Me to You up for Classic Licensed Property Award

The organisers of The Licensing Awards 2013, Max Publishing, have revealed the category finalists for this year’s awards.

Contenders for the Best Licensed Paper Products or Stationery Range are:

Emma Bridgewater Black Toast Collection from Blueprint
Hello Kitty Classic Greeting Card Range from Gemma
Keith Lemon Greeting Cards and Calendar Range from Danilo
One Direction Cut Outs and Masks Collection from Mask-arade
Robinsons Fruit Shoot Smencils from Learning Resources
Ted Baker Women’s Stationery Collection from Wild & Wolf

Those in the running for Best Licensed Giftware Range are:

Coronation Street Shopper Bags from Enesco
The Great British Bake Off Gift Range from Peter Black for M&S
The Gruffalo’s Child Giftware from Wild & Wolf
Marvel Retro Comics Luggage and Bags from BB Designs
Mickey Mouse Satchel Range from The Cambridge Satchel Company
Minnie Mouse Christmas Toiletries & Cosmetics Gift Range for Boots from H&A

The Best Brand Licensed Property (non-entertainment) finalists are
(By ‘brand’ we mean non-entertainment eg heritage, fmcg, transport)

Britvic Brands
JCB
Kellogg’s Vintage
National Trust
Stanley
Black & Decker
V&A
Wall’s Ice Cream

Meanwhile one of the most beloved cute characters in gifts and greetings, Carte Blanche Group’s Me to You, is up for the coveted Classic Licensed Property Award, whose previous winners include Mickey Mouse and Star Wars. The other finalists in this category are:

Barbie
Batman
The Beano
Doctor Who
Paddington Bear
Sesame Street
The Simpsons
SpongeBob Squarepants

The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Tuesday 10 September. You can view the full list of finalists here.