The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry

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. Since 2008, the ceremony has aired in a form edited for time on Showtime, which is usually broadcast in a 90-minute time slot. 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.

Categories

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* 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

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, 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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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.

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'' 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".

AVN Award winners

Listed below are the winners of the AVN Award in various major categories over the following years:

1984–1989

1990–1994

1995–1999

* From 1999 onwards, ''AVN Magazine'' began hosting the GayVN Awards, an annual adult movie award event for gay adult video.

2000–2004

2005–2009

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

2015–2019

2020–2022

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

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and Janet Zicari,

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* 2007 Paul Cambria, Clyde DeWitt and Louis Sirkin * 2011

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References

External links

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''Adult Video News'' Awards
at the

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"The History of the Porn Awards and Las Vegas"
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