| GayVN Award for Best Actor | |
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| Awarded For: | Best performance by a gay porn actor in a leading role |
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| Country: | United States |
| Presenter: | AVN Media Network |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
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| Most Awards: | Tony Donovan (4) |
The GayVN Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by AVN Media Network at the GayVN Awards, given to a gay porn actor for his performance in a leading role in a film released that year.[1]
Initially, achievements in gay pornography were recognized by AVN Media Network at the AVN Awards, until the creation of the GayVN Awards.[1] The 1st GayVN Awards ceremony was held in 1998, with Vince Rockland receiving the award for his performance in Three Brothers. The second ceremony was held in 2000, with the GayVN Awards taking place annually until 2010. Following this the GayVN Awards would enter a seven-year hiatus, coming back in 2018.[1]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 actors. With two wins, Tony Donovan is the only actor to have won this award more than once, as well as the only one to achieve two consecutive wins. DeAngelo Jackson is the only man of color to win in this category, for Blended Family in 2020. As of the 2022 ceremony, the most recent recipients are Michael DelRay for The Last Course and Alex Riley for Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2.
| Indicates the winner |
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (2nd) | Animus | All Worlds Video | [2] [3] | |
| Dream Team | Studio 2000 | |||
| The Apprentice | Delta Productions | |||
| Endless Pursuit | 10% Productions/Greenwood-Cooper | |||
| Cuffed! | Studio 2000 | |||
| Tales From The Foxhole | All Worlds Video | |||
| Spike | Spiked | All Worlds Video | ||
| Steele Ranger | Rascal Video | |||
| Late Nite Porn | Stable Entertainment | |||
| Sodom | Vivid Man | |||
| 2001 (3rd) | Echoes | Men of Odyssey | [4] | |
| Johnny Brosnan | Out of Athens | Falcon Studios | ||
| Thomas Lloyd | Dirty Hairy | All Worlds Video | ||
| Dean Phoenix | Stable Entertainment | |||
| Steve Rambo | Score | Catalina Video | ||
| Zak Spears | Men of Odyssey | |||
| Corey Summers | Top Secret | Men of Odyssey | ||
| Colby Taylor | Falcon Studios | |||
| Cole Tucker | Don't Ask, Don't Tell! | MSR Videos | ||
| Travis Wade | Now and Forever | Studio 2000 | ||
| 2002 (4th) | Carnal Intentions | Men of Odyssey | [5] [6] | |
| Men of Odyssey | ||||
| Homo Erectus | MSR Videos | |||
| SuperCharge | Studio 2000 | |||
| In Gear | Rascal Video | |||
| Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony | All Worlds Video | |||
| Conquered | All Worlds Video | |||
| A Dream Come True | Rad Video | |||
| Palmer's Lust | Pacific Sun Entertainment | |||
| Going Down and Cumming Out in Beverly Hills | Great Dane | |||
| 2003 (5th) | Caesar | Cowbow | Big Blue Productions | [7] [8] |
| Deep South: The Big and the Easy | Falcon Studios | |||
| L'Elisir D'Amore | Lucas Kazan Productions | |||
| 2nd Gear | Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing | |||
| Raging Stallion | ||||
| 2004 (6th) | A Porn Star Is Born | Raging Stallion | [9] [10] | |
| Jet Set Productions | ||||
| A Man's Tail | Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing | |||
| There Goes the Neighborhood | All Worlds Video | |||
| Dear Dick | All Worlds Video | |||
| Sex Psycho | Arena Entertainment/Thor Productions | |||
| Nasty Nasty | Red Devil Entertainment | |||
| Canvas | Red Devil Entertainment | |||
| 8 Inches | Marcostudio | |||
| Big Timber | Falcon Studios | |||
| 2005 (7th) | BuckleRoos 1–2 | Buckshot Productions | [11] [12] | |
| Gored | Studio 2000 | |||
| Wet Palms 1–3 | Jet Set Team Productions | |||
| Fyerfli | Husband by Day, Hustler by Night | All Worlds Video | ||
| BuckleRoos | Buckshot Productions | |||
| Lost | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Perfect Fit | Hot House Entertainment | |||
| Big Blue Productions | ||||
| Wet Palms 1–3 | Jet Set Team Productions | |||
| Taking Flight 1–2 | Falcon Studios | |||
| 2006 (8th) | Wrong Side of the Tracks | Rascal Video | [13] [14] | |
| Thirst | Adonis Pictures | |||
| Dirty Little Sins | Red Devil Entertainment | |||
| Through the Woods | Falcon Studios | |||
| Junito | Wet Dreamz of Genie | Liquid Dreamz | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Dangerous Liaisons | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Beyond Perfect | Buckshot Productions | |||
| 110° in Tucson | Titan Media | |||
| Getting It in the End | Jocks Studios | |||
| 2007 (9th) | Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita | Lucas Entertainment | [15] [16] | |
| Doggie Style | Jet Set Productions | |||
| Falcon Studios | ||||
| Boot Black Blues | Buckshot Productions | |||
| Justice | Hot House Video | |||
| Titan Media | ||||
| 2nd Inning | Electro Video | |||
| Big Rig | Buckshot Productions | |||
| From Top to Bottom | Falcon Studios | |||
| Booty Thief | Arena Entertainment | |||
| 2008 (10th) | Grunts | Raging Stallion | [17] [18] | |
| BarnStorm | Titan Media | |||
| Basic Plumbing 3 | Falcon Studios | |||
| Bottom of the 9th: Little Big League 3 | All Worlds Video | |||
| Gigolo | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Gunnery Sgt. McCool | Titan Media | |||
| The Ivy League | Falcon Entertainment | |||
| On Fire! | Jet Set Men | |||
| A Rising Star | Ridgeline Films | |||
| Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris is Mine! | Pitbull Productions | |||
| 2009 (11th) | To the Last Man | Raging Stallion | [19] [20] | |
| Home Invasion | Titan Media | |||
| Friendly Force | G&G Media | |||
| Just the Sex | Dirty Bird Pictures/Prodigy Pictures | |||
| D.O. | Sex Hiker | Black Scorpion | ||
| Young Guns | Centaur Films | |||
| Roman's Holiday | Falcon Studios | |||
| Endgame | Dirty Bird Pictures | |||
| Paging Dr. Finger | Hot House Entertainment | |||
| Ass Cruisin | Jet Set Men | |||
| Brothers' Reunion | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Black Meat White Heat | All Worlds Video | |||
| Raging Stallion | ||||
| Paradise Found | Buckshot | |||
| Best Men 1 & 2 | Falcon Studios | |||
| Unknown | Rascal Video / Channel 1 Releasing | |||
| Dirty Bird Pictures | ||||
| South Beach Diaries | ASG Entertainment | |||
| The Twink Whisperer | PZP Productions |
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (12th) | Raging Stallion | [21] | ||
| Dad Takes a Fishing Trip | Dragon/Gage Media | |||
| Focus/ReFocus | Raging Stallion Studios | |||
| Whorrey Potter and the Sorcerer's Balls | Dominic Ford | |||
| HouseBoy | DreamBoy Productions/Eurocreme | |||
| Obsession | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| 2018 (13th) | Ultra Fan | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | [22] [23] | |
| Silverlake | TitanMen/Pulse | |||
| Cauke for Free | TitanMen/Pulse | |||
| Barebackula | Lucas Entertainment | |||
| Secrets & Lies | NakedSword/Rock Candy | |||
| Straight Chexxx | Next Door/Pulse | |||
| Fuck Him Up | Men.com/Pulse | |||
| Route 69 | Falcon Studios | |||
| CockyBoys | ||||
| Straight Chexxx | Next Door/Pulse | |||
| It's Coming | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | |||
| Scared Stiff | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | |||
| Icon Male/Mile High Media | ||||
| CockyBoys | ||||
| His Sister's Lover 2 | Icon Male/Mile High Media | |||
| 2019 (14th) | Pirates: A Gay XXX Parody | Men.com/Pulse | [24] [25] | |
| Zack & Jack Make a Porno | Falcon Studios | |||
| Max in the City | Falcon Studios | |||
| All Saints: Chapter 1 | CockyBoys | |||
| Breaking Mr. Hart | Golden Age Films/NakedSword | |||
| All Saints: Chapter 1 | CockyBoys | |||
| NakedSword/Falcon Studios | ||||
| Love Lost & Found | CockyBoys | |||
| Zack & Jack Make a Porno | Falcon Studios | |||
| Paris Perfect | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | |||
| Bounty Hunters | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | |||
| Daddy Dilemma | Icon Male/Mile High Media | |||
| Icon Male/Mile High Media | ||||
| Vice | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | |||
| Three Wishes | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios |
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (15th) | Blended Family | Icon Male/Mile High | [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] | |
| Dirty Deeds | Men.com | |||
| Get Your Dick Outta My Son! | Men.com/Pulse | |||
| Camp Chaos | Men.com | |||
| Don't Tell My Wife | Icon Male/Mile High | |||
| Le Garçon Scandaleux | CockyBoys/PinkTV | |||
| Feed Me Your Love | PeterFever.com | |||
| At Large | Raging Stallion/Falcon | |||
| Raging Stallion/Falcon | ||||
| Vegas Nights | HelixStudios.com | |||
| Men.com | ||||
| My Stepdad's Stepdad | Icon Male/Mile High | |||
| Five Brothers: Family Values/The Takedown | NakedSword.com | |||
| Psycho Joe | NakedSword/Falcon | |||
| Beach Rats of Lauderdale | Falcon Studios | |||
| 2021 (16th) | A Murdered Heart | NakedSword | [31] [32] [33] | |
| Rise of the Sirens | Men.com | |||
| NakedSword | ||||
| Scared Stiff 2: The Amityville Whore | NakedSword | |||
| What's Gotten into Him? | Masqulin.com | |||
| Journeys – Season Two | Himeros.tv | |||
| Sin City | Noir Male | |||
| Happy Campers | Helix | |||
| Helix | ||||
| My Best Friend's Dad | Icon Male | |||
| Hollywood and Vine | CockyBoys | |||
| Timberwolves 2: Blood Moon | Raging Stallion | |||
| Califuckinfornia | Falcon | |||
| A Tale of Two Cock Destroyers | Men.com | |||
| Love Thy Neighbor | Icon Male | |||
| 2022 (17th) | Disruptive Films | [34] [35] | ||
| Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2 | Helix Studios | |||
| Don't Tell My Wife 2 | Icon Male | |||
| Making the Grade | Falcon | |||
| FBI: Frisky Boys Investigation | French-Twinks.com | |||
| Raging Stallion | ||||
| Painful Love | Icon Male | |||
| (Un)Lucky in Love | CockyBoys | |||
| Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2 | Helix Studios | |||
| A Halloween Story | Helix Studios | |||
| Work From Home | Falcon | |||
| Let's Hit It | Helix Studios | |||
| A Stepbrother's Obsession 2 | Icon Male | |||
| Caught Raw-Handed | Masqulin.com | |||
| Best Sex Ever | NakedSword.com |