The Licensing Awards 2019 Product Category
Best Licensed Toys or Games Range
PAW Patrol Ultimate Rescue from Spin Master
Peppa Pig Collection from Character Options
BBC Earth Plush from Posh Paws
Fortnite Collection from Jazwares
Harry Potter Sorting Hat from Maxx Marketing
Harry Potter Wizarding World from LEGO
Spirit Riding Free Master Toy Collection from Flair/Just Play
Toy Story Summer Collection from Sambro
Best Licensed Preschool Apparel Range (0-5)
Peppa Pig Nightwear from Misirli
Peter Rabbit Collection for M&Co from Paul Dennicci
Miffy Babywear Collection from Tobias & the Bear
Dumbo Baby Fashion Range from Matalan
Harry Potter Kids Nightwear from TDP Textiles for Character.com
Moomin Collection for Primark from Smith & Brooks
Toy Story Collection for Nutmeg@Morrisons from Blues
Best Licensed Food or Drink Range
Paddington Collection from Biscuiteers
Baileys Cake Collection from Finsbury Food Group
The Happy News Confectionery Collection from Crème D’Or
Original Stormtrooper Gin Set from Thumbs Up
Sesame Street Collection from Beams
Smiley World Chicken Nuggets from Farmfoods
The Snowman Confectionery Collection from Rose Confectionery
Best Licensed Giftware Range
Miffy Craft Kits from Stitch & Story
Peter Rabbit Baby Range from Enesco
Britain’s Got Talent Personalised Range from Evode
Loungefly Captain Marvel Collection from Funko
Disney Aladdin Collection from Half Moon Bay
Mary Poppins Accessories from Difuzed
Moomin Collection from House of Disaster
The judging for the category took place at Arsenal’s Emirates stadium earlier this month. Over 4,000 licensed products were entered into the awards this year. Some 150 retail buyers judged the entries, individually selecting which five products they considered the best in each category.
Reflecting the broad retail base of licensed products, the judging panel this year included buyers from right across the retail spectrum including Forbidden Planet, M&Co, Toymaster, John Lewis, The Entertainer, Games Workshop, Moonpig, Sainsbury’s Argos, Tesco, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s Tu, River Island, George @Asda, WH Smith, Character.com, Next, Tesco F&F, House of Cards, Miniclub, FatFace, Paulton’s Park, Debenhams, TruffleShuffle, Halfords, Geek Universe, Geek is Chic, Matalan, Merlin Entertainment, Mothercare, Primark, Hamleys and JoJo Maman Bébé.
The Licensing Awards 2019 Property category:
Best Preschool Licensed Property (0-5)
PAW Patrol
Peppa Pig
Ryan’s World
Thomas and Friends
Hey Duggee
Bing
The Gruffalo
In the Night Garden
PJ Masks
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Classic Licensed Property Award (for properties which have stood the test of time with at least a decade of licensing activity)
Paddington
Miffy
Me to You
Moomin
Mr Men Little Miss
Peanuts Worldwide
Sesame Street
Smiley
The Snowman
Thunderbirds Are Go
Wallace & Gromit
The finalists in the property category were decided as a result of a nomination/self-nomination process, followed by validation from industry experts.
Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon, Spin Master, Entertainment One (eOne) and everyone nominated in The Licensing Awards 2019!
A full list of UK Licensing Awards 2019 finalists can be found here on Licensing Source. Over 4,000 licensed products were entered into the awards this year!
The Licensing Awards are accolades to strive for, their integrity is unquestioned as an endorsement of excellence. And the Awards event itself in The Great Room at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London, really will be an extravaganza that befits the dynamism of the industry. Over 1400 retailers, licensees and industry suppliers are set to attend this year’s big event.
The winners in all categories will be revealed at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday 10th September 2019, held in The Great Room of The Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
The headline sponsor of The Licensing Awards 2017 is Brand Licensing Europe and the awards are officially supported by LIMA. Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK will sponsor the Best Licensed Preschool Apparel Range (0-5 years) award in the Best Licensed Products category of the awards.
You can keep up to date with everything to do with The Licensing Awards on Twitter – simply follow @LicensingAwards on Twitter and don’t forget to use #LicensingAwards 17 in your tweets.
Tickets and tables are available to buy online at Max-Tickets.net, or from Createvents on 01733 294524 or email clare@createvents.co.uk.
More information about the The Licensing Awards can be found on thelicensingawards.co.uk.
More Nick: 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Receives Nomination in 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards!
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon UK News and Highlights!
