# 38th AVN Awards

The 38th AVN Awards officially the 38th AVN Awards presented by MyFreeCams.com was a pornography awards ceremony held on January 23, 2021. The 38th edition of the ceremony which began in 1984 encompassed 120 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic the ceremony was held virtually and streamed on Adult Video News' AVNStars.com.

## Show overview
### Production

In July 2020 it was announced the award ceremony and related events typically held in Las Vegas would instead be held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. “The health and safety of our attendees and exhibitors is our top priority, so out of an abundance of caution we’ve made the difficult decision to not hold our January events in-person, but instead create a digital experience that will give industry professionals and the fans of adult entertainment unique opportunities to interact online,” said Tony Rios, chief executive officer of AVN Media Network. The award ceremony was held January 23, the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo was also held on the AVN Stars platform the leading up to the ceremony, as well as the GayVN Awards held on January 18 exclusively on the GayVN Stars website.

### Hosts

On January 8, 2021, adult performers Kira Noir and Skyler Lo were announced as co-hosts for the show.

## Winners and nominees
### Major awards

Winners in bold.
Ref(s) :
| Female Performer of the Year | Male Performer of the Year |
| Adriana Chechik Abella Danger Gia Derza Gianna Dior Ana Foxxx Emma Hix Kenna James Alina Lopez Kira Noir Kyler Quinn Kenzie Reeves Naomi Swann Angela White Jane Wilde Emily Willis | Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Damon Dice Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Small Hands Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Jax Slayher Prince Yahshua |
| Best Actress | Best Actor |
| Evelyn Claire, Romantic Charades, AllHerLuv Lotus Lain, Chemistry Eases the Pain, Pink and White Productions Alina Lopez, Fertile (f. Under the Bed Vol. 2), Pure Taboo/Pulse Avi Love, Another Life 2, AllHerLuv Kenzie Reeves, A Beautiful Mistake, MissaX Kendra Spade, What Set Us Apart (f. True Lesbian), Adult Time/Pulse Khloe Kapri, Krazy Khloe (f. Social Experiment), PornFidelity/Kelly Madison/Juicy Demi Sutra, Afrodisiac: A Demi Sutra Story, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com Angela White, Seasons, AllHerLuv Emily Willis, Nymphomania: An Emily Willis Story, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com | Dick Chibbles, The Real Me, Pure Taboo/Pulse Stirling Cooper, The Specialist, MissaX Charles Dera, Nice Girls Finish Last (f. Cutting the Cord: A Jane Wilde Story), Pure Taboo/Pulse Johnny Goodluck, No One Was Supposed to Be Here, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com Steve Holmes, Afrodisiac: A Demi Sutra Story, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com Alex Jones, No More Mr. Nice Guy (f. It's Complicated), Bellesa/Mile High Tyler Nixon, A Beautiful Mistake, MissaX Logan Pierce, Chemistry Eases the Pain, Pink and White Productions Tommy Pistol, Another Life, MissaX Michael Vegas, Three's a Crowd?, MissaX |
| Best Leading Actress | Best Leading Actor |
| Aiden Ashley, A Killer on the Loose, Missa X/Pulse Cherie DeVille, 40 Years Old, Comes to Life, Dorcel/Wicked Ana Foxxx, Primary, Lust Cinema Kimmy Granger, Vacation in Purgatory, Digital Playground/Pulse Madison Ivy, No Mercy for Mankind, Digital Playground/Pulse Lacy Lennon, Alien Rhapsody, Girlfriends Films Cadence Lux, The Producer II, AllHerLuv Naomi Swann, My Sinful Valentine, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Mona Wales, Pushing Boundaries, MissaX Maitland Ward, Muse, Deeper | Nathan Bronson, My Sinful Valentine, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Danny D., No Mercy for Mankind, Digital Playground/Pulse Seth Gamble, A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse Quinton James, The Seductress, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Ryan Mclane, Pushing Boundaries, MissaX Tyler Nixon, Don't Say a Word, MissaX/Pulse Derrick Pierce, Primary, Lust Cinema Tommy Pistol, iLove, Wicked Passions Michael Vegas, Out With a Bang, Digital Playground/Pulse Chad White, Who's Your Daddy?, MissaX/Pulse |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | Male Foreign Performer of the Year |
| Little Caprice Alexis Crystal Anna de Ville Cassie Del Isla Clea Gaultier Angelika Grays Jasmine Jae Anissa Kate Tina Kay Nelly Kent Cherry Kiss Jia Lissa Liya Silver Sybil Tiffany Tatum Eva Elfie | Mike Angelo Alberto Blanco Marcello Bravo Kristof Cale Christian Clay Danny D. Charlie Dean Dorian Del Isla Erik Everhard Angelo Godshack Freddy Gong Vince Karter Joss Lescaf Rocco Siffredi Jay Snakes |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Supporting Actor |
| Joanna Angel, The Path to Forgiveness, AllHerLuv/Pulse Vanna Bardot, A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse Adriana Chechik, Muse, Deeper Kenna James, Pushing Boundaries, MissaX Avi Love, The Ex-Girlfriend Debacle, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan Kira Noir, Primary, Lust Cinema Penny Pax, Primary, Lust Cinema Demi Sutra, Prison Heat, Sweetheart/Mile High Daisy Taylor, The Path to Forgiveness, AllHerLuv/Pulse Whitney Wright, The Producer II, AllHerLuv | Brad Armstrong, Finding Rebecca, Wicked Pictures Dante Colle, A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse Stirling Cooper, Obsessed, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Xander Corvus, The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse Damon Dice, Stranger Than Fiction, Wicked Pictures Small Hands, Primary, Lust Cinema Lance Hart, Some TS Like It Hot, TransSensual/Mile High Scott Nails, Exit 118, Digital Playground/Pulse Brad Newman, Don't Say a Word, MissaX/Pulse Zac Wild, Catfished 2, Sweet Sinner/Mile High |
| Best Featurette | Best Foreign Production |
| A Beautiful Mistake, MissaX Chemistry Eases the Pain, Pink and White Productions Fashionistas Lost, EvilAngel.com Keep Your Family Close, Pure Taboo/Pulse Mirror Game, Sssh.com Mom's Not Coming Back, Sweetheart, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com Romantic Charades, AllHerLuv Transgressions: A Sovereign Syre Story, Pure Taboo/AdultTime.com What Set Us Apart (f. True Lesbian), Adult Time/Pulse Writer's Block (f. Social Experiment), PornFidelity/Kelly Madison/Juicy | Bikini Models, Scarlett Revell/Adult Source Harmony's Extreme, Harmony Films I Fucking Love Berlin, ZoZo/Evil Angel Impulses, Dorcel Jacky, Jacquie et Michel Elite Love Is Blind, JoyBear/Pulse Manuel's Euro Tour: Paris, Jules Jordan Video No Mercy for Mankind, Digital Playground/Pulse Sicalipsis, Union/Canal+ Super Host, Lightsouthern/Pure Play |
| Director of the Year | Best Editing |
| James Avalon Kay Brandt Axel Braun Manuel Ferrara Ricky Greenwood Jules Jordan Kayden Kross Mason Pat Myne Eddie Powell Mike Quasar Jacky St. James Chris Streams Paul Woodcrest Missa X | Cougar Queen: A Tiger King Parody, Girlsway Productions; Woody All-In I Fucking Love Berlin, ZoZo/Evil Angel; Scott RR Driscoll Influence Elsa Jean, Tushy; Han Foley A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse; Milo Popp & Bob le Flambeur Lana, BurningAngel Entertainment; Small Hands Muse, Deeper; Duboko Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan; Zombie The Path to Forgiveness, AllHerLuv/Pulse; Missa X Sicalipsis, Union/Canal+; Cosmo Liveti The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse; Alexplose, Papa McMuffin, Margot Misandry & Mike Lee Torres |
| Best Special Effects | Best Soundtrack |
| Elf, UnrealPorn.com Fetish Dreamland, SevereSexFilms.com Lana, BurningAngel Entertainment Mirror Game, Sssh.com No Mercy for Mankind, Digital Playground/Pulse Out With a Bang, Digital Playground/Pulse Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse T-Girl Space Pirates, Bad Girl Mafia/Joy Take My Soul, MeanaWolf.com | Girlcore: The Complete Second Season, Adult Time/Pulse Jacky, Jacquie et Michel Elite Jane's Anal Addiction, Darkko/Evil Angel Lana, BurningAngel Entertainment Lesbian Rockstars, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan Muse, Deeper Oiled & Spoiled 2, Belladonna/Evil Angel Primary, Lust Cinema Sicalipsis, Union/Canal+ The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse |
| Best Directing – Comedy | Cougar Queen: A Tiger King Parody, Girlsway Productions; Casey Calvert & Eli Cross |
| Best Directing – Drama | Muse, Kayden Kross |
| Best Directing – Foreign Production | A Perfect Woman, Dorcel/Wicked; Hervé Bodilis |
| Best Directing – Non-Narrative Production | The Insatiable Emily Willis, Jules Jordan Video; Jules Jordan |
| Best Director – Site/Network Content | Laurent Sky, Vixen.com/Tushy.com/Blacked.com |
| All-Girl Performer of the Year | Charlotte Stokely |
| Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan; Emily Willis, Riley Reid & Kristen Scott |
| Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology | Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan |
| Best All-Girl Series or Site | Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films |
| Best Anal Movie or Anthology | The Art of Anal Sex 11, Tushy/Pulse |
| Best Anal Series or Site | Anal Angels, Tushy/Pulse |
| Best Anal Sex Scene | Rocco's Back to America for More Adventures, Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel; Jane Wilde & Rocco Siffredi |
| Best Art Direction | Muse, Deeper |
| Best BDSM Movie or Anthology | Mistress Maitland, Deeper/Pulse |
| Best Blowbang Scene | Emily Willis 10 Man Blowbang (f. Facialized 7), Hard X/O.L. Entertainment; Emily Willis |