# 4th AVN Awards

The 4th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place on January 9, 1987 at the Tropicana Hotel Grand Ballroom in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 32 categories honoring excellence in the world of adult movies released on videocassette between January 1 and December 31, 1986. The show was hosted by Adult Video News co-publishers Paul Fishbein and Barry Rosenblatt.
The Best Shot-on-Video Feature, Blame It on Ginger won the most awards, with three. Star Angel also won three, however, Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning won Best Picture.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 4th AVN Awards were announced in the January 1987 issue of Adult Video News magazine. Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning led all nominees with 11.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 9, 1987.

### Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Picture | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning‡ Ecstasy Girls II Irresistible II Sexually Altered States Star Angel | Blame It on Ginger‡ Club Exotica Debbie Duz Dishes Deep Inside Vanessa Del Rio Ex Connection Farmer’s Daughters In All the Right Places The Passion Within Sweat White Women |
| Best All-Sex Film | Best New Starlet |
| Wild Things‡ Caught From Behind 6 Wild Things II | Barbara Dare‡ Blondi Careena Collins Candie Evans Porsche Lynn |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Mike Horner, Sexually Altered States‡ Jack Baker, Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Jerry Butler, Star Angel Ron Jeremy, Flesh and Fantasy John Leslie, Blonde Heat | Colleen Brennan, Getting Personal‡ Kimberly Carson, Peeping Tom Alexandria Greco, Irresistible II Taija Rae, She’s So Fine Sheri St. Clair, Voyeur |
| Best Actor—Shot-on-Video | Best Actress—Shot-on-Video |
| Buck Adams, Rockey X‡ Billy Dee, Flasher Jamie Gillis, Sweet Revenge John Leslie, The Passion Within Harry Reems, Lucky In Love | Nina Hartley, Debbie Duz Dishes‡ Danielle, Unnatural Phenomenon II Keisha, Seduction of Jennifer Shanna McCullough, Ecstasy Sheri St. Clair, Sweet Revenge |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Joey Silvera, She's So Fine‡ Robert Bullock, Sexually Altered States Jamie Gillis, Thought You’d Never Ask Herschel Savage, If My Mother Only Knew Paul Thomas, Ecstasy Girls II | Colleen Brennan, Star Angel‡ Sharon Kane, She’s So Fine Taija Rae, Star Angel Stevie Taylor, Ribald Tales of Canterbury Tigr, Star Angel |
| Best Director | Best Shot-on-Video Director |
| Cecil Howard, Star Angel‡ Arthur Ben, Sexually Altered States Gregory Dark, Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Alex de Renzy, Wild Things Robert McCallum, Ecstasy Girls II | Jerome Tanner, Club Exotica‡ Stuart Canterbury, Ex Connection Eric Edwards, In All the Right Places Henri Pachard, Blame It on Ginger Anthony Spinelli, Sweat |
| Best Gay Video | Best Director—Gay Video |
| Powertool‡ Below the Belt Bigger than Life Dynastud Two Handfuls | John Travis, Powertool‡ Lancer Brooks, Nightcrawlers David Hurles, I Rick Christopher Rage, My Masters Matt Sterling, Bigger Than Life |
| Best Bisexual Video | Best Foreign Film |
| Bisexual Fantasies‡ Passion by Fire: The Big Switch Part 2 Bi-Bi Love | Comeback of Marilyn‡ Sex Resort Shared With Strangers |
| Best Shot-on-Video Featurette Tape | Best Specialty Tape |
| Foxy Lady's Candid Camera‡ Christine’s Secret Midnight Zone | Caught From Behind V‡ Bizarre Encounters White Bun Busters |
| Best Total Sexual Content | Best Total Sexual Content—Shot-on-Video |
| Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning‡ Ecstasy Girls II Irresistible II Star Angel Wild Things | Blame It on Ginger‡ Club Exotica Debbie Duz Dishes Deep Inside Vanessa Del Rio White Women |
| Best Sex Scene | Best Shot-on-Video Sex Scene |
| John Leslie, Robin Cannes; Wild Things‡ Amber Lynn, Peter North, Marc Wallice; Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Buck Adams, Nina Hartley; Peeping Tom Jerry Butler, Sharon Mitchell; She’s So Fine Taija Rae, Ron Jeremy; Star Angel | Joey Silvera, Krista Lane; Blame It on Ginger‡ Barbara Dare, Ginger Lynn, Peter North, Tom Byron; Orgy scene, Blame It on Ginger John Leslie, Careena Collins, Candie Evans, Krista Lane; Farmer’s Daughters Candie Evans, Tom Byron; In Search of the Golden Bone Kari Fox, Peter North; Skin Games |
| Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay—Shot-on-Video |
| Pamela Penn, Sexually Altered States‡ Tim McDonald, Blonde Heat Gregory Dark, Johnny Jump-Up; Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Harold Lime Jr., Ecstasy Girls II June Moon, Irresistible II | John Ferguson, Debbie Duz Dishes‡ Clinton Darke, Farmer’s Daughters Will Kelly, The Passion Within Buck Adams, Pam Rhodes; Rockey X Michael Ellis, Sweat |
| Best Cinematography | Best Art Direction |
| Sandy Beach, Star Angel‡ Jon Fontana, Behind the Green Door: the Sequel Bob Vosse, Blonde Heat Junior “Speedy” Bodder, Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Don Jones, Henning Schellarut; Lust on the Orient Xpress | Lust on the Orient Xpress‡ Behind the Green Door: the Sequel Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Irresistible II Ribald Tales of Canterbury |
| Best Editing | Best Editing—Shot-on-Video |
| Pearl Diamond, Ribald Tales of Canterbury‡ Lawrence Legume, Behind the Green Door: the Sequel Tim McDonald, Blonde Heat Kay Vic, Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning Tim McDonald, Lust on the Orient Xpress | Brian Blake, Club Exotica‡ Jim Travis, Blame It on Ginger Hal 9000, Debbie Duz Dishes Alexander Craig, Deep Inside Vanessa Del Rio Rodan, Sweat |
| Best Softcore Release | Best Overall Marketing Campaign |
| Electric Blue—Campus Fever‡ Electric Blue—Behind the Scenes with Marilyn Chambers Screen Test | Frequent Buyer's Program, Video X-Pix‡ Caught From Behind 6, Hollywood Video Club Ginger, Vivid Video Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning, VCA Pictures Rebate Program, Essex Video Red Garter, Essex Video Revenge of the Babes, L.A. Video |
| Best Packaging—Feature Film | Best Packaging—Shot-on-Video |
| Lust on the Orient Xpress, Caballero Home Video‡ Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning, VCA Pictures Irresistible II, Essex Video Blonde Heat, VCA Pictures Red Garter, Essex Video | Club Ginger, Vivid Video‡ Blame It on Ginger, Vivid Video Club Exotica, Western Visuals Cheerleader Academy, Cinematrex Corp. Farmer’s Daughters, Western Visuals Girls of the Chorus Line, Classic Editions Video Lucy Has a Ball, Moonlight Entertainment Rears, Vivid Video |

### Honorary AVN Awards
#### Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1987 were not announced at the awards ceremony, but rather were announced later in the June 1987 issue of Adult Video News magazine.

### Multiple nominations and awards

| Nominations | Film |
| 11 | Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning |
| 9 | Star Angel |
| 7 | Blame It on Ginger |
| 6 | Irresistible II |
| 5 | Blonde Heat |
| 5 | Club Exotica |
| 5 | Debbie Duz Dishes |
| 5 | Ecstasy Girls II |
| 5 | Sexually Altered States |
| 4 | Farmer's Daughters |
| 4 | Lust on the Orient Xpress |
| 4 | She's So Fine |
| 4 | Sweat |
| 4 | Wild Things |
| 3 | Behind the Green Door: the Sequel |
| 3 | Deep Inside Vanessa Del Rio |
| 3 | The Passion Within |
| 3 | Ribald Tales of Canterbury |
| Awards | Film |
| 3 | Blame It on Ginger |
| 3 | Star Angel |
| 2 | Club Exotica |
| 2 | Debbie Duz Dishes |
| 2 | Devil in Miss Jones Part 3: A New Beginning |
| 2 | Lust on the Orient Xpress |
| 2 | Powertool |
| 2 | Sexually Altered States |
| 2 | Wild Things |

## Presenters

The following individuals were among those who presented awards: Amber Lynn, Sharon Mitchell, Bionca.