''The 25th AVN Awards'' was an event during which
Adult Video News
''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. ''The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what '' Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' spon ...
(AVN) presented its annual
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine '' AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic fi ...
to honor the best
pornographic movies
Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include erotical ...
and
adult entertainment
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related ...
products of 2007 in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
.
The ceremony was held on January 12, 2008, at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center
The Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts In ...
, in
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fif ...
.
Ceremony
The 25th Anniversary Adult Video News awards made its broadcast premiere on
Showtime
Showtime or Show Time may refer to:
Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
on March 14. The two-hour presentation, billed as ''The AVN Adult Movie Awards'', was taped on January 12 at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center
The Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts In ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fif ...
. For the first time the show was shot on
High-Definition and was also broadcast in that format.
AVN announced nominations for its annual awards on November 26, 2007. Nominees in the 114 categories were selected by the AVN staff, and winners were selected by AVN writers and other adult film reviewers.
Leaders in nominations were ''Upload'', a
science-fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel univers ...
thriller video from SexZ Pictures, with 22 nominations, and ''Layout'', a film from
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company, , with 18. This is the last year for separate film and video categories at the AVN awards.
[
]Performer
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/director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
Belladonna received nine nominations, for Best Director (Non-Feature), Director of the Year and seven sex scenes. Performer/director Stormy Daniels
Stephanie Gregory Clifford (born March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress and director, and former stripper. She has won numerous industry awards, and is a member of the NightMoves, AVN ...
received seven nominations, for acting, directing, screenplay, Director of the Year, Female Performer of the Year, Crossover Star of the Year, and Couples Sex Scene with veteran performer Randy Spears
Randy Spears (born June 18, 1961), sometimes credited as Greg Ory, is an American retired pornographic actor and director who has appeared in numerous adult feature films. Spears is noted among porn actors for his comedic acting talent.
Career ...
.
Spears himself received five nominations, including Best Actor (Video), Best Supporting Actor (Film) and Male Performer of the Year; performer Steven St. Croix received five, four for acting and one sex scene; performer/director Brad Armstrong received four, for acting, screenplay, and two for direction.
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. Between 2004 and 2021, it was one of the only heterosexual studios to maintain a condoms-only policy.
Company history
Steve Orenstein founded Wi ...
and its affiliated companies led the nominations count with 91, followed by Evil Angel Productions and its affiliates with 88, Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company, and its affiliates with 84, Pure Play Media and its affiliates with 48, Digital Playground
Digital Playground Inc. is an American pornographic film studio, headquartered in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Burbank, California. It has been called one of the five biggest porn studios and, in 2006, was described by Reuters as one of t ...
and its affiliates with 41, JM Productions
JM (Jeff Mike) Productions is a hardcore pornographic film production and distribution company based in Chatsworth, California, US. The studio's material is controversial, with its films often featuring erotic humiliation and rough sex. JM ...
and its affiliates with 39, Elegant Angel Productions with 33, Adam & Eve Pictures and its affiliates with 32 and Hustler Video
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Hustler Video is an Ame ...
and its affiliates with 31.
This year's additions to the AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.performers
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perfor ...
Brittany Andrews
Brittany Andrews is an American exotic dancer, pornographic actress, film producer and club DJ. In 2008, Andrews was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Career
Andrews worked in a Milwaukee beauty supply company before starting her career as an ...
, Jay Ashley, Angel Kelly
Angel Kelly (born December 7, 1962) is a retired pornographic actress. With Jeannie Pepper and Heather Hunter, Kelly was among the first African-American women to " cross over" into mainstream porn video. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame ...
, Dyanna Lauren
Dyanna Lauren (born March 18, 1965) is an American erotic dancer, pornographic actress, singer and director.
Career
She has appeared in over 200 movies between 1989 and 2000; in the years since, she has shifted away from acting and towards dire ...
, Raylene, Ruby
A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sa ...
, Alexandra Silk
Tamar Janine Reilly (born September 19, 1963), known professionally as Alexandra Silk, is an American pornographic actress, pornographic director and adult model.
Biography
A graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, Silk bega ...
, Angela Summers and Tasha Voux, performer/director Skye Blue
Skye Dolecki (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently working for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Skye Blue.
She has also appeared on NWA Powerrr and Warrior Wrestling.
...
, cameraman
A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task.
In filmmakin ...
Jake Jacobs and director Michael Raven
Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
Raven met his wife Sydnee Steele while working as a car salesman. They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swing ...
.
Changes in categories
The 25th annual AVN Awards was the last at which productions shot on film are divided into separate categories from those shot on video. This change comes due to the very few number of companies producing films.
AVN president Paul Fishbein
''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. ''The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what ''Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' sponso ...
stated, "If people make films, they'll be eligible in every category, and if there are enough of them, then we'll have a separate Best Film category."
The AVN Award categories that have until this year been divided up into film and video are: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography/Videography, Best Couples Sex Scene, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Group Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Main awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony on January 12, 2008, are highlighted in boldface.
Other performing awards
* Best Supporting Actor - Film: Randy Spears
Randy Spears (born June 18, 1961), sometimes credited as Greg Ory, is an American retired pornographic actor and director who has appeared in numerous adult feature films. Spears is noted among porn actors for his comedic acting talent.
Career ...
* Best Supporting Actor - Video: Barrett Blade
* Best Supporting Actress - Film: Kylie Ireland
Kylie Ireland (born May 26, 1970) is an American pornographic actress, film director, Film producer, producer, publicist, and satellite radio show host. She is an inductee into the AVN Hall of Fame, AVN, XRCO Hall of Fame, XRCO, and NightMoves Aw ...
* Best Supporting Actress - Video: Hillary Scott
Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records. ...
* Male Foreign Performer of the Year: David Perry
* Best Tease Performance: Brianna Love, ''Brianna Love: Her Fine Sexy Self''
* Best Non-Sex Performance: Bryn Pryor, ''Upload''
Best Scenes
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony on January 12, 2008, are highlighted in boldface.[
]
Film
Video
* Best Three-way Sex Scene: Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi (born Rocco Antonio Tano; 4 May 1964) is an Italian Pornographic film actor, pornographic actor, director and producer.
He took his stage name from the character Roch Siffredi played by Alain Delon in the French gangster film '' ...
, Katsuni, Melissa Lauren, ''Fashionistas Safado: Berlin'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best POV Sex Scene: Sunny Lane
Sunny Lane is an American pornographic actress and nude model. She is a member of the NightMoves, AVN, and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Biography
Lane's parents, Shelby and Mike, worked in air-freight. In her youth she was a competitive roller skater ...
, ''Goo Girls 26'' (Rodnievision/Exquisite)
* Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Marsha Lord, Poppy Morgan, Joachim Kessef, Vanessa Hill, Sarah James, Kid Jamaica, Jazz Duro, Omar Galanti, Gianna, Kelly Stafford, ''Furious Fuckers: Final Race'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best Solo Sex Scene: Eva Angelina
Eva Angelina is an American pornographic actress. She has won several industry awards, including the 2007 NightMoves Award for Best Actress, the 2008 AVN Award for Best Actress, the 2008 XRCO Award for Best Actress, and the 2008 XBIZ Award for ...
, ''Upload'' (SexZ Pictures)
Best releases
The best releases of the year, selected by genre
Genre () is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other for ...
. The winners are shown in ''italics'', followed by the production company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and ...
.[
* Video Feature: ''Upload'' (SexZ Pictures)
* All-Girl Release: ''Girlvana 3'' (]Zero Tolerance
A zero tolerance policy is one which imposes a punishment for every infraction of a stated rule.zero tolerance, n.' (under ''zero, n.''). The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1989. Retrieved 10 November 2009. Italy, Japan, Singapore China, Indi ...
)
* All-Girl Series: ''Women Seeking Women'' (Girlfriends Films
Girlfriends Films (or GFF) is an American pornographic film studio based in Valencia, California and founded in 2002. The studio was founded by Dan O'Connell and "Moose" (who serve as president and vice-president, respectively). On January 1, 2 ...
)
* All-Sex Release: ''G for Gianna'' ( Evil Angel/Darkko Productions)
* Alternative Release: ''Buttman at Nudes a Poppin' 20'' ( Evil Angel
* Amateur Release: ''Cherries 56'' (Homegrown Video/Pure Play Media)
* Amateur Series: ''Intimate Moments'' ( abbywinters.com)
* Anal-Themed Series: ''Big Wet Asses'' (Elegant Angel
Elegant Angel Productions is a pornographic film studio located in Canoga Park, California and owned by Patrick Collins. The company is considered one of the early pioneers of gonzo pornography, and its films have won numerous awards.
History
El ...
)
* Animated Release: ''Night Shift Nurses
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'' (Adult Source Media)
* BDSM Release: ''Bondage Thoughts'' (Daring Media Group)
* Big Bust Release: ''Gina Lynn's DD's and Derrieres 2'' (Gina Lynn Distribution)
* Big Bust Series: ''Big Natural Breasts'' ( New Sensations)
* Continuing Video Series: ''Belladonna: Manhandled'' ( Evil Angel/ Belladonna)
* Ethnic-Themed Release - Asian: ''Anabolic Asians 5'' (Anabolic Video
Anabolic Video was an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Chatsworth, California. The studio was a pioneer of gonzo pornography, and is considered one of the most successful gonzo producers. They have since gone out of business.
...
)
* Ethnic-Themed Release - Black: ''Big Phat Black Wet Butts 7'' (Evasive Angles)
* Ethnic-Themed Release - Latin: ''Big Latin Wet Butts 5'' (Evasive Angles)
* Ethnic-Themed Series - Asian: ''Asian 1 on 1'' (Naughty America
Naughty America is a pornographic film studio based in San Diego, California
History
The company was founded in June 2001 with a small staff under the brand name SoCal Cash and changed its name to Naughty America in March 2004. The date 1776 in ...
/Pure Play Media)
* Ethnic-Themed Series - Black: ''Black Reign'' (Mercenary Pictures)
* Ethnic-Themed Series - Latin: ''Chicks & Salsa'' ( Third Degree)
* Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: ''Babes Ballin' Boys 17'' (Pleasure Productions)
* Foot Fetish Release: ''Stiletto'' (Pulse/Penthouse
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*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
)
* Foreign All-Sex Release: ''Angel Perverse 8'' ( Evil Angel/Euro Angel)
* Foreign All-Sex Series: ''Ass Jazz'' ( Evil Angel/Buttman Magazine Choice)
* Foreign Feature: ''Furious Fuckers: Final Race'' ( Evil Angel/Rocco Siffredi)
* Gonzo Release: ''Brianna Love Is Buttwoman'' (Elegant Angel
Elegant Angel Productions is a pornographic film studio located in Canoga Park, California and owned by Patrick Collins. The company is considered one of the early pioneers of gonzo pornography, and its films have won numerous awards.
History
El ...
)
* Gonzo Series: ''Bang Bus'' (Bang Bros
Bang Bros (stylized BangBros) is a pornographic film studio operating from Miami, Florida, United States. It was founded in 2000 by Kristopher Hinson while he was a student at the University of Florida. The network is now owned by WGCZ S.R.O. - ...
)
* High End All-Sex Release: ''Broken'' (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
)
* Internal Release: ''All Internal 5'' (Jules Jordan
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Jordan entered the adult film industry as a clerk for a video store. While working in sales, he recruited mode ...
/Cruel Media)
* Internal Series: ''5 Guy Cream Pie'' (Kick Ass Pictures)
* Interracial Release: ''Black Owned 2'' (Jules Jordan Video)
* Interracial Series: ''My Daughter's Fucking Blackzilla!'' (Hush Hush)
* MILF Release: ''It’s a Mommy Thing'' (Elegant Angel
Elegant Angel Productions is a pornographic film studio located in Canoga Park, California and owned by Patrick Collins. The company is considered one of the early pioneers of gonzo pornography, and its films have won numerous awards.
History
El ...
)
* MILF Series: ''Momma Knows Best'' (Red Light District
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)
* POV Release: ''Fucked on Sight 2'' ( Evil Angel/Manuel Ferrara)
* POV Series: ''Fucked on Sight'' ( Evil Angel/Manuel Ferrara)
* Pro-Am Release: ''Breakin' 'Em In 11'' (Vouyer Media)
* Pro-Am Series: ''Filthy's First Taste'' (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
/ Club Jenna)
* Oral-Themed Release: ''Face Full of Diesel'' (Digital Sin
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)
* Oral-Themed Series: ''Feeding Frenzy'' (Jules Jordan Video)
* Sex Comedy: ''Operation Desert Stormy'' (Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
)
* Vignette Release: ''Babysitters'' (Digital Playground
Digital Playground Inc. is an American pornographic film studio, headquartered in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Burbank, California. It has been called one of the five biggest porn studios and, in 2006, was described by Reuters as one of t ...
)
* Vignette Series: ''Barely Legal School Girls'' (Hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
)
* Transsexual Release: ''Transsexual Babysitters 2'' (Devil's Film
Devil's Film is an American pornographic film studio, based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Launched in 1997, the studio continues to specialize in swinger and gang bang oriented gonzo pornography and niche product centered on such pop ...
)
* Transsexual Series: ''Transsexual Prostitutes'' (Devil's Film
Devil's Film is an American pornographic film studio, based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Launched in 1997, the studio continues to specialize in swinger and gang bang oriented gonzo pornography and niche product centered on such pop ...
)
* Spanking Release: ''Baltimore Brat 2'' (Kelly Payne Productions)
* Specialty Release, Other Genre: ''Cum On My Tattoo 3'' ( BurningAngel/Pulse)
* Specialty Series, Other Genre: ''Jack's Leg Show'' (Digital Playground
Digital Playground Inc. is an American pornographic film studio, headquartered in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Burbank, California. It has been called one of the five biggest porn studios and, in 2006, was described by Reuters as one of t ...
)
* Squirting Release: ''Flower's Squirt Shower 4'' (Elegant Angel
Elegant Angel Productions is a pornographic film studio located in Canoga Park, California and owned by Patrick Collins. The company is considered one of the early pioneers of gonzo pornography, and its films have won numerous awards.
History
El ...
)
* Squirting Series: ''Jada Fire Is Squirtwoman'' (Elegant Angel
Elegant Angel Productions is a pornographic film studio located in Canoga Park, California and owned by Patrick Collins. The company is considered one of the early pioneers of gonzo pornography, and its films have won numerous awards.
History
El ...
)
* Solo Release: ''Extreme Holly Goes Solo'' (Pink Visual Productions)
* Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007: '' Debbie Does Dallas ... Again'', (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
)
* Top Selling Title of the Year – 2007: ''Pirates
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'', (Adam & Eve
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/Digital Playground
Digital Playground Inc. is an American pornographic film studio, headquartered in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Burbank, California. It has been called one of the five biggest porn studios and, in 2006, was described by Reuters as one of t ...
)
Honorary awards
Hall of Fame
* Brittany Andrews
Brittany Andrews is an American exotic dancer, pornographic actress, film producer and club DJ. In 2008, Andrews was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Career
Andrews worked in a Milwaukee beauty supply company before starting her career as an ...
* Jay Ashley
* Skye Blue
Skye Dolecki (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently working for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Skye Blue.
She has also appeared on NWA Powerrr and Warrior Wrestling.
...
* Jake Jacobs
* Angel Kelly
Angel Kelly (born December 7, 1962) is a retired pornographic actress. With Jeannie Pepper and Heather Hunter, Kelly was among the first African-American women to " cross over" into mainstream porn video. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame ...
* Dyanna Lauren
Dyanna Lauren (born March 18, 1965) is an American erotic dancer, pornographic actress, singer and director.
Career
She has appeared in over 200 movies between 1989 and 2000; in the years since, she has shifted away from acting and towards dire ...
* Michael Raven
Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
Raven met his wife Sydnee Steele while working as a car salesman. They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swing ...
* Raylene
* Ruby
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* Alexandra Silk
Tamar Janine Reilly (born September 19, 1963), known professionally as Alexandra Silk, is an American pornographic actress, pornographic director and adult model.
Biography
A graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, Silk bega ...
* Angela Summers
* Tasha Voux
Hall of Fame - Founders Branch
* Martin Rothstein, Model Distributors
* Teddy Rothstein, Star Distributors
* Kenneth Guarino, Metro Home Video
Reuben Sturman Awards
* Jeff Steward, JM Productions
JM (Jeff Mike) Productions is a hardcore pornographic film production and distribution company based in Chatsworth, California, US. The studio's material is controversial, with its films often featuring erotic humiliation and rough sex. JM ...
- Who battled Federal obscenity prosecution head-on and won.
* Rondee Kamins, General Video of America - For her appeals court victory striking down 2257 regulations as unconstitutional. Kamins warned that “freedom isn’t free” and that all 50 states have some kind of onerous restrictions on adult entertainment.
Technical awards
The winners are shown in ''italics'', followed by the production company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and ...
.[
* Best Art Direction - Film: ''The Craving'' (]Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
)
* Best Art Direction - Video: '' Fashionistas Safado: Berlin'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best Cinematography: ''Fashion Underground'' (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
/ Teravision)
* Best Classic DVD: ''Debbie Does Dallas
''Debbie Does Dallas'' is a 1978 pornographic film starring Bambi Woods. The plot of the film focuses on a team of cheerleaders attempting to earn enough money to send the title character to Dallas, Texas to try out for the famous "Texas Cowgirl ...
'' (VCX)
* Best Director - Film: Paul Thomas, ''Layout'' (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
)
* Best Director - Foreign Release: Alessandro Del Mar
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People with the given name Alessandro
* Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter
* Alessandro Baricco ...
, ''Dangerous Sex'' (Private USA/Pure Play Media)
* Best Director - Non-Feature: Belladonna, ''Belladonna: Manhandled 2'' ( Belladonna/ Evil Angel)
* Best Director - Video: John Stagliano
John Stagliano (born November 29, 1951), also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, former pornographic film actor, producer and director who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio.
Early life and career
Stagliano gr ...
, '' Fashionistas Safado: Berlin'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best DVD Extras: ''Upload'' (SexZ Pictures)
* Best DVD Menus: ''Not the Bradys XXX'' (Hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
/X-Play)
* Best Editing - Film: Andrew Blake, ''X'' (Studio A)
* Best Editing - Video: John Stagliano
John Stagliano (born November 29, 1951), also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, former pornographic film actor, producer and director who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio.
Early life and career
Stagliano gr ...
, '' Fashionistas Safado: Berlin'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best High-Definition Production: '' Fashionistas Safado: Berlin'' ( Evil Angel)
* Best Interactive DVD: (tie) ''InTERActive'' ( Teravision/Hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
) & ''Interactive Sex with Jenna Haze'' ( Zero Toerance)
* Best Music: ''Afrodite Superstar'' (Femme Chocolat/Adam & Eve
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* Best New Video Production Company: Silver Sinema
* Best On-Line Marketing Campaign, Company Image: Club Jenna
* Best On-Line Marketing Campaign, Individual Project: '' Debbie Does Dallas ... Again'' (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
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* Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Company Image: Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company,
* Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Individual Project: ''Coming Home'' (Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
)
* Best Packaging: ''Janine Loves Jenna'' ouble Disc( Club Jenna)
* Best Packaging Innovation: The Exquisite Multimedia Lighted Boxes (Exquisite Multimedia)
* Best Retail Website, Rentals: SugarDVD
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* Best Retail Website, Sales: AdultDVDEmpire.com
* Best Screenplay, Film: ''Layout'', Phil Noir (Vivid
Vivid may refer to:
Music
* Vivid (band), a Japanese rock band
* "Vivid" (song), by Electronic, 1999
*"ViViD", a 2016 song by Loona from '' HeeJin''
Albums
* ''Vivid'' (Vivian Green album), 2015
* ''Vivid'' (Crystal Kay album), 2012
* ''Vivi ...
)
* Best Screenplay, Video: ''Upload'', Eli Cross (SexZ Pictures)
* Best Special Effects: ''Upload'' (SexZ Pictures)
* Best Videography: ''Black Worm'' (Pulpo)
See also
* Adult Video News Awards
* AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
AVN may refer to:
Medicine
* Atrioventricular node, special region of conducting tissue in the heart
* Avascular necrosis, medical condition
Transport
* Air Vanuatu, by ICAO airline code
* Avonmouth railway station, UK, by National Rail code
Co ...
* AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
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* List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
The AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company ''AVN'' since the award's inception in 2003.
First recipient of the award was Italian-born pornographic actor Rocco Siffred ...
* XBIZ Award
XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of ...
s
* XRCO Award
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Once every calendar year, XRCO m ...
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Notes
External links
*
2008 AVN Award nominees
(archived at Wayback Machine
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, February 27, 2008)
Adult Video News Awards
at the Internet Movie Database
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