Thirty-five nominees from seven awards categories were selected as nominees for the LIMA Asian Licensing Awards. Winners will be announced during the Hong Kong International Licensing Show at the LIMA Opening Night Awards Ceremony on January 11, 2016.

The final nominees were selected from entries across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Australia and there is a 10% growth in terms of number of entry.

​Online voting will begin soon!

Best Asian Property of the Year

* Yo-Kai Watch – Level 5 & Dentsu Inc.
* Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., Ltd.
* Ali the Fox – Beijing Dream Castle Culture Co., Ltd.
* LINE FRIENDS – LINE FRIENDS Corp.
* Monster Hunter – Capcom Co. Ltd.

Best Corporate Brand and Lifestyle Program of the Year

* Barbie – Mattel
* Candy Crush – King Digital Entertainment plc
* Ali the Fox – Beijing Dream Castle Culture Co., Ltd.
* Smiley, Smiley World – SmileyWorld Limited
* B. Duck – Semk Products Limited

Best Entertainment License of the Year

* Shaun the Sheep – Aardman  Animations Limited
* Hatsune Miky – Crypton Future Media, Inc.
* Detective Conan – Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
* DC Comics Justice League – Warner Bros. (F.E.) Inc.
* Star Wars – The Walt Disney Company Hong Kong

Best Licensed Promotion of the Year

* Shaun the Sheep – U’kids Trading ( Tianjin ) Co., Ltd
* Minions/Despicable Me – Yata Limited
* Detective Conan – Shanghai Character License Administrative Co., Ltd.
* DC Comics Justice League Chibi – Bangkok Smartcard System Company Limited
* Cartoon Network – THAI Smile Airways Company Limited

Best Licensee of the Year

* Kusto Lifestyle Concepts Pte. Ltd – DC Comics Super Heroes
* Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Co., Ltd – Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
* Fei Fan Tan Suo Outdoor Products Company Limited – Discovery Expedition
* Peter Alexander – Sesame Street
* NY.LA Group Co. Ltd. – Paul Frank
* Okamoto Industries (H.K.) Ltd – Smiley

Best Licensing Agency of the Year

* Uyoung Culture & Media Co., Ltd
* Click! Licensing Asia, Inc.
* Shanghai Character License Administrative Co., Ltd.
* Pacific Licensing Studio Pte Ltd
* PPW Sports and Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited

Best Retailer of the Year 

* Superior Holdings Co., Ltd – Smiley
* J.T. Network Pte Ltd – DC Comics Super Heroes
* Fei Fan Tan Suo Outdoor Products Company Limited – Discovery Expedition
* Yata Ltd – Minions