16th AVN Awards
1999 American adult industry award ceremony
The 16th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) honored the best of 1998 in pornographic movies and took place on January 9, 1999, at Bally's Las Vegas , Las Vegas , Nevada .[ 1] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 68 categories. The ceremony, televised by Playboy TV ,[ 4] was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.[ 1] Comedian Robert Schimmel [ 1] returned as host[ 5] and actresses Alisha Klass ,[ 2] Midori and Serenity co-hosted the award show.[ 3] Five weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1998, the awards for gay pornographic movies were presented in a new separate ceremony known as the GayVN Awards .[ 6]
Looker won six awards including Best Film. Other winners included Café Flesh 2 with four awards, Tushy Heaven with three and Euro Angels 10 , Forever Night , Masseuse 3 , Models , Pornogothic , The Pornographer , Strange Life: The Breech , Tatiana each with two.
Winners and nominees
When the nominees for the 16th AVN Awards were announced, Café Flesh 2 earned the most nominations with 14; Models came in second place with 13. A new committee of 51 industry professionals voted to select the best in each category. There were 30 AVN voters.[ 6]
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 9, 1999.[ 1] Besides winning Best Film, Looker's awards haul also included wins for Best Actress to Shanna McCullough , who won her first acting award 12 years earlier, and Best Director—Film to Nic Cramer , his second in consecutive years.[ 4] Co-host Klass won Best New Starlet with Tom Byron and Chloe winning Male and Female Performer of the Year awards respectively.[ 5] Erotic X-Film Guide suggested that with gonzo porn making a mark for itself in hardcore, the Best Gonzo Video and Best Gonzo Series awards, won by Whack Attack 2 and Seymore Butts respectively, were "perhaps the most important this past year."[ 5]
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Film
Best Video Feature
Looker [ 3]
Appassionata
Carnal Instincts
Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
Love's Passion
Masseuse 3
Models
Phoenix Rising
Shipwreck
White Angel [ 6]
Café Flesh 2[ 3]
Chamber of Whores
Exile
Flashpoint
Forbidden
Heartache
L.A. Uncovered
The Lecher 2
Lust & Lies
Mission Erotica
One Size Fits All
Penitent Flesh
Pornogothic
Taboo 17
Turn About [ 6]
James Bonn accepting his award for Best Actor —Film
Shanna McCullough accepting her award for Best Actress—Film
Alisha Klass , Best New Starlet winner
Chloe, Female Performer of the Year winner
Tom Byron , Male Performer of the Year winner
Sex Scenes
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Laura Palmer, Ruby, Charlie, Claudia – White Angel [ 3]
Flower, Nikki Tyler, Charlie – Carnal Instincts
Shane, Stephanie Swift – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
RayVeness, Shayla LaVeaux, Tina Tyler – Love's Passion
Gwen Summers, Coral Sands – Phoenix Rising
Lauren Montgomery, Lacy Ogden – Shattered Vows
Kobe Tai, Stephanie Swift, Kelly Jean – Sleepover
Ruby, Serenity – Wicked Cover Girls [ 6]
Caressa Savage , Roxanne Hall, Charlie – Buttslammers 16 [ 3]
Raylene, Christgen Wolf – Action Sports Sex 2
Jill Kelly, Toni James – Erotic Pool Party
Juli Ashton, Taren Steele – Essentially Juli
Juli Ashton, Amber Lynn – Fade to Blue
Ava Lustra, Kerry Matthews – Leg Sex Dream
Ruby, Raylin Sydnee Steele – Nasty Girls 17
18-girl orgy (Annah Marie, Ashley Renee, Carolina, Charlie, Crystal Knight, Dee, Devin Chang, Janis Jones, Kristina St. James, Lexi Erickson, Liza Harper, Monique DeMoan, Montana Gunn, Morgan Navarro, Nellie Pierce, Randee Lee, RayVeness, Sydnee Steele) – No Man's Land 20
Katie Gold, Asia Carrera – Pornogothic
Caressa Savage, Misty Rain – Taboo 17
Alisha Klass, Samantha Stylle, Elle DeVyne, Elena – Tushy Girls Slumber Party
Jennifer Worthington, Dee, Azlea – Welcome to the Cathouse
The orgy finale (Felecia, Gina Ryder, Malitia, Marilyn Star, Nicole Lace, Roxanne Hall, T. J. Hart, Temptress) – Welcome to the Cathouse
Heather Hunter, Janine – Where the Boys Aren't 10 [ 6]
Best Anal Sex Scene—Film
Best Anal Sex Scene—Video
Chloe, Steve Hatcher , Tony Tedeschi – The Kiss [ 3]
Kaitlyn Ashley, Jon Dough – Beautiful
Tye, Shanna McCullough, Julian St. Jox – Eros Instinct
Kobe Tai, Mark Davis – The Lie
Silvia Saint, Hakan – Looker
Shayla LaVeaux, RayVeness, Tina, John Decker – Love's Passion
Chloe, Herschel Savage – Masseuse 3
Christi Lake, Julian St. Jox, Jake Steed – Ravishing Royalty
Liza Harper, Ian Daniels, Brian Surewood – Shattered Vows
Jacklyn Lick, Michael J. Cox – The Show 3 [ 6]
Sean Michaels , Samantha Stylle, Alisha Klass – Tushy Heaven [ 3]
Szonjoa, Greta, Vince Vouyer, Lexington Steele – Anabolic World Sex Tour 16
Omar, Alex, Kelly, Emma – Ben Dover's Crack Attack
Red, Paschal, Bob, Ben Dover – Ben Dover's Extremely Wild Wenches
Liza Harper, Marc Wallice, Jake Steed, Byron Long – Beyond Reality 5
Sylvia, Reka, Nikki Anderson, Amanda Steel, Judith Grant, Alex Sanders, Mark Davis – Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty
Nikki Anderson, Christoph Clark, Andrew Youngman – Buttman in Budapest
Johnni Black, Steve Hatcher, Katie Gold – Depraved Fantasies 5
Iroc, Van Damage, Tiffany Mynx – Lewd Behavior: 2nd Offense
Tom Byron, Stryc-9 – Lord of Asses
Careena Collins, Mr. Marcus, Julian St. Jox – 100% Amateur 45
Christgen Wolf, Alec Metro – Party Girls
Jessica Darlin, Iroc, Tom Byron – Planet of the Gapes 2
Chloe, Sean Michaels – Sean Michaels' Up Your Ass 7
Elena, Mark Davis – S.M.U.T. 7
Tiffany Mynx, Mark Davis – Whack Attack [ 6]
Best Couples Sex Scene—Film
Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Stephanie Swift, Mickey G. – Shipwreck [ 3]
Brook April, Fred Thomas – An American Girl in Paris
N'J DeBahia, Jon Dough – Beautiful
Nikki Tyler, T. T. Boy – Carnal Instincts
Lexus, Jon Dough – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
Silvia Saint, Hakon – Looker
Juli Ashton, Mickey G. – Love's Passion dream sequence
Taylor Hayes, James Bonn – Masseuse 3
Julie Meadows, Brian Surewood – Phoenix Rising
Anita Blond, Vince Vouyer – Wet [ 6]
Jill Kelly , Eric Price – Dream Catcher [ 3]
Taylor Moore, Kyle Stone – Backseat Driver 3
Anita Dark, Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble
Amanda Steele, Rocco – Buttman in Budapest
Jeanna Fine, Brian Surewood – Café Flesh 2
Ava Lustra, The Doctor – Every Woman Has a Foot Fantasy
Jenna Jameson, T. T. Boy – Flashpoint
Chloe, Tony Tedeschi – Leather World
Judith Grant, John Walton – The Lecher
Katie Gold, Marc Wallice – Nude World Order
Lexi Eriksson, Valentino – Nurses to the Rescue
Amytheist, Tom – Shane's World 11
Erika Bella, Peter North – Sodomania 24
Alisha Klass, Seymore Butts – Think Sphinc
Ilana Moore, Jake Steed – The Voyeur 11 [ 6]
Best Group Sex Scene—Film
Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Taylor Hayes, Mr. Marcus , Billy Glide – Masseuse 3 [ 3]
Randi Rage, Kaitlyn Ashley, Jon Dough – Beautiful
Lexus, Toni James, Vince Vouyer – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
Erika Bella, Shanna McCullough, Vince Vouyer – Looker
Shayla LaVeaux, RayVeness, John Decker – Love's Passion
Tina Tyler, Michael J. Cox, Nancy Vee, James Bonn – Models
Deva Station, Alexandra Silk, Jon Dough – Shipwreck
Mark Davis, Leanni Lei, Kimberly Jade – White Angel [ 6]
Sean Michaels , Alisha Klass , Samantha Stylle, Halli Aston, Wendy Knight – Tushy Heaven [ 3]
Dina Jewel, Mr. Marcus, Mark Davis – World Sex Tour 13
Iroc, Stryc-9, Tiffany Mynx, Luciano, Van Damage – Asswoman in Wonderland
Wendy, Ben Dover, Two guys (Alex Kater, Bob Scott) – Ben Dover's British Housewives Fantasies
Holly Body, Katie Gold, Jessie James, Dakota, Alex Sanders, Alec Metro – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble
Kathy Divine, Sophie Call, Rocco – Buttman's Rolling Cheeks
Johnni Black, four guys – Depraved Fantasies 5 Gothic gangbang
Jill Kelly, Sindee Coxx, Johnni Black, Steve Drake, Brad Armstrong, Mickey G., Mike Horner – Flashpoint
Inari Vachs, Shelbee Myne, Sean Michaels, Paul Coxx – Fresh Meat 5
Ilana Moore, Brian Surewood, Mark Davis – The Lecher
Byron Long, Macho, Dee, Monique, India – My Baby Got Back 15
Tom Byron, Jessica Darlin, Iroc – Planet of the Gapes 2
Kendra Jade, Brandon Iron, David Steel – Thrillsex scene in supermarket
Alexa Schiffer, Wendy, Andrew Youngman, Jean-Yves LeCastel – The Voyeur 11
Sean Michaels, Temptress, Malitia Alex Dane – Whack Attack 2 [ 6]
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release
Best Solo Sex Scene
10-person hotel orgy (Agness, Anna, Jessika, Laura, Laura Black, Lina, Niki Blue, an eighth girl, David Perry, Andrew Youngman) – Euro Angels 10 [ 3]
Deborah, Kiki, Bionca, Jean-Yves LeCastel, Leslie Taylor – Assman 4
Isaphan fourway (Ispahan, Vanda Vitus, Christoph Clark, Yves Baillat) – Euro Angels 4
Katya Kean, Andrew Youngman, et al. (Bolivia Samsonite, Brigitta) – Fatal Orchid
Airplane hangar scene – Planet Sexxx
Meat packing plant scene – Rocco Never Dies
Five-man "Marquis" gangbang (Rita Cardinale, Bruno SX, David Perry, Frank Versace, Jean-Michel Kossa, Mephisto) – Tatiana
Tanya Russof, Dimitri – Tatiana 3
Silvia Saint, Micha, etc. (David Perry, Frank Gun) – Triple X Files: Enjoy Silvie
Ann-Marie, Rocco Siffredi, Omar – When Rocco Meats Kelly [ 6]
Toni James – Finger Lickin' Good [ 3]
Felecia – The House That Black Built
Nakita Ka$h – Real Female Masturbation
Jill Kelly – L.A. Fashion Girls
Alisha Klass – Seymore Butts Does Europe II
Krisztina – Lil' Women: Vestal Virgins 3
Lovette – Girls Home Alone
Kay London – Pussy Poppers 3
Taylor Moore – Girls Home Alone 4
Teri Starr – Pussy Poppers 6
Stacy Valentine – Forever Night [ 6]
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Mila – Ass Artist ass painting scene[ 3]
Johnny Toxic, Candy Hill, A. Cake – Asscakes
Charlie, Kay London, Nicole London – Cat Scratch Fever milk fight scene
Nancy Vee – Models plunger scene
Helicopter Man scene – Samurai Debutantes [ 6]
By Genre
Marketing
Best Box Cover Concept
Best Packaging
Castle of Lucretia (In-X-Cess International)[ 3]
The Art of Bondage (M. Zabel Productions)
Afterglow (Wicked Pictures)
Best Friends (Vivid Video)
Café Flesh 2 (VCA Platinum Plus)
Eros (Wicked Pictures)
Phoenix Rising (Pleasure Limited Editions)
The Rear Arrangers (Sterling Pictures)
Skin: Cuntrol (Eurotique Entertainment)
Skin 13 (Eurotique Entertainment)
Thai Me Up (Cal Vista Video/Metro)
Vortex (VCA Platinum Plus)
Wicked Cover Girls (Wicked Pictures)[ 6]
Exile (Wicked Pictures )[ 3]
Beautiful Evil (Sin City Ultra)
Date From Hell (Wicked Pictures)
Fantasy Lane (Vivid Film)
Flashflood 2 (Coast to Coast Video)
Heartache (Wicked Pictures)
Intimate Exposure (VCA Platinum Plus)
The Look (Vivid Film)
Looker (Pleasure Limited Editions)
Mobster's Wife (Vivid Film)
No Man's Land 20 (Video Team)
Pornogothic (Wicked Pictures)
Thrust Fault (VCA Platinum Plus)
Words of Lust (Klimaxxx Productions)[ 6]
Best Overall Marketing Campaign— Individual Title or Series
Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image
Flashpoint (Wicked Pictures )[ 3]
Cape Sin (Sin City Ultra)
Eros (Wicked Pictures)
Janine & Vince Neil • Hardcore & Uncensored (IEG/S&D Video)
Nude World Order (Sin City Ultra)
One Size Fits All (Adam & Eve Productions)
Pam & Tommy Lee • Hardcore & Uncensored (IEG/S&D Video)
Pornogothic (Wicked Pictures)
Sexy Nurses 3 (Cal Vista Video/Metro)[ 6]
Wicked Pictures [ 3]
Elegant Angel Video
Evil Angel Productions
Metro, Inc.
Odyssey Group Video
Sin City Entertainment
VCA Pictures
Video Team
Vivid Video
Zane Entertainment Group[ 6]
Series
Best Continuing Video Series
Best Ethnic-Themed Series
White Trash Whore (JM Productions/Legend)[ 3]
18 and Nasty (Devil's Films/IVC)
24•7 (Fat Dog Productions)
Cherry Poppers: The College Years (Zane Entertainment Group)
Nina Hartley: How To (Adam & Eve Productions)
Nineteen Video Magazine (Dane Productions/Forbidden Films)
No Man's Land (Video Team)
PickUp Lines (Odyssey Group Video)
Screw My Wife, Please (Tight Ends Productions)
S.M.U.T. (Elegant Angel Video)
Wet Cotton Panties (CDi Entertainment Group)[ 6]
Inner City Black Cheerleader Search (Woodburn/IVC)[ 3]
Black Dirty Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions)
Black Street Hookers (Devil's Films/IVC)
Bootylicious (JM Productions/Legend)
Chocolate Covered Cherry Poppers (Zane Entertainment Group)
Freaks, Whoes & Flows (Jake Steed Productions)
My Baby Got Back (Video Team)
Nasty Video Magazine (Video Team)
Players Video Magazine (Players Video/Vivid Raw)
Sista (Video Team)
Sugar Walls (Dark Side/Elegant Angel)
Sweet Honey Buns (West Coast Productions)[ 6]
Best Gonzo Series
Best Pro-Am or Amateur Series
Seymore Butts (Seymore Butts Home Movies)[ 3]
Anabolic World Sex Tour (Anabolic Video)
Assman (Anabolic Video)
Ben Dover (HK Video/VCA)
Buttman (Evil Angel Productions)
Butt Row (All Blew Shirts/Evil Angel)
Dirty Dancers (Fallen Angel Entertainment)
Fresh Hot Babes (West Coast Productions)
Freshman Fantasies (All Good Video)
Real Sex Magazine (Legend Video)
Shane's World (Odyssey Group Video)
Sweet Rides (All Good Video)
Up Your Ass (Anabolic Video)
The Voyeur (John Leslie/Evil Angel)
Wet Cotton Panties (CDi Entertainment Group)[ 6]
Up & Cummers (Randy West /Evil Angel) [ 3]
Amateurs Only (Fat Dog Productions)
Beaver Hunt (Hustler Video/Vivid Raw)
The Coeds (Sunny Day Productions)
Creme de la Face (Odyssey Group Video)
Cum Stoppers (Legend Video)
Global Warming Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions)
Homegrown Video (Xplor Media Group)
Hot Fucking Amateurs (Pleasure Nastiest Moments)
More Dirty Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions)
Mother Productions (Mother Productions)
Private Moments (GRG)
Real Life Video (Real Life Video)
Slut Search (Tight Ends Productions)
Video Virgins (New Sensations)[ 6]
Technical Achievement
Nic Cramer , Best Director—Film and Best Screenplay—Film winner
John Leslie accepting his award for Best Director—Video
Best Art Direction—Film
Best Art Direction—Video
Tatiana [ 3]
Delirious
High Heels
Looker
Love's Passion
Mobster's Wife
Phoenix Rising
Shattered Vows [ 6]
Pornogothic [ 3]
Café Flesh 2
Dark Paradise
Dream Catcher
Eros
Flashpoint
Forever Night
Generation Sex 4
Infinite Bliss
Sexual Species
Skin: Cuntrol
Terrors From the Clit [ 6]
Best Cinematography
Best Videography
Jack Remy – Looker [ 3]
Andrew Blake – Delirious
Andrew Blake – High Heels
Andrew Blake – Wet
A. C. Fremont – White Angel
Jake Jacobs – The Good, the Bad and the Wicked
Kris Kramski – Models
Ralph Parfait – Mobster's Wife
Ralph Parfait – Motel Blue
Ralph Parfait, Jack Remy – Masseuse 3
Jack Remy – Phoenix Rising
Cyril Yano, Barry Wood – Love's Passion [ 6]
(Tie)
Jack Remy – Café Flesh 2
Barry Wood – Forever Night [ 3]
Antony Adams – Planet Sexxx
Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4
Tashi Gold, Simon Poe – Skin: Cuntrol
Barry Harley, Dino Ninn, Predator – Dream Catcher
Jake Jacobs – Eros
Jake Jacobs – Exile
Jake Jacobs, Jack Remy – Flashpoint
Joone – Rocki Roads' Wet Dreams
Jack Remy – Penitent Flesh
Barry Wood, Predator – Fade to Blue [ 6]
Best Director—Film
Best Director—Video
Nic Cramer – Looker [ 3]
James Avalon – Carnal Instincts
Veronica Hart – Love's Passion
Kris Kramski – Models
Bud Lee – Appassionata
Paul Thomas – Masseuse 3 [ 6]
John Leslie – The Lecher 2 [ 3]
Brad Armstrong – Flashpoint
François Clousot – L.A. Uncovered
Teri Diver, Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4
Tashi Gold – Skin: Cuntrol
Ernest Greene – Dark Paradise
Jonathan Morgan – Pornogothic
Michael Ninn – Dream Catcher
Antonio Passolini – Café Flesh 2
Jim Powers – Chamber of Whores
Jace Rocker – Thai Me Up
Candida Royalle – One Size Fits All
David Stanley – Turn About
Matt Zane – Lust and Lies
Michael Zen – Taboo 17 [ 6]
Best Director—Foreign
Best Music
Rocco Siffredi – Rocco Never Dies I & II [ 3]
Karel C. – Journey Through My Heart
Christoph Clark – The Temptations of Clarisse
Marc Dorcel – Citizen Shane
Anita Rinaldi – Planet Sexxx
Frank Thring – Broken Dreams
Pierre Woodman – Tatiana 1, 2 & 3' [ 6]
Razed in Black – Strange Life: The Breech [ 3]
Johnny Toxic, Weed Whore – Action Man
Asia Carrera – Appassionata
Pantisi Sera – Café Flesh 2
Benedictus – The Craving
PPM, Inc. – Depraved Fantasies 5
Lauren Alexander – Dream Catcher
Tom Elliot, Marc Allan, Rook – Generation Sex 4
Raoul Valve – High Heels
Vittorio Worx – Looker
Melvin – Penitent Flesh
The Long Beach Dub All-Stars – Porno Star
Toshi Gold – Skin: Cuntrol
Razed in Black – Strange Life: The Breech
Nine-Inch Male – Welcome to the Cathouse
Ivory Gibson – White Angel [ 6]
Best Editing—Film
Best Editing—Video
SCSi Post , Nic Cramer – Looker [ 3]
Gabrielle Anex, Phil Leader – White Angel
Andrew Blake – Delirious
Andrew Blake – High Heels
Evan Daniels – Carnal Instincts
Steven Katz – Love's Passion
Kris Kramski – Models
Joe Kurtz – Masseuse 3
Jon Raven, Nic Cramer, Kelly Carpenter – Phoenix Rising
SCSi Post, Nic Cramer – Intimate Strangers
Motel Blue [ 6]
Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble [ 3]
Keith Brian – Thai Me Up
Tom Byron – Whack Attack 2
Robyn Dyer – Layered
Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4
Steven Katz – Dream Catcher
Joe Kurtz – Mission Erotica
John Leslie – The Lecher 2
Michael Ninn – Fade to Blue
Antonio Passolini, D-3 – Café Flesh 2
Simon Poe – Skin: Cuntrol
Tom Ponti – Planet Sexxx
Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty
SCSi Post – Heartache
Bud Swope – Nude World Order [ 6]
Best Screenplay—Film
Best Screenplay—Video
Martin Brimmer, Nic Cramer – Looker [ 3]
James Avalon – Carnal Instincts
James Avalon – White Angel
James Avalon, Bella Feege – Red Vibe Diaries 2
A. J. Barber – Mobster's Wife
Asia Carrera – Appassionata
Nic Cramer – Phoenix Rising
Jane Hamilton – Love's Passion
L. Meyers – Party Favors
Raven Touchstone – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
Neil Wexler – Masseuse 3 [ 6]
Mark Archer – Barefoot Confidential [ 3]
Brad Armstrong – Exile
Brad Armstrong – Heartache
Brad Armstrong, George Kaplan – Flashpoint
Martin Brimmer – No Man's Land 21
Martin Brimmer – Pornogothic
Guillermo Brown – The Neighbor
George Kaplan – Dinner Party at Six
Cash Markman – Contract
Cash Markman – Forbidden
Antonio Passolini – Café Flesh 2
Jim Powers – Chamber of Whores
Jace Rocker – Thai Me Up
Candida Royalle – One Size Fits All
David Stanley – Turn About [ 6]
Best Special Effects
Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble
Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty
Dream Catcher
Flashpoint
Forever Night
Generation Sex 4
Layered
Phoenix Rising
Terrors From the Clit [ 6]
Achievement Awards
Breakthrough Award
Safe Sex Award
Special Achievement Awards
Hall of Fame
Larry Flynt , Special Achievement Award winner
Best-Selling Tape of the Year
Best-Renting Tape of the Year
Pam & Tommy Lee•Hardcore & Uncensored , S & D Video
o/I EG[ 6]
Movies with multiple nominations and awards
The following 22 movies received the most nominations:
Nominations
Film
14
Café Flesh 2
13
Models
12
Looker
Love's Passion
11
Masseuse 3
Phoenix Rising
10
Flashpoint
9
Dream Catcher
White Angel
8
Exile
Pornogothic
Skin: Cuntrol
Thai Me Up
7
Appassionata
Carnal Instincts
Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation
Mobster's Wife
6
Forever Night
Generation Sex 4
Nude World Order
One Size Fits All
Turn About
The following 11 movies received multiple awards:
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
Robert Schimmel hosted the 16th AVN Awards.
For 1999, "a decision was made to reinstate the mainstream portion of the technical awards et al. in one evening's presentation" because for the first time, awards for gay movie categories were split off into a new event, the GayVN Awards , which were held a month earlier. Previously, technical and some other categories were presented separately from the awards show; with them included, the 1999 show ran four hours.[ 4]
Gary Miller was producer of the show[ 1] and comedian Robert Schimmel was selected for a second consecutive stint as host.[ 4] Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony and its related events. Mark Stone served as musical director for the festivities.[ 6] John Leslie , who won his fourth Best Director statuette at the event, and who led a blues band in his spare time, performed a self-composed song as one of the musical performers.[ 4]
The award show kicked off with presentation of the Best Couples Sex Scene—Film award, with the winners announced as Stephanie Swift and Jon Dough . Erotic X-Film Guide magazine reported this was a faux pas: "Stephanie went to the podium to get her award and swore that she did not have sex with Jon Dough in the video. In fact, it was true and was a misprint in the program."[ 5]
The Pam & Tommy Lee • Hardcore & Uncensored celebrity sex tape won the awards for Best Selling Tape and Best Renting Tape, presented to Steven Hirsch on behalf of S&D Video and IEG .[ 4]
Critical reviews
The show received a mixed reception from sex publications. Hustler magazine reported, "Accused of rigging its voting process to favor its advertisers in the past, Adult Video News ' s judges restored luster to the proceedings this year by bestowing awards to deserving nominees."[ 2] However, the magazine noted co-host Klass managed "to shock the ceremony's seen-it-all, heard-it-all organizers by repeatedly expressing her fondness for" anal sex .[ 2]
Erotic X-Film Guide was critical of the show's length: "We realized this was indeed the longest and most drawn out show AVN had ever produced. As much as the industry likes to pat itself on the back and as much as we love AVN for giving us the porn equivalent of the Oscars , the show must go on. But only if it's edited with a merciless sword. Something must be done to make one of the most anticipated nights in porn not be one of the most dreaded."[ 5]
See also
References
Mark Stone (Director) (1999). AVN 1999 Awards Show (VHS Direct-to-video production). Chatsworth, California: VCA Pictures.
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i Den (August 18, 1999). "AVN 1999 Awards Show" . Cyberspace Adult Video Reviews . Denny Recob. Retrieved March 26, 2015 .
^ a b c d "1999 AVN Awards". Hustler . Beverly Hills, CA: Larry Flynt Publications : 34. June 1999.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd "The 1999 AVN Awards Winners". Adult Video News . 15 (3). Van Nuys, CA: AVN Publications, Inc. (published March 1, 1999): 56–58. March 1999. ISSN 0883-7090 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Ross, Gene (March 1999). "Larry Flynt Brings Down the House at the 16th Annual AVN Awards". Adult Video News . 15 (3). Van Nuys, CA: AVN Publications, Inc. (published March 1, 1999): 26–54. ISSN 0883-7090 .
^ a b c d e f g Roark, Howard (July 1999). "The Insider". Erotic X-Film Guide . Las Vegas Valley: All Coasts Inc.: 36–37.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd "Choices". 1999 AVN Awards Show Program . Van Nuys, CA: AVN Publications, Inc. January 9, 1999.
^ Cross, Evan (March 1999). "Entertainers Shout It Out". Adult Video News . 15 (3). Van Nuys, CA: AVN Publications, Inc. (published March 1, 1999): 40. ISSN 0883-7090 .
Further reading
"On the Road: From Las Vegas—The Adult Video Awards!". Cheri . New York, NY: Cheri Magazine Inc.: 178 July 1999. ISSN 1059-7131 .
"Award-Winning Pussy: The Adult Video News Awards Ceremony". High Society . New York, NY: High Society Periodicals: 82. August 1999. ISSN 1075-0800 .
"On the Scene: AVN Awards—Night of 1,000 Porn Stars". Swank 's Video World (21): 47. August 1999.
"Interview: Alisha Klass—AVN's "Best New Starlet" Reveals Her Secret Desires and a "Hole" Lot More!". Swank 's Video World (21): 55. August 1999.
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