# 40th AVN Awards

The 40th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2022. The 40th 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 at the Resort World Las Vegas Theatre on January 7, 2023, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVN.com.

## Show overview
### Venue

In March 2022, AVN announced that the AVN Expo and related events would be returning to an in-person format at the Resorts World Las Vegas, after using a virtual format the previous two years. Prior to this event, the conference and award show had been most recently held in-person at the Hard Rock Hotel in January 2020.

### Hosts

On September 20, 2022, adult performers Abella Danger and Reya Sunshine were announced as co-hosts for the show. On January 6, 2023, it was announced they would be joined by comedian Matt Rife.

### Musical performances

Recording artists Kehlani and Shenseea performed during the awards show.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 40th AVN Awards were announced on November 4, 2022.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 2023.

### Major awards

Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.
| Female Performer of the Year Kira Noir Aiden Ashley Vanna Bardot Lilly Bell Blake Blossom Savannah Bond Anna Claire Clouds Gianna Dior Ana Foxxx Kenna James Maddy May April Olsen Alexis Tae Angela White Jane Wilde | Male Performer of the Year 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 Michael Stefano Zac Wild |
| Best Actress Maitland Ward – Drift, Deeper Aiden Ashley – Hysteria, Wicked/Pulse Kenna James – Dark Is the Night, Wicked Noir/Pulse Freya Parker – Duplicity, Wicked Noir/Pulse September Reign – Love, Sex & Music, Adam & Eve Pictures Vanessa Sky – My Best Friend's Girl, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Charlotte Stokely – Another Night in the Valley, AllHerLuv Kenzie Taylor – Deranged (Vols. 1 & 2), Wicked/Pulse Jane Wilde – Stars, Adult Time Emily Willis – One Night in Los Angeles, Dorcel/Pulse | Best Actor Seth Gamble – Going Up, Lust Cinema Mike Chapman – Introspection, Rocco Siffredi Films/Evil Angel Dante Colle – One Night in Los Angeles, Dorcel/Pulse Charles Dera – Duplicity, Wicked Noir/Pulse Lucky Fate – Grinders, Adult Time Quinton James – Obsessed 2, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Isiah Maxwell – I Love You, You're Fired, Lust Cinema Ryan Mclane – The Hitman: Love is Deadly, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Tommy Pistol – The Voyeur 5, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Nicky Rebel – Shoot Your Shot, Team Skeet |
| Best Actress - Featurette Blake Blossom – An Honest Man, MissaX Aiden Ashley – Off the Record, Forbidden Seductions/Adult Time Alex Coal – What's So Special About Her?, MissaX Ana Foxxx – Unfinished Business, Pure Taboo Jada Kai – Jada, ForPlay Films Jia Lissa – Third Date, Parasited Cadence Lux – The Creepening, That Fetish Girl Victoria Voxxx – Apricity, XConfessions Jane Wilde – One Last Kiss, MissaX Maya Woulfe – California Dreaming, Lust Cinema | Best Actor - Featurette Tommy Pistol – The Bargain, Greenwood/Adult Time Chad Alva – Lust Triangles: You'd Get Along Great, Modern-Day Sins Adam Christopher – Jeffrassic Porn: A Nerds of Porn Theme Park, Nerds of Porn/Creation of Adam Danny D. – Crooked Throne, Digital Playground Robby Echo – Heat Wave II, MissaX Seth Gamble – The Nanny Incident, Pure Taboo Alex Mack – Unfinished Business, Pure Taboo Ricky Spanish – Use Your Words, MissaX Codey Steele – Husband, Unleashed, Pure Taboo Christian Wilde – Apricity, XConfessions |
| Movie of the Year Grinders, Adult Time Dark Is the Night, Wicked Noir/Pulse Deranged (Vols. 1 & 2), Wicked/Pulse Drift, Deeper Going Up, Lust Cinema The Hitman: Love Is Deadly, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Love, Sex & Music, Adam & Eve Pictures Maid to Kill, Sparks Entertainment SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Stars, Adult Time | Best Featurette The Bargain, Greenwood/Adult Time Apricity, XConfessions California Dreaming, Lust Cinema Crooked Throne, Digital Playground Living Well, Pure Taboo One Last Kiss, MissaX Pulp Friction, Impulse 2, Deeper/Pulse S.I., Delphine Films/Model Media US Third Date, Parasited Up Uranus, Emorex/Tara-TS |
| Best Supporting Actress Kira Noir – Sorrow Bay, Lust Cinema Vanna Bardot – Love, Sex & Music, Adam & Eve Pictures Lilly Bell – Going Up, Lust Cinema Skye Blue – A Taste of Kunst, Lust Cinema Anna Claire Clouds – Hysteria, Wicked/Pulse Ana Foxxx – Torn, Dorcel/Pulse Brooklyn Gray – Sorrow Bay, Lust Cinema Charlotte Sins – Grinders, Adult Time Jennifer White – Deranged (Vols. 1 & 2), Wicked/Pulse Maya Woulfe – Going Up, Lust Cinema | Best Supporting Actor Tommy Pistol – Grinders, Adult Time Mick Blue, Drift – Deeper Nathan Bronson – One Night in Los Angeles, Dorcel/Pulse Dante Colle – Torn, Dorcel/Pulse Tyler Cruise – SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Robby Echo – Grinders, Adult Time Peter Green – Shoot Your Shot, Team Skeet Quinton James – I Love You, You're Fired, Lust Cinema Ryan Mclane – The Voyeur 5, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Tyler Nixon – Mommy's Boys, MissaX |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year Little Caprice Alexis Crystal Anna de Ville Shalina Devine Eva Elfie Clea Gaultier Romy Indy Eden Ivy Cherry Kiss Veronica Leal Rae Lil Black Jia Lissa Clara Mia Liya Silver Sybil | Male Foreign Performer of the Year Danny D. Alberto Blanco Marcello Bravo Kristof Cale Christian Clay Charlie Dean Darrell Deeps Chris Diamond Erik Everhard Maximo Garcia Vince Karter Joss Lescaf Ricky Mancini David Perry Aaron Rock |
| Best New Starlet Charly Summer Kenzie Anne Braylin Bailey Armani Black Nicole Doshi Tommy King Nicole Kitt Rory Knox Kay Lovely Leana Lovings Bunny Madison Xxlayna Marie Madison Summers Aria Valencia Slimthick Vic | Transgender Performer of the Year Emma Rose Janie Blade Erica Cherry Korra Del Rio Ariel Demure Jessy Dubai Khloe Kay Kasey Kei Pixi Lust Cherry Mavrik Eva Maxim Lola Morena Chrystal Thayer Jade Venus Izzy Wilde |
| Director of the Year Kayden Kross James Avalon Axel Braun Casey Calvert Seth Gamble Rickey Greenwood Bree Mills Mike Quasar Will Ryder Jane Wilde Whitney Wright | Best Editing Grinders, Adult Time – Michael Hues Alien Invaders, Horror Porn – Petr Stovik The Arcade Machine, Hentaied – Romero & Andrea Rospi Crooked Throne, Digital Playground – Papa Bitch, Liz Licious & Corey Cobra Drift, Deeper – Duboko Goddess and the Seed, Deeper/Pulse – Hans Foley Maid to Kill, Sparks Entertainment – Harry Sparks SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun & Claudia Ross Stars, Adult Time – Angelo Poirier Up Uranus, Emorex/Tara-TS – Tara Emory & L the Robot |
| Best Cinematography Goddess and the Seed, Deeper/Pulse – Set Walker Dark is the Night, Wicked Noir/Pulse – James Avalon Grinders, Adult Time – Matt Holder The Lake House, Blush Erotica – The Sinematographer Muses, Transfixed – J. Wolf Revenge, Dorcel/Pulse – Herve Bodilis Sorrow Bay, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor & Shaun Rivera SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun, James Avalon & Ralph Parfait Stars, Adult Time – Michael Vegas Within Her (La Femme de ses Reves), Parasite Twins/Canal+ – Cosmo Liveti | Best Soundtrack Grinders, Adult Time‡ Drift, Deeper Duplicity, Wicked Noir/Pulse Goddess and the Seed, Deeper/Pulse Going Up, Lust Cinema I Wanna Fuck Your Mom, Brazzers Love, Sex & Music, Adam & Eve Pictures Pussy Party, Imani Seduction Productions SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Within Her (La Femme de ses Reves, Parasite Twins/Canal+ |