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XBIZ Awards
XBIZ Awards, renamed as XMAs Awards from 2025 onwards, are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films". They have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of the industry's desire for an awards event that not only encompasses all facets of the business but one which presents it in a professional light and honors it with class". The awards have been likened to the international film and TV industry's Golden Globes. Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003. The award nominations are submitted by clients, and the winners are voted for by XBIZ staff, industry colleagues and participating organizations. The awards were originally created to recognize achievement in the online adult industry, but, in recent years, video categories have been added. As of 2014, the number of specific award categories has expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles. In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition and industry conferences, as well as facilitates networking among adult online professionals through a business-to-business (B2B) professional networking service. XBIZ company representatives are frequently cited in mainstream media articles about business trends and practices in the industry. XBIZ and its affiliated publications and services are operated by Adnet Media, which was founded in 1998 by adult-internet industry veteran Alec Helmy. Helmy is a founding member of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP). News and information products * XBIZ Awards – the adult entertainment industry's largest business-to-business awards show, which honors and recognizes business excellence and outstandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Andrews
Jessie Andrews is an American designer, producer, model, DJ, and former adult film actress, known for her performance in '' Portrait of a Call Girl.'' She has received several Best New Starlet awards. In 2012, Andrews launched her own jewelry line ''Bagatiba'' (''bagātība'' being Latvian for opulence). She has modeled for clothing companies including American Apparel. She writes a sex advice column for Galore Magazine. Career Pornography While in high school, Andrews was working as a sales associate for American Apparel. There, one of her friends who had worked as an extra in an adult film, told her "how much she made for showing her boobs," which motivated Andrews to look for work in the industry. She began working in pornographic films shortly after her 18th birthday in the mid-2000s. She moved to Los Angeles, California in late 2010 to further her career after leaving high school. Andrews performed in over 140 adult films with men and women. In 2012, Andrews was featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Braun
Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian Americans, Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of Pornographic parody film, pornographic parodies. He is the most awarded director in the history of adult films.Axel Braun announces retirement avn.com. Accessed February 21, 2024. The son of Lasse Braun, he is an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee. Early life Axel was born and raised in Milan, Italy. His mother had a brief affair with adult film director Lasse Braun. Axel didn't meet Lasse until he was 14. He attended film school at Columbia College Hollywood. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American independent pornographic Pornography (colloquially called porn or porno) is sexually suggestive material, such as a picture, video, text, or audio, intended for sexual arousal. Made for consumption by adults, pornographic depictions have evolved from cave paintings ... movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. Between 2004 and 2021, it was one of the only heterosexual studios to maintain a condoms-only policy. Company history Steve Orenstein founded Wicked Pictures in 1993, after developing an interest in creative aspects of film production while a partner in his previous adult company, X-Citement Video. During its first year, Wicked won industry awards and Orenstein signed Chasey Lain as the first "Wicked Girl". The second Wicked Girl, Jenna Jameson, signed in 1995. Under Wicked's promotion, Jameson became the only winner of AVN Awards for Best New Starlet, Best Actress, and Best Sex Scene in the same year. Wicked won the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Malkova
Mia Malkova (born July 1, 1992) is an American pornographic actress and livestreamer. She has won several awards, including the 2014 AVN Award for the Best New Starlet and the 2017 XBIZ Award for the Best Actress. Malkova has also acted in an Indian pornographic short monologue documentary and an Indian erotic thriller film, both directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In 2022, she began video game livestreaming on Twitch. Malkova has been described as one of the most popular pornographic actresses in the world. Career Before entering the porn industry, Malkova worked in the food-service industry, getting her first job at McDonald's when she turned 16, and then working at Sizzler until the weekend she shot her first scene. Malkova was 'Twistys Treat of the Month' in December 2012 and the 2013 'Twistys Treat of the Year'. She was a contract performer for its parent company, Aylo, during that time. When that contract lapsed in 2014, she signed a contract with another company, Hard X, to excl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam & Eve (company)
Adam & Eve is an American independent company that sells adult products through e-commerce. In 2004, it was the largest mail order distributor of sex toys, condoms, and erotica in the United States. Its parent company, PHE Inc., is the largest private employer in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where its headquarters are located. The company funds non-profit social marketing organizations that address issues such as population growth, disease control, and sex education in developing countries. Origins The firm was founded in 1970 by British physician Tim Black and American entrepreneur, philanthropist and libertarian Phil Harvey. It started as a small storefront in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, selling condoms and lubricants. It soon became a mail-order catalog selling contraceptives through non-medical channels. While still graduate students in family planning and population dynamics at the University of North Carolina's School of Public Health, they conceived the firm to fund a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Summer
India Summer is an American pornographic actress and nude model and a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Her stage name is based on the phrase Indian summer. She also has mainstream acting credits. Career Summer studied towards becoming a teacher. She then worked in finance for six years before moving to modeling and acting. Summer began working in the adult film industry at the age of 29. In July 2009, she signed an exclusive girl on girl contract with Girlfriends Films studios. In November 2011, her debut as a director was announced with the movie ''Perfect Fit''. Mainstream appearances Summer has appeared in small roles in the television series ''Reno 911!'', ''Sons of Anarchy'', and ''Dexter''. She also appeared in ''National Lampoon'''s 2007 film ''Homo Erectus''. In 2015, Summer had a starring role in the independent film '' Marriage 2.0''. Although the original version contains explicit sex scenes, the edited version received an NC-17 rating by the Motion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Cruise
Carter Cruise is an American DJ, record producer, podcaster and former pornographic film actress. Early life and education Cruise was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Cary, North Carolina. She was home schooled during her childhood and went to Cary High School. In 2009, she enrolled at East Carolina University, majoring in psychology and pre-law. While in school, she was heavily involved in Greek life, pledging a sorority as a freshman. In late 2013, she left her psychology studies at ECU to pursue a full-time career in the adult industry. Prior to becoming an adult film performer, she worked as a Hooters girl and lifeguard. Career Adult modeling and films Cruise began working as an erotic model in the summer of 2013. She made her porn debut in August of that year after contacting the Florida-based talent agency East Coast Talents. Her first agent advised her to market herself towards older men, but she instead marketed her brand towards both male and female college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Sensations (studio)
New Sensations is an American independent pornographic film studio. It is the parent company and sister-label of Digital Sin and HotwifeXXX. New Sensations was founded in 1993; The first films it produced were the ''Video Virgins'' series, which ran from 1993 to 1998. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry. The studio has released several porn versions of popular media (usually titled " riginal title A XXX Parody") including ''The X-Files'', '' Scrubs'', ''Scooby-Doo'', ''The Flintstones'', ''That '70s Show'', ''The Office'', ''Who's the Boss?'', and ''30 Rock''. Awards *1995 AVN Award – 'Best Amateur Series' for ''Video Virgins'' *2000 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for ''The Four Finger Club 2'' *2001 AVN Award – 'Best Special Effects' for ''Intimate Expressions'' *2001 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Dark Angels'' *2001 AVN Award – 'Best Videography' – Jake Jacobs & Nic Andrews for ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remy LaCroix
Remy LaCroix is an American pornographic actress. She won the 2013 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2014 AVN Award for Best Actress and the 2014 XRCO Award for Female Performer of the Year. Early life Before entering the adult entertainment industry, LaCroix was a specialty dancer for several music festivals and Burning Man. Her performances included fire dancing, aerial silks and hula-hooping.Tod Hunter, Steve Javors, Mark Kernes, and Eric Dro, Peter Warren, "Freshen Up!", '' AVN'', vol. 29/no. 6, issue 355, June 2012, pp. 46–51. Career LaCroix entered the adult film industry in December 2011, with a gang bang scene for Kink.com, which was discussed in the James Franco produced documentary '' Kink''. She worked for a period of six months before announcing that she was leaving porn. Citing burnout, she continued to honor previous commitments, worked for the talent department at Kink.com, and promoted her unreleased movies, eventually returning to shooting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Pistol
Aramis Sartorio (born 2 July 1976), better known by his stage name Tommy Pistol, is an American pornographic actor and director. He is known for his porn parody work, most notably as the lead actor in '' Evil Head'', ''Pee-Wee's XXX Adventure: A Porn Parody'', ''Taxi Driver: A XXX Parody'', and ''Suicide Squad: An Axel Braun Parody.'' Career Tommy Pistol started his career in Queens, New York, as a stage actor with sketch comedy group Cheese Theater, with whom he acted for more than a decade. He also appeared in several short and feature films. Pistol was also once a singer for the metalcore band AmoreA. He also played bass and rapped in the NYC Punk band Flemm. He entered the pornography business in late 2005, after meeting with Joanna Angel, founder of the alt-porn company Burning Angel; this led to Pistol becoming the first male performer on BurningAngel.com. Angel was also responsible for choosing the moniker Tommy Pistol, after nixing A-Mac, Pistol's original name idea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American MILF
''American MILF'' is an American adult movie produced by Vixen Media Group's MILFY. Storyline Tight-knit friends in Los Angeles lead double lives as suburban moms and experienced women, going about their days while the camera reveals their hidden provocative sides. Chapters *Chapter 1: Serenity Cox, Isiah Maxwell *Chapter 2: Christy Canyon, Phoenix Marie, Parker Ambrose *Chapter 3: Brandi Love, Hollywood Cash, Derek Savage *Chapter 4: Maitland Ward, Dan Damage *Chapter 5: Christy Canyon, Phoenix Marie, Brandi Love, Maitland Ward, Serenity Cox, Jason Luv *Bonus Chapter: Reagan Foxx, Jay Romero Release The movie was originally released on July 31, 2024, for streaming and then later made available on DVD (September 23, 2024). Awards * 2025: XBIZ#XBIZ_Awards/XMA_Awards, XMA Award - Best Comedy Movie * 2025: XBIZ#XBIZ_Awards/XMA_Awards, XMA Award - Best Acting - Lead: Maitland Ward * 2025: XBIZ#XBIZ_Awards/XMA_Awards, XMA Award - Best Sex Scene - Comedy Movie: Christy Canyon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
