AVN Awards

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The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. The AVN Awards comprise nearly 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic film and video.

AVN sponsored the first AVN Awards ceremony in February 1984. The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.

In order to be eligible for a given year's AVN Awards, a title must have been released between 1 October of two years before and 30 September of one year before, and it must be available either from at least 10 wholesale or at least 100 retail outlets by the deadline of 30 September of the preceding year.

Awards for gay adult video were a part of the AVN awards from the 1986 ceremony through the 1998 ceremony. The increasing number of categories made the show unwieldy and for the 1999 ceremony AVN Magazine began hosting the GayVN Awards, an annual adult movie award event for gay adult video.

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[edit] Award categories

Note: "Film" and "Video" refer to the medium on which the title was produced; all of the titles are direct-to-video releases.

[edit] Production categories

  • Best Video Feature
  • Best Film
  • Best DVD
  • Best Gonzo Release
  • Best Gonzo Series
  • Best Sex Comedy
  • Best Vignette Release
  • Best Vignette Series
  • Best All-Sex Release
  • Best Continuing Video Series
  • Best High-Definition Production
  • Best Interactive DVD
  • Best Classic DVD
  • Best Foreign Feature
  • Best Foreign All-Sex Release
  • Best Foreign All-Sex Series
  • Best Anal-Themed Feature
  • Best Anal-Themed Series
  • Best All-Girl Feature
  • Best All-Girl Series
  • Best Ethnic-Themed Release—Asian
  • Best Ethnic-Themed Release—Black
  • Best Ethnic-Themed Release—Latin
  • Best Interracial Release
  • Best Ethnic-Themed Series
  • Best P.O.V. Release
  • Best Oral-Themed Feature
  • Best Oral-Themed Series
  • Best Amateur Release
  • Best Amateur Series
  • Best Pro-Am Release
  • Best Pro-Am Series
  • Best Alternative Release
  • Best Bi-Sexual Video
  • Best Gay Video
  • Best Gay Alternative Video
  • Best Gay Solo Video

[edit] Performer categories

  • Best New Starlet
  • Best Male Newcomer
  • Female Performer of the Year
  • Male Performer of the Year
  • Female Foreign Performer of the Year
  • Male Foreign Performer of the Year
  • Transsexual Performer of the Year
  • Performer of the Year-Gay Video
  • Newcomer of the Year-Gay Video
    • Above categories are for an individual's work over the year
  • Best Actress—Film
  • Best Actress—Video
  • Best Actor—Film
  • Best Actor—Video
  • Best Supporting Actress—Film
  • Best Supporting Actress—Video
  • Best Supporting Actor—Film
  • Best Supporting Actor—Video
  • Best Non-Sex Performance
  • Best Tease Performance
  • Best Actor—Gay Video
  • Best Supporting Actor—Gay Video
  • Best Non-Sex Performance—Bi-Sexual/Gay Video
    • Above categories are for a specific performance by an individual

[edit] Director categories

  • Best Director—Film
  • Best Director—Video
  • Best Director—Non-Feature
  • Best Director—Foreign Release
  • Best Director—Gay Video
  • Best Director—Bi-Sexual Video

[edit] Sex scene categories

Awarded to performer(s) in a scene

  • Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film
  • Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
  • Best Anal Sex Scene
  • Best Oral Sex Scene—Film
  • Best Oral Sex Scene—Video
  • Best Couples Sex Scene—Film
  • Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
  • Best Group Sex Scene—Film
  • Best Group Sex Scene—Video
  • Best Threeway Sex Scene—Video
  • Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production
  • Best Solo Sex Scene
  • Most Outrageous Sex Scene
  • Best Sex Scene—Gay Video

[edit] Technical categories

[edit] Specialty categories

  • Best Specialty Release—Big Bust
  • Best Specialty Release—BDSM
  • Best Specialty Release—Spanking
  • Best Specialty Release—Foot Fetish
  • Best Specialty Release—Other Genre
  • Best Transsexual Release
  • Best Gay Specialty Release

[edit] Marketing categories

  • Best DVD Packaging
  • Best VHS Packaging
  • Best Box Cover Concept
  • Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image
  • Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Individual Project
  • Best Marketing Website
  • Best Retail Website
  • Best Box Cover Concept—Gay Video
  • Best Packaging—Gay Video

[edit] Special categories

[edit] Years

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

[edit] Special Awards

[edit] Hall of Fame

Main article: AVN Hall of Fame



[edit] Reuben Sturman Award

  • 2005: Harry Mohney, Déjà Vu Showgirls

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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