# 29th AVN Awards

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. 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."
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.

## 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. 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 Year | Female Performer of the Year |
| Manuel Ferrara Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Erik Everhard Tommy Gunn Keiran Lee Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Anthony Rosano Lexington Steele Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua | Bobbi Starr Asa Akira Lexi Belle Dana DeArmond Gracie Glam Allie Haze Jesse Jane Kagney Linn Karter Kimberly Kane Kayden Kross Lily Labeau Phoenix Marie Chanel Preston Kristina Rose Andy San Dimas Alexis Texas |
| Best Male Newcomer | Best New Starlet |
| Xander Corvus Giovanni Francesco Ryan McLane Brendon Miller Richie | Brooklyn Lee Abella Anderson Aiden Ashley Jessie Andrews Lily Carter Skin Diamond Ash Hollywood Jynx Maze Holly Michaels Selena Rose Samantha Saint Lexi Swallow Lizz Tayler Zoe Voss |
| Best Actor | Best 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 | Jessie Andrews - Portrait of a Call Girl Capri Anderson - Runaway Tori Black - Killer Bodies Jessica Drake - Horizon Allie Haze - Lost and Found Helly Mae Hellfire - This Ain't Lady Gaga XXX Kagney Linn Karter - Official The Silence of the Lambs Parody Kayden Kross - Love & Marriage Lily Labeau - The Incredible Hulk XXX: A Porn Parody Natasha Nice - Dear Abby Savanna Samson - Savanna Samson Is the Masseuse Andy San Dimas - Rezervoir Doggs: An Exquisite Films Parody Hillary Scott - The Flintstones: A XXX Parody Bobbi Starr - A Little Part of Me Misty Stone - Hustler's Untrue Hollywood Stories: Oprah |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Xander Corvus - Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody Chad Alva - Lost and Found Lee Bang - Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody Otto Bauer - Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody Dick Delaware - Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody Tommy Gunn - Fighters Steve Holmes - Savanna Samson Is the Masseuse Alec Knight - Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody Mr. Marcus - Rocky XXX: A Parody Thriller! 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 | Jesse Jane - Fighters Brooke Lee Adams - The Flintstones: A XXX Parody Alektra Blue - The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody Dana DeArmond - Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody, Kimberly Kane - Horizon Kagney Linn Karter - Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody Kayden Kross - Fighters Lily Labeau - Pervert Brooklyn Lee - Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody Chanel Preston - Rezervoir Doggs: An Exquisite Films Parody Ann Marie Rios - Escaladies Samantha Ryan - Pervert Bobbi Starr - Scooby Doo: A XXX Parody India Summer - Eternal Sarah Vandella - Official Psycho Parody |
| Unsung Male Performer of the Year | Unsung 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 Year | Best Director - Foreign Feature |
| Axel Braun Mike Adriano Joanna Angel Brad Armstrong Rob Black Robby D. William H. Jules Jordan Mason Lee Roy Myers Gary Orona Eddie Powell Jim Powers Mike Quasar Will Ryder | Ettore Buchi [fr] - 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 Feature | Best 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 - Comedy | Best 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 Comedy | Best 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 Release | Best 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 Release | Best 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 Release | Best 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 Release | Best 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 Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene |
| Asa Akira, Nacho Vidal - Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 Joanna Angel, Manuel Ferrara - Joanna Angel: Ass-Fucked Dana DeArmond, Tommy Pistol - Shut Up and Fuck Kelly Divine, Nacho Vidal - Kelly Divine Is Buttwoman Gracie Glam, Manuel Ferrara - Gracie Glam: Lust Jenna Haze, Scott Nails - Just Jenna 2 Kagney Linn Karter, Manuel Ferrara - All About Kagney Linn Karter Brooklyn Lee, Xander Corvus - Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody Phoenix Marie, Prince Yahshua - Dynamic Booty 6 Jynx Maze, Toni Ribas - Slutty and Sluttier 13 Adrianna Nicole, Ramón Nomar - Rough Sex 3: Adrianna's Dangerous Mind Bree Olson, Lexington Steele - Lex the Impaler 6 Kristina Rose, Nacho Vidal - Nacho Invades America Bobbi Starr, Nacho Vidal - Shut Up and Fuck Alexis Texas, Mr. Pete - Deep Anal Drilling 3 | Brooklyn Lee, Juelz Ventura - American Cocksucking Sluts Asa Akira - Asian Fuck Faces Capri Anderson - Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody Jessie Andrews - Portrait of a Call Girl Charley Chase - Let Me Suck You 2 Dana DeArmond - Praise the Load 6 Skin Diamond, Asa Akira - Orgasmic Oralists Gracie Glam - Massive Facials 3 Jayden Jaymes - Massive Facials 3 Kagney Linn Karter, Breanne Benson, Allie Haze - American Cocksucking Sluts London Keyes - L for London Chanel Preston - The Justice League of Pornstar Heroes Kristina Rose - Let Me Suck You Bobbi Starr - Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Fellatio Jennifer White - Sloppy Head 3 |
| Best Boy/Girl Scene | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production |
| Manuel Ferrara, Lexi Belle - The Bombshells 3 Mike Adriano, Andy San Dimas - Cum for Me Bill Bailey, Misty Stone - Taxi Driver: A XXX Parody Mick Blue, Kagney Linn Karter - Breast in Class 2: Counterfeit Racks Mick Blue, Stoya - Top Guns Xander Corvus, Allie Haze - Lost and Found James Deen, April O’Neil - Legs Up Hose Down Manuel Ferrara, Jessie Andrews - Portrait of a Call Girl Manuel Ferrara, Katie St. Ives - Party Girls Seth Gamble, Hayden Winters - The Flintstones: A XXX Parody Scott Nails, Jesse Jane - Fighters Derrick Pierce, Lily Labeau - Pervert Toni Ribas, Tanner Mayes - Slutty and Sluttier 13 Nacho Vidal, Gracie Glam - Gracie Glam: Lust Prince Yahshua, Kimberly Kane - Kimberly Kane's Been Blackmaled | 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/Boy | Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene |
| Kristina Rose, Jada Stevens, Nacho Vidal - Ass Worship 13 Tori Black, Isis Love, Jon Jon - Black Shack 2 Amy Brooke, Gracie Glam, Nacho Vidal - Nacho Vidal vs. Live Gonzo Lily Carter, Skin Diamond, Chris Strokes - Slut Puppies 5 Jenna Haze, Zoe Voss, Scott Nails - Legs Up Hose Down Ash Hollywood, Capri Anderson, Seth Dickens - Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody Jesse Jane, Bibi Jones, Manuel Ferrara - Assassins Lily Labeau, Sarah Shevon, Otto Bauer - Pervert Ashli Orion, Charley Chase, Evan Stone - Captain America: An Extreme Comixxx Parody Jenna Presley, Jayden Jaymes, Manuel Ferrara - Party Girls Chanel Preston, Aurora Snow, Tom Byron - Taxi Driver: A XXX Parody Melanie Rios, Gigi Rivera, Toni Ribas - Oil Overload 4 Sheena Ryder, Katie Jordin, Rocco Reed - What the Fuck! 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 Year | Best Porn Star Website |
| Ron Jeremy Brittany Andrews Capri Anderson Lisa Ann Nikki Benz Ashley Blue Dave Cummings Porno Dan Allie Haze Jesse Jane Kacey Jordan [de; pt] Kayden Kross Yasmin Lee Sunny Leone Bree Olson Andy San Dimas Angie Savage | Bobbi Starr (BobbiStarr.com) Asa Akira (AsaAkira.com) Bree Olson (BreeOlson.com) Dylan Ryder (DylanRyder.com) Jelena Jensen (JelenaJensen.com) Jesse Jane (JesseJane.com) Jessica Jaymes (JessicaJaymesXXX.com) Kagney Linn Karter (KagneyLinnKarter.com) Kayden Kross (ClubKayden.com) Kelly Madison (KellyMadison.com) Lisa Ann (TheLisaAnn.com) Mariah Milano [es] (MariahXXX.net) Nina Hartley (Nina.com) Sophie Dee (ClubSophieDee.com) Sunny Leone (SunnyLeone.com) Tanya Tate (TanyaTate.com) |
| Top Renting and Selling Release | Fan Favorites |
| Top Guns | Best Body: Riley Steele Favorite Porn Star: Riley Steele Hottest Sex Scene: Riley Steele and Babysitters 2 co-stars Bibi Jones, Jesse Jane, Kayden Kross, Stoya, Manuel Ferrara 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.

## 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.

### Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 were:
* 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.

## Presenters and performers

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

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| 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

* Brett Rossi
* Nicole Aniston replaced Sabrina Maree, who was originally announced but could not fulfill the obligation

### Performers

| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
| Belladonna and the Belladonna Dancers | Performers | Aerial acrobatic theatrics |
| Helly Mae Hellfire | Performer | DJ |
| Dave Attell | Host | Comedian |
| 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:
* 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.