The Venus Award is a
film award
Film award is a cinematic award which can be awarded in several categories. Unlike the film festival, the film award is not accompanied by a public screening of competitive films. Film awards are usually awarded based on the results of a secret vot ...
in the
adult film industry presented yearly in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
since 1997 as part of the Venus
Berlin trade fair, an international erotic trade festival, on the exhibition grounds at the
Funkturm
The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower) is a former broadcasting tower in Berlin. Constructed between 1924 and 1926 to designs by the architect Heinrich Straumer, it was inaugurated on 3 September 1926, on the occasion of ...
.
Prizes are offered in some 30 categories and there are live
strip
Strip or Stripping may refer to:
Places
* Aouzou Strip, a strip of land following the northern border of Chad that had been claimed and occupied by Libya
* Caprivi Strip, narrow strip of land extending from the Okavango Region of Namibia to ...
stage shows with
topless
Toplessness refers to the state in which a woman's breasts, including her areolas and nipples, are exposed, especially in a public place or in a visual medium. The male equivalent is barechestedness, also commonly called shirtlessness.
Expose ...
bull riding
Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a bucking bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal tries to buck off the rider.
American bull riding has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." To recei ...
,
oil wrestling
Oil wrestling ( tr, Yağlı güreş), also called grease wrestling, is a traditional Turkish sport, where participants, called ''pehlivan'' (wrestlers) or ''baspehlivan'' (master wrestlers), wrestle while covered in oil. Competitions are held in ...
and simulated live sex.
The Venus Awards are unique in that
directors
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 ...
, performers and films from the same country (Germany, France, the United States, etc.) compete for honors with other entities from that same country, while all entries also remain eligible for the "European" and "International" award categories.
The International Venus Fair for 16–19 October 2003 had attendance figures of around 40,000.
From 2005 to 2009, the
Eroticline Awards
The Erotixxx Award (''eLine Award'' or ''Eroticline Award'' until 2008) is a prize awarded in the adult film industry by German magazine ''eLine'' (established as ''EAN''), were presented instead, with the Venus Awards returning in 2010.
1997 Venus Awards
* Top Seller (USA) - ''Dragon Lady''
* Top Seller (Europe) - ''Private Stories''
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* Best Film (USA) - ''Clockwork Orgy''][
* Best Film (Europe) - ''Le Prix dela Luxure''][
* Best Director (USA) - ]Max Hardcore
Paul F. Little (born August 10, 1956) is an American pornographic actor, producer and director better known by his stage name Max Hardcore. He rose to prominence in 1992 with the film series ''The Anal Adventures of Max Hardcore'', which in 1994 ...
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* Best Director (Europe) - ]Mario Salieri
Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer.
Career
Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he ha ...
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* Best Actor (USA) - Valentino][
* Best Actor (Europe) - ]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 '' ...
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* Best Actress (USA) - Rebecca Wild][
* Best Actress (Europe) - Sarah Young][
* Top Seller (Gay) - ''Club Paradise''][
* Best Director (Gay) - ]Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Jean Daniel Cadinot (10 February 1944 – 23 April 2008) was a French photographer, and director/producer of gay pornographic films. His photography focused on homoerotic imagery, and his films are noted for their emphasis on plot and real ...
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* Best Film (Gay) - ''Anchor Hotel''][
* Top Seller (Germany) - ''Lydia P''][
* Best Film (Germany) - ''Top Mission''][
* Best Camera (Germany) - Lars Gordon][
* Best Series Director (Germany) - Harry S. Morgan][
* Best Director (Germany) - Dino Baumberger][
* Best Actor (Germany) - Steve Vincent][
* Best Actress (Germany) - Kelly Trump][
* Special Venus for Outstanding Input (Male) - Jean Pierre Armand][
* Special Venus for Outstanding Input (Female) - ]Dolly Buster
Nora Baumberger ( née Dvořáková; born 23 October 1969), known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author.
Career
Buster has starred in over one hundred X-rated European movies. She i ...
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* Special Venus for Lifetime Achievements - ]Beate Uhse
Beate Uhse-Rotermund (; born Beate Köstlin , 25 October 1919 – 16 July 2001) was a German pilot, entrepreneur and sex pioneer. She was one of the very few female stunt pilots in Germany in the 1930s. During World War II she ferried planes fo ...
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1998 Venus Awards
* Best Film - ''Baron of Darkness''
* Best Director - Michael Ninn
Michael Ninn is an adult film director and writer. He began his career as a music video director and made his first adult films in 1992.
Adult film career
In 1992 Ninn made his first adult erotic films – ''Black Orchid'', ''Principles ...
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* Best Actor - Conny Dax][
* Best Actress - Tania Russof][
* Best Newcomer, Male - Titus][
* Best Newcomer, Female - Donna Vargas][
* Best Camera - Kaito][
* Best Series Director - Paul Rusch][
* Best Video Series - ''Dolly Buster''][
* Gay Best Film - ''Island Guardian''][
* Gay Best Actor - York Powers][
* Best Artwork Cover - ''Bezaubernde Jeannie''][
* Best Soft Video - ''Helen Meets Monique''][
* Best Magazine - ''Pirate''][
* Best Photographer - James Baes][
* Best Soft Magazine - '']Penthouse
Penthouse most often refers to:
*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 ...
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* Best TV Magazine - ''Peep''][
* Best TV Erotic Report - ''Dark Angel''][
* Venus Erotic Design Award - Schwarze Mode][
* Venus Fetish Award - Peter W. Czernich][
* Venus Erotic Innovation Award - ]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
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* Special Venus For Outstanding Input (male) - Gabriell Pontello][
* Special Venus For Outstanding Input (female) - Babette Blue][
* Special Venus For Lifetime Achievements - Hans Moser][
* Venus '98 Sonderpreis - Princess Chantal Chevalier][
]
1999 Venus Awards
* Best Actress (Germany) - Kelly Trump
* Starlet of the Year - Wanda Curtis
* Best Film (International) - ''Sex Shot''
2000 Venus Awards
* Best Film - ''The Net''
* Best American Film - ''Nothing to Hide 3 & 4''[
* Best Gay Film - ''Dschungel-Boys''][
* Best Actor (German) - Titus Steel][
* Best Actor (European) - ]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 '' ...
[
* Best Actress (European) - Betina Campbell][
* Best Actress (German) - ]Gina Wild
Michaela Schaffrath (' Jänke; born 6 December 1970) is a German television actress and former pornographic actress.
A former nurse, she got started in the adult film industry after she posed nude for ''Coupé'', a German adult magazine. She g ...
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* Best American Actress - Tina Cheri
* Best Gay Actor (German) - Hal Hart][
* Best Starlet (German) - Julia Taylor][
* Best Video Series - ''Excuse Me''][
* Best Television Erotica - ''PEEP!''][
* Best Director (German) - Nils Molitor][
* Best Softcore Video - ''Tips und Tricks einer Erotik-Queen''][
* Best Cover - ''Nikita X''][
* Country Award: France - ]Marc Dorcel
Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like ...
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* Country Award: Scandinavia - Max's][
* Country Award: Benelux - Helen Duval][
* Best Photography - Guido Thomasi
* Best Internet Presence - Beate Uhse AG]
* Lifetime Achievement Award - Dolly Buster
Nora Baumberger ( née Dvořáková; born 23 October 1969), known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author.
Career
Buster has starred in over one hundred X-rated European movies. She i ...
2001 Venus Awards
* Best Actress (USA) - Bridgette Kerkove
* Best Director (USA) - Pierre Woodman
Pierre Woodman (born 29 April 1963) is a French pornographic film director.
Early life
Woodman began working at 16, taking such jobs as bartender, salesman and store clerk. He joined the army at age 17, and later became a policeman. In 1986, ...
[
* Best Movie (USA) - ''Les Vampyres'' (Metro Studios)][
* Best Company in America - Leisure Time Entertainment][
* Best European Actor - ]Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni G Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. He became a leading male figure in the porn industry.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. ...
[
* Best European Actress - ]Monique Covét
Monique Covét (born Mónika Visi, on 14 July 1976) is a Hungarian pornographic actress and fetish model. She rose to prominence from 1998 to 2001 as the star of several features for the Private Media Group. Following her career as an internati ...
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* Innovation of the Year - Berth Milton (]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
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* Country Award (Spain) - Girls of Private][
* Country Award (France) - ]Marc Dorcel
Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like ...
[
* Country Award (Italy) - ]Mario Salieri
Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer.
Career
Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he ha ...
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* Country Award (Scandinavia) - Beate Uhse Max's Film AB][
* Best European Movie - ''Divina''][
* Best German Starlet - Tara Young][
* Best German Starlet (Male) - Sachsen Paule][
* Best German Actress - Kelly Trump][
* Best German Actor - Zenza Raggi][
* Best German Director - Harry S. Morgan][
* Best German Movie - ''Matressen''][
* German Company of the Year - MMV][
* Best Video Series in Germany - ''XXL''][
* Best Cover - ''German Beauty''][
* Best Soft Video - ''Die Teufelsinsel''][
* Best Erotic Photographer (Germany) - Uwe Kempen][
* Newcomer Company of the Year (Germany) - Inflagranti][
* Best German Gay Actor - Antoine Mallet][
* Best German Gay Movie - ''C'est la vie''][
* Best DVD Product - ''U-Bahn Girls''][
* Venus Honorary Award - ]Teresa Orlowski
Teresa Orlowski (born 29 July 1953) is a former German-Polish performer in and a current producer of adult films in Germany. She was one of the biggest European porn stars of the 80s.
Early life
She was born as Teresa Orłowska in Wrocław, Po ...
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* Lifetime Achievement Award - Dirk Rothermund][
* Best Web Design - www.dolly-buster.com][
* Best Web Content - www.beate-uhse.de][
* Internet Innovation (Presentation) - www.pelladytower.com][
]
2002 Venus Awards
* Best DVD Product (Germany) - ''U-Bahn Girls II'' (Videorama)
* Best DVD Authoring (Germany) - New Media Group Enterprises (Goldlight)[
* Best Cum-Shot Scene (Germany) - Betty Extrem - '' GGG'' - (VPS)][
* Best Video Series (Germany) - ''Boulevard'' - (DBM)][
* Best Video Series (Germany) - ''Excuse Me'' - (Videorama)][
* Best Video Series (Germany) - ''Golden Series'' - (Tabu)][
* Best Soft Film (Germany) - ''Manche mögen's heiß'' - (J.Mutzenbacher/Trimax)][
* Best Soft Film (Germany) - ''Venus Girls'' - (VNM)][
* Best Soft Series (Germany) - ''Better Sex Line'' - (Orion)][
* Best Soft Series (Germany) - ''Cover Girls'' - (VNM)][
* Best Cover (Germany) - ''Crossroads'' - (Videorama)][
* Best Product Campaign (Germany) - ''Gladiator'' - (]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
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* Best Product Campaign (Germany) - ''Mandy Mystery Line'' - (Orion)][
* Best Director (Germany) - Nils Molitor][
* Best Director (Germany) - Horst Billian][
* Best Director (Germany) - Ferdi Hillmann][
* Best Film (Germany) - ''Faust'' - (Goldlight)][
* Best Film (Germany) - ''Hart & Herzlich'' - (Videorama)][
* Best Film (Germany) - ''Sexhexen'' - (MMV)][
* Best New Actress (Germany) - Kyra][
* Best New Actress (Germany) - Tyra Misoux][
* Best New Actress (Germany) - ]CoCo Brown
CoCo Brown is an American rapper, DJ and former pornographic actress.
Early life
Brown moved to Las Vegas with her family when she was in middle school. At age 15, she ran away from home and never returned.
Career Adult entertainment
Brown ...
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* Best New Company (Europe) - Hustler Germany][
* Special Award (Eastern Europe) - Kovi][
* Special Award (Scandinavia) - Max's Sweden][
* Special Award (France) - ]Marc Dorcel
Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like ...
[
* Best Movie (Europe) - ''Gladiator'' - (]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
)[
* Best Movie (Europe) - ''Faust'' - (Goldlight)][
* Best Director (Europe) - ]Mario Salieri
Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer.
Career
Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he ha ...
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* Best Director (Europe) - ]Antonio Adamo
Antonio Adamo (born 30 July 1957, Naples, Italy) is an Italian pornographic film film director, director. He won the 2003 AVN Award for "Best Director, Foreign Release" for the film ''Gladiator I''.
References
External links
*
1957 birth ...
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* Best Actor (Europe) - ]Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni G Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. He became a leading male figure in the porn industry.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. ...
[
* Best Actress (Eastern Europe) - ]Monique Covét
Monique Covét (born Mónika Visi, on 14 July 1976) is a Hungarian pornographic actress and fetish model. She rose to prominence from 1998 to 2001 as the star of several features for the Private Media Group. Following her career as an internati ...
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* Best Actress (Eastern Europe) - Rita Faltoyano][
* Best Gay Film - ''Russian Village Boys'' - (Man's Best)][
* Best Gay Director - ]Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Jean Daniel Cadinot (10 February 1944 – 23 April 2008) was a French photographer, and director/producer of gay pornographic films. His photography focused on homoerotic imagery, and his films are noted for their emphasis on plot and real ...
[
* Best Actress (USA) - ]Tera Patrick
Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins; July 25, 1976) is an American former pornographic actress and model who was the '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee of the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. She is ...
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* Best Actress (USA) - Jodie Moore][
* Best Movie (USA) - ''Perfect'' - (]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
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* Best Movie (USA) - ''Taboo 2001'' - (Touch Video)][
* Best Director (USA) - Andrew Blake][
* Best Director (USA) - ]Pierre Woodman
Pierre Woodman (born 29 April 1963) is a French pornographic film director.
Early life
Woodman began working at 16, taking such jobs as bartender, salesman and store clerk. He joined the army at age 17, and later became a policeman. In 1986, ...
[
* Best Video Series (International) - ''Barely Legal'' - (]Hustler Video
Hustler Booth at the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 2010.">Sands_Expo.html" ;"title="AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo">Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 2010.
Hustler Video is an Ame ...
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* Best Internet Presentation - www.privatespeed.com][
* Product Innovation Bio Glide - Joydivision][
* Innovation of the Year - Private-PDA][
* Innovation of the Year - ErotikCinema.de (Musketier)][
* Company of the Year (Germany) - Goldlight][
* Company of the Year (Germany) - MMV][
* Company of the Year (Germany) - Videorama][
* Best Actor (Germany) - Horst Baron][
* Best Actor (Germany) - Titus][
* Best Actor (Germany) - Claudio Meloni][
* Best Actress (Germany) - Isabel Golden][
* Best Actress (Germany) - Anja Juliette Laval][
* Best Actress (Germany) - Mandy Mystery][
* Lifetime Achievement Award (Germany) - Moli][
]
2003 Venus Awards
* Best Actor (Europe) - 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 '' ...
* Best Actress (Hungary) - Michelle Wild
Katalin Vad, better known by her Pornographic film actor, porn star name Michelle Wild (''wikt:vad, vad'' literally means "wild" in Hungarian; born 16 January 1980) is a Hungarian actress and former pornographic actress who worked mainly for Pr ...
* Best Actress (Europe) - Julia Taylor
* Best Soft Movie Germany - ''Fesselnde Knotenkunst Aus Fernost'' (Orion)
* Best Film - ''Benelux Wasteland'' (Bizarre Spielchen/Magmafilm)
* Best Film (Spain) - ''The Fetish Garden''
* Best Film (France) - ''Melanie'' (La Jouisseuse/VMD)
* Best Film (Scandinavia) - ''Pink Prison''
* Best Film (USA) - ''Space Nuts'' (Wicked Pictures)
* Best Film (Hungary) - ''The Garden of Seduction''
* Best Film (Italy) - ''La Dolce Vita''
* Best Film (Germany) - '' Die 8.Sünde'' (''The 8th Sin'' - Magmafilm)
* Best Film (Europe) - ''Cleopatra''
* Best Video Series (International) - ''Balls Deep'' (Anabolic)
* Best Video Series (Germany) - ''Black Hammer'' (VNM By VPS)
* Best Gay Movie (International) - ''French Erection'' (Ikarus Film)
* Best Erotic PC Game - ''Casablanca 1942'' (Red Fire Software/VPS)
* Best Erotic Stage Show - Tammy's Erotic Show
* Best Cover (Germany) - ''Fesselnde Knotenkunst Aus Fernost'' (Orion)
* Best Director (France) - Alain Payet
Alain Payet (17 January 1947 – 13 December 2007 in Paris as a result of cancer), also known under the pseudonyms John Pardaillan, John and Frederick Brasil Amor, James Gardner, James Gartner and Alain Garnier, was a film director of Fre ...
* Best Director (Italy) - Mario Salieri
Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer.
Career
Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he ha ...
* Best Gay Director (International) - Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Jean Daniel Cadinot (10 February 1944 – 23 April 2008) was a French photographer, and director/producer of gay pornographic films. His photography focused on homoerotic imagery, and his films are noted for their emphasis on plot and real ...
* Best Erotic Magazine (Germany) - ''Coupe''
* Best Internet Presence - pelladytower.com
* Best Erotic Idea - Poppp-Stars/Beate Uhse
* Best DVD Product (Germany) - ''Triebige Swinger''
* Best DVD Product (Europe) - ''La Dolce Vita''
* Distribution Company Of The Year Germany - Orion
* Company of the Year - MMV (Multi Media Verlag)
* Innovation of the Year - Dolly Buster
Nora Baumberger ( née Dvořáková; born 23 October 1969), known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author.
Career
Buster has starred in over one hundred X-rated European movies. She i ...
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* Special Product Award - Nature Skin Toys/Orion
* Special Jury Awards - ''Marc Anthony'' (Private), www.private.com & Dolly Buster
* Special Honorary Awards - Gerd Wasmund (alias Mike Hunter) & Harry S. Morgan
* Best New Starlet (USA) - Sunrise Adams (Vivid)
* Best Actor (USA) - Lexington Steele
Clifton Todd Britt (born November 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Lexington Steele, is an American pornographic actor, director, producer, and former stockbroker. He is the owner of the adult production companies Mercenary Motion Pictu ...
(VNM)
* Best New Starlet (Hungary) - Maya Gold (Luxx Video)
* Best Director (Hungary) - Don Sigfredo (DBM)
* Best Director (Scandinavia) - Nike Beck (Tabu)
* Best Actress (Scandinavia) - Tanya Hansen (Tabu)
* Best New Starlet (Europe) - Laura Angel
* Best Actress (France) - Mélanie Coste
Mélanie Coste (born Delphine Dequin in 1976), is a French former adult film actress. In the early 2000s, she was one of France's most popular pornographic actresses thanks to her "girl next door" image.
Early life
Mélanie Coste was born Delphi ...
(VMD)
* Best New Starlet (Germany) - Sharon Da Vale (Inflagranti)
* Best Director (Germany) - Nils Molitor (Magmafilm)
* Best Director (Europe) - Kovi (Luxx Video)
* Best Actor (Germany) - Conny Dax (Magmafilm)
* Best Actress (Germany) - Denise La Bouche (MMV)
2004 Venus Awards
* Best Cover (Germany) - ''Der Club des anspruchsvollen Herrn'' (Videorama)
* Best Newcomer Label (Germany) - ''Bad Ass'' (Playhouse)[
* Best Newcomer Company (Germany) - EVS][
* Best Gay Director (International) - Marcel Bruckmann][
* Best Gay Movie (International) - ''Sex Around the Clock'' (S.E.V.P.)][
* Print Reports Italy, UK and Germany (Jury-Award) - ''Hot News''/''ETO''/''Medien E-Line''][
* Special Product Campaign Germany (Jury-Award) - Testosteron Power-Pack No.1 (No Limit)][
* Special Marketing Campaign Germany (Jury-Award) - www.missbusty.de (VNM)][
* Special Video Production (Jury-Award) - ]German Goo Girls
John Thompson Productions is a German pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang bangs, urolagnia and urophagia ...
(John Thompson Productions
John Thompson Productions is a German pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang bangs, urolagnia and urophagia ...
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* Special Video Series (Jury-Award) - ''Arschparade'' (MMV)][
* TOP Erotic TV Show (Jury-Award) - ''Lust Pur Mit Conny Dax'' (Beate Uhse TV)][
* Special Internet Site (Jury-Award) - www.ueber18.de][
* Special Eastern Europe Award (Jury-Award) - Ference Hopka][
* Special German Company (Jury-Award) - Muschi Video][
* Successful Video Series Germany (Jury-Award) - ''Mutzenbacher'' (Herzog Video)][
* Best DVD Product (Germany) - ''Millionaire'' (]Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedi ...
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* Best Camera (Germany) - Nils Molitor][
* Best Video Series (Germany) - ''H D S S S G'' (DBM)][
* Best Soft Movie (Germany) - ''Bettenwechsel in Dänemark'' (Orion Versand)][
* Best Actress (Hungary) - Nikky Blond][
* Best Gonzo Movie/Series (International) - ''Apprentass'' (Playhouse)][
* Best B2C Website (International) - www.FunDorado.com (Orion Versand)][
* Best Internet Presence (International) - www.DejanProduction.de][
* Best Director (Italy) - ]Mario Salieri
Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer.
Career
Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he ha ...
- ''Penocchio'' (Goldlight)[
* Best New Starlet Female (France) - Priscila Sol][
* Special Award Benelux (Jury-Award) - ''SEXY'' (Shots Video)][
* Best Company Spain (Jury-Award) - IFG][
* Special Europe Video Series (Jury-Award) - ''Anabolic'' (]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.
...
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* International Actress (Jury-Award) - Katja Kassin][
* Best Movie (USA) - ''Compulsion'' (]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
E ...
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* Best Director (USA) - ]Robby D.
Robby D. was an American pornographic film director and cinematographer.
Early life
D. was born in Long Beach, California. He studied cinematography and directing at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Prior to porn, he worked as a ...
- '' Jack's Playground'' (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 ...
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* Best Movie (France) - ''Parfum du Desir'' ( Video Marc Dorcel)][
* Best Movie (Italy) - ''Life'' (Pink O)][
* Best New Starlet Female (Europe) - Cristina Bella][
* Best Actor (Europe) - ]Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic performer, director, producer, writer, and camera operator.
Early life
Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalo ...
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* Best Video Series (Europe) - ''Rocco's Sexy Girls'' (MMV)][
* Best Website (Germany) - www.dolly-buster.de (DBM)][
* Distribution Company of the Year (Germany) - VPS Film-Entertainment][
* Best Director (Germany) - Harry S. Morgan][
* Best Actor (Germany) - Markus Waxenegger][
* Best New Starlet Female (Germany) - Janine LaTeen][
* Best New Starlet Female (Germany) - Vivian Schmitt][
* Top Toy Product Line (Jury-Award) - Silvia Saint Toy Line (Orion)][
* A.o.P. (Jury-Award) - Steve Holmes][
* Successful Video Series Europe (Jury-Award) - ''Lexington'' (VNM)][
* Best Actress (USA) - ]Jesse Jane
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* Company of the Year (Germany) - Mulit Media Verlag][
* Best Movie (Germany) - ''Penocchio'' (Goldlight)][
* Best Actress (Germany) - Tyra Misoux][
* Best Movie (Europe) - ''Millionaire'' (]Private Media Group
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* Best Director (Europe) - Kovi][
* Best Actress (Europe) - Katsuni][
* Special Actress (Jury-Award) - ]Monique Covét
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* Honorary Award (International) - Berth Milton][
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2010 Venus Awards
* Best Magazine (Germany) - ''Happy Weekend''
* Best Erotic Retail Store (Germany) - Ego Erotikfachmarkt[
* Best Redlight Portal (Germany) - Berlinintim.de][
* Best European Erotic Online Offer (Europe) - MoMo-net.com][
* Best Web Innovation (International) - Amateurflatrate.com (DBM)][
* Best Adult TV Channel (Germany) - Hustler TV Deutschland][
* Best VoD Offer (Germany) - Erotic Lounge][
* Best Webcam Girl (International) - Gina (goldmodels.de/livestrip.com)][
* Best Director (International) - Allegro Swing][
* Best Newcomer Company (International) - Parliament/CZ][
* Best Manga Series (International) - Trimax][
* Best Video Series (Germany) - Magma Swing (Magmafilm)][
* Best Newcomer (Europe) - ]Vittoria Risi
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* Best Actress (Europe) - Roberta Gemma][
* Erotic Fetish Lifestyle Magazine - ''PO Magazin''][
* Best Mobile Entertainment Company - Pinksim! (Pink Adventure AG)][
* Feature Movie with Celebrity Star (Special Jury Award) - ''Cindy in Heat'' (Paradise)][
* Best Online Distribution System (Germany) - Partnercash][
* Best Internet Portal (Germany) - Fundorado.de][
* Best Website Amateur (Germany) - MyDirtyHobby.com][
* Best Movie (Germany) - ''Die Viper'' (Goldlight)][
* Best Movie (Europe) - ''Lethal Body'' (ATV Group)][
* Special Jury Award - Sofia Gucci][
* Best Video Series (Europe) - Russian Institute (]Marc Dorcel
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* Best Video Series (International) - Titus on Tour (Erotic Planet)][
* Best Amateur Actress (Germany) - ]Sexy Cora
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* Best Newcomer (International) - ]Jade Laroche
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Early life
Born in Rouen, where she lived until the age of 10 years, Laroche is the daughter of a military officer. While studying law at the Bordeaux Un ...
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* Best Actress (International) - ]Kayden Kross
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Early life
Kross grew up in the foothills between Sacramento and Placerville. She has described herself as "the book ...
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* Best Toy Series (International) - Sexy Cora Toys (Orion)][
* Best VoD Offer (Europe) - DORCEL TVoD and SVoD platform][
* Best HD Offer (International) - Erotic Lounge][
* Fair Management (Special Jury Award) - X-Show Moskau][
* Internet Business (Special Jury Award) - EUROWEBTAINMENT (Gunnar Steger)][
* Innovation Mobile (Special Jury Award) - My Dirty Mobile.de][
* Best VoD Offer (International) - Sapphire Media International B.V.][
* Best Adult TV Channel (Europe) - ]Dorcel TV
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* Best Adult TV Channel (International) - Hustler TV][
* Video Provider of the Year (Germany) - EROTIC PLANET][
* Best Movie (International) - ''Body Heat'' (]Digital Playground
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* Best Actress (Germany) - Vivian Schmitt][
* Best HD TV Channel - Penthouse HD][
* European Film and Video Cooperation (Special Jury Award) - GOLDLIGHT][
* Movie and Film (Special Jury Award) - '' This Ain't Avatar XXX'' (]Hustler Video
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* Movie-Internet Innovation (Special Jury Award) - Saboom (Partnercash)][
* Company of the Year - Penthouse][
* Movie Innovation of the Year - Dorcel 3D (]Marc Dorcel
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* Business Woman of the Year - Nicole Kleinhenz][
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2011 Venus Awards
* Best Erotic Mobile Application - Bleepersex
* Best Erotic Designer - Adult Profi[
* Special Erotic Performer - Pussykate][
* Best DVD Online Erotic Store/Blu-ray - dvderotik.com][
* Best Payment System - www.payment-network.com][
* Best Director - Ettore Buchi][
* Most Innovative Amateur Projects - ]