24th AVN Awards

24th AVN Awards
DateJanuary 13, 2007 (2007-01-13)
SiteMandalay Bay Events Center at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
Hosted by
Preshow hosts
Produced byGary Miller[1]
Directed byGary Miller[1]
Highlights
Best PictureManhunters (Best Film)
Most awards
  • Corruption (7)
  • Manhunters (7)
Most nominationsManhunters (24)
Television coverage
NetworkPlayboy TV
Duration2 hours, 10 minutes[1]

The 24th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic films of 2006 and took place January 13, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn[3][4][5][6][7]) in 119 categories released during the eligibility period, Oct. 1, 2005 to Sept. 30, 2006.[8] The ceremony, televised in the United States by Playboy TV, was produced and directed by Gary Miller. Adult film star Jessica Drake hosted for the first time, with comedian Jim Norton, who also co-hosted in 2004.[1]

Manhunters won seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Brad Armstrong, as did Corruption, which won Best Video Feature and Best Director—Video for Eli Cross. Other winners included Fuck and Sacred Sin each with five and Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge with three.

Winners and nominees

The nominees[9][10] were announced Nov. 22, 2006 by AVN.[8]

The winners[11] were announced during the awards ceremony on January 13, 2007. The coveted Female Performer of the Year and Best New Starlet awards went to Hillary Scott[12] and Naomi respectively while Tommy Gunn won Male Performer of the Year.[1]

Major awards

Hillary Scott, Female Performer of the Year and Best Actress – Video winner
Tommy Gunn, Male Performer of the Year winner
Naomi, Best New Starlet winner
Evan Stone, Best Actor – Video winner
Jessica Drake, Best Actress – Film winner
Randy Spears, Best Actor – Film winner
Brad Armstrong, Best Director – Film and Best Screenplay – Film winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2][11]

Best Video Feature Best Film
  • Corruption‡[1][2][11]
    • 1000 Words
    • Aphrodisiac
    • Briana Loves Rocco
    • Curse Eternal
    • Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
    • Grub Girl
    • The New Neighbors
    • Sacred Sin
    • Sex Pix
    • The Sex Whisperer
    • Sodom 2
    • Tailgunners
    • The Visitors
    • Wonderland[9]
  • Manhunters‡[1][2][11]
    • Emperor
    • Fade to Black 2
    • Fuck
    • Janine's Been Black Maled
    • Jenna's Provocateur
    • To Die For
    • Valentina[9]
Female Performer of the Year Male Performer of the Year
Best New Starlet Best Tease Performance
  • Amy Ried – My Plaything: Amy Ried‡[1][2][11]
    • Jasmine Byrne – Jack's Playground 31
    • Roxy DeVille – Blacklight Beauty
    • Penny Flame – Short & Sleazy
    • Kinzie Kenner – Big Wet Asses 7
    • Tory Lane – Illegal Ass
    • McKenzie Lee – My Plaything McKenzie Lee
    • Smokin' Mary Jane – The Rebelle Rousers
    • Riley Mason – Hard Candy
    • Naomi – Naomi There's Only One
    • Celeste Star – Intoxicated
    • Jennifer Steele – Butt Blassted 3
    • Valentina Vaughn – Valentina
    • Valentina Velasquez – Crack Her Jack 5
    • Ariel X – Sex Gallery[9]
Best Actress – Video Best Actor – Video
Best Actress – Film Best Actor – Film
Best Supporting Actress – Video Best Director – Video
Best All-Sex Release Best Gonzo Release
  • Blacklight Beauty‡[1][2][11]
  • Neu Wave Hookers (tie)‡[1][2][11]
    • 7 Deadly Sins
    • Addicted Again
    • Between the Sheets
    • Flesh Gallery
    • Game
    • Industry
    • Island Fever 4
    • Jesse Jane: Sexual Freak
    • McKenzie Made
    • Naked and Famous
    • Porno Revolution
    • Teagan's Juice
    • Teradise Island[9]
  • Chemistry‡[1][2][11]
    • Attention Whores 6
    • Barely Legal Corrupted 6
    • Brianna Love Oversexed
    • Butt Pirates of the Caribbean
    • Control
    • Devinn Lane's Swingers
    • The Gauntlet
    • Hellcats 10
    • Jack's Teen America 9
    • Naomi...There's Only One
    • Rockhard: Making the Video
    • Service Animals 23
    • Teens for Cash 7
    • The Voyeur 31[9]
Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video
  • Mami Culo Grande‡[1][2][11]
    • Big Latin Wet Butts
    • Chica Boom
    • Mamacitas
    • Mexicunts
    • My Latin Cream Pie
    • Pretty Little Latinas
    • Young Tight Latinas[9]
  • Teagan Presley, Jesse Jane, Jana Cova, Sophia Santi – Island Fever 4‡[1][2][11]
    • Kapri Styles, Ariel Alexis – Addicted to Black Crack
    • Sarah Blake, Justine Joli – All About Keri
    • Hillary Scott, Sandra Romain, Nicki Hunter – Anal Princess Diaries 2
    • Sammie Rhodes, Jamie Huxley – Artcore 4
    • Tory Lane, Roxy Jezel – Belladonna: No Warning 2
    • Belladonna, Chloe Dior – Belladonna: No Warning
    • Kylie Ireland, Hillary Scott – Corruption
    • Jesse Capelli, Natalia Cruz – Deep in Style
    • Brea Bennett, Veronica Snow – Girls in White
    • Brianna Love, Sativa Rose – Girls Love Girls
    • Kelly Kline, Roxy Jezel – Girls Sodomizing Girls
    • Sammie Rhodes, Shyla Stylez, Jenaveve – Girlvana 2
    • Jenna Haze, Tory Lane – Jenna Haze Dark Side
    • Sunny Leone, Lanny Barbie, Lexie Marie, Amy Reid, Charmane Star – Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone[9]
Best Sex Scene Coupling – Video Best Sex Scene Coupling – Film
Best Anal Sex Scene – Video Best Oral Sex Scene – Video

Additional Award Winners

These awards were announced in a pre-recorded winners-only segment during the event but were not part of the televised awards show. Trophies were mailed to the recipients later:

Honorary AVN Awards

Reuben Sturman Award

  • None given this year

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2007 were: Rebecca Bardoux, Dave Cummings, Taylor Hayes, Rick Masters, John Seeman, Domonique Simone, Selena Steele, Sydnee Steele, Nici Sterling, Tabitha Stevens, Kyle Stone, Vince Vouyer[2][11]

  • Founders Branch: Charlie Brickman, Cinderella Distribution; Phil Harvey, Adam & Eve; Arthur Morowitz and Howard Farber, Video-X-Pix; Sidney Niekirk, Cal Vista[2][11]

Multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical or comedy numbers.[1]

Presenters (in order of appearance)

Name(s) Role
Tera Patrick
Jada Fire
Gene Simmons		 Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Video Feature and Best Oral Sex Scene
Tera Patrick
Jada Fire		 Golden Tongue Award presented to Gene Simmons by the 2007 AVN Awards
Savanna Samson
Sasha Grey
Erik Everhard		 Presenters of the awards for Best Tease Performance and Best All-Girl Sex Scene in a Video
Shy Love
Courtney Cummz
Sophia Rossi		 Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene in a Film and Male Performer of the Year
Criss Angel
Gina Lynn		 Presenters of the award for Best Actress in a Film
Ron Jeremy
Mia Rose
Ava Rose		 Presenters of the awards for Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin and Best Couples Sex Scene in a Video
Jesse Jane
Kirsten Price
Dave Navarro		 Presenters of the awards for Best Actor in a Film and Best Anal Sex Scene in a Video
Jim Norton Introduction of the trophy girls, Paulina James and Casey Parker
Carmen Luvana
Monique Alexander		 Presenters of the awards for Best Actor in a Video Feature and Best New Starlet
Flower Tucci
Cassidey
Shane Diesel		 Presenters of the awards for Best Actress in a Video and Best All-Sex Release
Marie Luv
Memphis Monroe
Nick Manning		 Presenters of the awards for Best Director of a Video Feature and Best Gonzo Release
Jenna Presley
Brea Bennett
Bobby Slayton		 Presenters of the awards for Female Performer of the Year and Best Film
Paul Fishbein Presenter of the awards for Best Renting and Best Selling Titles of the Year
Kimberly Kane
J. D. Harmeyer
Carrot Top		 Presenters of the award for Best Video Feature

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
Mark Stone
and the AVN Awards Orchestra		 Musical Director/Producer Orchestral
Olympic Gardens DreamGirls Performers Opening dance number
Jim Norton Performer Comedy segment
Anthony Hardwood
Nate Hall
Kissy Kapri
Kira Croft		 Performers "Anthony Hardwood's Pornstar Bootcamp" comedy clip
Criss Angel
Brandy Beavers		 Performers Magician act
Fashionistas Performers "The Fashionistas" dance musical
Ron Jeremy
Lindsey Meadows
Gia Paloma
Bobbi Starr		 Performers "Pornstar Cologne" comedy clip
Buckcherry Performers Musical number, “Crazy Bitch”
Marie Luv
Adrianna Nicole
Lorelei Lee
Sasha Grey		 Performers "Dick Magnet" comedy clip
Lexington Steele
Kitty Langdon
Sincerre
Gianna Michaels
Missy Monroe
Veronica Rayne
J. R. Langdon		 Performers "Myra" comedy clip
Kurt Lockwood
Nikki Hunter
Avy Scott
Sunny Lane		 Performers "Kurt Lockwood Porn Fantasy Rock & Roll Camp" comedy clip

Ceremony information

A new venue, the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center, was not the only change made at the 2007 AVN Awards show. For the first time, porn fans could purchase tickets to attend the show; previously only industry insiders were permitted to attend.[13]

While the Best DVD award was discontinued, several new awards debuted: Director of the Year (Body of Work), Contract Star of the Year, Underrated Starlet of the Year (Unrecognized Excellence), Best Animated Release, Best Hard-Edged All-Sex Release, Best Interracial Series, Best POV Series and Best POV Sex Scene. Additionally, the Best Specialty Series was split among five categories—Big Bust, MILF, Squirting and Other, along with Best Transsexual Series; Best Ethnic-Themed Series was split into three—Asian, Black and Latin; and Best Online Marketing Campaign was split into Company and Individual Project categories.[8]

Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony. Mark Stone served as musical director for the ceremony and also produced the comedy clips, mostly spoofing TV infomercials and starring Ron Jeremy, Anthony Hardwood, Kurt Lockwood, Lexington Steele and several others. Members of John Stagliano's Fashionistas gave a special performance of the Fashionistas Las Vegas revue.[1]

Wicked Pictures created and distributed a DVD of the year's show.[1]

Performance of year's movies

Pirates was announced as the top selling and top renting movie of the previous year.[14]

In Memoriam

AVN publisher Paul Fishbein's annual In Memoriam tribute honored the following people: Adam & Eve's Mary Gates, VCX co-founder Rudy Sutton and actor Jon Dough.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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 Miller, Gary (Director) (December 27, 2007). 2007 AVN Awards Show (DVD). Canoga Park, California, U.S.A.: Wicked Pictures.
  2. ^ 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 Rutter, Jared (March 2007). "Big Bang at Mandalay Bay". Adult Video News. Chatsworth, California, U.S.A.: AVN Media Network. p. 60. ISSN 0883-7090.
  3. ^ "The Oscars of Porn". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 9, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Brent (June 3, 2007). "Porn: The Valley's Secret Industry". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007. ...earned seven Adult Video News awards, referred to as the Oscars of porn.
  5. ^ Schmader, David (March 9, 2000). "Porn's Big Night". The Stranger. Retrieved July 25, 2007. ...the most prestigious event in the world of adult film: the Adult Video News Awards, hereby known as the Avis, popularly known as the porno Oscars.
  6. ^ English, James F. (June 30, 2009). The Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value. Harvard University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-674-03653-6. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ^ Unidad Editorial Internet, S.L. "Rebeca Linares, una 'pornstar' en Las Vegas". elmundo.es.
  8. ^ a b c Rutter, Jared (November 22, 2006). "2007 AVN Awards Nominations Announced". Archive.org Wayback Machine. Archive.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "AVN Awards 2007 Nominees". Archive.org Wayback Machine. 2006. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "AVN Awards Nominees". Archive.org Wayback Machine. Archive.org. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  11. ^ 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 AVN (January 16, 2007). "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced". Archive.org Wayback Machine. Archive.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Andersson, Acme (August 2007). "Hillary Scott: 2007's AVN performer of the year". Cheri. New York: Cheri Magazine Inc. p. 152. ISSN 1059-7131.
  13. ^ "Winners and Sinners". Cheri. New York, N.Y.: Cheri Magazine Inc. August 2007. p. 142. ISSN 1059-7131.
  14. ^ X, Nelson (March 2007). "Pirates Takes Best-Selling, best-Renting Awards". Adult Video News. Chatsworth, California, U.S.A.: AVN Media Network. p. 122. ISSN 0883-7090.

References

  • "Fear of Clothing in Las Vegas - The 2007 AVN Awards Recap". High Society. August 2007. p. 128.
  • Hoffman, Jens (Director) (2008). 9 to 5: Days in Porn (Uncut extended version) (DVD). Germany: Mongrel Media.
  • "AVN Awards 2007 - Flashback". AVN.com. Adult Video News. 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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