U.K. Licensing Awards Unveils Finalists

Best Preschool Licensed Property (ages 0-5)

: “Blaze and the Monster Machines,”

The Gruffalo,

“Hey Duggee,” “In the Night Garden,” “Paw Patrol,” “Peppa Pig,” “PJ Masks,” “Teletubbies,” “Thomas & Friends” and

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

.

Best Children’s or Tween Licensed Property (ages 5-12)

: Barbie, LEGO, My Little Pony, Pokémon, “The Powerpuff Girls,” Shopkins, “Thunderbirds Are Go” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

Best Teen or Adult Licensed Property

: “Adventure Time,” Emoji, “Game of Thrones,”

Harry Potter

, Me To You, Pusheen, “The Simpsons” and WWE.

Best Film Licensed Property

:

Beauty and the Beast, Despicable Me, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The LEGO Batman Movie, Star Wars (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Trolls

and

Wonder Woman

.

Best Music or Celebrity Licensed Property

: The Beatles, Jamie Oliver, Jennifer Lopez, JoJo Siwa, Jourdan Dunn, Justin Bieber, Little Mix and Tom Kerridge.

Best Sports Licensed Property

: Chelsea FC, England Rugby, FC Barcelona, The Football Association, Liverpool Football Club, Manchester City Football Club, National Basketball Association and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

The Classic Licensed Property Award

: Batman, Disney Princess, “Doctor Who,” “Fireman Sam,” Miffy, Mr. Men Little Miss,

Paddington Bear

, Pokémon, “Power Rangers,” Roald Dahl, “Sesame Street” and Smiley.

Best Licensed Toys or Games Range

:

The LEGO Batman Movie

range from LEGO, My Little Pony role play toys from HTI, Nick Jr. Ready Steady Dough range for The Entertainer from addo Play, “Paw Patrol” arts and crafts range from Sambro, “PJ Masks” toy range from Flair and

The World of Eric Carle

arts and crafts range from Rainbow Designs.

Best Licensed Dress-Up or Partyware Range

: DC Girls dress up for George at Asda from Rubie’s, Disney Princess dress-up for Sainsbury’s from Rubie’s, Horrible Histories dress up from RH Swimth & Son,

LEGO Batman

dress up from Jakks Pacific, “Paw Patrol” party range from Amscan and

Toy Story

Disney Baby dress up from Travis Designs.

Best Licensed Preschool Apparel Range (ages 0-5)

: Disney Princess tutus for George at Asda from Paul Dennicci,

The Gruffalo

boys’ collections for Tu at Sainsbury’s, Mr. Men collection from Tobias & The Bear,

Peter Rabbit

collection for Mothercare from Paul Dennicci,

Star Wars

collection from Cooneen by Desing and

Winnie the Pooh

90th range from Matalan.

Best Licensed Children’s Apparel Range

: Akid x Good Luck

Trolls

footwear from Akid Brands,

Beauty and the Beast

spring/summer collection from TVM Fashion Lab, DC Comics girls’ t-shirt collection for George at Asda, My Little Pony Girls’ footwear for Argos from William Lamb, My Little Pony nightwear for George at Asda from Aykroyd & Sons and Pokémon apparel range for Next from Fashion U.K.

Best Licensed Adult Apparel Range

: Barbie collection for ASOS from Somberbond, Lon Dunn by Jourdan Dunn collection from Missguided, Mr. Men Father’s Day range from Blues, My Little Pony collection for Primark from Bravado, Pokémon collection from HYPE and Pusheen collection for Primark from Poetic Brands.

Best Licensed Written, Listening or Learning Range

: “Doctor Who” Mr. Men books from Penguin Random House, My Little Pony creative coloring books from Hachette Children’s Group,

My Little Pony Magazine

from Signature Publishing, “Paw Patrol” range from Parragon Books, “Peppa Pig” ELA range from Trends and

The World of Eric Carle

activity range from Parragon Books.

Best Licensed Paper Products or Stationery Range

:

Ladydbird Books for Grown-Ups

greeting cards from Danilo, Marvel notebook collection from Pyramid International, My Little Pony stationery range from Blue Sky Studios, Sara Miller London stationery collection from Blueprint Collections,

Star Wars

greeting cards from U.K. Greetings and

Winnie the Pooh

giftwrappings collection for M&S from Hallmark.

Best Licensed Giftware Range

:

Despicable Me

backpack collection from Posh Paws,

Harry Potter

giftware from Half Moon Bay, Marvel

Civil War

vintage army collection from BB Designs, Nintendo Gameboy collection from Bioworld Europe, Polaroid gift range from Fizz Creations and “The Simpsons” The Undressed collection from Skinnydip.

Best Licensed Home Décor, Tableware or Housewares Range

: “Friends” Central Perk homewares from Pyramid International, Mickey Mouse outdoor summer collection from Primark, Slush Puppie range from Fizz Creations,

Star Wars

BB-8 homewares range from Funko,

Trolls

glow bedding and accessories range from Character World and V&A

Alice in Wonderland

collection from Creative Tops.

Best Licensed Food or Drink Range

: “Candy Crush” baking kits from Bakedin, Crayola Crafty Cooks range from Fiddes Payne,

The Gruffalo

Ice Tusks from Brand of Brothers, Marmite range from Kinnerton, Pusheen confectionery from Mallow Tree and Tango Popcorn from Yumsh Snacks.

The Innovation Award

:

Beauty and the Beast

chip collection for Primark,

Despicable

DM3 Flying Minion Dave from Wow! Stuff, “In the Night Garden” sleep tight all night Igglepiggle from Golden Bear, “Paw Patrol” UV Pup Top for Morrisons from Bioworld International, “Peppa Pig” color changing raincoat from Squidkids and VW Retro special edition fridge from Gorenje.

Best Retailer of Preschool Licensed Products (ages 0-5)

: Argos, Asda, Mothercare, Sainbury’s, Shop Direct and Smyths.

Best Retailer of Kids’ Licensed Products (ages 5-16)

: Argos, Clarie’s Accessories, Next, Primark, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

Best Retailer of Adult Licensed Products

: ASOS, Forbidden Planet, HMV, Next, Primark and Sainsbury’s.

The Radar Award (for retailers that have considerably upped their licensing activities in the last year)

: B&M, Card Factory, Character.com, Matalan, The Range and Wilko

Best Licensed Retail Execution

: DC Comics’ Be a Superhero This Summer at Intu, Disney Princess Dream Big at Tesco,

Finding Dory

summer campaign at Sainsbury’s, Minnie and Mickey Mouse launch campaign at GAP, My Little Pony Easter activation at Primark, Nickelodeon All Stars Easter activity at Intu,

Star Wars

Mission at Asda and WWE WrestleMania at Selfridges.

Masters of The Universe

Epic Skeletor with Moneysupermarket.com (Agencies: Born Licensing and Mother)

The Angry Birds Movie

with Peperami (Agency: Brand & Deliver)?

“Thunderbirds” Savers are Go with Halifax Bank (Agency: adam&eveDDB)

“Absolutely Fabulous” with Cadbury Amaze Bites (Agency: Lime Communications)

Trolls

with Vosene Kids (Agency: Lime Communications)

Mr. Men with Heathrow’s Holiday Experience

Storks

with Mail Boxes (Agency: Lime Communications)

Warner Bros. classic animation with Halifax Bank (Agency: adam&eveDDB)

Katie Ball, retail partnerships manager, BBC Worldwide

Charlotte Boyce, European campaign manager, Nickelodeon

Omar Khan, licensing and special projects manager, Forbidden Planet

Grace Pantony, licensing director, Marshall Amplifiers

Hannah Stevens, retail and brand manager, CPLG

Sophie Yates, licensing coordinator, Bulldog Licensing