29th AVN Awards explained

Number:29
Award:AVN Awards
Site:The Joint
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada
Director:Gary D. Miller
Best Picture:Portrait of a Call Girl
Most Wins:The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (9)
Most Nominations:The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (18)
Network:Showtime
Duration:1 hour, 50 minutes
Last:28th
Next:30th

The 29th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News, honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2011 of the United States and took place January 21, 2012, at a new venue, The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. Movies or products released between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011 were eligible. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Showtime. Comedian Dave Attell hosted the show for the second time. He first presided over the 27th ceremony held in 2010, and shared the 29th ceremony with co-hosts Bree Olson and Sunny Leone. The awards show was held together with the Adult Entertainment Expo and Internext at the same venue.

On January 11, 2012, AVN announced in a press release that for the first time the AVN Awards ceremony would climax with "the presentation of an all-encompassing grand accolade," Movie of the Year. "Even since the beginning, when we presented separate awards for Best Film and Best Video Feature, there's been no definitive AVN Award equivalent to Best Picture. Now we have one," said AVN senior editor Peter Warren. Rather than nominees, contenders would be chosen from the winners in the categories of: Best All-Sex Release, Best All-Sex Release – Mixed Format, Best All-Girl Release, Best Gonzo Release, Best Vignette Release, Best Comedy, Best Feature, Best Foreign Feature, Best Parody – Comedy and Best Parody – Drama. Voting for Movie of the Year would be conducted just prior to the January 21 ceremony, in a secret meeting of core members of the AVN Awards committee, to ensure winners of the 10 categories remain secret until their presentation.[1] The event would also unveiled a new annual award, the Visionary Award, "created to recognize and honor a leader in adult entertainment who has propelled innovation and taken his company—and the business as a whole—to new heights."[2]

The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody and Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 won the most awards, nine and seven respectively, but the Movie of the Year award went to Portrait of a Call Girl. Portrait also won for Best Feature, Best Actress for Jessie Andrews and Best Director — Feature for Graham Travis. Rocki Whore won Best Director—Parody for Brad Armstrong, Best Screenplay—Parody for Armstrong and Hank Shenanigan and Best Parody — Comedy, among others. Insatiable 2 won Best All-Sex Release, Best Director — Non Feature for Mason and several best sex scene awards for Asa Akira and her co-stars. Individually, Akira won or shared six awards, but the coveted Female Performer of the Year and Best New Starlet awards went to Bobbi Starr and Brooklyn Lee respectively. Lee took home five awards on the night and four went to Starr. Manuel Ferrara won his fourth Male Performer of the Year award, more than anyone else in the event's 29-year history.[3]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 29th AVN Awards were announced on Dec. 6, 2011 in a press release. Those nominees were Gary Kirker from Las Cruces, New Mexico.[4] The film receiving the most nominations was The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody with 18, while performer/director Bobbi Starr had the most individual nominations with 16. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 21, 2012.

Major Awards

The first AVN Movie of the Year Award went to Portrait of a Call Girl, which qualified for consideration by winning Best Feature. The other movies in the running were: Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 (Best All-Sex Release), Bobbi's World (Best All-Sex Release – Mixed Format), Cherry 2 (Best All-Girl Release), Dangerous Curves (Best Gonzo Release), Prison Girls (Best Vignette Release), Grindhouse XXX (Best Comedy), Mission Asspossible (Best Foreign Feature), The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (Best Parody – Comedy) and Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody (Best Parody – Drama).

Additional major awards are listed below with winner first and highlighted in boldface followed by the rest of the nominees.

Male Performer of the YearFemale Performer of the Year
Best Male NewcomerBest New Starlet
Best ActorBest Actress
  • Dale DaBone - Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody
    • James Bartholet - Saw: A Hardcore Parody
    • Barrett Blade - Killer Bodies
    • Tom Byron - Runaway
    • Xander Corvus - Lost and Found
    • Ryan Driller - Superman XXX: A Porn Parody
    • Ben English - Official The Silence of the Lambs Parody
    • Seth Gamble - Saturday Night Fever XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody
    • Jack Lawrence - Anchorman: A XXX Parody
    • Ryan McLane - Official Psycho Parody
    • Tommy Pistol - Taxi Driver: A XXX Parody
    • Anthony Rosano - Rocky XXX: A Parody Thriller
    • Randy Spears - The Orgasm
    • Evan Stone - This Ain’t Ghostbusters XXX 3D
    • Mac Turner - The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Xander Corvus - Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody
    • Rocco Reed - Horizon
    • Anthony Rosano - The Flintstones: A XXX Parody
    • Randy Spears - The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
    • Eric Swiss - Pervert
    • Michael Vegas - Dear Abby
    • Mark Wood - Official The Silence of the Lambs Parody
Unsung Male Performer of the YearUnsung Starlet of the Year
  • Johnny Castle
    • Alex Gonz
    • Chris Johnson
    • L.T.
    • Ralph Long
    • Scott Lyons
    • Ryan Madison
    • Jack Napier
    • Barry Scott
    • Johnny Sins
    • Kris Slater
    • Brian Street Team
    • Rico Strong
    • Tim Von Swine
  • Bridgette B.
    • Aubrey Addams
    • Yurizan Beltran
    • Capri Cavanni
    • Vicki Chase
    • Sophie Dee
    • Jacky Joy
    • Victoria Lawson
    • Jessie Lee
    • Karlie Montana
    • Mason Moore
    • Rachel Roxxx
    • Nikki Sexx
    • Angel Vain
    • Angelina Valentine
Director of the YearBest Director - Foreign Feature
  • - Mission Asspossible
    • Jules Bart - All Star POV
    • Max Bellochio - Bangkok Connection
    • Hervé Bodilis - Mademoiselle de Paris
    • Max Candy - My First Orgy
    • Paul Chaplin - 'Ello 'Ello

Lust in France

    • Christoph Clark - Angel Perverse 18
    • Ted D. - Chloe's Column: Fuck Fame
    • Justin Ribeiro & Dos Santos - Private Thoughts
    • Gazzman - Whore House
    • Timo Hardy - In Like Timo
    • Jinashi - Tokyo Escalate Angels
    • Kendo - Ink
    • Peter Turner - Perfect Angels
Best FeatureBest Foreign Feature
  • Portrait of a Call Girl
    • Assassins
    • Booty Shop
    • Dear Abby
    • Eternal
    • Fighters
    • Horizon
    • Killer Bodies
    • A Little Part of Me
    • Lost and Found
    • My Little Black Book
    • Pervert
    • Runaway
    • Savanna Samson Is the Masseuse
    • Teacher's Pet
  • Mission Asspossible
    • Bangkok Connection
    • Chloe's Column: Fuck Fame
    • Mademoiselle de Paris
    • Rich Little Bitch
    • Smuggling Sex-Pedition
Best Parody - ComedyBest Parody - Drama
  • The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
    • American Dad
XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody
    • Anchorman: A XXX Parody, New Sensations
    • Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody
    • Brazzers Presents: The Parodies
    • Bridesmaids XXX Porn Parody
    • Can't Be Sanford & Son
    • Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody
    • The Flintstones: A XXX Parody
    • Home Improvement XXX: A Parody
    • The Justice League of Pornstar Heroes
    • Official The Silence of the Lambs Parody
    • Saw: A Hardcore Parody
    • Scream XXX: A Porn Parody
    • This Ain’t Ghostbusters XXX 3D
  • Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody
    • The Blair Witch Project: A Hardcore Parody
    • Captain America: An Extreme Comixxx Parody
    • Halloween XXX Porn Parody
    • Katwoman XXX
    • Official Basic Instinct Parody
    • Official Psycho Parody
    • Rezervoir Doggs: An Exquisite Films Parody
    • Rocky XXX: A Parody Thriller
    • Saturday Night Fever: An Exquisite Films Parody
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody
    • Superman XXX: A Porn Parody
    • Taxi Driver: A XXX Parody
    • This Ain't Dracula XXX 3D
    • Top Guns
Best ComedyBest 3D Release
  • Grindhouse XXX
    • About Jessica
    • Babysitters 2
    • Big Ass Handy Women
    • Blind Date
    • The Flying Pink Pig
    • Kung Fu Pussy
    • The Masseuse 2
    • Nerdsworld
    • The Orgasm
    • Party Girls
    • The Red Panties
    • Stripper Diaries 2
    • Stripper Grams
    • XXX Avengers
  • This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX 3D
    • 3D Real Pornstars of Chatsworth
    • Killer Kurves 3-D
    • This Ain't Conan the Barbarian XXX 3D
    • This Ain't Dracula XXX 3D
Best Gonzo ReleaseBest Vignette Release
  • Dangerous Curves
    • Beach Patrol 2
    • Heat on the Street: Sex in Public
    • Innocent Until Proven Filthy 9
    • Jerkoff Material 6
    • Joanna Angel and James Deen's Summer Vacation
    • Man vs. Pussy
    • Raw 8
    • Rocco's American Adventures
    • S.O.S.: Sex on the Streets
    • Sex Appeal
    • Shane's World 42: Paradise Island
    • Shut Up and Fuck
    • Street Vendors 4
    • The Voyeur 37
  • Prison Girls
    • All About Kagney Linn Karter
    • Anarchy
    • Creature Feature
    • I Can't Believe I Fucked a Zombie
    • Jesse Jane: Reckless
    • Lust Bite
    • My Favorite Emo Sluts
    • Naughty Nanny 3
    • Pornstars Punishment 2
    • Rough Sex 3: Adrianna's Dangerous Mind
    • Scurvy Girls 3
    • Secretary's Day 5
    • Sexy
    • Working Girls
Best All-Sex ReleaseBest All-Sex Release, Mixed Format
  • Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2
    • Alexis Texas: Nymphomaniac
    • The Bombshells
    • Grace Glam: Lust
    • Harder
    • Hard Bodies
    • Just Jenna 2
    • Kagney Linn Karter Is Relentless
    • L for London
    • Oil Overload 4
    • Performers of the Year 2011
    • Sex Dolls
    • Sweet Pussy
    • Teagan Presley: The Six
    • This Is Why I'm Hot
  • Bobbi's World
    • Bad Girls 5
    • Black & Blue
    • Cum Glazed 2
    • Downtown Girls 3
    • Kayden Unbound
    • Nacho Invades America
    • Nacho Vidal vs. Live Gonzo
    • No Panties Allowed 2
    • Slutty and Sluttier 13
    • The Victoria Rae Black Experiment
    • What the Fuck
Big Tits, Bitches & Ass
Best Interracial ReleaseBest All-Girl Release
  • Lex the Impaler 6
    • Black in My Ass
    • Black Shack 2
    • Diesel Dongs 14
    • Heavy Metal 9
    • Housewives Gone Black 12
    • Interracial Fuck Sluts 2
    • Kimberly Kane's Been Blackmaled
    • Lex the Impaler 7
    • Monsters of Cock 29
    • My Black Fantasy
    • Once You Go Black You Never Go Back 6
    • Racially Motivated 3
    • Rico the Destroyer 3
    • White Mommas 3
  • Cherry 2
    • Art School Dykes
    • Bree & Tori
    • Budapest 3
    • Cannibal Queen
    • Celeste
    • Dirty Panties
    • Girl Crush 2
    • Girlfriends 3
    • The Interns 2
    • Lesbian Ass Worship
    • Club 59
    • Molly's Life 8
    • Pretty in Pink
    • Taxi 2
Best Anal ReleaseBest Celebrity Sex Tape
  • Ass Worship 13
    • Anal Attack 3
    • Anal Buffet 6
    • Anal Delights
    • Anal Fanatic 2
    • Anal Inferno
    • Anal Only
    • Anal Workout
    • Big Wet Asses 19
    • Big Wet Butts 4
    • Deep Anal Drilling 2
    • Evil Anal 13
    • Gape Me
    • Joanna Angel: Ass-Fucked
    • Lord of Asses 15
  • Backdoor to Chyna
    • Amy Fisher Is Sex
    • Brittney Jones Confidential
    • Erica Lynne Is Badd: The XXX Home Movies
    • Jasmine Waltz: Hollywood It Girl
    • Karissa Shannon Superstar
    • Phil Varone's Secret Stash
    • Tila Tequila Uncorked
Best Anal Sex SceneBest Oral Sex Scene
Best Boy/Girl SceneBest Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production
  • Brooklyn Lee, Ian Scott - Mission Asspossible
    • Megan Coxxx, James Deen - Dirty Little Club Sluts
    • Angel Dark, Leny Ewil - All Star Teens 2
    • Cindy Dollar, Ian Scott, Alex Forte, James Brossman - French Maid Service Trainees
    • Niky Gold, J. J., Neeo - Smuggling Sex-Pedition
    • Shelia Grant, Nicole Sweet, Kelly Rose - She Made Me Cum
    • Izabella, Frank Gun, Lauro Giotto, Nick Lang - Tamed Teens 9
    • Lillian, Ellen Lotus, Amelie, Timo Hardy - In Like Timo
    • Louise, Naomi, Bessy, Barbie White, Candy Sweet, Sandra Rodriguez, Kylie, Rocco Siffredi - Rocco's Dirty Teens
    • Kristi Lust, Ben Kelly, J. J., John Strong, Peter Oh Toole - Whore House
    • Aletta Ocean, Brandy Smile - Hold Me Close
    • Olga, Jana, Omar Galanti - Omar's Butt Obsession
    • Tallulah, Pascal White - Ink
    • Debbie White, Ian Scott, Mike Angelo - Angel Perverse 17
Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl/Girl/BoyBest Girl-Girl Sex Scene
Big Tits, Bitches & Ass
    • Bobbi Starr, Tori Lux, Mark Wood - Bobbi's World
    • Alexis Texas, Jenny Hendrix, Rocco Siffredi - Rocco's American Adventures
  • Dana DeArmond, Belladonna - Belladonna: Sexual Explorer
    • Jenna Haze, Jelena Jensen - Breast in Class: Naturally Gifted
    • Celeste Star, Kristina Rose - Celeste
    • Jiz Lee, Andy San Dimas - Cherry 2
    • Ann Marie Rios, Alexis Texas - Dirty Panties
    • Brooke Lee Adams, Hillary Scott - The Flintstones: A XXX Parody
    • Zoe Voss, Samantha Ryan - Girls Kissing Girls 8, Sweetheart
    • Tori Black, Teagan Presley - Killer Bodies
    • Prinzzess, India Summer - Lesbian Sex
    • Riley Jensen, Melanie Rios - Lush
    • Gracie Glam, Lexi Belle - Pretty in Pink
    • Lily Labeau, Bobbi Starr - Prison Girls
    • Sunny Leone, Daisy Marie - RolePlay
    • Justine Joli, Syd Blakovich - Taxi
Crossover Star of the YearBest Porn Star Website
Top Renting and Selling ReleaseFan Favorites
  • Top Guns
Best Body:

Favorite Porn Star:

  • Riley Steele

Hottest Sex Scene:

Twitter Queen:

  • Riley Steele

Additional Award Winners

Best Classic Release appeared on the 2012 list of categories that nominations were to be accepted for, however, no nominees or winner were announced for that category.

DVD Categories

Retail and Distribution Categories

Performer/Creator Categories

Sex Toys and Pleasure Products

Web and Technology Categories

Honorary AVN Awards

Visionary Award

Vivid Entertainment co-founder Steven Hirsch was presented with a new honor, AVN's first Visionary Award, for bringing adult entertainment into the mainstream.[4]

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 were:[5]

Multiple nominations and awards

The following releases received multiple awards:

The following releases received the most nominations:

The following individuals received multiple awards:

The following individuals received the most nominations:

Presenters and performers

The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:

Presenters

Name(s) Role
Presenters of the awards for Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Three-Way Sex Scene — Girl/Girl/Boy
Presenters of the four Fan Favorite awards
Presenters of the awards for Best Actress and Best Anal Sex Scene
Chanel Preston
Selena Rose
Allie Haze 		Presenters of the awards for Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene and Best Gonzo Release
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor and Best Director — Foreign Release
Gracie Glam Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet
Presenters of the award for Male Performer of the Year
Presenter of the Visionary Award
Introduced the performance by Too $hort
Bobbi Starr
Jada Fire 		Presenters of the award for Top Renting and Selling Release
Presenters of the awards for Best Parody — Drama and Best Foreign Feature
Brett Rossi
Nicole Aniston 		Trophy girls
Presenters of the award for Best Parody — Comedy
Manuel Ferrara
Sophie Dee 		Presenters of the award for Female Performer of the Year
Presenters of the awards for Director of the Year and Best Feature

Trophy girls

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
Belladonna
and the Belladonna Dancers 		Performers Aerial acrobatic theatrics
Performer DJ
Host Comedian
Performer Rap songs "Porno Bitch" and "Blow the Whistle"
Asa Akira
Kristina Rose
Chanel Preston
Kagney Linn Karter
Gracie Glam
and others 		Performers "Peggy Morehouse Porn School" skits

Ceremony information

Changes to awards categories

Beginning with the 29th AVN Awards, several new categories were introduced to reflect evolving market trends, including:

Controversies

As is often the case with awards shows, those who disagreed with this year's award winners took to forums and blogs to voice their objections, particularly around the selection of Dale DaBone as best actor over Tommy Pistol and the selection of India Summer as MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year.[8]

See also

References

Gary D. Miller (Director) . 2012 . The 2012 AVN Awards Show . Television production . Showtime Networks . Los Angeles, California .

External links

Notes and References

  1. AVN Unveils First-Ever Movie of the Year Award . Adult Video News . January 11, 2012 . January 13, 2013.
  2. Steve Hirsch to Receive First Visionary Award at AVN Awards . Adult Video News . November 10, 2011 . January 14, 2013.
  3. Mark Kernes, "Joint Production", Adult Video News, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2012, pp. 44–58.
  4. AVN Awards 2012: The Nominees . Adult Video News . December 6, 2011 . January 13, 2013.
  5. Sharan Street, "Beyond the Spotlight", Adult Video News, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2012, page 20.
  6. Brett Rossi Named 2012 AVN Awards Trophy Girl. Adult Video News. December 1, 2011. January 13, 2013.
  7. Nicole Aniston Chosen as 2012 AVN Awards Trophy Girl. Adult Video News. January 3, 2012. January 13, 2013.
  8. http://forum.adultdvdtalk.com/the-2012-avn-awards-winners "The 2012 AVN Awards Winners"

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