LIMA Announces Excellence Awards Nominees

The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) announced 69 nominees for the annual LIMA International Licensing Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced opening night of the Licensing Expo on June 14 in Las Vegas.

Awards are divided into categories of art or design, character or toy, corporate, television, celebrity or entertainment, sports, licensed promotion and retailer of the year. Overall Best Licensed Program is also up for grabs. The finalists are Hello Kitty (Sanrio, Inc.), JCB (JC Bamford Excavators Ltd./JCB), Justin Bieber (Bravado International Group), PGA Tour (PGA Tour, Inc.), The Stanley Works (Beanstalk, agent for The Stanley Works), Toy Story 3 (The Walt Disney Company) and Victoria and Albert Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum/V&A Enterprises).