# 39th AVN Awards

The 39th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2021. The 39th edition of the ceremony which began in 1984 encompassed 120 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held virtually on January 22, 2022, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVNStars.com.

## Show overview
### Hosts

On November 30, 2021, adult performers Mia Malkova and Mighty Emelia were announced as co-hosts for the show.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 39th AVN Awards were announced on November 19, 2021.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 22, 2022.

### Major awards

Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony are highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Female Performer of the Year Gianna Dior‡ Aiden Ashley Vanna Bardot Lulu Chu Avery Cristy Gia Derza Emma Hix Kenna James Kira Noir Kenzie Reeves Scarlit Scandal Alexis Tae Angela White Jane Wilde Emily Willis | Male Performer of the Year Tommy Pistol‡ Mick Blue Dante Colle Xander Corvus Charles Dera Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Seth Gamble Quinton James Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Jax Slayher Codey Steele Michael Stefano Zac Wild |
| Best Actress Kenna James – Under the Veil, MissaX‡ Aiden Ashley – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Casey Calvert – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Gianna Dior – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Aila Donovan – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Ana Foxxx – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Mariska – Betrayal, Dorecl/Pulse Maitland Ward – Muse Season 2, Deeper Jane Wilde – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment Emily Willis – Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group | Best Actor Tommy Pistol – Under the Veil, MissaX‡ Mick Blue – Tell Her, Deeper/Pulse Dante Colle – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Xander Corvus – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Duke Daybreak – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner Seth Gamble – Gods & Sinners, Wicked Pictures Small Hands – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment Quinton James – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Scott Nails – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Derrick Pierce – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema |
| Best Actress - Featurette Lacy Lennon – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix‡ Siri Dahl – Third Wheel, Pure Taboo Elena Koshka – Something Borrowed, MissaX Melody Marks – My New Family, AllHerLuv Kenzie Reeves – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo Jessie Saint – Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse Violet Starr – The Scheme, A POV Story Victoria Voxxx – One Man's Trash, Pure Taboo Mona Wales – Worth the Trouble, Deeper Maya Woulfe – Spark, Lust Cinema | Best Actor - Featurette Tommy Pistol – Second Chance, MissaX‡ Nathan Bronson – The Scheme, A POV Story Dante Colle – Spark, Lust Cinema Xander Corvus – Fashionista Provocateuse, Digital Playground Seth Gamble – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Steve Holmes – Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo Brad Newman – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo Pierce Paris – The Widow, Pure Taboo Will Pounder – Can Never Make It Up to You, Pure Taboo Codey Steele – The Cure, MissaX/Pulse |
| Movie of the Year Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡ Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures Muse Season 2, Deeper Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Under the Veil, MissaX | Best Featurette Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix‡ The Cure, MissaX/Pulse Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo Fairest of Them All, Transfixed/Adult Time Murder Mystery, ForPlay Films Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse Second Chance, MissaX Spark, Lust Cinema The Widow, Pure Taboo Worth the Trouble, Deeper |
| Best Supporting Actress Kira Noir – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡ Brooklyn Gray – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Ryan Keely – Matriarch, Digital Playground/Pulse Helena Locke – Under the Veil, MissaX Misha Montana – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner Jessa Rhodes – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Scarlett Sage – Written in the Stars, AllHerLuv/Pulse Charlotte Stokely – Under the Veil, MissaX Misty Stone – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Victoria Voxxx – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema | Best Supporting Actor Tommy Pistol – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡ A.J., Muse Season 2 – Deeper Stirling Cooper – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Charles Dera – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Manuel Ferrara – Muse Season 2, Deeper Oliver Flynn – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Steve Holmes – Under the Veil, MissaX Ricky Johnson – Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse Ryan Mclane – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Michael Vegas – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year Little Caprice‡ Ginebra Bellucci Anna de Ville Cassie del Isla Clea Gaultier Angelika Grays Tina Kay Cherry Kiss Jia Lissa Baby Nicols Kaisa Nord Liya Silver Sybil Rebecca Volpetti Zaawaadi | Male Foreign Performer of the Year Alberto Blanco‡ Sam Bourne Tommy Cabrio Kristof Cale Christian Clay Raul Costa Charlie Dean Dorian del Isla Erik Everhard Maximo Garcia Angleo Godshack Freddy Gong Vince Karter Joss Lescaf Steve Q |
| Best New Starlet Blake Blossom‡ Alina Ali Gizelle Blanco Anna Claire Clouds Destiny Cruz Kayley Gunner Lily Larimar Coco Lovelock Maddy May April Olsen Freya Parker Kylie Rocket Sera Ryder Maya Woulfe Angel Youngs | Transgender Performer of the Year Casey Kisses‡ Melanie Brooks Erica Cherry Korra Del Rio Aubrey Kate Nicole Knight Lianna Lawson Natalie Mars Ivory Mayhem Lena Moon Roxxie Moth Angelina Please Emma Rose Daisy Taylor Crystal Thayer |
| Director of the Year Ricky Greenwood‡ Joanna Angel Mick Blue Kay Brandt Casey Calvert Jonni Darkko Julia Grandi Kayden Kross Pat Myne Mike Quasar Rocco Siffredi B. Skow Laurent Sky Jacky St. James Billy Visual | Best Editing Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group – Gabrielle Anex‡ Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Jess X & Missa X Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Angelo Poirier I Am Aubrey, Evil Angel Films – John Stagliano Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures – Hollywood Max Muse Season 2, Deeper – Duboko Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse – Margot Misandry, Papa McMuffin & Alexplose Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse – Sean Aitch |
| Best Cinematography Mistress Maitland 2, Deeper/Pulse – Set Walker‡ Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Matt Holder Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Mike Quasar & David Lord Consumed by Desire 2, Bellesa/Mile High – Steve Matts & Ralph Parfait Fantasy Roleplay 5, Erotica X/O.L. Entertainment – James Avalon Glamcore, Wicked Pictures – Axel Braun & Chris Alessandra Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse – Francois Clousot One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse – Alis Locanta Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor Top Girls, Jacquie & Michel Elite – Pascal Luka | Best Soundtrack Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡ Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Future Darkly: Pandemic, Adult Time/Pulse Glamcore, Wicked Pictures Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group J&M Airlines, Jacquie & Michel Elite Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Unbound, Digital Playground/Pulse |