29th AVN Awards
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| Date | January 21, 2012 |
| Site | The Joint Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada |
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| Director | Gary D. Miller |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Portrait of a Call Girl |
| Most awards | The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (9) |
| Most nominations | The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (18) |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Duration | 1 hour, 50 minutes |
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[1] 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.[2] 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."[3]
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.[4]
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Winners and nominees
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Manuel Ferrara, Male Performer of the Year winner, with Katsuni
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Brooklyn Lee, Best New Starlet winner
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Jessie Andrews, Best Actress winner
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Asa Akira, winner of six 2012 AVN awards
AVN Awards Show, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV on January 21, 2012
The nominees for the 29th AVN Awards were announced on Dec. 6, 2011 in a press release.[5] 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,[4] 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 Year | Female Performer of the Year |
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| Best Male Newcomer | Best New Starlet |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Unsung Male Performer of the Year | Unsung Starlet of the Year |
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| Director of the Year | Best Director - Foreign Feature |
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| Best Feature | Best Foreign Feature |
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| Best Parody - Comedy | Best Parody - Drama |
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| Best Comedy | Best 3D Release |
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| Best Gonzo Release | Best Vignette Release |
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| Best All-Sex Release | Best All-Sex Release, Mixed Format |
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| Best Interracial Release | Best All-Girl Release |
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| Best Anal Release | Best Celebrity Sex Tape |
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| Best Anal Sex Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene |
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| Best Boy/Girl Scene | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production |
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| Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl/Girl/Boy | Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene |
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| Crossover Star of the Year | Best Porn Star Website |
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| Top Renting and Selling Release | Fan Favorites[4] |
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Best Body: Favorite Porn Star:
Hottest Sex Scene:
Twitter Queen:
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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.
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DVD Categories
Retail and Distribution Categories
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Performer/Creator Categories
Sex Toys and Pleasure Products
Web and Technology Categories
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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.[5]
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 were:[6]
- Video Branch: Juli Ashton, Rob Black, David Aaron Clark, Dale DaBone, Erik Everhard, Alexander DeVoe, Jenna Haze, Alisha Klass, Toni Ribas, Silvia Saint, Mark Spiegler, Scott Taylor, Inari Vachs, Stacy Valentine and Nacho Vidal.
- Pleasure Product Branch: Larry Garland of Eldorado Trading Co., Joel Tucker of Stockroom and Nick Orlandino of Pipedream Products.
- Internet Founders Branch: Beth Mansfield of PersianKitty.com, Patrick of TheHun.net and Shap of Twistys.com.
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following releases received the most nominations:
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The following individuals received multiple awards:
The following individuals received the most nominations:
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:
Presenters
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Presenters (in order of appearance)
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| Riley Steele Kaylani Lei Chyna |
Presenters of the awards for Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Three-Way Sex Scene — Girl/Girl/Boy |
| Ella Milano Natalia Rogue |
Presenters of the four Fan Favorite awards |
| Samantha Saint Stoya |
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 |
| Joanna Angel Kristina Rose Alexis Texas |
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor and Best Director — Foreign Release |
| Gracie Glam | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Jenna Haze Kagney Linn Karter Dana DeArmond |
Presenters of the award for Male Performer of the Year |
| Joe Francis | Presenter of the Visionary Award |
| Bree Olson Sunny Leone |
Introduced the performance by Too $hort |
| Bobbi Starr Jada Fire |
Presenters of the award for Top Renting and Selling Release |
| Jessica Drake Lily Carter Skin Diamond |
Presenters of the awards for Best Parody — Drama and Best Foreign Feature |
| Brett Rossi Nicole Aniston |
Trophy girls |
| Charmane Star Juelz Ventura Evan Stone |
Presenters of the award for Best Parody — Comedy |
| Manuel Ferrara Sophie Dee |
Presenters of the award for Female Performer of the Year |
| Lily Labeau Kirsten Price Ron Jeremy |
Presenters of the awards for Director of the Year and Best Feature |
Trophy girls
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Trophy girls
- Brett Rossi[7]
- Nicole Aniston replaced Sabrina Maree, who was originally announced but could not fulfill the obligation[8]
Performers
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Performers
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Belladonna and the Belladonna Dancers |
Performers | Aerial acrobatic theatrics |
| Helly Mae Hellfire | Performer | DJ |
| Dave Attell | Host | Comedian[1] |
| Too $hort | 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:[5]
- Best Studio Website
- Best Solo Girl Website
- Best All-Sex Release - Mixed Format
- Best Director - Parody and Best Celebrity Sex Tape.
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.[9]
See also
- AVN Awards
- AVN Best New Starlet Award
- AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
- List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
Notes
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- ↑ "The 2012 AVN Awards Winners", Adult DVD Talk, January 2012
References
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