19th AVN Awards explained

Number:19
Award:AVN Awards
Site:The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
Preshow:Chi Chi LaRue
Producer:Gary Miller
Director:Mark Stone
Best Picture:Fade to Black (Best Film)
Most Wins:Fade to Black (8)
Most Nominations:Taboo 2001, Underworld (12)
Last:18th
Next:20th

The 19th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 2002 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in more than 80 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, 2001. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Bobby Slayton hosted the show for the third time; his co-host was adult film star Teri Weigel.[1]

Fade to Black won eight awards including Best Film and Best Director—Film for Paul Thomas. Other winners included Euphoria with seven trophies, Island Fever with three and numerous movies with two wins apiece.

Winners and nominees

The nominees[2] for the 19th AVN Awards were announced on November 9, 2002.[3] Taboo 2001 and Underworld tied for the most nominations with 12 each, followed by Bad Wives 2, Fade to Black and Taken which each received 11. Euphoria followed with nine and Beast, Marissa and Unreal had eight apiece.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 2002. Paul Thomas's win for Best Director—Film was his third; he won previously for Justine (1993) and Bobby Sox (1996). Nikita Denise was first European actress to win Female Performer of the Year.

Major awards

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

Best FilmBest Video Feature
  • Fade to Black
    • Bad Wives 2
    • Beast
    • Mafioso
    • Marissa
    • Prisoner
    • Taboo 2001
    • Taken
    • Underworld
  • Euphoria
    • The Black Room
    • Evil Twins
    • The Puppeteer
    • The Real Thing
    • Unreal
    • Valley Heat
Best DVDBest New Starlet
  • Unreal
    • Appassionata
    • Aria
    • Crossroads
    • Dark Angels: Special Edition
    • Hell, Whores and High Heels
    • Facade
    • Intimate Expressions
    • M Caught In The Act
    • New Wave Hookers 6
  • Violet Blue
    • Meriesa Arroyo
    • Calli Cox
    • Kate Frost
    • Haven
    • Logan LaBrent
    • Justine Romée
    • Stevie
    • Zana
Male Performer of the YearFemale Performer of the Year
  • Nikita Denise
    • Chloe
    • Jewel De'Nyle
    • Bridgette Kerkove
    • Monique
    • Taylor St. Claire
    • Serenity
    • Sydnee Steele
    • Ava Vincent
Best Actor—Film Best Actress—Film
  • Ginger Lynn, Taken
    • Alexa, Shrink Wrapped
    • Taylor Hayes, Fade To Black
    • Lola, Free Sex On Earth
    • Raylene, Bad Wives 2
    • Nicole Sheridan, Taboo 2001
    • Sydnee Steele, Mafioso
    • Syren, Taboo 2001
    • Ava Vincent, Underworld
Best Actor—VideoBest Actress—Video
  • Mike Horner, Euphoria
    • Anthony Crane, Porn-o-Matic 2001
    • Joel Lawrence, The Hole Truth
    • Eric Masterson, The Black Room
    • Randy Spears, Shocking Truth
    • Steven St. Croix, Planet of the Babes
    • Valentino, Pimped By An Angel 2
    • Nacho Vidal, Face Dance Obsession
  • Sydnee Steele, Euphoria
    • Allysin Chaynes, Wonderland
    • Chloe, Unreal
    • Jewel De'Nyle, Forbidden Flesh
    • Lola, Destiny Calling
    • Gina Ryder, Nice Neighbors
    • Serenity, XXX Training
    • Inari Vachs, Beauty and the Bitch
Best Director—FilmBest Director—Video
  • Brad Armstrong, Euphoria
    • Nic Andrews, Exposed
    • Jim Enright, Wonderland
    • Red Ezra, Fast Cars and Tiki Bars
    • Cash Markman, Talk Dirty to Me 13
    • Jonathan Morgan, XXX Training
    • Antonio Passolini, Unreal
    • Mike Quasar, Valley Heat
    • Shawn Ricks, The Hole Truth
    • David Stanley, The Black Room
Best Supporting Actor—FilmBest Supporting Actress—Film
  • Julie Meadows, Fade To Black
    • April, Bad Wives 2
    • Nikita Denise, Rapunzel
    • Kylie Ireland, Bad Wives 2
    • Heather Lyn, Free Sex on Earth
    • Shanna McCullough, Mafioso
    • Sydnee Steele, Marissa
Best Supporting Actor—VideoBest Supporting Actress—Video
  • Mike Horner, Wild Thing
  • Ava Vincent, Succubus
    • Diana DeVoe, Disturbed
    • Kelsey, Destiny Calling
    • Kylie Ireland, Vengeance
    • Bridgette Kerkove, The Gate
    • Inari Vachs, Dead Men Don't Wear Rubbers
    • Zana, XXX Training
Top Selling TapeTop Renting Tape
  • Island Fever
Best All-Sex VideoBest Gonzo Tape
  • Buttwoman Iz Bella
    • Bring 'Um Young 3
    • Exposed
    • Fresh Meat 11
    • Love Shack
    • Service Animals 2
    • Welcum to Chloeville 3
    • Wicked Sex Party 3
  • Balls Deep
    • American Tushy 2
    • Ben Dover's End Games
    • Buttman's Bend Over Brazilian Babes 3
    • Christoph's Beautiful Girls
    • Cumback Pussy 42
    • Dirty Little Secrets 4
    • Hardcore Innocence 2
    • Please
13
    • Service Animals 2
    • The Voyeur 19: Live in Europe Part 6
    • Young and Tight 2
Best Sex ComedyBest Couples Sex Scene—Film
  • Cap'n Mongo's Porno Playhouse
    • Adult Movie
    • Let's Play Doctor
    • Lust World 2
    • Perfect Pair
    • Super Quick 2
    • XXX Training
    • Wonderland
  • Taylor Hayes, Joey Ray, Fade To Black
    • Ava Vincent, John Decker, Bad Wives 2
    • Monica Sweetheart, Joey Ray, Evolution
    • Sydnee Steele, Erik Everhard, Mafioso
    • Sydnee Steele, Lexington Steele, Marissa
    • Ryan Conner, Michael J. Cox, Portraits in Blue
    • Ginger Lynn, Evan Stone, Taken
    • Ava Vincent, Chris Cannon, Underworld
Best Anal Sex Scene—FilmBest All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
  • Nicole Sheridan, Voodoo, Taboo 2001
    • Jessica Drake, Evan Stone, Beast
    • Cassidey, John Decker, Marissa
    • Alexandra Silk, Herschel Savage, Taken
    • Taylor St. Claire, Lexington Steele, Underworld
  • Chloe, Taylor St. Claire, Sindee Coxx, Felecia, Where the Girls Sweat 5
    • Logan LaBrent, Goldie McHorn, Babes Illustrated 11
    • Kaylynn, Goldie, Kitty, Patricia, Candy World
    • Dru Berrymore, Keri Windsor, Kimi Lixx, Mia Smiles, one other, Charlie's Devils 2
    • Amber Michaels, Wanda Curtis, Decadent Divas 12
    • Bunny Luv, Isabella, Jezebelle Bond, Fast Cars and Tiki Bars
    • Mina, Judith, I Love Lesbians 9
    • Devinn Lane, Inari Vachs, Love Shack
    • Bionca, Daisy Chain, The Madam's New Maid
    • Jewel De'Nyle, Inari Vachs, No Man's Land 33
    • Pool Table Threeway, Sugar High Glitter City
    • Kylie Ireland, Bridgette Kerkove, Tushy Girl Lost

Additional Award Winners

These awards were announced, but not presented, in two pre-recorded winners-only segments shown on the ballroom's video monitors during the event. Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:

Honorary AVN Awards

Reuben Sturman Award

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2002 were: Christoph Clark, Patrick Collins, Raquel Darrian, Samantha Fox, Janine Lindemulder, Missy, Michael Ninn, Rocco Siffredi, P. J. Sparxxx, Randy Spears, Tianna

Multiple nominations and awards

The following releases received the most nominations.

NominationsMovie
12Taboo 2001
Underworld
11Bad Wives 2
Fade to Black
Taken
Euphoria
8Beast
Marissa
Unreal

The following 17 releases received multiple awards:

AwardsMovie
Fade to Black
Euphoria
Island Fever
2Blond and Brunettes
Dark Angels: Special Edition
Grrl Power! 5
Porno Vision
Rocco: Animal Trainer 4
Rocco: Animal Trainer 5
Shut Up and Blow Me! 25
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle
The Splendor of Hell
Succubus
Taboo 2001
Taken
Unreal
The Violation of Kate Frost

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers, comedy or tributes. The show's trophy girls were Carmen Luvana and Monique Alexander.

Presenters (in order of appearance)

Name(s)Role

Jassie
Kiwi 		Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Sex Comedy

Jodie Moore 		Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film
Presenters of the awards for Best Anal Sex Scene—Film and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video

Joel Lawrence 		Presenters of the awards for Top Selling and Top Renting Tapes of 2001
Presenters of the Reuben Sturman Memorial Special Achievement Awards

Nikita Denise
Renee LaRue 		Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress—Video and Best Supporting Actor—Video
Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video
Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year

Sugar 		Presenters of the award for Best New Starlet

Evan Stone
Amber Michaels 		Presenters of the awards for Best DVD, Best All-Sex Video and Best Gonzo Tape

Ava Vincent 		Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video

Stevie 		Presenters of the awards for Best Actress—Film and Best Actor—Film
Presenters of the awards for Best Video Feature and Best Feature Film

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed

and the AVN Orchestra 		Musical Director Orchestral accompaniment
Performers Dancers on stage
Performer Standup comedy segment

Steven St. Croix
Sydnee Steele
Sharon Mitchell
Jim South
Jonathan Morgan
Brad Armstrong
Al Goldstein
Bob Chinn
Larry Flynt
and others		Performers "Why We Love America" pre-recorded video tribute
Performers Musical number, “White Trash (Hip Rock)”

Ceremony information

The awards show was held on the four-month anniversary of New York and Washington terrorist attacks and as such, began with a pre-recorded video tribute to post 9/11 U.S.A. featuring industry stars offering personal tributes to the country.

The show was not without its share of controversies. To keep the length of the show as short as possible by limiting the number of awards presented on stage, about 50 of the awards split into two groupings are announced in rapid succession on a screen with awards handed out later. In the first of these groupings the announcements were made by the animated characters of 2 Funky 4 U, a forthcoming animated feature by Private North America. However, some of the animated characters "offended some audience members as being allegedly racist."

Later, Snoop Dogg generated excitement by appearing on stage to accept the award for Best Selling Tape of 2001. After returning to his seat he was thronged by about 100 fans eager to meet or congratulate him, obstructing the view of people sitting behind, although the crowd did disperse without incident.

Then AVN publisher Paul Fishbein went on stage to present the Reuben Sturman Memorial Special Achievement Award to Cincinnati retailer Elyse Metcalf. Fishbein gave a recap of her high-profile obscenity trial and acquittal in the previous year but Metcalf gave the show an awkward moment because she was not there to accept the honor. Metcalf had left earlier "after becoming upset over remarks made to her by a financial supporter."

The show was recorded for later broadcast and a video of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures.[5]

Performance of year's movies

Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie and Island Fever was the top renting movie of the previous year.

In Memoriam

John Leslie and Joey Silvera ended the show by asking for a moment of silence in memory of late director Alex de Renzy who had died in 2001.

See also

References

April 2002 . United Porns of America. Japanese . Bachelor . Japan . 17–21 .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Milne . Carly . Ramone . Mike . March 2002 . Fade to Black, Euphoria Big Winners at 2002 AVN Awards Show . Adult Video News . Chatsworth, California . AVN Publications, Inc. . 18 . 3 . 36–68 . 0883-7090 .
  2. . 2002 and it's all about...Girls! Girls! Girls! . The 2002 AVN Awards Show Program . Chatsworth, California . AVN Publications, Inc. . January 11, 2002 .
  3. . 2002 AVN Awards Show Nominations Announced . Adult Video News . Chatsworth, California . AVN Publications, Inc. . December 2001 . 17 . 12 . 58–68 . 0883-7090 .
  4. . Pimpin' at the AVN Awards . Hustler . Beverly Hills, California . LFP, Inc. . June 2002 . 28 . 13 . 47 . 0149-4635 .
  5. Web site: AVN 2002 Awards Show . Recob . Denny . July 11, 2002 . Cyberspace Adult Video Reviews . Denny Recob . February 1, 2016.

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