NOMINEES FOR THE 2012 LIMA INTERNATIONAL LICENSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Awards will be presented at the LIMA Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, June 12 during Licensing International Expo. Doors open at 5:30; ceremony begins at 5:45.

BEST ART OR DESIGN PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
Andy Warhol – The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Dena – Dena Designs, Inc./Alex Meisel & Co., LLC
SO SO Happy – Art Impressions, Inc.
The Victoria and Albert Museum – The Victoria and Albert Museum/V&A Enterprises

BEST ART OR DESIGN LICENSEE OF THE YEAR
Licensee – Property/Product
Dynomighty – Ron English/The Mighty Wallet
INCASE – Andy Warhol by INCASE/Apple products
Navigate Ltd. – Very Hungry Caterpillar/children’s gardening products
Pottery Barn Kids – Eric Carle Collection designed by Pottery Barn Kids
Thermos L.L.C. – Threadless/stainless-steel hydration bottles & lunch coolers

BEST CHARACTER OR TOY BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
Angry Birds – Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Hello Kitty – Sanrio, Inc.
Lalaloopsy – MGA Entertainment
Monster High – Mattel, Inc.
Moshi Monsters – Mind Candy
Paul Frank – Saban Brands

BEST CHARACTER OR TOY BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Added Extras, LLC – Hello Kitty/cosmetics & bath products
Commonwealth Toy & Novelty Co – Angry Birds/toy & novelty products
CSS Industries, Inc. – Angry Birds/Halloween costumes
Fashion Angels Enterprises – Monster High Monster Maker Machine
K’NEX Brands – Mario Kart Wii Building Sets

BEST CHARACTER OR TOY BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Fifth Sun – Angry Birds/apparel
Jay Franco and Sons, Inc. – Mickey & Minnie/home collection
Mighty Fine, Inc. – My Little Pony/fashion tee line
SGFootwear – Pillow Pets/slipper collection

BEST CORPORATE BRAND PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
Coastal Living – Time Inc./SunGate Partners, Inc.
Coca-Cola 125th Birthday – The Coca-Cola Company/Brand Licensing Team, The Licensing Company & Redibra
Cooking Light – Time Inc. Lifestyle Group/SunGate Partners, Inc.
Entenmann’s – Origrain Bakeries Products, Inc./The Joester Loria Group
Jelly Belly – Jelly Belly Candy Company/The Licensing Company North America, Inc.

BEST CORPORATE BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Added Extras, LLC – Aquafina Hydrating Lip Care Collection
Butler Home Products, LLC – Mr. Clean/household cleaning tools
Quickie Manufacturing Corporation – Lysol Scrubber Sponges
Thermos L.L.C. – Under Armour/hydration bottles
Wente Vineyards – entwine wines for Food Network

BEST CORPORATE BRAND LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Ginsey Home Solutions – I Love Pet Head/family of products
Idea Nuova – Teen Vogue Bedding & Room Décor
Nike – NERF/Kevin Durant Sneaker Collection
SGI Apparel – Harley-Davidson/children’s apparel & accessories
Solution Sales – Dewalt Safety Footwear

BEST FILM, TELEVISION, CELEBRITY, OR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
Disney•Pixar Cars 2 – The Walt Disney Company
Justin Bieber – Bravado International Group
One Direction – Global Merchandising Services Ltd./Rights Management International Ltd.
Peppa Pig – Entertainment One
Sofia Vergara Collection – Latin World Entertainment
The Biggest Loser – NBC Studios, Inc. & Reveille LLC/Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, LLC, Consumer Strategies, Ladder Up Media

BEST FILM, TELEVISION, CELEBRITY, OR ENTERTAINMENT
LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
NHS, Inc./Santa Cruz Skateboards – The Simpsons/custom-designed skateboards
Quill.com – The Office/Dunder Mifflin Copy Paper
Redan Publishing Ltd. – Peppa Pig/Fun to Learn and Bag-O-Fun magazines
Thermos L.L.C. – Star Wars/R2D2 Novelty Lunch Kit
Uncle Milton Industries – Star Wars Lightsaber Room Light
 
BEST FILM, TELEVISION, CELEBRITY, OR ENTERTAINMENT
LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Antebi Footwear Group LLC – Paris Hilton/footwear
Jay Franco and Sons, Inc. – Star Wars/home collection
Jerry Leigh of California – Harajuku Mini/boys & girls apparel
Rocawear – Transformers/t-shirt collection

BEST SPORTS OR SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
NASCAR – NASCAR/NASCAR Team Properties
NBA – National Basketball Association
PGA TOUR – PGA TOUR
St. Andrews Links – St. Andrews Links/CPLG
X Games – ESPN/IMG Worldwide, Inc.

BEST SPORTS OR SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT
LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – HARD GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
2K Sports – NBA/NBA 2K videogame franchise
Cycle Force Group – Le Tour de France/bicycles & accessories
Lionel – NASCAR/collectibles
Topps International – Indian Premier League Cricket Attax/trading card game
The Winston Company – X Games/ride-on

BEST SPORTS OR SPORTS-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT
LICENSEE OF THE YEAR – SOFT GOODS
Licensee – Property/Product
Adidas – BCS on ESPN/BCS Bowl bound apparel
Junk Food Clothing – NFL/Junk Food Vintage NFL
The Northwest Company, LLC – Disney & NFL/product line of plush huggers & throws, body pillows, bedding
P-Sports GmbH – Pele/apparel & footwear
Pottery Barn Teen – Major League Baseball/bedding

BEST LICENSED PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
Promotion Name – Owner/Agent
Coca-Cola Walmart Holiday Pallet Train – The Coca-Cola Company/Brand Licensing Team/Jerry Leigh of California
Hello Kitty Beauty at Sephora – Sanrio, Inc.
M•A•C Wonder Woman Collection – DC Comics/Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Mater’s Secret Mission – The Walt Disney Company
Pillow Pets Slippers at Walmart – CJ Products/The Wildflower Group/SGFootwear
 

BEST RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Retailer – Property
Boots – Hello Kitty
Champs Sports – National Basketball Association
Forever 21 – Hello Kitty
JC Penney – Angry Birds
Walgreens – The Biggest Loser
Walmart – Disney•Pixar Cars 2

OVERALL BEST LICENSED PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Property – Owner/Agent
Angry Birds – Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Dena – Dena Designs, Inc./Alex Meisel & Co., LLC
Jelly Belly – Jelly Belly Candy Company/The Licensing Company North America, Inc.
Justin Bieber – Bravado International Group
NBA – National Basketball Association