15th AVN Awards
1998 American adult industry award ceremony
15th AVN Awards History: The 1998 AVN Awards Show program cover
Date January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10 ) Site Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada Hosted by Preshow hosts
Gary Gray
Williamson Howe
Produced by Gary Miller Directed by Mark Stone Best Picture Bad Wives (Best Film)Most awards Zazel (7)[ 1] Network Playboy TV
The 15th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 1998 at Caesars Palace , in Paradise, Nevada , U.S.[ 2] During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards )[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] in 54 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 30, 1997. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.[ 2] Comedian Robert Schimmel hosted, with adult film actresses Racquel Darrian and Misty Rain as co-hosts.[ 2] [ 5] At a pre-awards cocktail reception held the previous evening, 50 more AVN Awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes achievements, were given out by hosts Nici Sterling and Dave Tyree,[ 1] however, this event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony. Both events included awards categories for gay movies; the final year the show included both gay and heterosexual awards. The gay awards were subsequently spun off into a separate show, the GayVN Awards .
Zazel won the most awards with seven, however, Bad Wives , which received six statuettes, won for best film. Buda won for best shot-on-video feature. Nic Cramer won Best Director—Film for Operation Sex Siege .[ 1]
Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 10, 1998. Besides winning best film, Bad Wives also won Best Actress for Dyanna Lauren , Best Actor for Steven St. Croix and Best Screenplay for Dean Nash. Zazel was named best all-sex film and Naked Highway was the best gay video. Johnni Black won Best New Starlet, while Performers of the Year were: Stephanie Swift, female; Tom Byron , male; and Jim Buck, gay.[ 1]
Major awards
Tom Byron , Male Performer of the Year winner
Stephanie Swift, Female Performer of the Year
Johnni Black, Best New Starlet winner
Steven St. Croix , Best Actor —Film winner
Dyanna Lauren , Best Actress—Film winner
Nic Cramer , Best Director—Film winner
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Best Film
Africa Rising
Basic Elements
Control
Doin' the Ritz
Heat
Lisa
Operation Sex Siege
Red Vibe Diaries
Satyr
The Scope
Twisted
The Zone [ 2]
Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Best Gay Video
Buda ‡[ 1]
All About Eva
Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra
Blue Dahlia
Crazed
Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor
Fountain of Innocence
The Gift
Indigo Delta
Impact
Miscreants
New Wave Hookers 5
Persona
Seduce & Destroy
A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute [ 2]
Naked Highway ‡[ 1]
An American in Prague
Anchor Hotel
A Body to Die For
Fallen Angel
Family Values
GoodFellas/BadFellas
Hard Core
High Tide
Jeff Stryker's Underground
Journey to Italy
A Love Story
Marine Crucible
Matador
Pleasure Principle
Tailspin [ 2]
Male Performer of the Year
Gay Performer of the Year
Jim Buck ‡[ 1]
Drew Andrews
Blue Blake
Matt Bradshaw
Rick Chase
Dino DiMarco
Paul Morgan
Johan Paulik
Richard Reyes
Lukas Ridgeston
Jeff White[ 2]
Female Performer of the Year
Best New Starlet
Best Actor—Film
Best Actress—Film
Best Actor—Video
Best Actress—Video
Stephanie Swift, Miscreants ‡[ 1]
Brittany Andrews , The Fanny
Davia Ardell, Makin' Whoopee
Juli Ashton , Scotty's X-Rated Adventure
Tricia Devereaux , A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute
Morgan Fairlane, Restless Desire
Jeanna Fine , Night and Day 3
Nina Hartley , All About Eva
Kylie Ireland , Face Jam
Sharon Kane , Night of the Living Bi Dolls
Jill Kelly , Persona
Dyanna Lauren , Bad Girls 9
Shanna McCullough , Seduce & Destroy
Missy, Sinister Sister
Serenity , Crazed [ 2]
Best Supporting Actor —Film
Best Supporting Actress—Film
Best Supporting Actor—Video
Best Supporting Actress—Video
Dave Hardman , Texas Dildo Masquerade ‡[ 1]
Steve Austin, Swinging in the Rain
Tom Byron , Enchanted
Steve Drake , Uncontrollable Lust
Mickey G. , Crazed
Steve Hatcher , Agent Muff ATF
Sean Michaels , Face Jam
Jonathan Morgan , Masters of Perversion
Peter North , Scotty's X-Rated Adventure
Kyle Stone , Lost Angels
Scott Styles, First Whore's Club [ 2]
Jeanna Fine , Miscreants ‡[ 1]
Alyssa Allure, Glass Houses
Brittany Andrews , Swinging in the Rain
Candy Apples , Texas Dildo Masquerade
Juli Ashton , New Wave Hookers 5
Alex Dane, Night and Day 3
Alex Dane, Restless Desire
Jeanna Fine, New Wave Hookers 5
Nina Hartley , Ginger's Island
Melissa Hill , Indigo Delta
Missy, Surrender
Julie Rage, All About Eva [ 2]
Best Director—Film
Best Director—Video
Nic Cramer , Operation Sex Siege ‡[ 1]
James Avalon , Red Vibe Diaries
Andrew Blake , Paris Chic/Dark Angel
Seymore Butts , Willy Red; Dinner Party 2
Stuart Canterbury, Africa Rising
Toni English , Heat
Kris Kramski, Klimaxx
Philip Mond , Zazel
Phil M. Noir, Twisted
Ralph Parfait, The Scope
Paul Thomas , Bad Wives
Paul Thomas, The Zone
Michael Zen, Satyr [ 2]
Robert Black , Miscreants ‡[ 1]
Brad Armstrong , Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra
James Avalon , Blue Dahlia
François Clousot, SexHibition 5
Gregory Dark , Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals
Teri Diver, Tom Elliott; Persona
Jim Enright , Seduce & Destroy
Toshi Gold, Skin 11: Unbound
Ernest Greene, Surrender
Jim Holliday , Sorority Sex Kittens 3
John Leslie , Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor
Cash Markman , Swinging in the Rain
Jonathan Morgan , Indigo Delta
Michael Ninn , New Wave Hookers 5
Jace Rocker , Makin' Whoopee
Candida Royalle , The Gift
John Stagliano , Buda [ 2]
Best Director—Gay Video
Best All-Girl Feature
Wash West, Naked Highway ‡[ 1]
Sam Abdul, A Love Story
Paul Barresi , GoodFellas/BadFellas
Kristen Bjorn, Anchor Hotel
Bruce Cam, Robert Kirsch; Fallen Angel
Kevin Clarke, Pleasure Principle
Gino Colbert, John Trennel; Jeff Stryker's Underground
Chip Daniels, Marine Crucible
Jerry Douglas , Family Values
George Duroy, An American in Prague
Lucas Kazan, Journey to Italy
Derek Kent, A Body to Die For
Chi Chi LaRue , Hard Core
John Rutherford, High Tide
John Travis, Tailspin
Michael Zen, Matador [ 2]
Diva 4 ‡[ 1]
Buttslammers 15
Catlickers 4
Diva
Everybody Wants Some 3
Femania
Jenna's Built for Speed
Nasty Girls 15
Possessions
Shane's World 6
Violation of Jill Kelly
Where The Boys Aren't 9 [ 2]
Best Foreign Release
Best European Release (The Hot Video Award)
The Fugitive 1 & 2 ‡[ 1]
Anita
Betty Bleu
Cold Desire
Dead Man's Wish
Euro Angels
The Magnificent 7 Girls
Messalina, The Virgin Empress
Immortal
In Your Dreams
Rebecca in Paris II
Sexy Killer "Nikyta"
Skin: The 8th Consecration
Torero
Virility [ 2]
President by Day, Hooker by Night ‡[ 1]
Beauty and the Beast
No Entry to the Public
The Magnificent Seven
Mamma [ 2]
Best All-Sex Film
Best All-Sex Video
Zazel ‡[ 1]
Dark Angel
Dinner Party 2
Klimaxx
Paris Chic [ 2]
Fresh Meat 4 ‡[ 1]
America's 10 Most Wanted 2
Bombshell
Decadence
Dirty Days in Hollywood
Dreamscape
Filthy Coeds
Liquid Lust
Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals
Skin 11: Unbound
Sodomania 21
World Sex Tour 10
World Sex Tour 11 [ 2]
Best Gonzo Video
Best Sex Comedy
Voyeur 7 & 8: Live in Europe ‡[ 1]
Assman
Ben Dover's Little Smart Asses
Buttman in Barcelona
Butt Row Euro Style
Buttwoman '97
Cunt Hunt 2
Gluteus to the Maximus
Lil' Women: Vestal Virgins
Max World 7: Tube Steak Boogie
Nice Fuckin' Movie
Rock 'n Roll Rocco
Shameless Desire
Shane's World 5
Tom Byron's Cumback Pussy 7 [ 2]
Cellar Dwellers II ‡[ 1]
The Fanny
A Little Piece of My Heart
Makin' Whoopee
A Pervert Walks Among Us
Rainwoman 10
Raw Footage
South by Southeast
Suggestive Behavior
Swinging in the Rain
Texas Dildo Masquerade
Women Behaving Badly [ 2]
Best Selling Tape of the Year
Best Renting Tape of the Year
Zazel ‡[ 1]
Bad Wives
Buttman in Barcelona
Dinner Party 2
New Wave Hookers 5
Rocco More Than Ever
Rock 'n' Roll Rocco
Satyr
Sodomania 22
Where the Boys Aren't 9
Wicked Weapon
The World's Luckiest Man [ 2]
New Wave Hookers 5 ‡[ 1]
Bad Wives
Ben Dover's English Asscapades
Bottom Dweller 5
Buttman in Barcelona
Buttman's Bend Over Babes IV
Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor
The Pyramid 3
Rocco's Private Fantasies
Satyr
Seymore butts: Gluteus to the Maximus
Zazel [ 2]
Best Couples Sex Scene—Film
Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Misty Rain , Marc Wallice ; Red Vibe Diaries ‡[ 1]
Jon Dough , Dyanna Lauren ; Bad Wives
Lené Hefner, Vince Vouyer ; Control
Asia Carrera , Steve Hatcher ; Corporate Assets 2
Sean Michaels , Stephanie Swift; Dinner Party 2
Heather Hunter , Steven St. Croix ; Heat
Alec Metro, Liza Harper; Lisa
Nikki Tyler , Rocco Siffredi ; Nikki Loves Rocco
Alex Sanders , Alyssa Love; Red Vibe Diaries
Asia Carrera, Mickey G. ; Satyr
Steven St. Croix, Ruby (actress) ; The Show 2
Shanna McCullough , Tony Martino; Tight Spot
Gina LaMarca, Jon; Zazel [ 2]
Rocco Siffredi , Ursula Moore; Buda ‡[ 1]
Dyanna Lauren , Peter North ; Bad Girls 9
Tony Tedeschi , Roxanne Hall; Blaze
Ruby (actress) , Colt Steele; Boobwatch
Fernanda, Deniro; Brazil on Butt Row
Rocco Siffredi, Elizabeth Shay; Buttman in Barcelona
Van Damage, Nikki Smalls; Filthy Coeds
Mark Davis , Shanna McCullough ; The Gift
Missy, Mickey G. ; Heart & Soul
Alex Sanders , Serenity ; Lost Angels
Nikita, Mickey G.; Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals
Ona Zee , Mark Davis; Sex 4 Hire
Roxanne Hall, John Decker; SexHibition5
Sindee Coxx, T. T. Boy ; Sorority Sex Kittens 3
T. T. Boy, Yumi; Wild Bananas on Butt Row [ 2]
Best Group Sex Scene—Film
Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Anna Romero, Sasha Vinni, Drew Reese, Kevin James; Zazel ‡[ 1]
Steven St. Croix , Melissa Hill , Stephanie Swift; Bad Wives
Vince Vouyer , Sindee Coxx, Lexus; Control
Shanna McCullough , Davia Ardell, Peter North ; Doin' the Ritz
Marcella Reeves, Leslie Grant, Omar Williams; Klimaxx
Hijackers' Boat Orgy, Operation Sex Siege
Stacy Valentine , Maya, David Steele; Red Vibe Diaries
Jenna Jameson , Brad Armstrong , Mickey G. ; Satyr
Stacy Valentine, Tom Byron , Peter North; Satyr
Johnni Black, Kyle Stone , Vince Vouyer ; Temporary Positions
Krista Maze, T. T. Boy , Alex Sanders ; Twisted
Sasha Vinni, Brooke Lane, Helene, Antonio Valentino; Zazel
Dyanna Lauren , Byron Long , Weed; The Zone [ 2]
Peter North , Alyssa Love, Holli Woods, Katie Gold, Shay Sweet; Gluteus to the Maximus ‡[ 1]
Orgy scene (Dyanna Lauren , Papillon, Tatiana, Jon Dough , Peter North, Vince Vouyer ); Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra
Ann, Alberto Ray, Paschal, Ben Dover ; Ben Dover's Little Smart Asses
Chloe, Roxanne Hall, Marc Wallice ; Blue Dahlia
Opening orgy (Monika Kiss, Holly Black, Reka Gabor, Szilvia, Leslie Taylor, Steve Hard, Zenza Raggi, John Walton); Buda
Jake Steed, Mark Davis , Mikki Malone, Leah Dawn, Rainahh; Butt Row Unplugged
Jake Steed, Lauren Montgomery, Monti; Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor
Serenity , Alex Sanders , Sindee Coxx; Lost Angels
Dru Berrymore, Jack Hammer, Liza Harper , Randi Lee, Tom Byron ; Miscreants
Airin, K. C., Ed Powers , Jake Steed, Bobbi; More Dirty Debutantes 71
Mickey G. , Missy, Ruby , Chloe; Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals
The orgy (Clarissa Bruni, Elizabeth King, Eva, Heidy Cassini, Illana Moore, Jeanette La Douce, Lenka Veborova, Olga Lovi, Dina Pearl, Regina Sipos, Stephanie Silver, Samantha del Rio, Katarina Martinez, Sophie Call, Cassandra, Vivienne Clash, Andrea Nobili, Andrea Spider, Christoph Clark , Francesco Malcom, Jean-Yves Le Castel, Pavel Sahaj, Richard Langin, Robert Rosenberg, Roberto Malone , Rocco Siffredi , Silvio Evangelista, others); Rock 'n' Roll Rocco 2: Backstage Pass
Jacklyn Lick, Missy, T. T. Boy ; Sinister Sister
T. T. Boy and 15 women; Sorority Sex Kittens 3
Erika Bella, Zoltan Cowboy, [Dorian Lux, Leslie Taylor; The Voyeur 10
Precious Silver, Marc Wallice , Kyle Stone , Brian Surewood; A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute [ 2]
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Missy, Jenna Jameson , Satyr ‡[ 1]
Sally Layd, Traci Angel; Africa Rising
Dyanna Lauren , Stephanie Swift, Jenteal; Censored
Melissa Hill , Lené Hefner; Control
Heather Hunter , Jenteal, Misty Rain ; Heat
Tabitha Stevens , Nikki Tyler , Melissa Hill; Nikki Loves Rocco
Deva Station, Charlie; Red Vibe Diaries
Missy, Asia Carrera ; f
Sasha Vinni, Nikie St. Gilles; Zazel
Lené Hefner, Sasha Vinni, Devin; Zazel
Dyanna Lauren, Kobe Tai ; The Zone [ 2]
Jeanna Fine , P. J. Sparxx , Tricia Devereaux ; Cellar Dwellers II ‡[ 1]
Caressa Savage , Nici Sterling ; Anal Aristocrats
Tiffany Mynx , Coral Sands, Tonisha Mills, Raylene ; Buttwoman '97
Sindee Coxx, Felecia; Club Imagination
Serenity , Missy; Crazed
Vicca, Laura Palmer; Diva
Liza Harper, Mila, Kitana Steel, Erika Lockett, Zasu Knight, Amber; Everybody Wants Some 3
Misty Rain , Tiffany Mynx ; First Time Ever: The New Harvest
Jenna Jameson , Missy, Nadia Moore; Jenna's Built for Speed
Taylor Hayes, Jordan McKnight; Musical Tushies
Jacklyn Lick, Missy, Ruby ; Nasty Girls 14
Juli Ashton , Asia Carrera , Felecia; New Wave Hookers 5
Shayla LaVeaux , Jill Kelly ; Not the Lovin' Kind
Summer Knight, Caressa Savage; Pussyman Takes Hollywood
Missy, Jill Kelly, Felecia, Alexis; Shameless Desire
The power drill orgy (Brianna Lee, Caressa Savage, Gina Rome, Julie Rage, Kiss, Sally Layd); Violation of Brianna Lee
Dyanna Lauren , Chasey Lain , Janine Lindemulder ; Where the Boys Aren't 9 [ 2]
Additional award winners
These awards were announced, but not presented, in a winners-only segments read by Robert Schimmel and Misty Rain during the event. Recipients' awards were distributed off-stage:
Best All-Girl Series: Diva
Best Anal Sex Scene—Film: Steven St. Croix , Dyanna Lauren ; Bad Wives
Best Anal Sex Scene—Video: Careena Collins , Mark Davis , Sean Michaels ; Butt Banged Naughty Nurses
Best Anal-Themed Feature: Gluteus to the Maximus
Best Boxcover Concept: Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra , Vivid Video
Best Continuing Video Series: Fresh Meat
Best Director—Foreign: Pierre Woodman , The Fugitive 1 & 2
Best Ethnic-Themed Video: Midori's Flava
Best Featurette Tape: Heart & Soul
Best Foreign Featurette Tape: Private Stories 22
Best Gangbang Tape: Gangbang Girl 19 [ 1]
Best Gonzo Series: Tom Byron's Cumback Pussy
Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Mila, Kiss, "Anal Food Express", My Girlfriend's Girlfriends
Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image: VCA Pictures
Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Gay Video: Family Values , Men of Odyssey
Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Individual Title or Series: Zazel , Cal Vista Films/Metro
Best Packaging—Film: Paris Chic , Studio A Entertainment
Best Packaging—Video: Makin' Whoopee , Cal Vista Video/Metro
Best Sex Scene—Foreign: Double Ship Orgy, Private Stories 16
Best Solo Sex Scene: Vicca, Diva
Best Tease Performance: Silvia Saint , Fresh Meat 4 [ 1]
The previous night, January 9, 1998, during AVN's pre-awards cocktail reception, hosts adult film actress Nici Sterling and comedian Dave Tyree[ 1] [ 2] handed out these awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes excellence:[ 5]
Best Actor—Gay Video: Jim Buck, Naked Highway
Best Advertisement: The World's Luckiest Man , Hustler /Vivid
Best Alternative Adult Feature Film: Crash
Best Alternative Adult Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: Jenny McCarthy: The Playboy Years
Best Alternative Adult Video: 10th Anniversary Colorado River Wet T&A, Vols. 1 & 2
Best Amateur Series: Catalina L'Amour
Best Amateur Tape: Southern Belles 8
Best Art Direction—Film: Zazel
Best Art Direction—Gay Video: Doin' Time 2069, Part 2
Best Art Direction—Video: New Wave Hookers 5
Best Bisexual Video: Night of the Living Bi Dolls
Best Boxcover Concept—Gay Video: Matador , All Worlds Video
Best CD-ROM Graphics/Art Direction: UltraVixen
Best CD-ROM Photo Disc: Super Models 1
Best Cinematography: Philip Mond , Zazel
Best Compilation Tape: The Voyeur's Favorite Blow Jobs & Anals
Best Director—Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, Night of the living Bi Dolls
Best Editing—Film: James Avalon , Zazel
Best Editing—Gay Video: Wash West, Dr. Jerkoff & Mr. Hard
Best Editing—Video: John Leslie , Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor
Best Explicit Series: Filthy Fuckers
Best Gay Alternative Release: Summer, The First Time
Best Gay Solo Video: Titan Men—Alone in the Backwoods
Best Gay Specialty Release: Fallen Angel
Best Interactive CD-ROM (Game): Dadahouse [ 1]
Best Interactive CD-ROM (Non-Game): Virtual Sex with Asia
Best Music: Toshi Gold, Skin 11: Unbound
Best Music—Gay Video: Tom Alex and Sharon Kane , A Love Story
Best Newcomer—Gay Video: Jim Buck
Best Non-Sex Performance—Film or Video: Jamie Gillis , New Wave Hookers 5
Best Non-Sex Performance—Gay, Bi or Trans Video: Sharon Kane , Family Values
Best Original CD-ROM Concept: Fischer's Erotic Encyclopedia
Best Packaging—Gay Video: Tailspin , Studio 2000
Best Packaging—Specialty: Spiked Heel Diaries 8 , Bizarre Video
Best Pro-Am Series: Filthy First Timers
Best Pro-Am Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 71
Best Screenplay—Film: Dean Nash, Bad Wives
Best Screenplay—Gay Video: Wash West, Naked Highway
Best Screenplay—Video: Jonathan Morgan , Crazed
Best Sex Scene—Gay Video: Jeff Stryker , Derek Cameron; Jeff Stryker's Underground
Best Special Effects: New Wave Hookers 5
Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust: Mandy Mountjoy Does Hardcore
Best Specialty Tape—Bondage: Kym Wilde's On the Edge 40
Best Specialty Tape—Other Genre: Hardcore Male/Female Oil Wrestling
Best Specialty Tape—Spanking: Disciplined by the Cane
Best Supporting Performer—Gay Video: Bo Summers, Family Values
Best Trailer: New Wave Hookers 5
Best Trans Video: I Dream of Queenie
Best Videography: Justin Sterling , Barry Harley; Diva, The Series
Best Videography—Gay Video: Wash West, Naked Highway [ 1]
Honorary AVN Awards
Special Achievement Awards
AVN Breakthrough Award
Presented to Steve Orenstein[ 2] of Wicked Pictures ; the other nominees were Robert Black and Tom Byron [ 2]
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1998, announced during AVN's pre-awards cocktail reception, were:
Lois Ayres , Rene Bond , Jerry Butler , Careena Collins , Jon Dough , Jerry Douglas , Roy Karch , Keisha, Dorothy LeMay , Chelsea Manchester , Constance Money , Paul Norman, Jace Rocker , Derek Stanton , Jane Waters , Bambi Woods [ 1] [ 3]
Adult Internet Awards
The 1998 Adult Internet Awards winners[ 9] were announced at another time later in the year and were not part of the show:
Best Overall Site: Fuck Force 5 (FF5)
Best Overall Gay Site: Chisel Media
Best Live Video Feed: Python Communications Inc.
Best Live Video Service Bureau: BabeNet Ltd.
Best Pictorial Site: Kara's Adult Playground
Best Performer or Personal Site: Danni's Hard Drive
Best Use of Plug-ins: Fuck Force 5 (FF5)
Best Animation: Fuck Force 5 (FF5)
Best Customer Service Department: BabeNet
Best Clickthrough Program: Smart Bucks
Most User-Friendly Site: Manzone
Best Graphics: Adult Online Network
Best Retail Site: Adult DVD Xtreme
Best Marketing Campaign: Purehardcore
Best Links Site: Persian Kitty's Adult Links
Best E-Zine: Vavoom
Best Video-on-Demand Interface: Slut TV
Best Chat Interface: Python Premium Pack
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:
Best Free Site: Web Voyeur
Best Free Pictorial Site: Collectors Gallery
Best Free Performer or Personal Site: Asia Carrera 's Buttkicking Homepage
Multiple nominations and awards
Zazel won the most awards with seven; Bad Wives was next with six statuettes.New Wave Hookers 5 scored five.[ 1]
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy.[ 1] Presenters of the gay awards were not recorded. The show's trophy girls were Candy Roxxx and Katie Gold.[ 2]
Presenters (in order of appearance)
Name(s)
Role
Nina Hartley Chi Chi LaRue Nici Sterling Jenteal
Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in a feature film
Victoria Paris Stacy Valentine Ron Jeremy Sid Deuce
Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Stephanie Swift Jonathan Morgan Lexus Locklear Nico Treasures
Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film
Jasmin St. Claire Tricia Devereaux Zoë Harmony Grant
Presenters of the awards for Best Group Sex Scene—Video and Best Group Sex Scene—Film
Mr. Marcus Rocki Roads
Presenters of the awards for Best Selling Tape of the Year and Best Renting Tape of the Year
Monique Covét Claudio Christi LakeMax Hardcore
Presenters of the awards for Best Foreign Release and Best All-Girl Feature
Kobe Tai Mark Davis John Decker Roxanne Hall
Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video
Anita Rinaldi Jade David Chryso
Presenters of the Hot Video Award (Best European Release)
Steve Drake Johnni Black Toni James Monique
Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year
Paul Fishbein [ 2]
Presenter of the AVN Special Achievement Awards
Gene Ross [ 2]
Presenter of the AVN Breakthrough Award
Missy
Presenter of the Best New Starlet Award
Melissa Hill Kylie Ireland Tiffany Mynx Mandi Frost
Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Video and Best Director—Film
Jenna Jameson Nikki Tyler Sydnee Steele Tonisha Mills
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video
Juli Ashton Julian Tia BellaJill Kelly
Presenters for the awards for Best Actor in a Film and Best Actress in a Film
Steven St. Croix Dyanna Lauren
Presenters of the awards for Best Gonzo Video and Best Sex Comedy
Alisha Klass Samantha Stylle Halli Aston
Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Video and Best All-Sex Film
Janine Lindemulder FeleciaShane Ed Powers Brittany Andrews
Presenters of the awards for Best Shot-on-Video Feature and Best Film
Name(s)
Role
Performed
The Stingers [ 2]
Performer
Musical performance: "Sing, Sing, Sing"[ 1]
Robert Schimmel
Performer
Standup comedy segment[ 2]
Serenity [ 5] and the Dirty Dancers
Performers
Musical number: "History Comes Quickly"[ 2]
Dyanna Lauren
Performer
Musical number: "Psycho Magnet"[ 2] [ 5]
Doctor Dirty (John Valby )
Performer
Musical performance[ 2]
The Spicy Girls[ 5] (Lauren Montgomery and Midori )
Performers
Musical number: "Calling All Girls"[ 2]
While accepting her Lifetime Achievement Award, Christy Canyon announced her official retirement.[ 1]
Among the people participating in production of the ceremony, Mark Stone also served as musical director; an opening video entitled "History" was produced by Steve Austin and Serenity was responsible for choreography.[ 2]
The ceremonies were published on VHS tapes by both VCA Pictures [ 6] and Playboy Entertainment Group .[ 7] The Playboy tape includes softcore scenes from the winning movies,[ 10] while the VCA tape features hardcore scenes of the winners. The awards show was also rebroadcast over the Internet by High Society magazine via cun-tv.com on May 16, 1998.[ 5]
The 1998 AVN Awards later achieved an unexpected shot of mainstream coverage when David Foster Wallace attended the ceremony as part of his overall exploration of pornography's place (or non-place) in American society as the 20th century was nearing its end. Wallace wrote about the event and some matters connected to in an article entitled "Neither Adult Nor Entertainment" published under a pseudonym in the September 1998 issue of Premiere magazine. The article was later collected in Wallace's 2005 nonfiction collection Consider the Lobster under the title "Big Red Son."
Critical reviews
Some attendees were critical of the show's length. In a posting to the Rec.Arts.Movies.Erotica Usenet newsgroup, Tim Evanson noted, "The length of the show was again a concern (the number of heterosexual
categories is quiet large), and the number of gay industry insiders
attending the awards dipped slightly this year."[ 11]
In Memoriam
AVN publisher Paul Fishbein paid tribute to the passing of adult industry businessman Reuben Sturman during the show.[ 1]
See also
Notes
^ 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 Ross, Gene (March 1998). "Buda, Bad Wives & Zazel Take Top Prizes at the 15th Annual AVN Awards". Adult Video News . Vol. 14, no. 3. Van Nuys, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 52–97. 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 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 "History: The 1998 AVN Awards Show". Official Program . Van Nuys, California: AVN Publications, Inc. January 9, 1998.
^ a b c d e f Paige, Cinnamon (August 1998). "Exxxtra! Exxxtra!". Adult Cinema Review . Vol. 16, no. 8. New York, New York: Princeton Publishing, Inc. pp. 6–10. ISSN 0277-2914 .
^ a b "Porn Vixens in Vegas!". Club International . Vol. 22, no. 6. Sandy Hook, Connecticut: Paragon Publishing, Inc. June 1998. pp. 26–29. ISSN 0747-0819 .
^ a b c d e f g h "The 1998 Adult Video News Awards!". High Society . Vol. 23, no. 8. New York, New York: Crescent Publishing Group Inc. August 1998. pp. 106–111.
^ a b Stone, Mark (Director) (1998). Adult Video News Awards 1998 (videotape). VCA Pictures .
^ a b Stone, Mark (Director) (1998). Playboy Goes to the 1998 AVN Awards (videotape). Beverly Hills, California: Playboy Entertainment Group .
^ "AVN Awards - 1997" . The official website of Rec.Arts.Movies.Erotica . rame.net. 1998. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2016 .
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