28th AVN Awards

The 28th AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, presented by ''Adult Video News'' (''AVN''), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2010. The ceremony was held on January 8, 2011 in the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Media Network presented awards in 155 categories of movies or products released between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2010. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Showtime. Comedian Lisa Lampanelli hosted the show with co-hosts Tori Black and Riley Steele.

''AVN'' increased the number of people who voted on the awards to more than forty, "roughly divided evenly between in-house ''AVN'' editors, freelancers and outside critics" by adding "''Xcitement Magazine's'' Cindi Loftus, '' Genesis Magazine's'' Dan Davis, RogReviews.com's Roger Pipe, DrunkenStepfather.com's Drunken Stepfather, Theresa “Darklady” Reed, former ''AVN'' editors Tod Hunter and Jared Rutter, XCritic.com's Christopher Thorne, Dr. Jay and Don Houston, members of AdultDVDTalk.com and others."

Fan awards were also introduced in 2011. Winners were determined by voting two weeks before the show. Fans were able to vote in four categories: Favorite Performer, Favorite Body, Favorite Movie, and Wildest Sex Scene.

''Speed'' earned Best Feature honors for Brad Armstrong who also took home the Best Director—Feature award. Tori Black won her second Female Performer of the Year award, the first actress to do so in the event's 28-year history, while Gracie Glam won the Best New Starlet Award. Evan Stone became a three-time Male Performer of the Year, joining Manuel Ferrara and Lexington Steele as the two others with three wins in the category.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 28th AVN Awards were announced on November 29, 2010 in a press release. The film receiving the most nominations was ''Malice in Lalaland'' with 19, while performer Tori Black had the most individual nominations with 22, an AVN Awards record. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 2011, which were taped for broadcast April 7 on Showtime.

Major Awards

Award winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Additional Award Winners

These awards were announced in a winners-only segment but were not presented their awards on stage during the event and were not part of the televised awards show:

DVD Categories
* Best All-Girl Release: ''Meow!''
* Best All-Girl Series: ''Women Seeking Women''
* Best All-Sex Release: ''Just Jenna''
* Best All-Sex Series: ''Don't Make Me Beg''
* Best Alternative Release: ''Extreme Public Adventures''
* Best Amateur Release: ''Absolute Amateurs 3''
* Best Amateur Series: ''ATK Galleria''
* Best Anal-Themed Release: ''Big Wet Asses! 16''
* Best Anal-Themed Series: ''Evil Anal''
* Best Animated Release: ''Bound to Please''
* Best BDSM Release: ''Bondage Wonderland''
* Best Big Bust Release: ''Bra Busters''
* Best Big Bust Series: ''Big Tits at School''
* Best Big Butt Release: ''Asslicious 2''
* Best Big Butt Series: ''Big Ass Fixation''
* Best Classic Release: '' Aunt Peg's Fulfillment''
* Best Comedy: ''Couples Camp''
* Best DVD Extras: ''Speed'', Wicked Pictures
* Best DVD Menus: '' Batman XXX: A Porn Parody'' - Axel Braun/Vivid Entertainment Productions
* Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: ''Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 12''
* Best Online Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Adam & Eve Pictures, AdamEvePictures.com
* Best Online Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: '' BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody'', Bluebird Films (BatFXXX.com)
* Best Oral Release: ''Fuck Face''
* Best Oral Series: ''Suck It Dry''
* Best Orgy/Gangbang Release: ''Out Numbered 5''
* Best Orgy/Gangbang Series: ''Fuck Team Five''
* Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Vivid Entertainment