11th AVN Awards

The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News, honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller. Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder.
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 won eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas and Best Actress-Film for Roxanne Blaze. A comedy, Haunted Nights, took six awards, while Hidden Obsessions and a gay movie, Romeo & Julian, each won four.

Winners and nominees

Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Whispered Lies had twelve.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 1994. Jonathan Morgan took home four statuettes, the best showing ever for a male performer. Mike Horner’s award for Best Actor—Film tied him with Eric Edwards as the only other three-time best actor winner. Newcomer Roxanne Blaze, just 19 years old, won the Best Actress award for film for Justine: Nothing To Hide 2."

Major awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Best Film	Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 * American Garter * Black Orchid * Blonde Justice 1 & 2 * Hidden Obsessions * New Wave Hookers 3 * Sex 1 & 2 * Sorority Sex Kittens 1 & 2 * Things Change * Whispered Lies	Haunted Nights * Arabian Nights * Cheerleader Nurses * County Line * The Creasemaster's Wife * Guilty By Seduction * Hungry, Part 1 * Night and Day * The Rehearsal * Slave to Love
Male Performer of the Year	Female Performer of the Year
Jonathan Morgan * T. T. Boy * Jon Dough * Steve Drake * Mike Horner * Sean Michaels * Rocco Siffredi * Joey Silvera * Max Steiner * Marc Wallice	Debi Diamond * Rebecca Bardoux * Celeste * Ashlyn Gere * Shayla LaVeaux * Leena * Tiffany Mynx * P. J. Sparxx * Crystal Wilder * Ona Zee
Best New Starlet	Best Performer, Gay Video
Shayla LaVeaux * Celeste * Sarah Jane Hamilton * Janine * Dyanna Lauren * Roxanne Blaze * Brittany O’Connell * Lacy Rose * Sunset Thomas * Crystal Wilder	Johnny Rey, Romeo & Julian* Chuck Barron, Honorable Discharge * Derek Cruise, A Few Fresh Men * Adam Hart, The Voyeur * Tom Katt, Body Search * Grant Larson, Romeo & Julian * Chris McKenzie, Honorable Discharge * Steve Regis, Sunsex Boulevard * Greg Ross, Total Corruption * Danny Sommers, Crossroads
Best Actor—Film	Best Actress—Film
Mike Horner, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 * Jon Dough, New Wave Hookers 3 * Steve Drake, Anonymous * Mike Horner, Sex * Randy Spears, New Lovers * Marc Wallice, Endlessly * Marc Wallice, If These Walls Could Talk 1 & 2	Roxanne Blaze, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2* Nikki Dial, Things Change 1 & 2 * Ashlyn Gere, New Lovers * Deidre Holland, Things Change 1 & 2 * Leena, Whispered Lies * Melanie Moore, If These Walls Could Talk 1 & 2 * Crystal Wilder, New Wave Hookers 3 * Ona Zee, Careless
Best Actor—Video	Best Actress—Video
Jonathan Morgan, The Creasemaster * T. T. Boy, Neutron Man * Jerry Butler, Puppy Love * Jon Dough, Endangered * Steve Drake, Guilty By Seduction * Mike Horner, Blinded By Love * Jonathan Morgan, Just My Imagination * Steven St. Croix, Arabian Nights * Rocco Siffredi, Frat Girls of Double Double D * Joey Silvera, County Line	Leena, Blinded By Love* Debi Diamond, Nothing Personal * Dior, Songbird * Deidre Holland, Night and Day * Tiffany Million, The Creasemaster's Wife * Sierra, Slave To Love * P. J. Sparxx, Single White Nympho * Samantha Strong, Hungry, Part 1 * Crystal Wilder, Wilder At Heart * Ona Zee, A Portrait of Dorian
Best Supporting Actor—Film	Best Supporting Actress—Film
Steve Drake, Whispered Lies * T. T. Boy, Sorority Sex Kittens 1 & 2 * Nick East, Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 * Steven St. Croix, Blind Spot * Rocco Siffredi, New Wave Hookers 3 * Randy Spears, Centerfold	Tianna, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2* Alex Jordan, Blonde Justice 1 & 2 * Porsche Lynn, Centerfold * Tiffany Million, New Wave Hookers 3 * Brittany O’Connell, If These Walls Could Talk * P. J. Sparxx, Sex 2 * Tina Tyler, Careless
Best Supporting Actor—Video	Best Supporting Actress— Video
Randy Spears, Haunted Nights * Jamie Gillis, Slave to Love * Mike Horner, Surrogate Lover * Ron Jeremy, Puppy Love * Woody Long, Hungry, Parts 1 & 2 * Rocco Siffredi, County Line * Joey Silvera, Cheerleader Nurses * Joey Silvera, Frat Girls of Double Double D * Terry Thomas, You Bet Your Buns * Marc Wallice, Guilty By Seduction	Porsche Lynn, Servin' It Up* Alexis DeVell, Hungry * Alex Jordan, Bare Market * Alex Jordan, Mindshadows 2 * Lynn LeMay, The Smart Ass Delinquent * Melanie Rowan, Anal Manor * Lana Sands, Carnal College 2 * Devon Shire, The Creasemaster's Wife * Nikki Sinn, Eclipse * Tina Tyler, Juranal Park
Best Director—Film	Best Director—Video
Paul Thomas, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 * Andrew Blake, Hidden Obsessions * Michael Craig, Jim Holliday; Sorority Sex Kittens 1 & 2 * Gregory Dark, New Wave Hookers 3 * Jean-Pierre Ferrand, Peter Davy; Whispered Lies * Michael Ninn, Black Orchid * Anthony Spinelli, Careless * Paul Thomas, Things Change	Jim Enright, Haunted Nights* Michael Craig, Blinded By Love * Michael Craig, Guilty By Seduction * Gregory Dark, The Creasemaster's Wife * Alex de Renzy, Slave To Love * Wesley Emerson, Night and Day * Jim Enright, Jace Rocker; Arabian Nights * John Leslie, The Rehearsal * Frank Marino, Plan 69 From Outer Space * Paul Norman, Hungry, Part 1 * Anthony Spinelli, County Line
Best All-Sex Feature	Best Gay Video Feature
The Bottom Dweller * Bend Over Brazilian Babes * Bikini Beach * Boobarella * Deep Cheeks 4 * Pussyman 2 * Sodo-Mania 2: More Tails * Sodo-Mania 3 * Sodo-Mania 5 * Sodo-Mania 6	Abduction 2 & 3 * A Few Fresh Men * Crossroads * Hey Tony, What's The Story? * Honorable Discharge * Night Heat, Studio 2000 * Romeo & Julian * The Roommate * Sex Crimes * Total Corruption
Top Selling Tape of the Year	Top Renting Tape of the Year
Hidden Obsessions * Blonde Justice, Part 1 * Face Dance 1 & 2 * New Wave Hookers 3 * Sensual Exposure	New Wave Hookers 3 * Blonde Justice, Part 1 * Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2 * Hidden Obsessions * Pussyman: The Search
Best Sex Scene, Film	Best Sex Scene, Video
Mike Horner, Roxanne Blaze; Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 * Jonathan Morgan, Lacy Rose; Black Orchid * Nikki Dial, Marc Wallice; Endlessly * Brittany O’Connell, Marc Wallice; If These Walls Could Talk * Roxanne Blaze, Nick East; Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 * Julia Ann, Aaron Colt; Les Femmes Erotique * Ashlyn Gere, Randy Spears; the closing scene, New Lovers * Debi Diamond, Marc Wallice; Sensual Exposure * P. J. Sparxx, Rocco Siffredi; Sex 2 * Leena, Steve Drake, Melanie Moore; Leena morphing into Melanie Moore scene, Whispered Lies	T. T. Boy, Sierra; Bikini Beach, Part 1* Leena, Mike Horner; Blinded By Love * Tanya Summers, Steve Drake; Breastman Does the Himalayas * Rocco Siffredi, Rossa; Deep Cheeks 4 * Debi Diamond, Jonathan Morgan; The Fury * Celeste, Woody Long; Haunted Nights * Jon Dough, Deidre Holland; Night and Day * Cody O’Connor, Rocco Siffredi; The Rehearsal * Brittany O’Connell, Randy Spears; Slave To Love
Best Sex Scene, Video	Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video
Roxanne Blaze, Steven St. Croix, Crystal Wilder; A Blaze Of Glory * Lacy Rose, Sean Michaels, Jake Steed; double penetration scene, Anus and Andy * Carole Nash, the French Shoe Salesmen, Gangbang Girl 9 * Sunset Thomas, Peter North, Marc Wallice; Jezebel * 15-Person Orgy, Mindshadows 2 * Tabatha Cash, Anisa, Rocco Siffredi; New Ends 1 * Betty Gabor, Enny, Belakrouf Mirouane, Jan Hedin; pool table orgy scene, Private Video Magazine #2 * Beatrice Valle, Brittany O'Connell, Cash, Jalynn, Kitty Yung, Sierra, Peter North, Randy Spears, Sean Michaels, T. T. Boy, Marc Wallice, 1 more person; 12-Person Orgy, Slave To Love * Sierra, Cody O’Connor, Rocco Siffredi; Sodo-Mania 2: More Tails	Felecia, Tianna, Sydney St. James, Lia Baren, Celeste; flashlight orgy scene, Buttslammers 2 * Summer Knight, Tawny; The Bottom Dweller * Bionca, Lacy Rose, Rebecca Bardoux; Buttslammers * Alex Jordan, Crystal Wilder; Cheerleader Nurses * Bionca, Sarah Jane Hamilton; Indecent Offer * Melanie Moore, Rebecca Bardoux; Seven Good Women * Brittany O’Connell, Carmel St. Clair; Sodo-Mania 4 * Alicia Rio, Bionca, Debi Diamond, Sarah Jane Hamilton; girls’ oil orgy scene, Steam * Kiss, Tanya Foxx; Tails From The Zipper * Francesca Lé, Sierra; Waves of Passion

Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by Angela Summers and Summer Knight.Best All-Girl Video: ButtslammersBest All-Girl Sex Scene, Film: Janine, Julia Ann; the ice dildo scene, Hidden ObsessionsBest Alternative Feature Film: Beach Babes From BeyondBest Alternative Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: Satin and Lace 2Best Alternative Video: Sex on the BeachBest Amateur Tape: New Faces, Hot Bodies 6: The Exchange Student, Part One—FavorsBest Amateur Series: Amorous AmateursBest Anal Scene: Tiffany Mynx, Randy West, Kitty Yung; Sodo-Mania 5Best Anal-Themed Tape: Anal SiegeBest Art Direction, Film : Hidden Obsessions, Immortal DesireBest Art Direction, Video: Haunted NightsBest Boxcover Concept: Rocket GirlsBest Cinematography: Andrew Blake, Hidden ObsessionsBest Compilation Tape: Buttwoman's Favorite EndingsBest Editing, Film: Philip Christian, Immortal DesireBest Editing, Video: Kunga Sludge, The Creasemaster's WifeBest Explicit Series: Kink-O-RamaBest Foreign Release: Private Video Magazine, Volume 1Best Gonzo Tape: Seymore Butts In ParadiseBest Music: Let's Play Music, Les Femmes ErotiqueBest New Director, Film: Flavio Paris, Butt-O-RamaBest New Director, Video: Dale Lavi, Perpetual TuesdaysBest Non-Sex Performance, Film or Video: Jonathan Morgan, Haunted NightsBest Overall Marketing Campaign: American Garter, VCA PlatinumBest Packaging, Film: Whispered LiesBest Packaging, Specialty: Dude Looks Like A LadyBest Packaging, Video : Hungry, Part 1; Pussyman: The SearchBest Pro-Am Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 22Best Pro-Am Series: More Dirty DebutantesBest Screenplay, Film: Raven Touchstone, Justine: Nothing to Hide 2Best Screenplay, Video: Jace Rocker, Jonathan Morgan; Haunted NightsBest Sex Scene, Film : Rocco Siffredi, Tiffany Million, Jon Dough, Lacy Rose, Crystal Wilder, Francesca Lé; New Wave Hookers 3Best Specialty Tape, Big Bust: BoobarellaBest Specialty Tape, Bondage: Kym Wilde's Ocean ViewBest Specialty Tape, Other Genre: A Scent Of LeatherBest Specialty Tape, Spanking: Defiance: Spanking and BeyondBest Tease Performance: Tianna, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2Best Videography: Kathy Mack, Joe Rock, Frank Marino; Pussyman 2
GAY VIDEO AWARDSBest Bisexual Video: Valley of the Bi DollsBest Boxcover Concept, Gay Video: HologramBest Director, Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, Valley of the Bi DollsBest Director, Gay Video: Sam Abdul, Romeo & JulianBest Editing, Gay Video: Tab Lloyd, Total CorruptionBest Gay Alternative Specialty Video: Male Genital MassageBest Gay Alternative Video Release: Chi Chi LaRue's Hardbody Video MagazineBest Gay Solo Video: Pumping Fever

Best Music, Gay Video: Michael Anton, Tom Alex, Sharon Kane; Romeo & Julian
Best Newcomer, Gay Video: Zak SpearsBest Non-Sex Performance, Gay Video: Gino Colbert, Honorable DischargeBest Packaging, Gay Video: HologramBest Screenplay, Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, Honorable DischargeBest Sex Scene, Gay Video: Johnny Rey, Grant Larson, Romeo & JulianBest Supporting Performer, Gay Video: Zak Spears, Total CorruptionBest Videography, Gay Video: Todd Montgomery, ''Abduction 2 & 3''

Honorary AVN Awards

Special Achievement Award

Bob Best, of Bon-Vue
Howie Wasserman, Paul Wisner, Bruce Walker, Ron Wasserman; Gourmet Video
Susan Colvin, Don Browning, Christian Mann; Video Team/CPLC
Michael Warner, Ron Zdeb; Great Western Litho
Russell Hampshire, of VCA Pictures
Marty Feig, of Las Vegas Video
Sidney Niekerk, Jack Gallagher; Cal Vista Video

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1994 were: Buck Adams, Juliet Anderson, Bionca, Tiffany Clark, Lisa De Leeuw, Steve Drake, Harold Lime, Robert McCallum, Ed Powers, Janus Rainer, Mitchell Spinelli, Raven Touchstone

Multiple nominations and awards

Among the movies receiving the most nominations were: Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 with 13, Whispered Lies with 12 and Haunted Nights with nine.
The following thirteen movies received multiple awards:

8 - Justine: Nothing To Hide 2
6 - Haunted Nights
4 - Hidden Obsessions, Romeo & Julian
2 - Abduction 2 & 3, Hologram, Honorable Discharge, Immortal Desire, New Wave Hookers 3, Total Corruption, Valley of the Bi Dolls, Whispered Lies, ''More Dirty Debutantes 22''

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. The show's trophy girls were Christina Angel and Felecia.

Presenters

Name	Role
Celeste Alex Sanders	Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video
Chasey Lain Woody Long	Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film
Tara Monroe Tami Monroe Shayla LaVeaux Brittany O'Connell	Presenters of the award for Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Shane	Presenters of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Dyanna Lauren	Announced first winners-only segment
	Presenter of the Special Achievement Awards
Tom Byron	Introduction of the AVN Hall of Fame inductees
Tiffany Million Tony Tedeschi	Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Sahara Sands Champagne	Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year
Wendy Whoppers Domonique Rebecca Wild	Presenters of the awards for Top Selling Tape of the Year and Top Renting Tape of the Year
	Announced second winners-only segment
	Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet
Porsche Lynn Alexis DeVell Lexus Locklear	Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video
Julian St. Jox Serenity	Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film
Steffi Lené Hefner Misty Rain Joey Verducci	Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video
Leena Jonathan Morgan Deidre Holland	Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Feature and Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Summer Knight	Presenters of the award for Best Film

Performers

Name	Role	Performed
The Stingers	Performers	Opening number: “What Do You Call A Movie?”
The Stingers	Performers	Musical number: “I'll Make You Feel Like a Man”
The Stingers	Performers	Closing number: “Love Doll”

Ceremony information

Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third consecutive year. His co-host for the first half of the show was Janine Lindemulder while Summer Knight co-hosted the last half. Randy West opened the show with a song, “What Do You Call a Movie?”, the lyrics of which contained titles of about 40 movies from the past year.
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Miller while musical direction was undertaken by Mark J. Miller. A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced and directed by S. Marco Di Mercurio.
Just prior to presentation of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video, Shane pulled out an engagement ring at the podium and proposed marriage to her co-presenter Seymore Butts. A surprised Seymore Butts then pulled an engagement ring out of his pocket and said he had also intended to propose to Shane that evening, then promptly went down on his knees to do so.
There were several new categories this year, or categories now split in two between film and video: Best Sex Scene—Film, Best Sex Scene—Film, Best Sex Scene—Film, Best Sex Scene—Video, Best Sex Scene—Video, Best Sex Scene—Video, Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Art Direction—Film, Best Art Direction—Video, Best Explicit Series, Best Foreign Release, Best Amateur Series, Best Pro-Am Series, Best Alternative Release—Video, Best Alternative Release—Film, Best Gay Alternative Video Release, Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video.
Hidden Obsessions was announced as the top selling movie of the year, while New Wave Hookers 3 was announced as the top renting tape of the year.