Well Designer Toy Community, today is the day we all get to find out who the nominees for this years Designer Toy Awards are! After several months of open entries, the official nominations are comprised of five to ten finalists in each of the 22 categories of the Designer Toy Awards, representing the most creative and innovative designers, brands, customizers and champions of the Designer Toy Movement in the past year.

The nominations have been carefully selected by a set of nominating committees, which featured artists, brand owners, collectors and members of the press. Once the nominations are announced, official voting opens for the final Award in each category. There are two types of award categories for the DTAs: Board-Voted Awards and Community Choice Awards. The Board-Voted Awards are chosen by a group of over 50 of the top industry professionals form this exciting and expanding field; the Community Choice Awards are chosen by the general public. Voting is done through the Designer Toy Awards website, www.designertoyawards.com 

The OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS for the 2nd Annual Designer Toy Awards will be announced TONIGHT at Munky King's amazing annual Comic Con party in San Diego, CA. The Nominations will be announced between 8:00 and 8:30 pm this evening at Bar Basic, 410 10th Ave.

If you cant make it to the party, you are in luck because the nominations will be simultaneously posted on the Designer Toy Awards website, and other various social media channels and right here on the Clutter website!