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
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2][11]
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:
DIRECTOR AWARDS
Best Director - Film: Brad Armstrong, Manhunters
Best Director - Foreign Release:Pierre Woodman, Sex City
Best Director - Non-Feature: JacktheZipper, Blacklight Beauty
Director of the Year (Body of Work): Jim Powers[2][11]
MARKETING AWARDS
Best New Video Production Company:Jules Jordan Video
Best Online Marketing Campaign – Company:Digital Playground, DigitalPlayground.com
Best Online Marketing Campaign – Individual Project:Sacred Sin, Ninn Worx
Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image:ClubJenna
Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project:Sacred Sin, NinnWorx
Best Anal Sex Scene – Film: Jada Fire, Sandra Romain, Brian Surewood; Manhunters
Best Group Sex Scene – Film:Carmen Hart, Katsumi, Kirsten Price, Mia Smiles, Eric Masterson, Chris Cannon, Tommy Gunn, Randy Spears; Fuck
Best Group Sex Scene – Video: Belladonna, Melissa Lauren, Jenna Haze, Gianna Michaels, Sandra Romain, Adrianna Nicole, Flower Tucci, Sasha Grey, Nicole Sheridan, Marie Luv, Caroline Pierce, Lea Baren, Jewell Marceau, Jean Val Jean, Christian XXX, Voodoo, Chris Charming, Erik Everhard, Mr. Pete, Rocco Siffredi; Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
Best Oral Sex Scene – Film: Ice LaFox, Eric Masterson, Tommy Gunn, Marcus London, Mario Rossi; Fuck
Best POV Sex Scene: Naomi, Tommy Gunn; Jack's POV 2
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Isabel Ice, Sandra Romain, Dora Venter, Cathy, Karina, Nicol, Puma Black, Erik Everhard, Steve Holmes, Robert Rosenberg; Outnumbered 4
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
The following releases received the most nominations.
Nominations
Movie
24
Manhunters
18
Emperor
Sacred Sin
17
Corruption
15
Curse Eternal
Jenna's Provocateur
14
Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
Tailgunners
13
Blacklight Beauty
Fade to Black 2
To Die For
The Visitors
12
Fuck
Island Fever 4
Valentina
The following 14 releases received multiple awards:
Awards
Movie
7
Corruption
Manhunters
5
Fuck
Sacred Sin
3
Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
2
Blacklight Beauty
Breakin' 'Em In 9
Flower's Squirt Shower 3
Jack's POV 2
Jenna Haze Dark Side
Pirates
Porn Wars: Episode 1
Slave Dolls 2
The Visitors
Presenters and performers
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical or comedy numbers.[1]
"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]
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^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.
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^Andersson, Acme (August 2007). "Hillary Scott: 2007's AVN performer of the year". Cheri. New York: Cheri Magazine Inc. p. 152. ISSN 1059-7131.
^"Winners and Sinners". Cheri. New York, N.Y.: Cheri Magazine Inc. August 2007. p. 142. ISSN 1059-7131.
^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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