# 12th AVN Awards

The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn) in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo. Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.
Michael Ninn's Sex won nine awards, including Best Film. Other winners included Dog Walker and Shame with five each. Flashpoint and Idol Country were the top gay movies with four trophies apiece.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 12th AVN Awards were announced at the AVN nominations luncheon 30 days prior to the awards ceremony. Dog Walker and Michael Ninn's Sex earned the most nominations with fourteen. They were the most nominated movies since the awards began in 1984. Shame, an avant-garde western, earned ten nominations while Body & Soul and The Dinner Party had nine apiece.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 1995. John Leslie won best director in both the film and the video categories, the first time that had happened. He joined previous winners Cecil Howard and Henri Pachard as the only people to have won three best director awards. Ashlyn Gere won Best Actress in both the film and the video categories, just as she had done two years earlier. Asia Carrera became the first person to win the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in her first year in the industry. Kylie Ireland was crowned Starlet of the Year.

### Major awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Film | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Sex‡ Bonny & Clyde 3 & 4 Climax 2000 Dog Walker Erotika Hustlers Masseuse 2 No Motive Steamy Windows The Swap, Part 2 Up and Cummers the Movie Who Killed Holly Hollywood? | Shame‡ Babewatch Bad Girls 1 & 2 Bad Habits Body and Soul Blondage The Face Flesh for Fantasy Jailhouse Cock Pleasure Dome R&R Tommyknockers Western Nights |
| Female Performer of the Year ||
| Asia Carrera‡ Tammi Ann Kaitlyn Ashley Misty Rain Shane Ashlyn Gere Sarah Jane Hamilton Kylie Ireland Leena Tyffany Million Brittany O'Connell ||
| Male Performer of the Year | Best New Starlet |
| Jon Dough‡ Sean Michaels Alex Sanders | Kylie Ireland‡ Chasey Lain |
| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film |
| Buck Adams, No Motive‡ Buck Adams, Climax 2000 Buck Adams, Hustlers Jon Dough, Affairs of the Heart Jon Dough, The Swap Part 2 Jonathan Morgan, Who Killed Holly Hollywood? Gerry Pike, Sex Steven St. Croix, Dog Walker Marc Wallice, The Swap Part 2 | Ashlyn Gere, Masseuse 2‡ Christina Angel, Dog Walker Racquel Darrian, Bonnie and Clyde 3 & 4 Nikki Dial, Hardcore Ashlyn Gere, Steamy Windows Lené Hefner, The Swap Part 2 Tyffany Million, Climax 2000 Samantha Strong, Erotika Rebecca Wild, No Motive |
| Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video |
| Steven St. Croix, Chinatown‡ Buck Adams, Gemini Randy Spears, Bad Habits Tony Tedeschi, Babe Magnet Randy West, Fantasy Exchange Jon Dough, The Face Sean Michaels, In the Bush Mike Horner, three different movies | Ashlyn Gere, Body and Soul‡ Diedre Holland, Bad Habits Leena, Pussyman 5 Kelly Royce, In the Bush Nikki Sinn, Sex Circus |
| Best Supporting Actor—Film | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
| Jon Dough, Sex‡ Buck Adams, Bonny & Clyde 3 & 4 Jon Dough, Dog Walker Tony Tedeschi, Hardcore Marc Wallice, Who Killed Holly Hollywood? Randy West, Masseuse 2 | Tyffany Million, Sex‡ Kaitlyn Ashley, American Blonde Asia Carrera, Masseuse 2 Leena, Masseuse 2 Leena, The Swap, Part 2 Brittany O'Connell, Affairs of the Heart |
| Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Jonathan Morgan, The Face‡ Mark Davis, Bad Habits Nick East, Jailhouse Cock Mike Horner, Body of Love Jake Williams, Wendy Whoppers is the... Ninja CPA Steven St. Croix | Kaitlyn Ashley, Shame‡ Kylie Ireland, Western Nights Jasper, Paging Betty Alex Jordan, Body and Soul Tina Tyler, Big Town Kelly Royce, The Face Kelly Royce, The Girl in Room 69 |
| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
| John Leslie, Dog Walker‡ Buck Adams, No Motive John T. Bone, Who Killed Holly Hollywood? Cameron Grant, The Dinner Party Robert McCallum, Erotika Paul Thomas, Masseuse 2 | John Leslie, Bad Habits‡ Stuart Canterbury, Pleasure Dome Frank Marino, The Reel World Anthony Spinelli, The Face Mitchell Spinelli, Witness for the Penetration Frank Zee, Ona Zee; Fantasy Booth Michael Craig, Body and Soul Anthony Spinelli, The Face Jim Enright |
| Best All-Sex Film | Best All-Sex Video |
| The Dinner Party‡ | Takin' it to the Limit 1 & 2‡ Anal Diary of Misty Rain Beauties in Paradise Pussyman 5 & 6 Virgin Treasures 1 & 2 |
| Best Selling Tape of the Year | Best Renting Tape of the Year |
| John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut‡ Blondage Dog Walker Sex Up and Cummers the Movie | John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut‡ |
| Best European Release (Hot Vidéo Award) | Best Continuing Video Series |
| Le parfum de Mathilde (Mathilde's Perfume), France‡ Il Guardaspalle (Rocco Is The Bodyguard), Italy | Private Video Magazine‡ Breastman Buttman Pussyman Sleaze Pleaze Sodomania Strap-on Sally The Wonderful World of Wendy Whoppers |
| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
| Christina Angel, Steven St. Croix; Dog Walker‡ Kaitlyn Ashley, Mike Horner; Climax 2000 Zara Whites, Marc Wallice; Desire Lené Hefner, Marc Wallice; The Swap Part 2 Tanya Summers, Darrien Hart; Virtual Sex Sunset Thomas, Gerry Pike; Sex Samantha Strong, Vince Vouyer; Erotika | Ashlyn Gere, Mike Horner; Body and Soul‡ Rebecca Wild, Buck Adams; Babewatch Alex Jordan, Mike Horner; Body and Soul Mike Horner, Kaitlyn Ashley; Shame Krista, Mark Davis; Up and Cummers 3 T. T. Boy, Lana; Seymore and Shane: On the Loose |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene ||
| Bionca, Debi Diamond, Tammi Ann; the 'motor oil' scene, Depraved Fantasies‡ Annabel Chong, Marc Wallice, Ron Jeremy, Tom Byron, one more guy; quadruple penetration scene, Annabel Chong Anal Queen Angela Summers, Bionca, Debi Diamond, Kaylan Nicole, Shayla LaVeaux, Summer Knight, Tiffany Mynx; the ass tasting contest, Stripper Nurses Alexis Payne, Sydney Dance, Tom Byron; Tom Byron taking it anally, Takin' It to the Limit Toilets on parade scene, Up and Cummers the Movie ||
| Best Group Sex Scene—Video | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| Lacy Rose, Leena, Alex Sanders, Tony Martino, Gerry Pike; Pussyman 5: Captive Audience‡ Janine Lindemulder, Debi Diamond, Asia Carrera, Tony Tedeschi, Alex Sanders; Bad Girls: Lockdown Sara, Jessica, Gladys, Felipe, Rocco Siffredi; Bend Over Brazilian Babes 2 Nikki Sinn, Nick East, London Tomlin; Strippers Inc. Brittania, Erika Bella, Kathy Kash, Kitty Yung, Sidonie Lamour, Alberto Rey, David Perry, Frank Gun; the closing orgy, Virgin Treasures Krysti Lynn, Sheena, Guy DiSilva, Tim Lake; Buttman's Inferno | Felecia, Debi Diamond, Bionca, Tammi Ann; Buttslammers 4‡ Janine Lindemulder, Debi Diamond, Bad Girls: Lockdown Leena, Krysti Lynn, Kaitlyn Ashley, Rebecca Bardoux; Pussyman 6 Felecia, Misty Rain, Radical Affairs 8 |

### Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by T. T. Boy, Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart. Some of the gay awards were announced by Gender and Chris Green.

### Honorary AVN Awards
#### Special Achievement Award

* Mark Carriere of Leisure Time Entertainment
* John Stagliano of Evil Angel Productions

#### Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1995 were: Robert Bullock, Karen Dior, Chi Chi LaRue, Scotty Fox, Ryan Idol, Sean Michaels, Kelly Nichols, Nikki Randall, Jim South, Sheri St. Clair, Samantha Strong

### Multiple nominations and awards

| Nominations | Movie |
| 14 | Dog Walker |
| 14 | Sex |
| 10 | Shame |
| 9 | Body & Soul |
| 9 | The Dinner Party |
| Awards | Film |
| 9 | Sex |
| 5 | Dog Walker |
| 5 | Shame |
| 4 | Flashpoint |
| 4 | Idol Country |
| 3 | John Wayne Bobbitt: Uncut |
| 3 | Revenge of the Bi Dolls |
| 2 | Body & Soul |
| 2 | The Dinner Party |
| 2 | The Face |

## Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or magical acts. The show's trophy girls were Lexus Locklear and Lisa Ann.

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| Marc Wallice Asia Carrera Ashlyn Gere Colt Steele | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Steven St. Croix Dyanna Lauren | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor—Video |
| Kylie Ireland Mark Davis Alex Sanders Krysti Lynn | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film |
| Kaitlyn Ashley Ian Daniels Shelby Stevens Rebecca Wild Alicia Rio | Presenters of the awards for Best Group Sex Scene—Video and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| T. T. Boy Dyanna Lauren | Announced first winners-only segment |
| Chris Green Gender | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor—Gay Video |
| Gene Ross Wendy Whoppers Lisa Lipps Tonisha Mills Chasey Lain Sindee Cox | Presenters of the awards for Best Selling Tape, Best Renting Tape and the first Special Achievement Award |
| Kelly O'Dell Persia Lana Sands | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film, Best Couples Sex Scene—Video and Most Outrageous Sex Scene |
| Veronica Hart Paul Thomas | Announced the Hall of Fame inductees |
| David Chryso Rebecca Lord N'J De Bahia | Presenters of the Hot Vidéo Award for Best European Release |
| Mark Kernes Chanel VixXxen Brittany O'Connell | Presenters of the award for Best Continuing Video Series |
| Steve Drake Yvonne Crystal Gold Jeanna Fine | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Paul Fishbein | Presenter of the second Special Achievement Award |
| Tera Heart | Announced second winners-only segment |
| Shayla LaVeaux | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Steven St. Croix Tera Heart | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Video |
| David Christopher Lilli Xene Ariana | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Film |
| Ed Powers Julia Ann Janine Lindemulder | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
| Tiffany Mynx Kaylan Nicole Sunset Thomas J. R. Carrington | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Seymore Butts Shane Jake Williams Celeste Sarah Jane Hamilton | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Video and Best All-Sex Film |
| Jon Dough Nina Hartley Shanna McCullough Juli Ashton Lacy Rose | Presenters of the award for Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Steven St. Croix Tera Heart | Presenters of the award for Best Film |

### Performers

| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
| Chi Chi LaRue Déjà Vu Dreamgirls La Raf The Stingers | Performers | Opening number: "The Show Must Go Off" |
| Randy West and dozens more | Performers | "Great Moments in Adult History" video montage |
| La Raf | Performers | Magic act |
| Randy West Dyanna Lauren The Stingers | Performers | Closing number: "Nasty" |

## Ceremony information

Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time following a three-year stint by actor Randy West. His co-host for the first half of the show was Dyanna Lauren while Tera Heart co-hosted the last half of the show.
Midway through the show, AVN executive editor Gene Ross introduced a montage of scenes of humorous moments from a variety of movies, "Great Moments in Adult Video History", featuring actor Randy West and dozens of others.
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. Gary Miller and Mark Stone served as producer and director for the show while Marco Polo served as director of the broadcast. Stone also served as musical director.
There were several new categories for this year's awards show, including: Best Ethnic-Themed Video, Best Special Effects, the Hot Vidéo Award (Best European Release), Most Outrageous Sex Scene and a couple more awards in gay categories.
John Wayne Bobbitt: Uncut was announced as the movie with the most sales and also the most rentals over the 12 months.
A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which had hardcore clips of the winning movies interspersed with the awards presentations. A softcore version was made available on VHS for promotional purposes by NightVision.

### Critical reception

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Erotic X-Film Guide called the show "a gala, star-studded event equal in glitz and glamor to any mainstream film awards show". However, Oui magazine and Adult Cinema Review said the video montage didn't work and some of the other entertainment was long, boring and tedious.

## In Memoriam

AVN publisher Paul Fishbein shared a moment of remembrance for industry performers who died over the past 12 months:
* Jack Baker
* Moana Pozzi
* Michel Ricaud
* Savannah
* Joey Stefano