LIMA Unveils 2018 Award Nominees

Winners of the annual International Licensing Awards will be announced at Licensing Expo this May.

The International Licensing Awards recognize outstanding creativity and performance in all major segments of licensing. The winners will be announced at Licensing Expo, May 22, in Las Vegas, Nev.

“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,” says Charles Riotto, president, LIMA. “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.”

This year’s nominees include:

LICENSED PROGRAM

Art/Design

Andy Warhol–The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,
Kaomoji–Dou Weiwei
Keith Haring–The Keith Haring Studio/Artestar
Nina and Other Little Things–Eloise Morandi Nash/DIC 2
Selfies–Howard Robinson Illustration
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
/The World of Eric Carle–Eric Carle Studio–The Joester Loria Group
Victoria and Albert Museum–Victoria and Albert Museum

Celebrity/Fashion

Airwalk–Authentic Brands Group
Dear Drew–Barrymore Brands/CAA-GBG
Guns N’ Roses Was Here…–Bravado
LaurDIY–Lauren Riihimaki/The Brand Liaison
Maya Angelo–Estate of Maya Angelou/CMG Worldwide

Character/Toy Brand

L.O.L. Surprise! –MGA Entertainment
Nickelodeon Slime–Nickelodeon
Paddington–Vivendi/The Copyrights Group
Pusheen–Pusheen Corp./Fluid World
Rube Goldberg–Rube Goldberg/Brand Central
Shopkins–Moose Toys/The Licensing Shop

Corporate Brand

American Red Cross–American Red Cross/Seltzer Licensing Group
Energizer–Energizer Brands/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
—Condé Nast

Digital

Emoji–The Emoji Company/Global Merchandising Services,
“Five Nights at Freddy’s”–Scottgames/Striker Entertainment
Kanahei’s Small Animals–Yurutto/TV Tokyo Communications
Line Friends–Line Friends Corporation
“Musical.ly”–Musical.ly/Brand Central

Film/Television/Entertainment–Animated

Ali the Fox–Beijing Dream Castle Culture Co.
“Boonie Bears”–Fantawild Animation
“Paw Patrol”–Spin Master/Nickelodeon
“Peppa Pig”–Entertainment One
“PJ Masks”–Entertainment One
“Rick and Morty”–Cartoon Network
“Super Wings”–Alpha Group Co.

Film/Television/Entertainment–Live Action

AMC’s “The Walking Dead”–AMC Network/Striker Entertainment
Baahubali
–Arka Mediaworks/Black White Orange Brands
JoJo Siwa–Nickelodeon
“The Rap of China Ushuaia”–TF1/TF1 Licenses

Food and Beverage/Restaurant

Bailey’s–Diageo/Beanstalk
Guinness–Diageo/Beanstalk
Tapatio Hot Sauce–Tapatio Hot Sauce/Brand Central
The Cheesecake Factory at Home–TCF Co./CAA-GBG
The Hershey Company–Asia Licensing Program–The Hershey Company/CAA-GBG
Tony Roma’s Restaurants–Roma Dining/Broad Street Licensing Group
Welch’s–Welch Foods

Sports

England Rugby–RFU Rugby Football Union/CPLG
NFLPA–NFLPA
PGA Tour–PGA Tour/CAA Sports
Real Madrid Football Club–Global Merchandising (Adidas)/Tycoon Enterprises
WWE–WWE

Licensed Promotion

Angry Birds
debit card at China Merchandise Bank–Rovio (Shanghai) Commerce and Trading Co.
“Masters of the Universe” and
Dirty Dancing
–Mattel and Lionsgate/Born Licensing
Murder on the Orient Express
and Godiva–Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising /
Sinerji Reklam Danismanlik Pazarlama Ve Dis Ticaret
“Octonauts” Swimming program–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 Experiential Initiative

Green Day pop-up–Warner Music Artist Services/Warner Music Group
“Masha and the Bear on Ice”–Animaccord/ The Ink Group
“National Geographic Encounter”–National Geographic
“Pandora: The World of
Avatar
at Disney’s Animal Kingdom”–Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox
“Paw Patrol Live”–Nickelodeon and Spin Master
“Star Trek: The Cruise”–CBS Consumer Products
Very Hungry Caterpillar
–Eric Carle–Haven Licensing and The Joester Loria Group

RETAILER

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

Alex and Ani
–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 and accessories

Appliances/Automotive/Electronics/Hardware/Housewares/Paint

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 record player limited edition
The Paint Makers–V&A classic collection

Digital–Apps, Software, Video

Amazon–“Sesame Street” Alexa skill
EA Sports and 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

Bon Bon Buddies–Disney characters Fruitickles fruit snack
Brand & Vision–“Sesamstrasse” organic food range
Cameron’s Brewery–Motörhead’s Röad Crew
Dole Food Company–Disney Pixar
Cars 3
fruits and 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 and Beauty Aids

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