In the same general purple pulsating vein as Make it Snow’s Oscars nominees preview, I present to you this year’s nominees for the AVN Awards.
The winners will be announced this weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at a gala you can still buy tickets for.
I am willing to bet Hippo’s money that more of you have seen these nominees than the Oscar nominees.
Due to the sheer volume of films and categories, I will first list the categories and then only provide the list of nominees for certain categories that draw my attention.
Without further ado, the categories this year ARE:
VIDEO & WEB
All-Girl Performer of the Year
Best Action/Thriller
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
Best All-Girl Movie
Best All-Girl Series
Best Amateur/Pro-Am Movie
Best Anal Movie
Best Anal Series
Best Anal Sex Scene
Best Anthology Movie
Best Art Direction
Best BDSM Movie
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Best Cinematography
Best Comedy
Best Continuing Series
Best Director – Feature
Best Director – Foreign Feature
Best Director – Foreign Non-Feature
Best Director – Non-Feature
Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene
Best Drama
Best Editing
Best Ethnic Movie
Best Ethnic/Interracial Series
Best Foreign Feature
Best Foreign Non-Feature
Best Foreign Series
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
Best Gonzo Movie
Best Group Sex Scene
Best Ingénue Movie
Best Interracial Movie
Best Lewd Propositions Movie
Best Makeup
Best Male Newcomer
Best Marketing Campaign – Company Image
Best Marketing Campaign – Individual Project
Best MILF Movie
Best New Imprint
Best New Series
Best New Starlet
Best Niche Movie
Best Niche Series
Best Non-Sex Performance
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Movie
Best Oral Movie
Best Oral Sex Scene
Best Orgy/Gangbang Movie
Best Parody
Best Polyamory Movie
Best Screenplay
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production
Best Solo/Tease Performance
Best Soundtrack
Best Special Effects
Best Star Showcase
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Taboo Relations Movie
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – G/G/B
Best Transsexual Movie
Best Transsexual Series
Best Transsexual Sex Scene
Best Virtual Reality Product/Site
Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
Best Web Director
Clever Title of the Year
Director of the Year
Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Female Performer of the Year
Mainstream Star of the Year
Male Foreign Performer of the Year
Male Performer of the Year
MILF Performer of the Year
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Niche Performer of the Year
Transsexual Performer of the Year
PLEASURE PRODUCTS
Best Condom Manufacturer
Best Enhancement Manufacturer
Best Fetish Manufacturer
Best Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer
Best Lubricant Manufacturer
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small
RETAIL
Best Boutique
Best Retail Chain – Large (11 or more stores)
Best Retail Chain – Medium (6-10 stores)
Best Retail Chain – Small (2-5 stores)
Best Web Retail Store
At this rate, I’m surprised I’M not nominated for something. Also, there sure are a LOT of trans categories!
Please note some subtle, but important, distinctions. BEST ACTOR or ACTRESS celebrates a single performance, essentially the Super Bowl MVP, whereas PERFORMER OF THE YEAR celebrates the whole body of work, essentially the League MVP.
A Feature is a film with a “plot” that tries to tell a story whereas a Non-Feature can have a loose theme or be a compilation of scenes.
A Series is a group of films with the same title and a number, such as Super Bowl LII. More than one are usually released in the same calendar year.
Now that THAT is out of the way, I’m sure there are some categories you want to know more about. Here they are, with the nominees and my selections for the winner in Italics:
Best Actor
Brad Armstrong, Takers, Wicked Pictures
Danny D, Bulldogs, Digital Playground/Pulse
Charles Dera, Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy, Pure Taboo/Pulse
Damon Dice, From the First Moment, Wicked Pictures
Ryan Driller, An Inconvenient Mistress, Wicked Pictures
Seth Gamble, Karma, Wicked Pictures
Tyler Knight, Interracial Family Needs, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
Marcus London, Unbridled, Wicked Pictures
Derrick Pierce, Indirect Relations, Pretty Dirty
Logan Pierce, The Voyeur, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
Tommy Pistol, Ingenue, Wicked Pictures
Toni Ribas, Blood Sisters, Digital Playground/Pulse
Ryan Ryder, The Altar of Aphrodite, Kelly Madison/Juicy
Nacho Vidal, Outland 2: Looking for Freedom, Harmony Films
Chad White, Laura, MissaX.com
Best Actress
Asa Akira, The Blonde Dahlia, Wicked Pictures
Chloe Amour, Love for Sale 2, SexArt/MetArt/New Sensations
Abella Danger, The Obsession, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
Jessica Drake, An Inconvenient Mistress, Wicked Pictures
Alexis Fawx, Fantasy Factory, Girlsway/Girlfriends
Alexa Grace, Crash, Wicked Pictures
Janice Griffith, Ingenue, Wicked Pictures
Jill Kassidy, Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy, Pure Taboo/Pulse
Cassidy Klein, Conflicted, Wicked Pictures
Sara Luvv, The Faces of Alice, Girlsway/Girlfriends
Melissa Moore, The Voyeur, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
Katie Morgan, Bad Babes Inc., Adam & Eve Pictures
Ella Nova, Snapshot, Wicked Pictures
Romi Rain, Justice League XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Axel Braun/Wicked
Angela White, The Altar of Aphrodite, Kelly Madison/Juicy
Best Amateur/Pro-Am Movie
Adventures in Wife Sharing, Homegrown/Girlfriends
Amateur Introductions 24, Amateur Allure/Jules Jordan
Black Dick in Mexican Chicks, Buddha Bang/Pure Play
Dare Dorm 27, Reality Kings/Pulse
Ebony Amateurs 2, African American/Juicy
Girls and Their Boys 29, abbywinters.com/Wicked
Homemade Ebony Sex Tapes 3, Reality Kings/Pulse
It’s My First Time 5, BurningAngel/Exile
Lascivious Girls, abbywinters.com/Wicked
MILF Fantasies, Erin Electra
Naughty Couples Exposed, Homegrown/Girlfriends
OC Amateurs 2: Newport Nymphos, Lethal Hardcore/Pulse
Real Public Glory Holes 5, Porta Gloryhole/VIP
Taboo Casting Calls 9, Desperate Pleasures/Pure Play
Uber XXX, Jay Mann/Black Media Group
Best Anal Movie
Anal Cuties 6, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment
Anal Freshmen 2, BAM Visions/Evil Angel
Anal Savages 3, Jules Jordan Video
Anal Threesomes 2, Tushy/Jules Jorden
Anal Warriors 3, ArchAngel/Girlfriends
The Art of Anal Sex 4, Tushy/Jules Jordan
Axel Braun’s Big Ass Anal Movie, Wicked Pictures
Big Wet Asses 26, Elegant Angel Productions
Crazy Ass Sluts, Analized/Girlfriends
Gape Queens, Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel
Gothic Anal Whores, BurningAngel/Exile
How to Train Your Teen’s Ass 3, Zero Tolerance Entertainment
Pump My Ass Full of Cum 4, Jules Jordan Video
Top Notch Anal 2, Mike Adriano/Evil Angel
Up My Ass!, Kelly Madison
Best Comedy
Amish Girls 2, Zero Tolerance Entertainment
Bad Babes Inc., Adam & Eve Pictures
The Blonde Dahlia, Wicked Pictures
Conflicted, Wicked Pictres
Consequences of a Kiss, Sssh.com
Corrupted by the Evils of Fetish Porn, Severe Sex/Exile
Don’t Screw My Mom, ArchAngel/Girlfriends
The Faces of Alice, Girlsway/Girlfriends
Forked, Adam & Eve Pictures
Jews Love Black Cock, BurningAngel/Exile
My Wife’s Hot Sister, Digital Playground/Pulse
Nerds, Digital Playground/Pulse
The Next Big Step, Digital Playground/Pulse
Viking Girls Gone Horny, Desire/Girlfriends
Women Getting Even, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
Best Ethnic Movie
Asia Noir 7, Video Team/Metro
Asian Anal, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment
Asian School Girls, Third Degree Films
Axel Braun’s Asian Connection, Wicked Pictures
Big Wet Black Tits 4, Elegant Angel Productions
Black Kings & Queens, Devil’s Film/Pulse
The Black Out, Silverback/Jules Jordan
Black Squirters, Third Degree Films
Exotic & Curvy 4, Porn Pros/Pulse
Latin Asses 3, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment
Latinalicious 3, Reality Kings/Pulse
Lustful Black Wives, She Will Cheat/Metro
Saya Song’s Anal Initiation, Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel
Sexy Senoritas 2, Mofos/Pulse
Up That Black Ass 10, Elegant Angel Productions
Best Ethnic/Interracial Series
Asian Strip Mall Massage, Devil’s Film/Pulse
Black & White, Blacked/Jules Jordan
Black Snake Oil, Aiden Starr/Evil Angel
Blacked Out, Devil’s Film/Pulse
Booty Jackin’, Diabolic Video Productions
The Booty Movie, ArchAngel/Girlfriends
Brown Bunnies, BangBros/Seaside
Crazy Asian GFs, Reality Kings/Pulse
Horny Latin Teens, Mofos/Pulse
Interracial Icon, Blacked/Jules Jordan
Mandingo Massacre, Jules Jordan Video
Mandingo: The King of Interracial, Dogfart/Pulse
Meet Mandingo, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment
Monsters of Cock, BangBros/Seaside
We Fuck Black Girls, Dogfart/Pulse
Best Foreign Non-Feature
Androgynous, Viv Thomas/MetArt/Girlfriends
Anissa the Tenniswoman, Marc Dorcel/Wicked
Appetite for Corruption, Harmony Films
Dogfart Invades Europe 2, Dogfart/Pulse
Double Stuff Me, Guilty Desire/Juicy
Down to Fuck a Stranger 2, Mofos/Pulse
Erasmus Orgasmus, Private/Pure Play
Erik Everhard Takes on Europe, James Deen/Girlfriends
Fuck the French, Jules Jordan Video
Megan Escort Deluxe, Marc Dorcel/Wicked
The Player, Nacho Vidal/Evil Angel
Rocco: Sex Analyst, Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel
Sweet Sensations, X-Art/Adult Source
Teen Sexual Desires, JP Foster/Juicy
Three, SexArt/MetArt/New Sensations
Best Lewd Propositions Movie
Amateurs Wanted 7, Net Video Girls/Pulse
Babysitter Auditions, BurningAngel/Exile
Backroom Facials 22, BangBros/Seaside
Bang Bus 67, BangBros/Seaside
Blackmailed Cheating Teens, Kevin Moore/Evil Angel
Blackmailed Tenants, Blackmailed/Evil Angel
Casting Couch Amateurs 19, Porn Pros/Pulse
Interracial Transactions, She Will Cheat/Metro
Money Talks 2, Reality Kings/Pulse
My Dirty Maid 4, BangBros/Seaside
Nubiles Casting 15, Nubiles/Pulse
Picked Up for a Suck 2, Reality Kings/Pulse
Prowling for Teen Pussy 2, Reality Kings/Pulse
Sex for Rent, Spizoo/Adult Source
Tonight’s Girlfriend 61, Naughty America/Pure Play
Best Niche Movie
Black Meat White Feet 3, Dogfart/Pulse
Cum Deep in Me!, Kelly Madison/Juicy
Cum Inside Me 3, Blacked/Jules Jordan
Daddy Likes ’Em Fatty 6, Rodnievision/Exquisite
Gotta Fuck ‘Em All!, Adult Source Media
Horny Grannies Love to Fuck 11, Devil’s Film/Pulse
Internal Love 2, Erotica X/O.L. Entertainment
Jim Powers Bukkake!, Powersville/Juicy
Mean Ebony Facesitters 3, MeanBitch/Exquisite
Pregnant & Pounded 4, Desperate Pleasures/Pure Play
Pregnant Pussy 4, AMK Empire/Exile
Squirt or Die!, BurningAngel/Exile
Squirt-a-Holic 2, New Sensations
Supersquirt 7, Elegant Angel Productions
Way Over 60, Rookie Nookie/Juicy
Clever Title of the Year
7 Submissive Brides 7 Maledom Brothers, Wasteland/Severe Sex/Exile
Black Loads Matter, Dogfart/Pulse
Christian Girl’s First Cock, Fantasy Massage/Pulse
Condoms Are for Pussies, Fist Pump Films
Creampie My Hairyhole, ATKingdom/Exile
Creating Daddy Issues, Desperate Pleasures/Pure Play
Fuck the French, Jules Jordan Video
Girl Scout Nookies, Lethal Hardcore/Pulse
Grab Them By the Pussy!, Adult Source Media
Hairy Hot Pocket, AMK Empire/Exile
MILF Life Crisis, BurningAngel/Exile
Mom Don’t Drive Dick Drunk, Lethal Hardcore/Pulse
Seducing Teens (With Sodomy), Teen Erotica/Juicy
Skanknado, Hustler Video
Thumper in the Dumper, Lethal Hardcore/Pulse
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
“The Amazing Brit Kitty Whose Orifices Couldn’t Be Ruptured” (as seen in Jasmine Jae No Holes Barred), Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel; Jasmine Jae, Markus Dupree, Moe Johnson, John Strong & Jovan Jordan
Anal Punishment for Lame Millennials, EverythingButt.com/Kink.com; Violet Monroe, Kacie Castle & Lily Lane
“Ball Sodomy” (as seen in Summer Sluts), Belladonna/Evil Angel; Anna de Ville & Bill Bailey
Big Messy Gangbang, Anatomik/Exile; Chanel Preston, Adriana Chechik, John Strong, Alex Legend, Jon Jon, Small Hands, Ricky Johnson, Tommy Pistol, Steve Holmes, Mike Mancini, Tony Martinez & Markus Dupee
“Breakfast of Champions” (as seen in Psychotic Behavior), John Stagliano/Evil Angel; Abella Danger & Xander Corvus
“Bum-Fist in the Park” (as seen in Bulldogs), Digital Playground/Pulse; Cathy Heaven & Danny D
“Goodbye Cervical Diddles” (or Melody & Tali Handle Their Mixed Emotions Out), NewSensations.com; Melody Wylde & Tali Dova
“The Harvey Weinstein Revenge Fantasy Experience” (as seen in Corrupted by the Evils of Fetish Porn), Severe Sex/Exile; Cybill Troy, Mona Wales, Hannah Hunt, Helena Locke, Valentine & Marcelo
“House of 1000 Clown Skeets” (as seen in The Music Box), Kelly Madison/Juicy; Lilly Ford & Ryan Madison
“It’s Not a Piñata Party Without Pee-Pee” (or Alexa Nasha & Julia Roca – Walk of Shame), PublicDisgrace.com/Kink.com; Alexa Nasha, Julia Roca, Silvia Rubi, Joel Tomas & Steve Holmes
“Jesus God, No!” (or Pretty Lil’ Fuck Bunny Gets His Dick Sounded and His Ass Fucked by Goddess Cherie Deville), DivineBitches.com/Kink.com; Cherie DeVille & Alrik Angel
“Machine Gun Titties” (as seen in Udder Nonsense), Desperate Pleasures/Pure Play; Sierra Simmons [scene 1]
“Penis! At the Disco” (as seen in Jim Powers Bukkake!), Powersville/Juicy; Nina Elle, Riley Nixon, Layla Price & the Bukkake Mob
“TFW Your Dad Shows Up to Your Devirgining” (or Indirect Relations), Pretty Dirty; Kristen Scott, Nina North, Derrick Pierce & Michael Vegas
“Well There’s ONE Place You Can Put an AVN Award” (as seen in Viking Girls Gone Horny), Desire/Girlfriends; Leya Falcon & Ophelia Rain
And last, but not least, a useful category so you and your Sexy Significant Other/Partner for the Day can go shopping:
Best Boutique
As You Like It (Eugene, OR)
Chi Chi La Rue’s (Los Angeles, CA)
Cupid’s Closet (Westchester, CA)
Dick & Jane’s Naughty Spot (Black Hills, SD)
Erotique Style (Bozeman, MT)
Feelmore 510 (Oakland, CA)
The Garden (Columbus, OH)
Joker’s (Savannah, GA)
Pepper’s Parties Too (Hattiesburg, MS)
Sensually Yours (Honolulu, HI)
Shag (Brooklyn, NY)
The Stockroom/Syren Retail Boutique (Los Angeles, CA)
Sugar The Shop (Baltimore, MD)
Tia’s Toy Store (Colorado Springs, CO)
Toys of Eros (Provincetown, MA)
God dammit, I recognized 5 of the names on the list. Well, 4 because Asa Akira shouldn’t count as she’s been around since 1869.
18…nice.
Last thing (maybe!)…can one see Dogfart Invades Europe 2 without seeing the original Dogfart Invades Europe, or will one just be too lost? You know, never mind. Gonna see the first one for continuity’s sake.
Also, the author Balls is doing the Lord’s work here. Wait, should that be “lord” or “load” or what?
WHY DON’T THEY MAEK A MOVIE CALLD “ALL LOADS MATTER”????
And if they don’t change the hotel marquee to HARD COCK for the weekend, then someone should get fired.
RIGHT?!?
No Ron Jeremy = No care.
I don’t so much mind the proliferation of categories, but they’ve got to consider limiting the nominees.
15 per category seems excessive until you realize that people have stopped bitching about snubs.
/DEEPTHROAT DIPLOMACY SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST PARODY!
These really should be called the “Golden Globes”.
They already have that.
The proliferation of serial franchises in these various genres clearly shows these oeuvres have yet to be fully explored to their fullest and final extent in cinematography.
CLICKBAIT! Where are your picks for cinematography and sound editing?
Those two categories are really where the craft is.
Cinematography:
Vampires, Girlsway/Girlfriends; Matt Holder & Stills by Alan
Editing:
2:27:48 Real Time Sex, Kelly Madison/Juicy; Ryan Madison
When I see “Real Time Sex” I imagine a film that’s just one long shot, like Birdman.
I think that’s exactly it, which is why it should win for editing.
I just assume it’s 15 seconds long
The In Memoriam part of the AVNs is going to be very long this year IMO.
Also: Jill Kassidy 4 Life
August Ames: Victim of cyberbullying
Not saying I’m pretaping my acceptance speech or anything but I do have a flight to Vegas in a couple hours. Not staying at the Hard Rock tho (thank goodness).
If you are there over the weekend, I do suggest at least going to the Hard Rock to check out the scene. AVN week is pretty crazy for normals.
I have to visit the TRADE SHOW then go to dinner with…whoever…and then more TRADE SHOW tomorrow before flying home.
this is screaming for a BOTG
Think if it’s your 5th time, it’s not your first time anymore. Or is that first time with 5?
I CALL THIS AWARDS LIST DURACELL, AS IT JUST KEEPS GOING AND GOING AND GOING
Just like the performers. Heyoo!
Big wet asses 26? The plot went way off in number 17 if you ask me.
I think there is a lot of pressure on the Bang Bus franchise for the next two movies. Specially the second.
what’s “pl-ought”?
Are there “For Your Consideration” ads taken out for the AVN awards?
Yes. You should see the program…
We all know the worst angle in porn: