bond No. 9 New York/fragrances
Publications International, Ltd.

 

Dena/tween product line
Seiko Instruments USA, Inc.

 

Andy Warhol 15/watch collection
Toynami

 

Skelanimals/plush

BEST CHARACTER BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Property
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
Cabbage Patch Kids

 

Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc./4Kids Entertainment
Disney Fairies

 

The Walt Disney Company
Fancy Nancy

 

HarperCollins/United Media Licensing
Hello Kitty

 

Sanrio, Inc.
Supergirl

 

Warner Bros. Consumer Products

BEST CHARACTER BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
CDI, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

 

Fancy Nancy/product line
Dynacraft

 

Ride With Me Barbie Bicycle
Firebrand Media

 

Hot Wheels Magazine
Kodak Gallery

 

Hello Kitty/photo book
Play Along, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

 

25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kids

BEST CHARACTER BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Age Group

 

Hello Kitty/junior intimates, sleepwear, loungewear
Bentex

 

Transformers/I-talk t-shirts
Briefly Stated, Inc.

 

Disney Characters/sleepwear, daywear
Mighty Fine, Inc.

 

Hello Kitty/junior and tween apparel
Sestini Mercantil Ltda

 

Hot Wheels Car Launcher Backpack

BEST CORPORATE BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Property
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
Jeep Consumer Products

 

Chrysler LLC/The Joester Loria Group
Jim Beam Brand

 

Beam Global Spirits and Wine/The Licensing Company
Mustang

 

Ford Motor Company/The Beanstalk Group, LLC
USA Today

 

USA Today/Nancy Bailey & Associates, Inc.

BEST CORPORATE BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
The Inventure Group, Inc.

 

Burger King Snacks
Jack Links

 

A.1. Meat Snacks
Jamak Fabrication

 

FArmor All/windshield wiper blades
Lexington Home Brands

 

Trump Home/furniture collection
Sakar

 

Crayola Digital Camcorder
Winplus

 

AirWick/automobile air freshener

BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Property
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
Bakugan

 

Nelvana Enterprises/Cartoon Network Enterprises
The Dark Knight

 

Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Hannah Montana

 

The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars

 

Lucasfilm Ltd.
Twilight

 

Summit Entertainment LLC/Striker Entertainment/Most Management

BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Bandai America

 

Ben 10 Alien Force/toy line
Disguise, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

 

Sesame Street/costume collection
Fisher-Price

 

Elmo Live/plush
Fisher-Price

 

Imaginext DC Super Friends Batcave
K’NEX

 

KID K’NEX Sesame Street Building Sets
Spin Master Ltd.

 

Bakugan/toy and trading card game

BEST FILM, TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Freeze

 

Ben 10 Alien Force/apparel line
Giant

 

The Dark Knight/apparel
Jay Franco and Sons, Inc.

 

CARS/bedding, bath and beach
National Entertainment Collectibles Association

 

Twilight/apparel and accessories
SGFootwear

 

Ben 10/footwear

BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Property
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

 

IOC/The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
ESPN

 

ESPN
Major League Baseball

 

Major League Baseball
National Hockey League

 

National Hockey League
Red Nose

 

Xtreme Sports

BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Activision Minneapolis Publishing

 

Monster Jam/video game
Activision Value

 

Little League World Series 2008/interactive baseball game
Electronic Arts

 

Madden NFL 08/video game
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

 

NASCAR/product line
Zizzle

 

ESPN/handheld games

BEST SPORTS AND SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS

Licensee
 

 

Property/Product
 
Jem Sportswear

 

Skatelab/apparel
The Northwest Company, LLC.

 

Collegiate Sports Program/product line
PBTeen by Pottery Barn

 

X Games/home collection
Total Kids Wear

 

X Games/apparel and accessories
VF Imagewear

 

ESPNU/apparel

BEST LICENSED PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

Promotion Name
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
The Dark Knight Theatrical Release

 

Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Toys“R”Us, Destination Star Wars: Countdown to Clone Wars

 

Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Hannah Montana Headquarters: The Gear. The Fashion. The Music

 

The Walt Disney Company
McDonald’s 2008 Monopoly Game Promotion

 

Hasbro, Inc.
Quantum of Solace Promotion

 

EON/Danjaq/Sony Pictures Entertainment

BEST RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Retailer
 

 

Property
 
Hot Topic

 

Twilight
Kmart

 

The Dark Knight
Safeway

 

Looney Tunes
Toys“R”Us

 

Star Wars
Walmart

 

Hannah Montana

OVERALL BEST LICENSED PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

Property
 

 

Owner/Agent
 
The Andy Warhol Global Licensing Program

 

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Bakugan

 

Nelvana Enterprises/Cartoon Network Enterprises
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

 

IOC/The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
The Dark Knight

 

Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Hello Kitty

 

Sanrio, Inc.
Jeep Consumer Products

 

Chrysler LLC/The Joester Loria Group
Major League Baseball

 

Major League Baseball