# AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year

The AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1993.
First recipient of the award was Rocco Siffredi, who was awarded at 10th AVN Awards in 1993. As of 2025, Manuel Ferrara is the most honored pornographic actor with six awards followed by Lexington Steele, Mick Blue and Evan Stone with three awards, while four pornographic actors–Rocco Siffredi, James Deen, Small Hands and Tom Byron–have won the award two times. Tommy Pistol is the oldest recipient of the award at the age of 45 in 2022 and James Deen is the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 22 in 2009. The most recent recipient is Vince Karter, who was honoured at the 42nd AVN Awards in 2025.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Nominee(s) |
| 1993 | Rocco Siffredi | Mike Horner |
| 1994 | Jonathan Morgan | T. T. Boy Jon Dough Steve Drake Mike Horner Sean Michaels Rocco Siffredi Joey Silvera Max Steiner Marc Wallice |
| 1995 | Jon Dough | Sean Michaels Alex Sanders |
| 1996 | Rocco Siffredi | T. T. Boy Jon Dough Steve Hatcher Steven St. Croix Alex Sanders Tony Tedeschi |
| 1997 | T. T. Boy | Tom Byron Mark Davis Sean Michaels Rodney Moore Jonathan Morgan Ed Powers Steven St. Croix Alex Sanders Rocco Siffredi Jake Steed Max Steiner Vince Vouyer |
| 1998 | Tom Byron | Mark Davis Rod Fontana Jack Hammer Dave Hardman Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Rodney Moore Ed Powers Jake Steed Max Steiner Vince Vouyer |
| 1999 | Tom Byron | Christoph Clark Van Damage Dave Hardman Brandon Iron Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Alex Sanders Kyle Stone Vince Vouyer |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2000 | Lexington Steele | Chris Cannon Christoph Clark Luciano Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Herschel Savage Rocco Siffredi Randy Spears |
| 2001 | Evan Stone | Mark Davis Dillion Day Erik Everhard Max Hardcore Dave Hardman Luciano Mr. Marcus Rocco Siffredi Randy Spears Nacho Vidal |
| 2002 | Lexington Steele | Christoph Clark Anthony Crane Dillion Day Mr. Marcus Rocco Siffredi Evan Stone Brian Surewood Nacho Vidal |
| 2003 | Lexington Steele | Mark Davis Dillon Day Erik Everhard Brandon Iron Mr. Marcus Wesley Pipes Steven St. Croix Michael Stefano Evan Stone Lee Stone Brian Surewood |
| 2004 | Michael Stefano | Jay Ashley T. T. Boy Erik Everhard Brandon Iron Julian Nick Manning Mr. Pete Randy Spears Steven St. Croix Lexington Steele Evan Stone Mark Wood |
| 2005 | Manuel Ferrara | T. T. Boy Ben English Kurt Lockwood Mr. Marcus Mr. Pete Randy Spears Michael Stefano Evan Stone Mark Wood |
| 2006 | Manuel Ferrara | Otto Bauer Erik Everhard Tommy Gunn Kurt Lockwood Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Mr. Pete Randy Spears Lexington Steele Michael Stefano Evan Stone Lee Stone John Strong |
| 2007 | Tommy Gunn | Mark Ashley Marco Banderas James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Kurt Lockwood Scott Nails Justin Slayer Lexington Steele Michael Stefano Evan Stone John Strong Tony T. |
| 2008 | Evan Stone | Marco Banderas James Deen Shane Diesel Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Dirty Harry Jean Val Jean Charlie Macc Nick Manning Mr. Marcus Mr. Pete Randy Spears Mark Wood |
| 2009 | James Deen | Mark Ashley Marco Banderas Mick Blue Tom Byron Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Shorty Mac Nick Manning Randy Spears Michael Stefano Steven St. Croix Evan Stone |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2010 | Manuel Ferrara | Marco Banderas Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Tony DeSergio Erik Everhard Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Evan Stone Rico Strong Prince Yahshua |
| 2011 | Evan Stone | Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Keiran Lee Mr. Marcus Scott Nails Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Keni Styles Prince Yahshua |
| 2012 | Manuel Ferrara | Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Erik Everhard Tommy Gunn Keiran Lee Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Lexington Steele Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua |
| 2013 | James Deen | Mike Adriano Mick Blue Xander Corvus Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua |
| 2014 | Manuel Ferrara | Mick Blue Xander Corvus James Deen Ryan Driller Erik Everhard Keiran Lee Ryan Madison Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Christian XXX Prince Yahshua |
| 2015 | Mick Blue | Mike Adriano Xander Corvus James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Mr. Pete Ramon Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Johnny Sins Lexington Steele Chris Strokes Prince Yahshua |
| 2016 | Mick Blue | Flash Brown Xander Corvus James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Ramon Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Steven St. Croix Chad White Prince Yahshua |
| 2017 | Mick Blue | Xander Corvus James Deen Ryan Driller Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Small Hands Keiran Lee Mandingo Derrick Pierce Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Chris Strokes Prince Yahshua |
| 2018 | Markus Dupree | Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Manuel Ferrara Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Johnny Sins Jean Val Jean Chad White Prince Yahshua |
| 2019 | Manuel Ferrara | Mick Blue Xander Corvus James Deen Dredd Markus Dupree Small Hands Steve Holmes Ricky Johnson Jessy Jones Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Johnny Sins |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2020 | Small Hands | Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Ryan Driller Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Steve Holmes Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Derrick Pierce Tommy Pistol |
| 2021 | Small Hands | Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Damon Dice Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Jax Slayher Prince Yahshua |
| 2022 | Tommy Pistol | Mick Blue Dante Colle Xander Corvus Charles Dera Oliver Flynn Quinton James Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Jax Slayher Codey Steele Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Zac Wild Michael Stefano |
| 2023 | Seth Gamble | Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Dante Colle Dredd Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Anton Harden Ricky Johnson Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Codey Steele Zac Wild Michael Stefano |
| 2024 | Isiah Maxwell | Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Seth Gamble Maximo Garcia JMac Ricky Johnson Alex Jones Scott Nails Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Codey Steele Zac Wild |
| 2025 | Milan Ponjevic | Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Hollywood Cash Dan Damage Charles Dera Seth Gamble JMac Ricky Johnson Alex Jones Isiah Maxwell Scott Nails Milan Ponjevic Codey Steele Zac Wild |

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Performer | Record |
| Performer with most awards | Manuel Ferrara | 6 |
| Performer with most nominations | Manuel Ferrara and Erik Everhard | 14 |
| Performer with most consecutive wins | Mick Blue (2015-17) | 3 |
| Performer with most consecutive nominations | Keiran Lee (2011-21) | 11 |
| Performer with most nominations without ever winning | Erik Everhard | 14 |
| Oldest winner | Tommy Pistol | 45 |
| Youngest winner | James Deen | 22 |

## Multiple winners and nominees
### Multiple winners

| Wins | Performer |
| 6 | Manuel Ferrara |
| 3 | Lexington Steele |
| 3 | Mick Blue |
| 3 | Evan Stone |
| 2 | Rocco Siffredi |
| 2 | James Deen |
| 2 | Tom Byron |
| 2 | Small Hands |

### Multiple nominees

| Nominations | Performer |
| 14 | Erik Everhard |
| 14 | Manuel Ferrara |
| 13 | Mick Blue |
| 12 | Ramon Nomar |
| 11 | Mr. Marcus |
| 11 | Keiran Lee |
| 10 | Evan Stone |
| 10 | James Deen |
| 10 | Prince Yahshua |
| 10 | Xander Corvus |
| 10 | Tommy Pistol |
| 9 | Mr. Pete |
| 8 | Lexington Steele |
| 7 | Sean Michaels |
| 7 | Randy Spears |
| 7 | Michael Stefano |
| 6 | Toni Ribas |
| 6 | Steven St. Croix |
| 5 | Rocco Siffredi |
| 5 | Mandingo |
| 5 | Tom Byron |
| 4 | Max Hardcore |
| 4 | Mark Davis |
| 4 | Nacho Vidal |
| 4 | Tommy Gunn |
| 4 | Marco Banderas |
| 4 | Markus Dupree |
| 4 | Charles Dera |
| 4 | Ricky Johnson |
| 4 | Isiah Maxwell |
| 4 | Seth Gamble |
| 3 | T. T. Boy |
| 3 | Alex Sanders |
| 3 | Johnny Sins |
| 3 | Christoph Clark |
| 3 | Dave Hardman |
| 3 | Dillon Day |
| 3 | Brandon Iron |
| 3 | Rocco Reed |
| 3 | Anthony Rosano |
| 3 | Mark Wood |
| 3 | Kurt Lockwood |
| 3 | Ryan Driller |
| 3 | Oliver Flynn |
| 3 | Scott Nails |
| 3 | Zac Wild |
| 2 | Mike Horner |
| 2 | Jon Dough |
| 2 | Jean Val Jean |
| 2 | Chad White |
| 2 | Small Hands |
| 2 | Chris Strokes |
| 2 | Mark Ashley |
| 2 | John Strong |
| 2 | Lee Stone |
| 2 | Brian Surewood |
| 2 | Luciano |
| 2 | Mike Adriano |
| 2 | Rodney Moore |
| 2 | Ed Powers |
| 2 | Vince Vouyer |
| 2 | Steve Holmes |
| 2 | Jax Slayher |
| 2 | Dante Colle |
| 2 | Dredd |
| 2 | Nathan Bronson |
| 2 | Ricky Johnson |
| 2 | Codey Steele |