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The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in
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beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller. Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder. ''Justine: Nothing to Hide 2'' won eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas. A comedy, ''Haunted Nights'', took six awards, while ''Hidden Obsessions'' and a gay movie, ''Romeo & Julian'', each won four.


Winners and nominees

''Justine: Nothing to Hide 2'' led all nominees with thirteen nominations; ''Whispered Lies'' had twelve. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 1994. Jonathan Morgan took home four statuettes, the best showing ever for a male performer. Mike Horner’s award for Best Actor—Film tied him with
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as the only other three-time best actor winner. Newcomer Britney Loara, just 19 years old, swept the Best Actress awards for film and video with stellar performances in the interracial genre for "Mud Shark in the Water!" and "Friday Night Delights."


Major awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().


Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by Angela Summers and Summer Knight. * Best All-Girl Video: ''(All The Girls Are) Buttslammers'' * Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film: Janine,
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; the ice dildo scene, ''Hidden Obsessions'' * Best Alternative Feature Film: ''Beach Babes From Beyond'' * Best Alternative Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: ''Satin and Lace 2'' * Best Alternative Video: ''Sex on the Beach'' * Best Amateur Tape: ''New Faces, Hot Bodies 6: The Exchange Student, Part One—Favors'' * Best Amateur Series: ''Amorous Amateurs'' * Best Anal Scene:
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, Randy West, Kitty Yung; ''Sodo-Mania 5'' * Best Anal-Themed Tape: ''Anal Siege'' * Best Art Direction, Film (tie): ''Hidden Obsessions'', ''Immortal Desire'' * Best Art Direction, Video: ''Haunted Nights'' * Best Boxcover Concept: ''Rocket Girls'' * Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, ''Hidden Obsessions'' * Best Compilation Tape: ''Buttwoman's Favorite Endings'' * Best Editing, Film: Philip Christian, ''Immortal Desire'' * Best Editing, Video: Kunga Sludge, ''The Creasemaster's Wife'' * Best Explicit Series: ''Kink-O-Rama'' * Best Foreign Release: ''Private Video Magazine, Volume 1'' * Best Gonzo Tape: ''Seymore Butts In Paradise'' * Best Music: Let's Play Music, ''Les Femmes Erotique'' * Best New Director, Film: Flavio Paris, ''Butt-O-Rama'' * Best New Director, Video: Dale Lavi, ''Perpetual Tuesdays'' * Best Non-Sex Performance, Film or Video: Jonathan Morgan, ''Haunted Nights'' * Best Overall Marketing Campaign: ''American Garter'', VCA Platinum * Best Packaging, Film: ''Whispered Lies'' * Best Packaging, Specialty: ''Dude Looks Like A Lady'' * Best Packaging, Video: ''Friday Night Delights'' * Best Pro-Am Tape: ''More Dirty Debutantes 22'' * Best Pro-Am Series: ''More Dirty Debutantes'' * Best Screenplay, Film: Raven Touchstone, ''Justine: Nothing to Hide 2'' * Best Screenplay, Video: Jace Rocker, Jonathan Morgan; ''Haunted Nights'' * Best Sex Scene, Film (Group):
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,
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, Jon Dough, Lacy Rose, Crystal Wilder, Francesca Lé; '' New Wave Hookers 3'' * Best Specialty Tape, Big Bust: ''Boobarella'' * Best Specialty Tape, Bondage: ''Kym Wilde's Ocean View'' * Best Specialty Tape, Other Genre: ''A Scent Of Leather'' * Best Specialty Tape, Spanking: ''Defiance: Spanking and Beyond'' * Best Tease Performance: Tianna, ''Justine: Nothing To Hide 2'' * Best Videography: Kathy Mack, Joe Rock, Frank Marino; ''Pussyman 2'' GAY VIDEO AWARDS * Best Bisexual Video: ''Valley of the Bi Dolls'' * Best Boxcover Concept, Gay Video: ''Hologram'' * Best Director, Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, ''Valley of the Bi Dolls'' * Best Director, Gay Video: Sam Abdul, ''Romeo & Julian'' * Best Editing, Gay Video: Tab Lloyd, ''Total Corruption'' * Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video: ''Male Genital Massage'' * Best Gay Alternative Video Release: ''Chi Chi LaRue's Hardbody Video Magazine'' * Best Gay Solo Video: ''Pumping Fever'' * Best Music, Gay Video: Michael Anton, Tom Alex,
Sharon Kane Sharon Kane is a former American bondage model and pornographic actress. She has appeared in many adult magazines and pornographic films, in both dominant and submissive roles. After leaving her home state of Ohio to move to San Francisco, she ...
; ''Romeo & Julian'' * Best Newcomer, Gay Video:
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* Best Non-Sex Performance, Gay Video: Gino Colbert, ''Honorable Discharge'' * Best Packaging, Gay Video: ''Hologram'' * Best Screenplay, Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, ''Honorable Discharge'' * Best Sex Scene, Gay Video: Johnny Rey, Grant Larson, ''Romeo & Julian'' * Best Supporting Performer, Gay Video:
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, ''Total Corruption'' * Best Videography, Gay Video: Todd Montgomery, ''Abduction 2 & 3''


Honorary AVN Awards


Special Achievement Award

* Bob Best, of Bon-Vue * Howie Wasserman, Paul Wisner, Bruce Walker, Ron Wasserman; Gourmet Video * Susan Colvin, Don Browning, Christian Mann; Video Team/CPLC * Michael Warner, Ron Zdeb; Great Western Litho * Russell Hampshire, of VCA Pictures * Marty Feig, of Las Vegas Video * Sidney Niekerk, Jack Gallagher; Cal Vista Video


Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1994 were:
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, Juliet Anderson, Bionca,
Tiffany Clark The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Lisa De Leeuw Lisa De Leeuw (born July 3, 1958) is an American former pornographic actress. Career She appeared in over 200 films and was inducted into both the X-Rated Critics' Organization Hall of Fame and the AVN Hall of Fame. She also appeared in mag ...
, Steve Drake,
Harold Lime Edward E. "Ted" Paramore III (January 13, 1928 – July 8, 2008) was an American pornographic film director best known by his stage name Harold Lime.Elias, James (1999). ''Porn 101: eroticism, pornography, and the First Amendment.'' Prometheus Boo ...
, Robert McCallum, Ed Powers, Janus Rainer,
Mitchell Spinelli Mitchell Spinelli is an American pornographic film director and producer. Son of porn director Anthony Spinelli, he has directed films in series such as ''White Panty Chronicles'', ''All Natural'', and ''Taped College Confessions''. In 1995, he ...
, Raven Touchstone


Multiple nominations and awards

Among the movies receiving the most nominations were: ''Justine: Nothing to Hide 2'' with 13, ''Whispered Lies'' with 12 and ''Haunted Nights'' with nine. The following thirteen movies received multiple awards: * 8 - ''Justine: Nothing To Hide 2'' * 6 - ''Haunted Nights'' * 4 - ''Hidden Obsessions'', ''Romeo & Julian'' * 2 - ''Abduction 2 & 3'', ''Hologram'', ''Honorable Discharge'', ''Immortal Desire'', '' New Wave Hookers 3'', ''Total Corruption'', ''Valley of the Bi Dolls'', ''Whispered Lies'', ''More Dirty Debutantes 22''


Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. The show's trophy girls were Christina Angel and Felecia.


Presenters


Performers


Ceremony information

Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third consecutive year. His co-host for the first half of the show was Janine Lindemulder while Summer Knight co-hosted the last half. Randy West opened the show with a song, “What Do You Call a Movie?”, the lyrics of which contained titles of about 40 movies from the past year. Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Miller while musical direction was undertaken by Mark J. Miller. A VHS
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of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced and directed by S. Marco Di Mercurio. Just prior to presentation of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video,
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pulled out an engagement ring at the podium and proposed marriage to her co-presenter
Seymore Butts Adam Glasser (born March 18, 1964), known professionally as Seymore Butts, is an American pornographic film director, producer, and occasional performer who has produced hundreds of films in the gonzo genre of pornography (faux reality-based adul ...
. A surprised Seymore Butts then pulled an engagement ring out of his pocket and said he had also intended to propose to Shane that evening, then promptly went down on his knees to do so. There were several new categories this year, or categories now split in two between film and video: Best Sex Scene—Film (Group), Best Sex Scene—Film (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Film (All-Girl), Best Sex Scene—Video (Group), Best Sex Scene—Video (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Video (All-Girl), Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Art Direction—Film, Best Art Direction—Video, Best Explicit Series, Best Foreign Release, Best Amateur Series, Best Pro-Am Series, Best Alternative Release—Video, Best Alternative Release—Film, Best Gay Alternative Video Release, Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video. ''Hidden Obsessions'' was announced as the top selling movie of the year, while '' New Wave Hookers 3'' was announced as the top renting tape of the year.


See also

* AVN Award for Best Actress * AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress *
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* AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year *
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* List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame


References


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External links

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