Whether bringing innovation to an iconic toy brand, or responsible for the industry’s latest big hit, this award celebrates a figure that has done outstanding work in toy design over the last 12 months.

Annalee Robbins (Spin Master) – Rainbow Jellies (Spin Master)

Chantal Drenthe & Paul Martinsen (Fuse London) & Moose Toys – Oh My Gif (Moose Toys)

Big Monster Toys & Alpha Group’s Eric Dong & Glenn Yu – RC TerraTrax (Alpha Group)

LEGO – LEGO Dots Range (LEGO)

Moose Toys & Character Options – Heroes of Goo Jit Zu (Moose Toys/Character Options)

PlayMonster – Snap Ships (PlayMonster)

Seven Towns – Junk Bots (Hexbug)

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Be a twist on trivia that brings families together, or a hidden role game that turns friends into enemies, the party game sector is booming, and this category celebrates the designers helping to make a night in the new night out.

Alex Hague, Justin Vickers & Wolfgang Warsch – Wavelength (Palm Court)

Ceri Price & Natalie Podd – Confident (Confident Games)

Chris Naylor & Rich Walton – Think Fast! (Ridley’s Games)

Dan Penn & Rich Coombes – Herd Mentality (Big Potato Games)

Identity Games – Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion (Identity Games)

Nextoy – I Don’t Gif a ______ (Hasbro)

Oleksandr Nevskiy – Detective Club (IGames)

Peggy Brown – Bye Felicia! (Big G Creative)

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The secret weapon for many toy firms, design agencies and invention studios are the unsung heroes of our industry. This category celebrates a firm that deserves recognition for exceptional work over the last 12 months.

Bang Zoom

Big Monster Toys

DesignbyTouch

The Fantastic Factory

Fun-Damental

Fuse London

Open 2 Design

Seven Towns

So Sound

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This award is for a designer that has brought an IP to the tabletop in impressive style via an impressive licensed game this year.

Andrea Chiarvesio & Eric Lang – Marvel United (Spin Master/CMON)

Anthony Boydell & Andrew Harman – TfL Race the Rails (Gibsons)

Barry McLaughlin & Jason Lautenschleger – Anchorman The Game: Improper Teleprompter (Barry & Jason Games)

Daryl Andrews – Titanic: The Game (Spin Master)

James Vaughn (Big Potato) – Top of the Pops: The Game (Big Potato)

Prospero Hall – Horrified (Ravensburger)

Richard Heayes (Heayes Design) – Disney Race Home & Home Sprint Ranges (Cartamundi)

Sam Roberts (So Sound) – Race to the Triwizard Tournament (Cartamundi)

Who are the design legends of the future? Perhaps someone leading design at one of the industry’s many exciting start-ups, or a young star within your R&D team? If so, nominate them in the Rising Star category.

Chantal Drenthe – Fuse London

Elif Atmaca & Ögeday Uçurum – Toyi

James Vaughn – Big Potato Games

Jacques Priestner – Seven Towns

Jason Loik – Loik Studios

Jessica Livingston – GUND/Spin Master

Ollie Hobbs – So Sound

Sam Roberts – So Sound

Steve Moore – Tantrum Innovation

Ross Monks – Moose Toys UK