The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the

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since 1995."AVN Awards Show: 3 Decades of Rewarding XXXcellence"
, January 14, 2013, Retrieved September 4, 2016 The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the

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" and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and

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enter the original ''AVN'', video-based Hall of Fame. *The Founders branch is "for those who founded the industry’s pioneering companies". *The Internet Founders branch is "for those who built the online sector" of the industry. *The Pleasure Products branch is "for

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s, distributors, and

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s of

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s". *The Executive branch is "for key members of the industry who work behind the scenes in the corporate offices or excelled in other capacities—for example, in sales,

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

, or education".

Members

Names and years of induction of members.

AVN Hall of Fame – Executive Branch

AVN Hall of Fame – Founders Branch

AVN Hall of Fame – Pleasure Products Branch

AVN Hall of Fame – Internet Founders Branch

References

External links

avnawards.com
(official listing - archived April 15, 2009)
AVN.com
(official site)
Adult Video News Awards
at the

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1999 Inductees

2010 nominations
(archived at

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, August 29, 2011)
2011 nominations
(archived at

, July 19, 2011)
2012 nominations
(archived at

, February 4, 2012) o
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