The following are awards for
gay pornography
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including ones that are no longer given. The list is organized by award and by year for each award.
GayVN Awards
The
GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by ''
AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the
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 ...
from 1986–1998.
The award recipients are listed below by the year of the award ceremony. In 1998, the first year of the awards, awards were given for that current year's work. Starting with the awards show held in 2000, the awards were given for the previous year's work. For example, the 8th GAYVN Awards were held Thursday, March 9, 2006; awards were given for the movies that were released in 2005. The awards have been held annually since 2000. The current record-holder for the most wins in one year is
Lucas Entertainment's ''
Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita'', which won 14 awards in 2007.
[Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record]
Chicagopride.com, February 26, 2007. The previous record-holder with 11 award wins in 2005 was
Buckshot Productions' ''
BuckleRoos''.
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Grabby Awards
The Adult Erotic Gay Video Awards
Grabby Awards (better known as The Grabbys) are presented annually in Chicago to honor work done in the gay adult erotic video industry. The awards are sponsored by ''GRAB Magazine.'' The Grabby Awards and ''GRAB Magazine'' are owned and operate ...
, better known as Grabby Awards, or The Grabbys, are presented annually for gay pornography since 1992, at live awards ceremonies in Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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since 1999.Gay Chicago Magazine
''Gay Chicago'' is a defunct LGBT online news organization in Chicago, Illinois, which ceased publishing in print form on September 21, 2011.
''Gay Chicago'' replaced ''Gay Chicago Magazine'' which was founded in 1976 by Ralph Paul Gernhardt an ...
'', later by ''Grab Magazine'' (since 2009).
Hard Choice Awards
The Hard Choice Awards are presented annually by online gay and bisexual
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male-oriented website XX Factor which features news and reviews of XXX Web sites, gay adult films, print erotica and other forms of adult entertainment to "provide gay and bisexual men with information, news and entertainment that promotes a safe, healthy and enjoyable erotic lifestyle." The awards first started for films reviewed in 1994 and just eleven categories, as of 2009, the 15th year, they present in over thirty categories.
The "Dave" Awards
Originated by ''Adam Gay Video Directory'' editor Dave Kinnick and backed by the in-house review staff, these awards were announced for the years 1989 to 1994. Kinnick had a monthly "Video Review" column in '' Advocate Men Magazine''; the results were posted in his column each May from 1989 through 1993. The last awards were published for the first time in the ''Adam Gay Video 1996 Directory'' since the column ceased in December 1994.[
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Gay Erotic Video Awards
The Gay Erotic Video Awards were awarded annually for gay and bisexual pornography by the ''Gay Video Guide'' (''GVG''), a pocket-sized newsstand magazine that catered primarily to fans. The Gay Video Guide (GVG) Awards, as they were originally known,[
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were first given in the fall of 1992. Eligibility for the twenty-four awards that were presented in the inaugural year was determined by release date during a period ending in early October of a given year. Magazine staffers made the nominations and the voting was opened up to "special well-known celebrity judges". The award show was mounted as a charity event for the Aid for AIDS Organization.
Gay Producers Association
The Gay Producers Association (GPA) was a short-lived but significant group of gay video insiders that was formed during the "heyday of gay video".Los Angeles
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in June, was considered to be an " E ticket" ride for the industry.
Probe / Men in Video Awards
The Probe / Men in Video Awards, also called The Probies, were designed to be the People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using Gallup Polls unt ...
of the gay pornography industry. Nominees were selected from names sent in from all over the world; winners were chosen by fans worldwide voting at a website
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or via mail
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, fax, or e-mail
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.
X-Rated Critics Organization
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The X-Rated Critics Organization ( XRCO) gave awards for gay pornography for 6 years starting in 1984; the awards in gay categories were discontinued after 1989.
International Escort Awards
The International Escort Awards
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is an annual award ceremony for male escorts, sponsored by '' HX'' magazine, and Rentboy.com
Rentboy.com was a commercial social networking site which connected male sex workers and masseurs with potential clients. Rentboy.com is also the major organizer of the International Escort Awards and a traveling cabaret called "Hustlaball. ...
. The first awards ceremony was held in October 2006 at the Roxy NYC
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, with Shequida as emcee.["The Oscars for Best Male Escorts!"]
by Michael Musto
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, La Dolce Musto
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External links
"La Dolce Musto" page
at ''The Village Voice''.
The Village Voice
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'', October 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-13. While nominees were from 23 countries, half the winners were from New York.["Serving with Honor: Escorts bask in glory at first international awards"]
''The Guide'' Magazine, December 2006. Als
Retrieved 2007-09-13. Twelve awards were handed out.["The Rent Boy Awards: Bottom Dollar"]
interview with Fredy about award nomination, '' DNA Magazine'' #82. Als
archived at Rentboy.com
Retrieved 2007-09-13.
Golden Dickie Awards
The Golden Dickie Awards were an award scheme run in 2008 and sponsored by RAD Video. The awards were structured to recognize amateur films and companies, as well as big-studios and ethnic films. Condom
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less productions were included.
2008 Winners
* Best (Amateur) Twink Movie: ''Bareback Boiz Of Summer'' (Eurorad Video)
* Best (Amateur) Twink Studio: Cobra Video
* Best (Amateur) Twink Performer – top: Dennis Reed (''Bareback Game Room'' – Eurorad Video)
* Best (Amateur) Twink Performer – bottom: Brent Corrigan
Sean Paul Lockhart (born October 31, 1986) is an American film actor and director, known for ''Milk'' (2008), '' Judas Kiss'' (2011), and '' Triple Crossed'' (2013).
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(''Fuck Me Raw'' – Cobra Video)
* Best (Amateur) Movie: ''What I Can't See 2'' ( Treasure Island Media)
* Best (Amateur) Studio: Treasure Island Media
* Best (Amateur) Studio Director: Paul Morris (''What I Can't See 2'' – Treasure Island Media)
* Best (Amateur) Performer – top: Jesse O’Toole (''The Legendary Studs: Best Of Jesse O’Toole'' – Treasure Island Media)
* Best (Amateur) Performer – bottom: Sean Storm (''Storm Surge: Storm Chronicles 3'' – Cre8tive Juices)
* Best Major Studio: Lucas Entertainment
* Best Major Studio (Twinks): Eurocreme USA
* Best Major Studio Movie: ''Gigolo'' (Lucas Entertainment)
* Best Major Studio Director: John Bruno, Line-Up (Mustang Studios)
* Best Major Studio Performer – bottom: Francesco D’Macho (''Private Lowlife'' – Hot House Video)
* Best Major Studio Twink Movie: ''Borstal Boy'' (Eurocreme USA)
* Best Major Studio Twink Performer – top: Ben Andrews (''The Intern'' – Lucas Entertainment)
* Best Major Studio Twink Performer – ''Lost Innocence 3'' (Bulldog Red)
* Best Ethnic Movie: ''Bareback Cum Party 6'' (OTB Video)
* Best Ethnic Movie Studio: Flavaworks
* Best Ethnic Performer – top: Ramon Mendez (''Best Of Ramon Mendez'' – Alexander Pictures)
* Best Ethnic Performer – bottom: Shorty J. (''The Booty Bandit'' – B.C. Productions)
* Best Solo Film: '' Fratmen Up Close: Kelan'' (Fratmen)
* Best Solo Performance: Kelan (''Fratmen Up Close: Kelan'' – Fratmen)
* Best Specialty/Fetish Studio: BulldogXXX
* Best Specialty/Fetish Film: ''Damon Blows America 8: Los Angeles'' (Treasure Island Media)
* Best DVD Collection/Compilation: ''Bareback Filthy Fuckers: Eurocreme Collection Series'' (Eurocreme)
* Best Pre-Condom Classic (Re-Release): ''Two By Ten (2×10)'' (Marksman Productions)
* Best Bisexual/Straight Movie: ''Bareback Bi Sex Creampie 3'' (U.S. Male)
* Best Foreign Film: ''Bareback Big Uncut Dicks'' (U.S. Male)
* Best Versatile Performer: Jason Crew (''Jet Set Fraternity Gang Bang 2'' – Jet Set Productions
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* Best Newcomer: Tommy Lima (''Spanish Playhouse 1'' – Alexander Pictures)
European Gay Porn Awards
The European Gay Porn Awards (EGPA) focus mainly on gay porn from Europe, but also recognizes web-based content, non-European companies with European content, and professionals who work internationally.
See also
*List of pornographic film awards
This is a list of pornographic film awards from around the world. While pornographic films may not have been around as long as other forms of pornography, they have quickly become the most popular form in which pornography is viewed. The industr ...
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