The GayVN Awards are
film awards presented annually to honor work done in the
gay pornographic
Gay pornography is the representation of sexual activity between males. Its primary goal is sexual arousal in its audience. Softcore gay pornography also exists; it at one time constituted the genre, and may be produced as beefcake pornogra ...
industry. The awards were sponsored by ''
AVN Magazine
''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 ...
'', 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 awards went on a hiatus after the 2011 ceremony and returned in 2018.
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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
Lucas Entertainment is a New York-based gay pornographic studio started by porn star Michael Lucas. It is one of the largest such studios in the world. The studio is known for lavish, big-budget films, and it contends that its 2006 film ''Mic ...
's ''Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita
''Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita'' is a gay pornographic remake of the Federico Fellini classic film '' La Dolce Vita'', directed by Michael Lucas and Tony Dimarco and released by Lucas Entertainment in 2006.
The film stars Michael Lucas, Jason R ...
'' (2006), which won 14 awards in 2007.[
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1998
Winners from the 1998 GayVN Awards held December 4, 1998, at the Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, California, as published in ''Choices: The 1999 AVN Awards Show'' official program:
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1999
Starting in 2000, awards would be given for the previous year's achievement. Therefore, the awards recognizing achievement in 1999 would be given at the award ceremony in 2000; there was no award ceremony in 1999.
2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
Host: Taylor Negron
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
Host: Kathy Griffin
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2008
Host: Derek Hartley
Derek Hartley (born October 28, 1969) is an American talk show host, who co-hosts the weekday paid subscriber-only internet radio show and podcast Derek and Romaine 2.0 and who previously served as co-host of its forerunner ''Derek and Romaine Sho ...
& Romaine Patterson
Romaine Patterson (born March 31, 1978), is an American LGBT rights activist, radio personality, and author. She first received national attention for her activism at the funeral of murdered gay student Matthew Shepard; the two became friends wh ...
Cohost: Lady Bunny
Lady Bunny, originally known as "Bunny Hickory Dickory Dock" (born Jon Ingle, August 13, 1962), is an American drag queen, nightclub DJ, actor, comedian, and event organizer. She is the founder of the annual Wigstock event, as well as an occasion ...
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2009
Host: Janice Dickinson & Margaret Cho
Cohost: Alec Mapa
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2010
Host: Alec Mapa
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2018
GayVN Awards was held after a hiatus of seven years on January 21, 2018, at Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. It was hosted by Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Chantize Darius Jeremy Pierce, better known as Shangela Laquifa Wadley or mononymously as Shangela (born November 22, 1980), is an American drag queen, reality television personality and actor best known for competing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. S ...
and was held a week before 35th AVN Award at the same location.[ Awards were presented in 27 categories.][
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2019
Awards were presented at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a British-based multinational chain of theme restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and ro ...
in Las Vegas on January 21, 2019.
;2019 GayVN Hall of Fame Inductee
Keith Miller, founder of Helix Studios
;Best Actor (Tie)
*Wesley Woods, Zack & Jack Make a Porno, Falcon Studios
*Diego Sans, Pirates: A Gay XXX Parody, Men.com/Pulse
;Best All-Sex Movie
Summer Break 2, BelAmi/Pulse
;Best Bi Sex Scene
Lance Hart, Pierce Paris & Dahlia Sky; Wanna Fuck My Wife? Gotta Fuck Me Too 11, Devil's Film
;Best Director – Feature
Jake Jaxson, All Saints: Chapter 1, CockyBoys
;Best Director – Non-Feature
Chi Chi LaRue & Tony Dimarco; Love & Lust in New Orleans, Falcon Studios
;Best Duo Sex Scene
Max Konnor & Armond Rizzo; “Big Black Daddy,” NoirMale.com
;Best Feature
All Saints: Chapter 1, CockyBoys
;Best Fetish Sex Scene
JJ Knight & Sean Zevran; Tie Me Up! Dick Me Down!, CockyBoys
;Best Group Sex Scene
Josh Brady, Corbin Colby, Joey Mills, Cameron Parks, Angel Rivera & Luke Wilder; “Splash,” HelixStudios.com
;Best Newcomer
Alam Wernik
;Best Parody
Pirates: A Gay XXX Parody, Men.com/Pulse
;Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Beckham, The Slutty Professor, NakedSword/Falcon
;Best Three-Way Sex Scene
Ace Era, Tyler Roberts & Dave Slick; The Slutty Professor, NakedSword/Falcon
;Performer of the Year
Wesley Woods
2020
Awards were presented at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a British-based multinational chain of theme restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and ro ...
in Las Vegas on January 21, 2020. The show was hosted by Alec Mapa and Nicole Byer, with performances by King Princess and Alyssa Edwards
Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson (born January 16, 1980), best known by the stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, choreographer, and businessperson. Edwards was known for competing in drag pageantry (notably Miss Gay America 2010) b ...
.
;2020 GayVN Hall of Fame inductee
Tim Valenti, NakedSword/Falcon Studios CEO
;Best Actor
DeAngelo Jackson, Blended Family, Icon Male/Mile High
;Best All-Sex Movie
Love and Lust in Montreal, Falcon Studios
;Best Bi Sex Scene
Natalie Mars, Ella Nova, Ricky Larkin & Wesley Woods; Free for All, WhyNotBi.com
;Best Director – Feature
Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian; Le Garçon Scandaleux, CockyBoys/PinkTV;
;Best Director – Non-Feature
Steve Cruz; Outta the Park!, Raging Stallion/Falcon
;Best Duo Sex Scene
Ashton Summers & Phoenix Fellington, Fellington’s Flip Fuck, HelixStudios.com
;Best Feature
Vegas Nights, HelixStudios.com
;Best Fetish Sex Scene
Alex Mecum & Michael DelRay; My Brother's Discipline, Kink.com
;Best Group Sex Scene
Alam Wernik, Blake Ryder, Jay Dymel, Nic Sahara & Sean Duran; Five Brothers: The Takedown, NakedSword/Falcon
;Best Newcomer
Nic Sahara and Alex Riley (tie)
;Best Supporting Actor
Dante Colle, At Large, Raging Stallion/Falcon
;Best Three-Way Sex Scene
Jack Harrer, Peter Annaud & Marcel Gassion; Offensively Large 4, BelAmi/Pulse
;Performer of the Year
Cade Maddox
Fan awards
;Favorite Bear
Teddy Torres
;Favorite Body
Blake Mitchell
;Favorite Bottom
Rourke
;Favorite Butt
Beaux Banks
;Favorite Cam Guy
Callum and Cole (joint page)
;Favorite Cock
Calvin Banks
;Favorite Daddy
Rocco Steele
;Favorite Dom
Austin Wolf
;Favorite FTM Star
Billy Vega
;Favorite Top
Zilv Gudel
;Favorite Twink
Joey Mills
;Hottest Newcomer
Rhyheim Shabazz
;Social Media Star
Armond Rizzo
Armond Rizzo (born July 19, 1990), previously Joey Rodriguez, is an American pornographic actor.
After serving in the United States Navy on USS ''George H.W. Bush'', Rizzo had plans to become an actor, but instead decided to start performing in ...
2021
Awards were presented virtually during a live stream at AVNStars.com on January 18, 2021. The show was hosted by Alec Mapa and Sherry Vine.
;Best Actor
Angel Rivera, A Murdered Heart, NakedSword
;Best All-Sex Movie
Summer Loves, BelAmi
;Best Bi Sex Scene
Maya Bijou, Dante Colle & Kaleb Stryker, The Elevator Goes Both Ways, WhyNotBi.com
;Best Director – Feature
Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian, Hollywood & Vine, CockyBoys
;Best Director – Non-Feature
Steve Cruz, Cake Shop, Raging Stallion
;Best Duo Sex Scene
Rhyheim Shabazz & Sean Zevran, Big Dicks Going Deep, CockyBoys
;Best Feature
A Murdered Heart, NakedSword
;Best Fetish Sex Scene
Dirk Caber, Nate Grimes, Jaxx Thanatos & Kurtis Wolfe, Tom of Finland: Leather Bar Initiation, Men.com
;Best Group Sex Scene
Riley Finch, Johnny Hands, Jacob Hansen, Garrett Kinsley, Travis Stevens & Ashton Summers, Inside Helix, Helix Studios
;Best Newcomer
Brock Banks
Fan Awards
Hottest Newcomer
Seth Peterson
Favorite Twink
Austin L Young
Social Media Star
Joey Mills
Favorite Cam Guy
Max Konnor
Favorite Camming Couple
Jacob and Harley
Favorite Top
Austin Wolf
Favorite bottom
Devin Franco
Favorite FTM Star
Trip Richards
Favorite Dom
Zilv Gudel
Favorite Cock
Cade Maddox
Favorite Butt
Alam Wernik
Favorite Bear
Teddy Torres
Favorite Daddy
Rocco Steele
Favorite Body
Alex Mecum
GayVN Star of the Year
Camran Mac
2022
Awards were presented virtually on January 19, 2022. The show was hosted by Alec Mapa and Jackie Beat.
Fan awards
;Favorite Camming Couple
Pablo and Sebas
;Favorite Cock
Cade Maddox
;Hottest Newcomer
Felix Fox
See also
* 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 ...
* List of Grabby recipients
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 ...
* List of gay pornography awards
The following are awards for gay pornography 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 i ...
* Gay Erotic Video Awards
The following are awards for gay pornography 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 i ...
* List of male performers in gay porn films
References
GayVN Awards
External links
Official Website
2010 "GayVN Weekend: List of Winners"
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Pornographic film awards
Gay pornographic film awards
American pornographic film awards
Awards established in 1998
21st-century awards