# AVN Awards

The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) annually to honor achievements in the global adult entertainment industry. The awards are often called the "Oscars of porn".
The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. AVN sponsored the first AVN Awards ceremony in February 1984. Since 2008, the show has aired in a form edited for time on Showtime, which is usually broadcast in a 90-minute time slot.
The awards are divided into over 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic/erotic film and video.
Awards for gay adult video were a part of the AVN Awards from the 1987 ceremony through the 1998 ceremony. The increasing number of categories made the show unwieldy. For the 1999 ceremony AVN Magazine began hosting the GayVN Awards, an annual adult movie award event for gay adult video.

## Design and categories
### Award design

The design of the AVN Award changed several times before and is in its present form since 2013 when it was redesigned as part of the 30th anniversary of the awards show. The redesigning was led by Michael Krasun, and supervised by AVN CEO Theo Sapoutzis. Krasun was a veteran with 25-plus years experience in designing, fabricating and building of restaurants, nightclubs, airport facilities and theme fixtures around the world. The makers aimed to create an artifact that represented "sexual expression, integrity and exotic flair", and after months of work arrived at a figurine that showcased "two people in a very erotic embrace, yet without any explicit details of the bodies on display". The impressive resultant figurine was conferred as the official AVN award going forward. All the trophies are hand-poured and custom mixed containing 40 percent resin and 60 percent ground marble, making them very sturdy. An epoxy coating with mix of bronze powders is applied as final finish. A solid black stone base with award winners details is engraved on front side. The artifact, from inception to fabrication, was accomplished entirely in the US.

### Award categories

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Male Performer of the Year
* Female Performer of the Year
* Male Foreign Performer of the Year
* Female Foreign Performer of the Year
* Transgender Performer of the Year
* Director of the Year
* Best New Starlet
* Best Director
* Best Non-Sex Performance
* Best Cinematography
* Best All-Sex Video
* Best Renting Title of the Year
* Best Selling Title of the Year
* Best Film
* Best Video Feature
* Best Foreign Feature
* Best Tease Performance
* Best All-Girl Sex Scene
* Best All-Girl Feature
* Best Newcomer – Gay Video
* Best Bi-Sexual Video
* Best Gay Video
* Best Actor – Gay Video
* Best Supporting Actor – Gay Video
* Best Director – Bi-Sexual Video
* Best Director – Gay Video
* Best Screenplay – Gay Video
* Best Sex Scene – Gay Video
* Best Non-Sexual Performance – Bi, Gay, or Trans Video
* Best Gay Alternative Video
* Best Gay Solo Video
* Best Gay Specialty Release
* Best Videography – Gay Video
* Best Alternative Adult Feature Film
* Most Outrageous Sex Scene
* Best Sex Comedy
* Breakthrough Award
* Best Performer of the Year – Gay Video
* Best Male Newcomer
* Best Director – Foreign Release
* Best Classic Release
* Best DVD
* Best High Definition Production
* Unsung Starlet of the Year
* Best High-End All-Sex Release
* Best All-Sex Release
* Best MILF Release
* Best Director – Feature
* Best Director – Foreign Feature
* Best Boy/Girl Scene
* Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene
* MILF Performer of the Year

### Honorary award

* AVN Hall of Fame

## Reception and review

Originally, the awards show was part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but it grew and garnered more attention over time, allowing it to be established as a separate event in the 1990s. The event started out as the "Adult Software exhibition" of the show, which attracted as many as 100,000 visitors in addition to those attending CES. When the show became a separate event, it initially moved to Caesar's Palace, but it has since moved to other Las Vegas venues.
A writer from Los Angeles magazine made the claim in 2006 that awards often go to consistent advertisers in AVN magazine. In his article, the writer stated: "Imagine the editors of Variety choosing the Academy Award nominations—then handing out Oscars to the winners—and you have a pretty good idea of how much manipulation can go on behind the scenes during the run-up to the AVNs. [...] Actresses trying to secure a nomination stop in to schmooze at the magazine's Chatsworth offices. [An agency] client once presented dolls of herself to editors and writers. Another baked cookies".
In 2013, actress Tanya Tate offered some insights into the industry in an interview with the Huffington Post about the 30th AVN Awards at which she was nominated for an award. She stated: "If you are more popular with the fans, companies are more likely to book you for their production", "Being nominated for awards help build your recognition with your fan base. People that win male and female performer of the year are generally solid consistent talent that are open to many 'levels', and some of these performers already have higher basic rates than others".

## Listed winners

Listed below are the winners of the AVN Award in various major categories over the following years:
* (f) - film
* (v) - video

## 1984–1989

| | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Best New Starlet | Rachel Ashley | Ginger Lynn | Angel | Barbara Dare | Samantha Strong | Aja |
| Best Actress (f) | Sharon Mitchell – Sexcapades | Pamela Mann – X Factor | Sheri St. Claire – Corporate Assets | Colleen Brennan – Getting Personal | Krista Lane – Deep Throat II | Ona Zee – Portrait of an Affair |
| Best Actress (v) | | | Ginger Lynn – Project Ginger | Nina Hartley – Debbie Duz Dishes | Shanna McCullough – Hands Off | Barbara Dare – Naked Stranger |
| Best Actor (f) | Richard Pacheco – Irresistible | Eric Edwards – X Factor | Harry Reems – Trashy Lady | Mike Horner – Sexually Altered States | John Leslie – Firestorm II | Robert Bullock – Portrait of an Affair |
| Best Actor (v) | | | Eric Edwards – Dangerous Stuff | Buck Adams – Rockey X | Robert Bullock – Romeo and Juliet | Jon Martin – Case of the Sensuous Sinners |
| Best Supporting Actress (f) | Tiffany Clark – Hot Dreams | Lisa De Leeuw – Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star | Lisa De Leeuw – Raw Talent | Colleen Brennan – Star Angel | Tish Ambrose – Firestorm II | Nina Hartley – Portrait of an Affair |
| Best Supporting Actress (v) | | | | | | Jacqueline Lorains – Beauty & the Beast |
| Best Supporting Actor (f) | Richard Pacheco – Nothing to Hide | John Leslie – Firestorm | Ron Jeremy – Candy Stripers II | Joey Silvera – She's So Fine | Michael Gaunt – Firestorm II | Jamie Gillis – Pretty Peaches II |
| Best Supporting Actor (v) | | | | | | Richard Pacheco – Sensual Escape |
| Best Non-Sex Performance | | | | | | Jose Duval – Pillowman |
| Best Director (f) | Cecil Howard – Scoundrels | Anthony Spinelli – Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star | Cecil Howard – Snake Eyes | Cecil Howard – Star Angel | Richard Pacheco – Careful, He May be Watching | Alex de Renzy – Pretty Peaches 2 |
| Best Director (v) | | Henri Pachard – Long Hard Nights | Paul Vatelli – Erotic Zones II | Jerome Tanner – Club Exotica | Henri Pachard – Talk Dirty to Me, Part V | John Leslie – Catwoman |
| Best Cinematography | Ken Gibb – All American Girls | Fred Andes – Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star | Larry Revene – Raw Talent | Sandy Beach – Star Angel | Elroy Brandy – Firestorm II | Mr. Ed – Miami Spice II |
| Best All-Sex Video | C.T. (Coed Teasers) | Unthinkable | Ball Busters | Wild Things | Baby Face II | Angel Puss |
| Best Renting Title of the Year | | | | | Traci, I Love You | The Devil in Mr. Holmes |
| Best Selling Title of the Year | | | | | Traci, I Love You | Miami Spice II |
| Best Film | Scoundrels | Talk Dirty To Me Part III | Raw Talent | Devil In Miss Jones 3 | Careful, He May Be Watching | Pretty Peaches 2 |
| Best Video Feature | Blue Voodoo | Long Hard Nights | Dangerous Stuff | Blame It on Ginger | Romeo and Juliet | The Catwoman |
| Best Foreign Feature | Grand Ecstasy | The Arrangement | Programmed For Pleasure | The Comeback of Marilyn | Forbidden Pleasures | The Devil in Mr. Holmes |

## 1990–1994

| | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Best New Starlet | Victoria Paris and Tori Welles (tie) | Jennifer Stewart | Savannah | Alex Jordan | Shayla LaVeaux |
| Female Performer of the Year | | | | Ashlyn Gere | Debi Diamond |
| Male Performer of the Year | | | | Rocco Siffredi | Jonathan Morgan |
| Best Actress (f) | (no award given) | Hyapatia Lee – The Masseuse | Jeanna Fine – Hothouse Rose | Ashlyn Gere – Chameleons | Britney Loara – Mud Shark in the Water! |
| Best Actress (v) | Sharon Kane – Bodies in Heat – The Sequel | Lauren Brice – Married Women | Ona Zee – The Starlet | Ashlyn Gere – Two Women | Britney Loara – Friday Night Delights |
| Best Actor (f) | (no award given) | Randy Spears – The Masseuse | Buck Adams – Roxy | Mike Horner – The Seduction of Mary | Mike Horner – Justine |
| Best Actor (v) | Jon Martin – Cool Sheets | Eric Edwards – The Last X-Rated Movie | Tom Byron – Sizzle | Joey Silvera – The Party | Jonathan Morgan – The Creasemaster |
| Best Supporting Actress (f) | (no award given) | Deidre Holland – Veil | Britt Morgan – On Trial | Ona Zee – The Secret Garden 1 & 2 | Tianna – Justine |
| Best Supporting Actress (v) | Viper – Mystery of the Golden Lotus | Nina Hartley – The Last X-Rated Movie | Selena Steele – Sirens | Melanie Moore – The Party | Porsche Lynn – Servin' It Up |
| Best Supporting Actor (f) | | John Martin – Pretty Peaches 3 | Jon Dough – Brandy and Alexander | Joey Silvera – Face Dance, Parts I & II | Steve Drake – Whispered Lies |
| Best Supporting Actor (v) | Rick Savage – Bedman and Throbbin | Ron Jeremy – Playin' Dirty | Mike Horner – Bite | Tony Tedeschi – Smeers | Randy Spears – Haunted Nights |
| Best Non-Sex Performance | Nick Random – True Love | Jose Duval – Oh, What a Night | Carl Esser – On Trial | J.B. – Dirty Little Mind of Martin Fink | Jonathan Morgan – Haunted Nights |
| Best Tease Performance | Tracey Adams – Adventures of Buttman | Chantelle – Bend Over Babes | Tianna – Indian Summer, Parts 1 & 2 | Racquel Darrian – Bonnie and Clyde | Tianna – Justine |
| Best Director (f) | Henri Pachard – The Nicole Stanton Story, Parts 1 & 2 | Andrew Blake – House of Dreams | John Stagliano – Wild Goose Chase | John Stagliano – Face Dance, Parts I & II | Paul Thomas – Justine |
| Best Director (v) | Jean-Pierre Ferrand and Peter Davy – Voodoo Lust | Paul Thomas – Beauty & the Beast 2 | Scotty Fox – The Cockateer | (Tie) Alex de Renzy – Two Women and Anthony Spinelli – The Party | Jim Enright – Haunted Nights |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (f) | | | | Chameleons – Ashlyn Gere and Deidre Holland | Hidden Obsessions – Janine Lindemulder and Julia Ann |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (v) | True Love – Barbara Dare and April West | The New Barbarians – Victoria Paris and Sabrina Dawn | American Buttman in London – Misty McCaine and Carrie Jones | (no award given) | Buttslammers 2 – The Flashlight Orgy (Celeste, Felecia, Lia Baren, Sydney St. James and Tianna) |
| Best Cinematography | Night Trips – Andrew Blake | House of Dreams – Andrew Blake | Wild Goose Chase – John Stagliano | Face Dance, Parts I & II – John Stagliano | Hidden Obsession – Andrew Blake |
| Best All-Sex Video | Hello Molly | Buttman's Ultimate Workout | Buttman's Ultimate Workout | Realities 2 | The Bottom Dweller |
| Best All-Girl Feature | Where the Boys Aren't | Ghost Lusters | Buttwoman | Kittens III | Buttslammers |
| Best Renting Title of the Year | The Nicole Stanton Story | Pretty Peaches 3 | The Masseuse | Chameleons | New Wave Hookers 3 |
| Best Selling Title of the Year | The Nicole Stanton Story | House of Dreams | New Wave Hookers 2 | Chameleons | Friday Night Delights |
| Best Film | Night Trips | House of Dreams | (Tie) On Trial and Wild Goose Chase | Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2 | Justine |
| Best Video Feature | Mad Love | Beauty and the Beast | Curse of the Catwoman | The Party | Haunted Nights |
| Best Foreign Feature | (no award given) | (no award given) | (no award given) | (no award given) | Private Video Magazine |
| | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Best Newcomer – Gay Video | Ryan Yeager | Jason Ross | Danny Sommers | B.J. Slater | Zak Spears |
| Best Bi-Sexual Video | Bi and Beyond III | The Last Good Bi | Innocence Found | Down Bi Law | Valley of the Bi Dolls |
| Best Gay Video | Undercover | More of a Man | Jumper | Kiss-Off | Abduction 2 & 3 |
| Best Actor – Gay Video | Tim Lowe – Fratrimony | Joey Stefano – More of a Man, All Worlds Video | Ryan Yeager – Jumper | Michael Brawn – Kiss-Off | Johnny Rey – Romeo and Julian |
| Best Supporting Actor – Gay Video | | Ryan Yeager – Stranded | Jason Ross – One Night Stands | Wes Daniels – Songs in the Key of Sex | Zak Spears – Total Corruption |
| Best Director – Bi-Sexual Video | Paul Norman – Bi and Beyond III | Paul Norman – Bi and Beyond IV | Paul Norman – Innocence Found | Josh Eliot – Down Bi Law | Josh Eliot – Valley of the Bi Dolls |
| Best Director – Gay Video | John Travis – Undercover | Taylor Hudson – The Rise | Jean-Daniel Cadinot – The Traveling Journeyman | Chi Chi LaRue – Songs in the Key of Sex | Sam Abdul – Romeo and Julian |
| Best Screenplay – Gay Video | | Jerry Douglas – More of a Man | Jim Steel – Prince Charming | Stan Mitchell – Songs in the Key of Sex | Jerry Douglas – Honorable Discharge |
| Best Sex Scene – Gay Video | Heat in the Night – Lon Flexxe and Bill Marlowe | The Rise – Ryan Yeager and Scott Bond | Fetish – Ryan Yeager and Jason Ross | Scorcher – Erik Houston and Chris Stone | Romeo and Julian – Johnny Rey and Grant Larson |
| Best Non-Sexual Performance – Bi, Gay, or Trans Video | | Chi Chi LaRue – More of a Man | Sharon Kane – Majestic Knight | Kenneth Weyerhaeuser – Kiss-Off | Gino Colbert – Honorable Discharge |
| Best Gay Alternative Video | | | | | Chi Chi LaRue's Hardbody Video Magazine |
| Best Gay Solo Video | | Straight to Bed | Men Who Work It Alone | The Beat Cop | Pumping Fever |
| Best Gay Specialty Release | | | | | Male Genital Massage |
| Best Videography – Gay Video | | John Trennell – Idol Eyes | Mark Thomas – Fetish | Ellary Stag – Disconnected | Todd Montgomery – Abduction 2 & 3 |
| Best Alternative Adult Feature Film | | | | | Beach Babes from Beyond |

## 1995–1999

| | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Best New Starlet | Kylie Ireland | Jenna Jameson | Missy | Johnni Black | Alisha Klass |
| Female Performer of the Year | Asia Carrera | Kaitlyn Ashley | Missy | Stephanie Swift | Chloe |
| Male Performer of the Year | Jon Dough | Rocco Siffredi | T.T. Boy | Tom Byron | Tom Byron |
| Best Actress (f) | Ashlyn Gere – The Masseuse 2 | Jeanna Fine – Skin Hunger | Melissa Hill – Penetrator 2: Grudgefuck Day | Dyanna Lauren – Bad Wives | Shanna McCullough – Looker |
| Best Actress (v) | Ashlyn Gere – Body & Soul | Jenna Jameson – Wicked One | Jeanna Fine – My Surrender | Stephanie Swift – Miscreants | Jeanna Fine – Café Flesh 2 |
| Best Actor (f) | Buck Adams – No Motive | Mike Horner – Lessons in Love | Jamie Gillis – Bobby Sox | Steven St. Croix – Bad Wives | James Bonn – Models |
| Best Actor (v) | Steven St. Croix – Chinatown | Jon Dough – Latex | Jon Dough – Shock | Tom Byron – Indigo Delta | Michael J. Cox – L.A. Uncovered |
| Best Supporting Actress (f) | Tyffany Million – Sex | Ariana – Desert Moon | Shanna McCullough – Bobby Sox | Melissa Hill – Bad Wives | Chloe – The Masseuse 3 |
| Best Supporting Actress (v) | Kaitlyn Ashley – Shame | Jeanna Fine – Dear Diary | Juli Ashton – Head Trip | Jeanna Fine – Miscreants | Katie Gold – Pornogothic |
| Best Supporting Actor (f) | Jon Dough – Sex | Steven St. Croix – Forever Young | Tony Tedeschi – The Show | Wilde Oscar – Doin' the Ritz | Michael J. Cox – Models |
| Best Supporting Actor (v) | Jonathan Morgan – The Face | Alex Sanders – Dear Diary | Tony Tedeschi – Silver Screen Confidential | Dave Hardman – Texas Dildo Masquerade | Jamie Gillis – Forever Night |
| Best Non-Sex Performance | E.Z. Ryder – Erotika | Veronica Hart – Nylon | Scotty Schwartz – Silver Screen Confidential | Jamie Gillis – New Wave Hookers 5 | Rob Black – The Pornographer |
| Best Tease Performance | Christina Angel – Dog Walker | Christy Canyon – Comeback | Janine – Extreme Close-Up | Silvia Saintv Fresh Meat 4 | Ava Lustra – Leg Sex Dream |
| Best Director (f) | John Leslie – Dog Walker | Michael Zen – Blue Movie | Paul Thomas – Bobby Sox | Nic Cramer – Operation Sex Siege | Nic Cramer – Looker |
| Best Director (v) | John Leslie – Bad Habits | Michael Ninn – Latex | Michael Ninn – Shock | Rob Black – Miscreants | John Leslie – The Lecher 2 |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (f) | The Dinner Party – Celeste, Debi Diamond and Misty Rain | Fantasy Chamber – Felecia, Jenteal and Misty Rain | Dreams of Desire – Melissa Hill and Jill Kelly | Satyr – Missy and Jenna Jameson | White Angel – Laura Palmer, Ruby, Charlie and Claudia |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (v) | Buttslammers 4 – Felecia, Bionca and Debi Diamond | Takin' It to the Limit 6 – Traci Allen, Careena Collins, Felecia, Jill Kelly and Misty Rain | Buttslammers the 13th – Missy, Misty Rain and Caressa Savage | Cellar Dwellers 2 – Jeanna Fine, P. J. Sparxx and Tricia Devereaux | Buttslammers 16 – Caressa Savage, Roxanne Hall and Charlie |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene (v) | Depraved Fantasies – Debi Diamond, Bionca and Tammi Ann | Private Video Magazine 20 – Sex under the Eiffel Tower (Channone, David Perry and Jean-Yves Le Castel) | Shock – Shayla LaVeaux, T. T. Boy and Vince Vouyer | My Girlfriend's Girlfriend – Mila and Kiss | Ass Artist – Mila |
| Best Cinematography | Dog Walker – Jack Remy | Sex 2 – Bill Smith | Unleashed – Andrew Blake | Zazel: The Scent of Love – Philip Mond | Looker – Jack Remy |
| Best All-Sex Film | The Dinner Party | The Player | Unleashed | Zazel: The Scent of Love | High Heels |
| Best All-Sex Video | Takin' It to the Limit 1 & 2 | Bottom Dweller 331⁄3 | John Leslie's Fresh Meat 3 | John Leslie's Fresh Meat 4 | John Leslie's Fresh Meat 5 |
| Best All-Girl Feature | Creme de Femme | Buttslammers 10 | The Violation of Missy | Diva 4 | Welcome To The Cathouse |
| Best Renting Title of the Year | John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut | Latex | Shock | New Wave Hookers 5 | Pam & Tommy Lee: Hardcore & Uncensored |
| Best Selling Title of the Year | John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut | Latex | (Tie) Shock and The World's Biggest Gangbang 2 | Zazel: The Scent of Love | Pam & Tommy Lee: Hardcore & Uncensored |
| Best Film | Sex | Blue Movie | Bobby Sox | Bad Wives | Looker |
| Best Sex Comedy | | Risqué Burlesque | The Show | Cellar Dweller 2 | The Pornographer |
| Best Video Feature | Shame | Latex | Shock | Buda | Café Flesh 2 |
| Best Foreign Feature | Virgin Treasures | The Tower 1 & 2 | The Pyramid | The Fugitive, Pt. 1 | Tatiana |
| Breakthrough Award | | | Steve Perry – for Ben Dover series | Steve Orenstein | Alex Sanders |
| | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
| Best Performer of the Year – Gay Video | Joey Stefano | J.T. Sloan | Kurt Young | Jim Buck |
| Best Newcomer – Gay Video | Steve Marks | Ken Ryker | Kurt Young | Jim Buck |
| Best Bi-Sexual Video | Revenge of the Bi Dolls | Remembering Times Gone Bi | Switchhitters VIII | Night of the Living Bi Dolls |
| Best Gay Video | Flashpoint | Renegade | Flesh and Blood | Naked Highway |
| Best Actor – Gay Video | Ryan Idol – Idol Country | Ken Ryker – Renegade | Kurt Young – Flesh and Blood | Jim Buck – Naked Highway |
| Best Supporting Actor – Gay Video | Scott Baldwin – Flashpoint | Johnny Rahm – All About Steve | Dino Phillips – Happily Ever After | Bo Summers – Family Values |
| Best Director – Bi-Sexual Video | Josh Eliot – Revenge of the Bi Dolls | James C. Stark – Remembering Times Gone Bi | Gino Colbert – Switchhitters VIII | Josh Eliot – Night of the Living Bi Dolls |
| Best Director – Gay Video | John Rutherford – Flashpoint | John Rutherford – The Renegade | Jerry Douglas – Flesh and Blood | Wash West – Naked Highway |
| Best Screenplay – Gay Video | Gender – Idol Country | Jerry Douglas – The Diamond Stud | Jerry Douglas – Flesh and Blood | Wash West – Naked Highway |
| Best Sex Scene – Gay Video | Flashpoint – Trent Reed and Bryce Colby | Jawbreaker – Daryl Brock, Chip Daniels, Rod Majors, Ty Russell and Scott Russell | Tradewinds – Derek Cameron and Kurt Young | Jeff Stryker's Underground – Jeff Stryker and Derek Cameron |
| Best Non-Sexual Performance – Bi, Gay, or Trans Video | Sharon Kane – Conflict of Interest | Lana Luster – Driven Home | Jeanna Fine – Flesh and Blood | Sharon Kane – Family Values |
| Best Gay Alternative Video | Vivid Video – A Gay Man's Guide to Safe Sex | Siberian Heat | Nighthawken | Summer, The First Time |
| Best Gay Solo Video | (tie) 10 Plus, Vol. 2, Rob Lee's Private Moments | Rex Chandler One on One | Brad Posey's Hot Sessions 3 | Titan Men – Alone in the Backwoods |
| Best Gay Specialty Release | The New Pledgemaster | Pissed | Orgy Boys 1 & 2 | Fallen Angel |
| Best Videography – Gay Video | Bruce Cam and Kathy Mack – Idol Country | Todd Montgomery – Big River | Bruce Cam – Desert Train | Wash West – Naked Highway |
| Best Alternative Adult Feature Film | Killer Looks | Under Lock & Key | Scoring | Crash |
* From 1999 onwards, AVN Magazine began hosting the GayVN Awards, an annual adult movie award event for gay adult video.

## 2000–2004

| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Best New Starlet | Bridgette Kerkove | Tera Patrick | Violet Blue | Jenna Haze | Stormy Daniels |
| Female Performer of the Year | Inari Vachs | Jewel De'Nyle | Nikita Denise | Aurora Snow | Ashley Blue |
| Male Performer of the Year | Lexington Steele | Evan Stone | Lexington Steele | Lexington Steele | Michael Stefano |
| Transsexual Performer of the Year | | | | | Vaniity |
| Best Male Newcomer | | | | Nick Manning | Ben English |
| Best Actress (f) | Chloe – Chloe | Taylor Hayes and Raylene (tie) | Ginger Lynn – Taken | Taylor St. Claire – Fashionistas | Savanna Samson – Looking In |
| Best Actress (v) | Serenity – Double Feature! | Serenity – M Caught in the Act | Sydnee Steele – Euphoria | Devinn Lane – Breathless | Julia Ann – Beautiful |
| Best Actor (f) | James Bonn – Chloe | Evan Stone – Adrenaline | Anthony Crane – Beast | Brad Armstrong – Falling From Grace | Randy Spears – Heart of Darkness |
| Best Actor (v) | Randy Spears – Double Feature! | Joel Lawrence – Raw | Mike Horner – Euphoria | Dale DaBone – Betrayed By Beauty | Evan Stone – Space Nuts |
| Best Supporting Actress (f) | Janine – Seven Deadly Sins | Chloe – True Blue | Julie Meadows – Fade To Black | Belladonna – The Fashionistas | Dru Berrymore – Heart of Darkness |
| Best Supporting Actress (v) | Shanna McCullough – Double Feature! | Midori – West Side | Ava Vincent – Succubus | Sydnee Steele – Breathless | Brooke Ballentyne – Rawhide |
| Best Supporting Actor (f) | Michael J. Cox – Seven Deadly Sins | Randy Spears – Watchers | Herschel Savage – Taken | Mr. Marcus – Paradise Lost | Steven St. Croix – Looking In |
| Best Supporting Actor (v) | Tom Byron – LA 399 | Wilde Oscar – West Side | Mike Horner – Wild Thing | Randy Spears – Hercules | Randy Spears – Space Nuts |
| Best Non-Sex Performance | Anthony Crane – Double Feature! | Rob Spallone – The Sopornos | Paul Thomas – Fade To Black | Tina Tyler – The Ozporns | Allan Rene – Opera |
| Best Tease Performance | Dahlia Grey – Playthings | Jessica Drake – Shayla's Web | Tera Patrick – Island Fever | Belladonna – The Fashionistas | Michelle Wild – Crack Her Jack |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | | | | Rita Faltoyano | Mandy Bright |
| Male Foreign Performer of the Year | | | | Rocco Siffredi | Manuel Ferrara |
| Best Director (f) | Ren Savant – Seven Deadly Sins | James Avalon – Les Vampyres | Paul Thomas – Fade To Black | John Stagliano – The Fashionistas | Paul Thomas – Heart of Darkness |
| Best Director (v) | Jonathan Morgan – Double Feature! | Nic Andrews – Dark Angels | Brad Armstrong – Euphoria | (Tie) Michael Raven – Breathless and Rocco Siffredi – The Ass Collector | Michael Raven – Beautiful |
| Best Director – Foreign Release | Anita Rinaldi – Return To Planet Sexxx | Tanya Hyde – Hell, Whores and High Heels | Kovi – The Splendor of Hell | Anthony Adamo – Private Gladiator | Gazzman – The Scottish Loveknot |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (f) | Seven Deadly Sins – Janine Lindemulder and Julia Ann | Les Vampyres – Ava Vincent and Syren | Bad Wives 2 – Jail Cell Group | The Fashionistas – Belladonna and Taylor St. Claire | Snakeskin – Dru Berrymore and Teanna Kai |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (v) | Tampa Tushy Fest – Alisha Klass and Chloe | Dark Angels – Sydnee Steele and Jewel De'Nyle | Where The Girls Sweat 5 – Chloe, Taylor St. Claire, Sindee Coxx and Felecia | I Dream of Jenna – Autumn, Nikita Denise and Jenna Jameson | The Violation of Jessica Darlin – Jessica Darlin, Brandi Lyons, Lana Moore, Hollie Stevens, Flick Shagwell, Ashley Blue and Crystal Ray |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene (v) | Perverted Stories 22 – Mila, Herschel Savage and Dave Hardman | In Days of Whore – Tyce Buné and Bridgette Kerkove | Perverted Stories 31 – Kristen Kane, Herschel Savage and Rave | Autumn Haze vs. Son of Dong – Autumn Haze | Perverted Stories, The Movie – Julie Night, Maggie Star and Mr. Pete |
| Best Cinematography | Search for the Snow Leopard – Johnny English | Jake Jacobs & Ralph Parfait | Blond & Brunettes – Andrew Blake | The Villa – Andrew Blake | Hard Edge – Andrew Blake |
| Best All-Sex Film | Playthings | Erotica | Porno Vision | (no award given) | Hard Edge |
| Best All-Sex Video | The Voyeur 12 | Buttwoman vs. Buttwoman | Buttwoman Iz Bella | Bring 'Um Young 9 | Fetish: The Dreamscape |
| Best All-Girl Feature | The Four Finger Club 2 | Hard Love/How to Fuck in High Heels | The Violation of Kate Frost | The Violation of Aurora Snow | Babes Illustrated 13 |
| Best Classic Release | Devil In Miss Jones 3 | Chameleons | The Opening of Misty Beethoven | Pretty Peaches 2 | Insatiable |
| Best Renting Title of the Year | Devil in Miss Jones 6 | Dream Quest | Island Fever | Briana Loves Jenna | The Fashionistas |
| Best Selling Title of the Year | The Houston 620 | Dream Quest | Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle | Briana Loves Jenna | Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp |
| Best Film | Seven Deadly Sins | Watchers | Fade to Black | The Fashionistas | Heart of Darkness |
| Best Sex Comedy | Double Feature! | M Caught In the Act | Cap'n Mongo's Porno Playhouse | Kung-Fu Girls | Space Nuts |
| Best Foreign Feature | Amanda's Diary 2 | Rocco: Animal Trainer 3 | Christoph's Beautiful Girls | Private Gladiator | The Scottish Loveknot |
| Best Video Feature | Dark Garden | Dark Angels | Euphoria | The Ass Collector | (Tie) Rawhide and Beautiful |
| Best DVD | Cashmere | Raw | Unreal | Euphoria | The Fashionistas |
| Best High Definition Production | | | | | Rawhide |

## 2005–2009

| | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Best New Starlet | Cytherea | McKenzie Lee | Naomi Russell | Bree Olson | Stoya |
| Female Performer of the Year | Lauren Phoenix | Audrey Hollander | Hillary Scott | Sasha Grey | Jenna Haze |
| Male Performer of the Year | Manuel Ferrara | Manuel Ferrara | Tommy Gunn | Evan Stone | James Deen |
| Transsexual Performer of the Year | Vicki Richter | Gia Darling | Buck Angel | Allanah Starr | Wendy Williams |
| Best Male Newcomer | Tommy Gunn | Scott Nails | Tommy Pistol | Alan Stafford | Anthony Rosano |
| Unsung Starlet of the Year | | | Mika Tan | Gianna Michaels | Amber Rayne |
| Best Actress (f) | Jenna Jameson – The Masseuse | Savanna Samson – The New Devil in Miss Jones | Jessica Drake – Manhunters | Penny Flame – Layout | |
| Best Actress (v) | Jessica Drake – Fluff and Fold | Janine Lindemulder – Pirates | Hillary Scott – Corruption | Eva Angelina – Upload | Jessica Drake – Fallen |
| Best Actor (f) | Justin Sterling – The Masseuse | Randy Spears – Eternity | Randy Spears – Manhunters | Tom Byron – Layout | |
| Best Actor (v) | Barrett Blade – Loaded | Evan Stone – Pirates | Evan Stone – Sex Pix | Brad Armstrong – Coming Home | Evan Stone – Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge |
| Best Supporting Actress (f) | Lezley Zen – Bare Stage | Jenna Jameson – The New Devil in Miss Jones | Kirsten Price – Manhunters | Kylie Ireland, Layout | |
| Best Supporting Actress (v) | Ashley Blue – Adore | Stormy Daniels – Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre | Katsumi – Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge | Hillary Scott – Upload | Belladonna – Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge |
| Best Supporting Actor (f) | Rod Fontana – The 8th Sin | Randy Spears – Dark Side | Kurt Lockwood – To Die For | Randy Spears – Flasher | |
| Best Supporting Actor (v) | Randy Spears – Fluff and Fold | Tommy Gunn – Pirates | Manuel Ferrara – She Bangs | Barrett Blade – Coming Home | Ben English – Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | Katsuni | Katsuni | Katsuni | Monica Mattos | Eve Angel |
| Male Foreign Performer of the Year | Steve Holmes | Steve Holmes | Jean Val Jean | David Perry | Rocco Siffredi |
| Best Director (f) | Paul Thomas – The Masseuse | Paul Thomas – The New Devil in Miss Jones | Brad Armstrong – Manhunters | Paul Thomas – Layout | |
| Best Director (v) | David Stanley – Pretty Girl | Joone – Pirates | Eli Cross – Corruption | John Stagliano – Fashionistas Safado: Berlin | Joone – Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (feature); Eli Cross – Icon (non-feature) |
| Best Director – Foreign Release | Narcis Bosch – Hot Rats | Rocco Siffredi – Who Fucked Rocco? | Pierre Woodman – Sex City | Alessandro Del Mar – Dangerous Sex | Juan Carlos and Jesus Villaobos – Jason Colt: Mystery of the Sexy Diamonds (feature); Christoph Clark – Nasty Intentions 2 (non-feature) |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (f) | The Masseuse – Jenna Jameson and Savanna Samson | The New Devil in Miss Jones – Jenna Jameson and Savanna Samson | FUCK – Clara G, Felecia, Jessica Drake and Katsumi | Sex & Violins – Faith Leon, Monique Alexander and Stefani Morgan | |
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene (v) | The Violation of Audrey Hollander – Ashley Blue, Audrey Hollander, Brodi, Gia Paloma, Kelly Kline and Tyla Winn | Pirates – Janine and Jesse Jane | Island Fever 4 – Jana Cova, Jesse Jane, Sophia Santi and Teegan Presley | Babysitters – Alektra Blue, Angie Savage, Lexxi Tyler, Sammie Rhodes and Sophia Santi | |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene (v) | Misty Beethoven: The Musical – Chloe, Ava Vincent and Randy Spears | Re-Penetrator – Joanna Angel | Girlvert 11 – Amber Wild, Steve French and Ashley Blue | Ass Blasting Felching Anal Whores – Cindy Crawford, Rick Masters and Audrey Hollander | Night of the Giving Head – Nikki Rhodes, Alan Stafford, Chris Johnson, Claire Dames, Jack Vegas & Samantha Sin |
| Best Cinematography | Flirts – Andrew Blake | The New Devil in Miss Jones – Ralph Parfait | FUCK – Francois Clousot | Fashion Underground | Paid Companions |
| Best High-End All-Sex Release | | | | Broken | Icon |
| Best All-Sex Release | Stuntgirl | Squealer | (Tie) Blacklight Beauties and Neu Wave Hookers | G for Gianna | Alexis Texas is Buttwoman |
| Best All-Girl Feature | The Connasseur | Belladonna's Fucking Girls | Belladonna: No Warning | Girlvana 3 | Girlvana 4 |
| Best MILF Release | | | | It's a Mommy Thing | The Cougar Club |
| Best Classic Release | Deep Throat | Ginger Lynn The Movie | Neon Nights | Debbie Does Dallas | Zazel: The Scent of Love |
| Best Renting Title of the Year | 1 Night in Paris | The Masseuse | Pirates | Debbie Does Dallas...Again | Cheerleaders |
| Best Selling Title of the Year | 1 Night in Paris | 1 Night in China | Pirates | Pirates | Cheerleaders |
| Best Film | The Masseuse | The New Devil in Miss Jones | Manhunters | Layout | Cry Wolf |
| Best Sex Comedy | Misty Beethoven: The Musical | Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre | Joanna's Angels 2 | Operation Desert Stormy | Not Bewitched XXX |
| Best Foreign Feature | Hot Rats | Robinson Crusoe on Sin Island | Porn Wars: Episode 1 | Furious Fuckers: Final Race | Jason Colt : The Mystery of the Sexy Diamonds |
| Best Video Feature | Bella Loves Jenna | Pirates | Corruption | Upload | Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge |
| Best DVD | Fetish Circus | Pirates | | | |
| Best High Definition Production | Island Fever 3 | Pirates | Fashionistas Safado | Fashionistas Safado: Berlin | Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge |
^[1] The category, introduced in 2007, was first called "Underrated Starlet of the Year (Unrecognized Excellence)". It has since been renamed to "Unsung Starlet of the Year".

## 2010–2014

| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Best New Starlet | Kagney Linn Karter | Gracie Glam | Brooklyn Lee | Remy LaCroix | Mia Malkova |
| Female Performer of the Year | Tori Black | Tori Black | Bobbi Starr | Asa Akira | Bonnie Rotten |
| Male Performer of the Year | Manuel Ferrara | Evan Stone | Manuel Ferrara | James Deen | Manuel Ferrara |
| Transsexual Performer of the Year | Kimber James | Bailey Jay | Bailey Jay | Vaniity | Eva Lin |
| Best Male Newcomer | Dane Cross | Seth Gamble | Xander Corvus | Logan Pierce | Ike Diezel |
| Unsung Starlet of the Year | Shawna Leneé | Charley Chase | Bridgette B | Brandy Aniston | Presley Hart |
| Best Actress | Kimberly Kane – The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody | Andy San Dimas – This Ain't Glee XXX & India Summer – An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco | Jessie Andrews – Portrait of a Call Girl | Lily Carter – Wasteland | Remy LaCroix – The Temptation of Eve (New Sensations Erotic Stories) |
| Best Actor | Eric Swiss – Not Married With Children XXX | Tom Byron – The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody | Dale DaBone – Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody | Steven St. Croix – Torn | Tommy Pistol – Evil Head |
| Best Supporting Actress | Penny Flame – Deep Throat | Lexi Belle – Batman XXX: A Porn Parody | Jesse Jane – Fighters | Capri Anderson – Pee-Wee's XXX Adventure: A Porn Parody | Brandy Aniston – Not The Wizard of Oz XXX |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Byron – Deep Throat | Evan Stone – Batman XXX: A Porn Parody | Xander Corvus – Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody | Tom Byron – Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody | Xander Corvus – Underworld |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | Aletta Ocean | Angel Dark | Aleska Diamond | Aleska Diamond | Anissa Kate |
| Male Foreign Performer of the Year | Toni Ribas | Rocco Siffredi | Rocco Siffredi | Rocco Siffredi | Rocco Siffredi |
| Director of the Year | Will Ryder | Axel Braun | Axel Braun | Axel Braun | Axel Braun |
| Best Director – Feature | David Aaron Clark – Pure | Brad Armstrong – Speed | Graham Travis – Portrait of a Call Girl | Graham Travis – Wasteland | Brad Armstrong – Underworld |
| Best Director – Foreign Feature | Moire Candy (Louis Moire/Max Candy) – Ritual & Paul Chaplin – Black Beauty: Escape to Eden | Paul Chaplin – Department S, Mission One: City of Broken Angels | Ettore Buchi – Mission Asspossible | Max Candy – Inglorious Bitches | Max Candy & Michael Ninn – The Ingenuous |
| Best Boy/Girl Scene | Amy Ried, Ralph Long – 30 Rock: A XXX Parody | Kristina Rose, Manuel Ferrara – Kristina Rose Is Slutwoman | Manuel Ferrara, Lexi Belle – The Bombshells 3 | Nacho Vidal, Alexis Ford – Darkside | Riley Reid & Mandingo – Mandingo Massacre |
| Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene | Tori Black, Lexi Belle – Field of Schemes 5 | Jenna Haze, Monique Alexander – Meow! | | Brooklyn Lee, Ruth Medina, Samantha Bentley – Brooklyn Lee: Nymphomaniac | |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Bobbi Starr in "Go Fuck Yourself" from Belladonna: No Warning 4 | Adrianna Nicole, Amy Brooke, Allie Haze in "Enema Boot Camp" from Belladonna: Fetish Fanatic 8 | Brooklyn Lee, Juelz Ventura in "Suck My Sack With a Straw" from American Cocksucking Sluts | Brooklyn Lee, Rocco Siffredi in "Clothespin-Head" from Voracious: The First Season | |
| MILF Performer of the Year | Julia Ann | Julia Ann | India Summer | Julia Ann | India Summer |
| Best All-Girl Release | Evil Pink 4 | Meow! | Cherry 2 | Dani | Meow! 3 |
| Best MILF Release | It's a Mommy Thing! 4 | Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 4 | Seasoned Players | It's a Mommy Thing! 6 | MILF Revolution – Lisa Ann & Jules Jordan |
| Best Foreign Feature | Billionaire – Pure Play Media | Alice: A Fairy Love Tale | Mission Asspossible | Ass Trapped Undercover | The Ingenuous |
| Best Sex Comedy | Flight Attendants | Couples Camp | Grindhouse XXX | Nurses 2 | Band Sluts |

## 2015–2019

| | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Best New Starlet | Carter Cruise | Abella Danger | Holly Hendrix | Jill Kassidy | Ivy Wolfe |
| Female Performer of the Year | Anikka Albrite | Riley Reid | Adriana Chechik | Angela White | Angela White |
| Male Performer of the Year | Mick Blue | Mick Blue | Mick Blue | Markus Dupree | Manuel Ferrara |
| Transsexual Performer of the Year | Venus Lux | Venus Lux | Aubrey Kate | Aubrey Kate | Chanel Santini |
| Best Male Newcomer | Rob Piper | Brad Knight | Ricky Johnson | Juan “El Caballo” Loco | Jason Luv |
| Unsung Starlet of the Year | Presley Hart | | | | |
| Best Actress | Carter Cruise – Second Chances | Penny Pax – The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries | Kleio Valentien – Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Sara Luvv – The Faces of Alice | Eliza Jane – Anne: A Taboo Parody |
| Best Actor | Steven St. Croix – Wetwork | Tommy Pistol – Stryker | Xander Corvus – The Preacher's Daughter | Tommy Pistol – Ingenue | Seth Gamble – Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody |
| Best Supporting Actress | Veronica Avluv – Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Kleio Valentien – Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Joanna Angel – Cindy Queen of Hell | Kristen Scott – Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy | Joanna Angel – A Trailer Park Taboo |
| Best Supporting Actor | Xander Corvus – Holly...Would | Steven St. Croix – Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Brad Armstrong – The Preacher's Daughter | Small Hands – Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy | Charles Dera – Cartel Sex |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | Anissa Kate | Misha Cross | Misha Cross | Jasmine Jae | Anissa Kate |
| Male Foreign Performer of the Year | Rocco Siffredi | Rocco Siffredi | Danny D | Ryan Ryder | Rocco Siffredi |
| Director of the Year | Mason | Greg Lansky | Greg Lansky | Greg Lansky | Kayden Kross |
| Best Director – Feature | Brad Armstrong – Aftermath | Paul Deeb – Marriage 2.0 | Jacky St. James – The Submission of Emma Marx: Exposed | Axel Braun – Justice League XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Axel Braun – The Possession of Mrs. Hyde |
| Best Director – Foreign Feature | Herve Bodilis – Anissa Kate the Widow | Dick Bush – The Doctor | John Stagliano – Hard in Love | Hervé Bodilis & Pascal Lucas – Revenge of a Daughter | |
| Best Boy/Girl Scene | Aidra Fox & Ryan Madison – Jean Fucking | Abigail Mac & Flash Brown – Black & White 4 | Kendra Sunderland, Mick Blue – Natural Beauties | Angela White & Manuel Ferrara – Angela 3, AGW/Girlfriends | Avi Love & Ramón Nomar – The Possession of Mrs. Hyde |
| Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene | | Angela White, Alexis Texas & Anikka Albrite – Angela 2 | Serena Blair, Celeste Star & Alix Lynx – AI: Artificial Intelligence | Melissa Moore, Elsa Jean & Adria Rae – Best New Starlets 2017 | Ivy Wolfe, Eliza Jane & Jenna Sativa – A Flapper Girl Story |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Adriana Chechik, Erik Everhard, James Deen & Mick Blue – "Two's Company, Three's a Crowd", from Gangbang Me | Lea Lexis & Tommy Pistol – "Nightmare for the Dairy Council" from Analmals | Holly Hendrix, Adriana Chechik & Markus Dupree – "Creamy Bottom Fun Ball Happy Time" from Holly Hendrix's Anal Experience | Viking Girls Gone Horny, Desire/Girlfriends; Leya Falcon & Ophelia Rain in "Well There's ONE Place You Can Put an AVN Award" | Charlotte Sartre, Margot Downonme & Tommy Pistol in "My First Boy/Girl/Puppet" from The Puppet Inside Me |
| MILF Performer of the Year | India Summer | Kendra Lust | Kendra Lust | Cherie DeVille | Cherie DeVille |
| Best All-Girl Release | Alexis & Asa, and Women Seeking Women 100 (tie) | | | Angela Loves Women 3, AGW/Girlfriends | Angela Loves Women 4, AGW/Girlfriends |
| Best MILF Release | Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 7 | | Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 10 | MILF Performers of the Year 2017, Elegant Angel Productions | MILF Performers of the Year 2018, Elegant Angel Productions |
| Best Foreign Feature | Anissa Kate the Widow | The Doctor | Sherlock: A XXX Parody | Bulldogs | A 40 Year Old Widow |
| Best Sex Comedy | Bikini Babes Are Shark Bait | Love, Sex & TV News | Cindy Queen of Hell | Jews Love Black Cock | Love in the Digital Age |
| Best Web Retail Store | | | | | DallasNovelty.com |

## 2020–2024

| | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Best New Starlet | Gianna Dior | Scarlit Scandal | Blake Blossom | Charly Summer | Chanel Camryn |
| Female Performer of the Year | Angela White | Emily Willis | Gianna Dior | Kira Noir | Vanna Bardot |
| Male Performer of the Year | Small Hands | Small Hands | Tommy Pistol | Seth Gamble | Isiah Maxwell |
| Transsexual Performer of the Year | Natalie Mars | Aubrey Kate | Casey Kisses | Emma Rose | Emma Rose |
| Best Male Newcomer | Will Pounder | Alex | Anton Harden | Lucky Fate | Hollywood Cash |
| Best Actress – Featurette | Ivy Wolfe – If It Feels Right | Angela White – Seasons | Lacy Lennon – Black Widow XXX | Blake Blossom – An Honest Man | Maitland Ward – My DP 6 |
| Best Actor – Featurette | Tommy Pistol – The Aura Doll (Future Darkly: The Complete Second Season | DVD) | Tommy Pistol – Another Life | Tommy Pistol – Second Chance | Tommy Pistol – The Bargain | Tommy Pistol – We Are Alone Now |
| Best Leading Actress | Angela White – Perspective | Maitland Ward – Muse | Kenna James – Under the Veil | Maitland Ward – Drift | Kira Noir – Machine Gunner |
| Best Leading Actor | Seth Gamble – Perspective | Seth Gamble – A Killer on the Loose | Tommy Pistol – Under the Veil | Seth Gamble – Going Up | Tommy Pistol – Feed Me |
| Best Supporting Actress | Maitland Ward – Drive | Kira Noir – Primary | Kira Noir – Casey: A True Story | Kira Noir – Sorrow Bay | Victoria Voxxx – Primary 3 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Pistol – The Gang Makes a Porno: A DP XXX Parody | Xander Corvus – The Summoning | Tommy Pistol – Casey: A True Story | Tommy Pistol – Griners | Danny D – Space Junk |
| Female Foreign Performer of the Year | Little Caprice | Clea Gaultier | Little Caprice | Little Caprice | Cherry Kiss |
| Male Foreign Performer of the Year | Danny D | Rocco Siffredi | Alberto Blanco | Danny D | Vince Karter |
| Director of the Year | Kayden Kross | Kayden Kross | Ricky Greenwood | Kayden Kross | Derek Dozer |
| Best Director – Comedic | Will Ryder – Love Emergency | Casey Calvert & Eli Cross – Cougar Queen: A Tiger King Parody | Jules Jordan – Flesh Hunter 15 | | |
| Best Director – Dramatic | Kayden Kross – Drive | Kayden Kross – Muse | Kayden Kross – Psychosexual | | |
| Best Director – Foreign Feature | Alis Locanta – Rebecca, An Indecent Story | Hervé Bodilis – A Perfect Woman | Julia Grandi – Jia | | |
| Best Boy/Girl Scene | Gianna Dior & Mick Blue – Unlocked (Relentless | DVD) | Maitland Ward & Pressure – Higher Power (f. Mistress Maitland), Deeper/Pulse | Gianna Dior & Troy Francisco – Psychosexual Part I, Blacked Raw/Vixen | Blake Blossom & Jax Slayher – Dream Slut, Blonde, Stacked, Blake Blossom Worships Jax Slayher's Giant Cock | Violet Myers & Chris Diamon – She Ruined Me, Deeper |
| Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | Aidra Fox & Kristen Scott – Teenage Lesbian | Elsa Jean & Emily Willis – Influence Elsa Jean, Tushy | Vanna Bardot & Emily Willis – Light Me Up, Explicit Acts, Slayed | Vanna Bardot & Gianna Dior – Heat Wave | Vanna Bardot & Liz Jordan – Punch, Slayed |
| Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Riley Reid, Angela White, & Katrina Jade – I Am Riley | Emily Willis, Riley Reid, & Kristen Scott – Paranormal | | Gianna Dior, Jill Kassidy, & Natalia Nix – Close Up | Blake Blossom, Vanessa Sky, Aidra Fox – Lesbian Threesome Scene 3, Sweetheart/Mile High |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Cherie DeVille & Michael Vegas – The Ghost Rocket (Future Darkly: The Complete Second Season) | Victoria Voxxx, Julia Ann, & Steve Holmes – Move Over, Linda Blair | Scarlet Chase – Anal Slime Bath | Ashley Lane & Tommy Pistol – The Bargain | Ana Foxxx & Tommy Pistol – Raining Blood (or "Night of the Jizzed-In Dead") |
| MILF Performer of the Year | Alexis Fawx | Cherie DeVille | Alexis Fawx | Cherie DeVille | Penny Barber |
| Best All-Girl Series or Channel | Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films | Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films | | Cravings, Slayed/Pulse | Touch, Slayed/Pulse |
| Best MILF Production | 40 Years Old, Temptations of a Married Woman | | Moms Teach Sex 26, Nubiles/Pulse | | |
| Best Foreign Production | Elements | Impulses | One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse | Revenge, Dorcel/Pulse | Missing, Dorcel/Pulse |
| Best Comedy | Love Emergency | | | | |
| Best Web Retail Store | adultempire.com | adultempire.com | Bellesa Boutique | PinkCherry | PinkCherry |

## 2025–2029

| | 2025 |
| Best New Starlet | Gal Ritchie |
| Female Performer of the Year | Anna Claire Clouds |
| Male Performer of the Year | Vince Karter |
| Trans Performer of the Year | Brittney Kade |
| Best Male Newcomer | Chocolate God |
| Best Actress – Featurette | Maitland Ward – Pigeonholed |
| Best Actor – Featurette | Seth Gamble – A Loving Home Environment |
| Best Leading Actress | Casey Calvert – Birth |
| Best Leading Actor | Chad Alva – Alive |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chanel Camryn – Sunny Goldmelons |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nathan Bronson – Ulterior Motives |
| International Female Performer of the Year | Eve Sweet |
| International Male Performer of the Year | Christian Clay |
| Outstanding Directing - Individual Work | Ricky Greenwood – Gold Diggers |
| Best Directing Portfolio – Narrative | Kayden Kross |
| Best Directing Portfolio – Non-Narrative | Jules Jordan |
| Best Directing Portfolio – International | Julia Grandi |
| Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene | Angel Windell & Chris Diamond – Nine |
| Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | Octavia Red & Blake Blossom – Hot Lesbian Babes Eat Each Other |
| Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Lexi Lore, Hazel Moore, Melody Marks & Little Dragon – Just Friends |
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Valentina Nappi – Trentebeard (or Dead by Dawn) |
| MILF Performer of the Year | Cherie DeVille |
| Best All-Girl Series or Free-Form Line | Play, Slayed/Pulse |
| Best MILF/Female Mixed-Age Series or Free-Form Line | Moms Bang Teens, Reality Kings/Pulse |
| Best International Production | Hotel Vixen Season 2, Vixen Media Group |
| Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy | American MILF, MILFY |
| Best Web Retail Store | AdultEmpire.com |

## Hall of Fame
### Reuben Sturman Award

* 2000 – David Sturman, General Video of America West
* 2001 – Ed Powers, Ed Powers Productions
* 2001 – Mark Kernes, Senior Editor, AVN
* 2002 – Gloria Leonard, Past President, AVA and Free Speech Coalition
* 2002 – Elyse Metcalf, Retailer Elyse's Passion
* 2003 – Mel Kamins, General Video of America, Cleveland
* 2005 – Harry Mohney, Déjà Vu Showgirls
* 2006 – Robert and Janet Zicari, Extreme Associates
* 2007 – Paul Cambria, Clyde DeWitt and Louis Sirkin
* 2011 – John Stagliano
* 2013 – Lasse Braun