# 13th AVN Awards

The 13th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) honored the best pornographic films of 1995 and took place on January 7, 1996 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Paradise, Nevada, beginning at 8:15 p.m. PST / 11:15 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 97 categories. The ceremony, taped for broadcast in the United States by Spice Networks, was produced and directed by Gary Miller and Mark Stone. Comedian Bobby Slayton hosted the show for the first time, alongside actress co-hosts Jenna Jameson and Julia Ann. Hall of Fame inductees were honored at a gala held a month earlier.
Latex won the most statuettes, taking 11. Other winners included Blue Movie with four awards and gay video The Renegade with three.

## Winners and nominees

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 1996. Latex won 11 of the 14 categories in which it was nominated. Rocco Siffredi became the first two-time winner of the Male Performer of the Year award. Jenna Jameson was the first Best New Starlet award winner to also take home a Best Actress award. Mike Horner won his fourth Best Actor—Film award.

### Major awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Film | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Blue Movie‡ Borderline Cinesex 1 & 2 A Clockwork Orgy Comeback Exstasy The Girl With the Heart-Shaped Tattoo Heartbeat Lessons in Love Marquis de Sade The Passion Russian Roulette Sex 2 Skin Hunger | Latex‡ Compulsive Behaviour Devil in Miss Jones 5 Every Woman Has a Fantasy 3 Gigolo 1 & 2 Lingerie New Wave Hookers 4 The Razor's Edge The Tower 1, 2 & 3 |
| Best New Starlet ||
| Jenna Jameson‡ Davia Ardell Juli Ashton J. R. Carrington Sid Deuce Melissa Hill Jill Kelly Rachel Love Lovette Marilyn Star Nici Sterling Jenteal ||
| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
| Rocco Siffredi‡ T. T. Boy Jon Dough Steve Hatcher Steven St. Croix Alex Sanders Tony Tedeschi | Kaitlyn Ashley‡ Tammi Ann Juli Ashton Celeste Careena Collins Jeanna Fine Tera Heart Melissa Hill Jenna Jameson Lana Sands Nici Sterling |
| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film |
| Mike Horner, Lessons in Love‡ Jon Dough, Heartbeat Jonathan Morgan, On Her Back Steven St. Croix, Cinesex Steven St. Croix, Blue Movie Tony Tedeschi, Skin Hunger Randy West, Companion: Aroused 2 | Jeanna Fine, Skin Hunger‡ Christy Canyon, Comeback Celeste, Borderline Jeanna Fine, Blue Movie Melissa Hill, Girl with the Heart-Shaped Tattoo Kylie Ireland, The Passion Dyanna Lauren, Night Play Leena, Cinesex 1 & 2 Tiffany Million, Silk Stockings Tiffany Million, Exstasy |
| Best Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
| Jon Dough, Latex‡ Mike Horner, Butt Detective Jonathan Morgan, Risque Burlesque Alex Sanders, Strip Poker Joey Silvera, Fresh Meat Steven St. Croix, The Romeo Syndrome Steven St. Croix, Generally Horny Hospital Tony Tedeschi, Anal Intruder 9: The Butt from Another Planet Marc Wallice, Candy Factory | Ariana, Desert Moon‡ Lisa Ann, Skin Hunger Asia Carrera, Comeback Nina Hartley, Night Play Jenna Jameson, Blue Movie Tiffany Million, Sex 2 Tina Tyler, Forever Young |
| Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Alex Sanders, Dear Diary‡ Ron Jeremy, Fresh Meat Jonathan Morgan, Sex Lives of Clowns Joey Silvera, Sorority Stewardesses Tony Tedeschi, Renegades Tony Tedeschi, Risque Burlesque Marc Wallice, Sloppy Seconds | Jeanna Fine, Dear Diary‡ Ariana, Black Flava Celeste, Bad Girls 6 Melissa Hill, Arrowhead Jordan Lee, The Artist Ona Zee, Razor's Edge |
| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
| Michael Zen, Blue Movie‡ Nic Cramer, A Clockwork Orgy Toni English, Girl With the Heart-Shaped Tattoo Jean-Pierre Ferrand, Russian Roulette Robert McCallum, Exstasy Michael Ninn, Sex 2 Phil M. Noir, The Passion O, Lessons in Love Mitch Spinelli, Heartbeat Paul Thomas, Borderline Paul Thomas, Comeback Michael Zen, Cinesex 1 & 2 | Michael Ninn, Latex‡ Stuart Canterbury, Natural Born Thrillers Gregory Dark, Devil in Miss Jones 5 Teri Diver and Tom Elliot, Compulsive Behaviour Edwin Durrell, Every Woman Has a Fantasy 3 Jim Enright, Risque Burlesque Jim Holliday, Sorority Stewardesses John Leslie, Fresh Meat Mark Stone, Sex Trek 4 & 5 Mondo Tundra, The Butt Detective Pierre Woodman, Gigolo 1 & 2 Ona Zee and Frank Zee, Razor's Edge |
| Best Sex Comedy | Best All-Sex Video |
| Risque Burlesque‡ The Butt Detective Generally Horny Hospital On Her Back Pubic Access Sex Trek IV & V Sorority Stewardesses Spirit Guide The XXX Files: Lust in Space | Bottom Dweller 33 1/3‡ Buttman's European Vacation The Coming of Nikita Dirty Tricks Fazano's Student Bodies Kink Pussyman 8: The Squirt Queens Rocco Goes to Prague Sluts ’n Angels in Budapest Stretchin’ the Rear Sodomania 12 Takin’ it to the Limit 6 |
| Best Selling Tape of the Year | Best Renting Tape of the Year |
| Latex‡ | Latex‡ |
| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
| T. T. Boy, Jenna Jameson, Blue Movie Tony Tedeschi, Christy Canyon, Comeback Debi Diamond, T. T. Boy, Girl with the Heart-Shaped Tattoo Kaitlyn Ashley, Joey Silvera; Heartbeat Rocco Siffredi, Rosa Caracciolo, first scene; Jungle Heat Rocco Siffredi, Rosa Caracciolo; Marquis de Sade Rocco Siffredi, Celeste; Nylon Kaitlyn Ashley, T. T. Boy; Reality and Fantasy Gerry Pike, Shayla LaVeaux; Sex 2 Lisa Ann, Steven St. Croix; Skin Hunger | Debbie Dee, Rocco Siffredi, Buttman's Big Tit Adventure 3 Ben Dover, Nici Sterling, Wilde Oscar; Ben Dover's British Butt Search Kirsty Waay, Jon Dough; Fresh Meat Amber Woods, Nick East; Generally Horny Hospital Brittany O’Connell, Mike Horner; Intersextion Jon Dough, Sid Deuce; Jon Dough's Dirty Stories Sindee Coxx, Tom Byron; Natural Born Thrillers Alex Sanders, Sid Deuce; Pool Party at Seymore's 1 Rocco Siffredi, Sandy; Sandy Insatiable Seymore Butts, Kylie Ireland; Seymore and Shane Do Ireland Christoph Clark, Cristina Valenti; Sluts ’n Angels in Budapest Melissa Hill, Jon Dough, Ashlyn Gere, Sean Michaels; Visions 2 |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| Channone, David Perry, Jean-Yves Le Castel, Sex under the Eiffel Tower, Private Video Magazine 20 Debi Diamond, food group masturbation scene, Coming Attractions Shonna Lynn, the ghoul scene, Depraved Fantasies 4 Teri Weigel, Marc Wallice, Vince Vouyer, double vaginal, Encore Corral scene, Kink 2 Domonique Simone and Sean Michaels in a helicopter, The Passion Gaping anus scene, Marquis de Sade Alex Sanders, Nicole Lace, Nici Sterling, Jon Dough, infantilism scene; Sodomania 12 Fallon, Ron Jeremy, Dave Hardman, Dick Nasty, 3 other guys, Head on a silver platter, Stuff Your Face Again Annabel Chong, Trapeze gang bang, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in an Anal Movie? Kimberly Kyle, Blowup doll scene, Wicked Ways 2 Coralie, Mark Davis, Sean Michaels, Threeway on a Paris metro, World Sex Tour | Felecia, Careena Collins, Jill Kelly, Misty Rain, Traci Allen; Takin’ It to the Limit 6 Assmania 2 Babes of the Bay 2 The Butt Detective Candy Factory Every Woman Has a Fantasy 3 Life's a Beach Pussyman 9 Sorority Stewardesses Stretchin’ the Rear The Voyeur 5 Whispered Secrets of the Call Girls |

### Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show, most in a winners-only segment for technical achievements read by Dyanna Lauren or a second winners-only segment read by Julia Ann.

### Honorary AVN Awards
#### Special Achievement Award

* Ed Powers, 4-Play Video

#### Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1996, announced at a gala a month prior to the AVN Awards show, were: Andrew Blake, Gino Colbert, The Dark Brothers, Ashlyn Gere, Savannah, Matt Sterling, Jennifer Welles, Tori Welles

### Multiple nominations and awards

Latex won the most statuettes, taking 11 of the 14 categories in which it was nominated. Other winners included Blue Movie with four awards and gay video The Renegade with three. Two statuettes went to each of Borderline, Bottom Dweller 33 1/3, Cinesex 1 & 2, Dear Diary, Jawbreaker, Private Video Magazine 20, Remembering Times Gone Bi and Risque Burlesque.

## Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy. The show's trophy girls were Houston and Tracy Love.

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| Tabitha Stevens Sahara Sands Sindee Cox Celeste Alex Sanders | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video and Best Group Sex Scene—Video |
| Melissa Hill Jenteal Colt Steel Alicia Rio | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Film and Best Supporting Actress—Film |
| Tiffany Million Marylin Star Mark Davis Micki Lynn | Presenters of the Awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Dyanna Lauren | Announced the winners in various technical achievement categories |
| Gene Ross | Presenter of the Special Achievement Award |
| Tawny Peaks Otto & George Troupe Crystal Storm Lori Wagner Rocki Roads | Presenters of the award for Most Outrageous Sex Scene |
| Misty Rain Jeanna Fine Steve Hatcher Dave Nelson | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
| Chad Connors Ty Sonny Markham Crystal Crawford Chip Daniels | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Gay Video and Gay Video Performer of the Year |
| David Chryso Coralie Delilah | Presenters of the Hot Vidéo Award (Best European Release) |
| | Abbreviated Hall of Fame sequence, which announced inductees previously honored at a gala |
| Christy Canyon Randy West Sid Deuce Kia Shanna McCullough Nina Hartley | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Paul Fishbein | Presenter of the awards for Best Selling Tape and Best Renting Tape |
| Julia Ann | Announced winners in the second winners-only segment |
| Kylie Ireland | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Nikki Tyler Jon Dough Rosa Caracciolo Rocco Siffredi | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Video and Best Director—Film |
| Careena Collins Tom Byron Chasey Lain Melissa Monet | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Lisa Ann Ice-T Shane Juli Ashton Peter North Kaitlyn Ashley Tammi Ann | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
| Karen Dior Dino Phillips Johnny Rey Jordan Young | Presenters of the award for Best Gay Video |
| Rebecca Lord Rebecca Wild Steven St. Croix Kaylan Nicole Janine | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Video and Best Sex Comedy |
| Shyla Foxx Jasmine St. Clair Nici Sterling T. T. Boy Jonathan Morgan | Presenters of the awards for Best Shot-on-Video Feature and Best Film |

### Performers

| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
| Dyanna Lauren Serenity and Her Dancers The Stingers | Performer | Opening number: "Give Me Liberty" |
| Bobby Slayton | Host | Standup comedy |
| Otto & George | Performer | Ventriloquist comedy act |
| Al Goldstein | Performer | Introduces video segment in which Ron Jeremy gets killed |
| Bobby Slayton | Host | Introduces "a statement-making video meditation on Hollywood hypocrisy" |
| Chi Chi LaRue The Lollypop Girls The Stingers | Performer | Musical number: "The Lollypop Song" |

## Ceremony information

The 13th AVN Awards Show marked the first time the awards show was open to the public. In addition, Bobby Slayton was the show's first host who was not affiliated with the adult film industry. The theme of the show was "Give me liberty."
Several other people and elements were also involved with the production of the ceremony. Gary Miller and Mark Stone served as producer and director for the show while Marco Polo served as director of the broadcast. Mark Stone served as musical director for the ceremony. Choreographer Serenity supervised the performances of the dance numbers. Ventriloquist act Otto & George performed standup comedy during the proceedings.
Best Sex Comedy was a new category at this year's show.
Latex was announced as both the top selling movie and the top renting movie of the year.
Adult PC Guide magazine noted the show was videotaped for broadcast on Spice Networks and featured "a huge set, motion-controlled cameras and a production that would have rivaled the Oscars." A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures.

### Critical reviews

High Society magazine said, "Nothing that happened at the Oscars could possibly top this evening for excitement." Adult Cinema Review called the show "dazzling." It noted serving food in an auditorium gave way to chaos and "thousands of jabbering people made it hard to accomplish anything but light conversation," however, "there were no real complaints."

## In Memoriam

Paul Fishbein "memorialized three performers in the industry who passed away this year:" Alex Jordan, Cal Jammer and Kristi Lynn.
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