19th AVN Awards
The 19th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News, took place January 11, 2002 at the Venetian Las Vegas|Venetian] Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in more than 80 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, 2001. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Bobby Slayton hosted the show for the third time; his co-host was adult film star Teri Weigel.
Fade to Black won eight awards including Best Film and Best Director—Film for Paul Thomas. Other winners included Euphoria with seven trophies, Island Fever with three and numerous movies with two wins apiece.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 19th AVN Awards were announced on November 9, 2002. Taboo 2001 and Underworld tied for the most nominations with 12 each, followed by Bad Wives 2, Fade to Black and Taken which each received 11. Euphoria followed with nine and Beast, Marissa and Unreal had eight apiece.The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 2002. Paul Thomas's win for Best Director—Film was his third; he won previously for Justine and Bobby Sox. Nikita Denise was first European actress to win Female Performer of the Year Award|Female Performer of the Year].
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.| Best Film | Best Video Feature |
Fade to Black
| Euphoria |
| Best DVD | Best New Starlet |
| Unreal | Violet Blue |
| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
| Lexington Steele | Nikita Denise |
| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film |
| Anthony Crane, Beast | Ginger Lynn, Taken |
| Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video |
| Mike Horner, Euphoria | Sydnee Steele, Euphoria |
| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
| Paul Thomas, Fade to Black | Brad Armstrong, Euphoria |
| Best Supporting Actor—Film | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
| Herschel Savage, Taken | Julie Meadows, Fade To Black |
| Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Mike Horner, Wild Thing | Ava Vincent, Succubus |
| Top Selling Tape | Top Renting Tape |
| Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle | Island Fever |
| Best All-Sex Video | Best Gonzo Tape |
| Buttwoman Iz Bella | Balls Deep |
| Best Sex Comedy | Best Couples Sex Scene—Film |
| Cap'n Mongo's Porno Playhouse | Taylor Hayes, Joey Ray, Fade To Black |
| Best Anal Sex Scene—Film | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| Nicole Sheridan, Voodoo, Taboo 2001 | Chloe, Taylor St. Claire, Sindee Coxx, Felecia, Where the Girls Sweat 5 |
Additional Award Winners
These awards were announced, but not presented, in two pre-recorded winners-only segments shown on the ballroom's video monitors during the event. Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:Adult Video Nudes: The Amazing Ty 19: Peehole GangbangBest All-Girl Feature: The Violation of Kate FrostBest All-Girl Series: The Violation Of...Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film: Raylene, April, Ryan Conner, Bobby Vitale, Eric Price, Erik Everhard, Randy Spears, Bad Wives 2Best All-Sex DVD: Porno VisionBest All-Sex Film: Porno VisionBest Alternative Video: Wild Party Girls 2Best Anal Sex Scene—Video: Janice, Alberto Rey, David Perry, Frank Gun,Andrew Blake, Blond & BrunettesBest Art Direction—Video: Britt Morgan, WonderlandBest Box Cover Concept: Unreal, [VCA Pictures">Andrew Blake (director)">Andrew Blake, Blond & BrunettesBest Art Direction—Video: Britt Morgan, WonderlandBest Box Cover Concept: Unreal, [VCA PicturesBest Cinematography: Andrew Blake, Blond & BrunettesBest Classic Release on DVD: The Opening of Misty Beethoven, VCA InteractiveBest Continuing Video Series: Rocco: Animal TrainerBest Couples Sex Scene—Video: Kelly Stafford, Rocco Siffredi, Rocco's Way To LoveBest Director—Foreign Release: Kovi, The Splendor of HellBest DVD Authoring: VCA InteractiveBest DVD Extras: Dark Angels: Special Edition, Digital SinBest DVD Menus: Cool Devices, Nu-Tech DigitalBest DVD Packaging: The Gate, Wicked Pictures DVDBest Editing—Film: Tommy Ganz, Fade to BlackBest Editing—Video: Sydney Michaels, Island FeverBest Ethnic-Themed Series: Chica BoomBest Ethnic-Themed Video: FreakazoidsBest Foreign Release: Christoph's Beautiful GirlsBest Foreign Vignette Series: Euro Angels HardballBest Foreign Vignette Tape: The Splendor of HellBest Gonzo Series: ButtmanBest Group Sex Scene—Film: Taylor Hayes, Taylor St. Claire, Dale DaBone, Fade To BlackBest Group Sex Scene—Video: Ava Vincent, Bridgette Kerkove, Nikita Denise, Herschel Savage, Trevor, SuccubusBest Interactive DVD: Virtual Sex with DevonBest Music: Tha Eastsidaz, Others, Snoop Dogg's DoggystyleBest Non-Sex Performance—Film or Video: Paul Thomas, Fade to BlackBest Oral-Themed Feature: Shut Up & Blow Me! 25Best Oral-Themed Series: Shut Up & Blow Me!Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image: Digital PlaygroundBest Overall Marketing Campaign—Individual Title or Series: Taboo 2001, Metro StudiosBest Packaging: Beautiful/Nasty, Wicked PicturesBest Pro-Am or Amateur Series: Cherries, Up and Cummers Best Pro-Am or Amateur Tape: The Real Naturals 1Best Screenplay—Film: Dean Nash, Fade to BlackBest Screenplay—Video: David Aaron Clark, Brad Armstrong, EuphoriaBest Sex Scene in a Foreign Release: Amanda Angel, Katherine Count, guys in masks, Rocco: Animal Trainer 4 Best Solo Sex Scene: Kim Chambers, Edge PlayBest Special Effects: Dick Roundtree, Euphoria Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust: Pussyman's Big Tit ParadiseBest Specialty Tape—Bondage & S/M: Virgin Kink 19Best Specialty Tape—Other Genre: Barefoot Confidential 13Best Specialty Tape—Spanking: Stocking Strippers SpankedBest Tease Performance: Tera Patrick, Island FeverBest Transsexual Tape: Rogue Adventures 13Best Videography: Jake Jacobs, Perry Tratt, EuphoriaBest Vignette Series: Grrl Power!Best Vignette Tape: Grrl Power! 5The Hot Video Award : Dark AngelsMost Outrageous Sex Scene: Kristen Kane, Herschel Savage, Rafe in "Pussy Face", ''Perverted Stories 31''Honorary AVN Awards
Reuben Sturman Award
- Gloria Leonard, Elyse Metcalf
Hall of Fame
inductees for 2002 were: Christoph Clark, Patrick Collins, Raquel Darrian, Samantha Fox, Janine Lindemulder, Missy, Michael Ninn, Rocco Siffredi, P. J. Sparxxx, Randy Spears, TiannaMultiple nominations and awards
The following releases received the most nominations.| Nominations | Movie |
| 12 | Taboo 2001 |
| 12 | Underworld |
| 11 | Bad Wives 2 |
| 11 | Fade to Black |
| 11 | Taken |
| 9 | Euphoria |
| 8 | Beast |
| 8 | Marissa |
| 8 | Unreal |
The following 17 releases received multiple awards:
| Awards | Movie |
| 8 | Fade to Black |
| 7 | Euphoria |
| 3 | Island Fever |
| 2 | Blond and Brunettes |
| 2 | Dark Angels: Special Edition |
| 2 | Grrl Power! 5 |
| 2 | Porno Vision |
| 2 | Rocco: Animal Trainer 4 |
| 2 | Rocco: Animal Trainer 5 |
| 2 | Shut Up and Blow Me! 25 |
| 2 | Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle |
| 2 | The Splendor of Hell |
| 2 | Succubus |
| 2 | Taboo 2001 |
| 2 | Taken |
| 2 | Unreal |
| 2 | The Violation of Kate Frost |
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers, comedy or tributes. The show's trophy girls were Carmen Luvana and Monique Alexander.Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
and the AVN Orchestra | Musical Director | Orchestral accompaniment |
| Performers | Dancers on stage | |
| Performer | Standup comedy segment | |
Steven St. Croix Sydnee Steele Sharon Mitchell Jim South Jonathan Morgan Brad Armstrong Al Goldstein Bob Chinn Larry Flynt and others | Performers | "Why We Love America" pre-recorded video tribute |
| Performers | Musical number, “White Trash ” |
Ceremony information
The awards show was held on the four-month anniversary of New York and Washington terrorist attacks and as such, began with a pre-recorded video tribute to post 9/11 U.S.A. featuring industry stars offering personal tributes to the country.The show was not without its share of controversies. To keep the length of the show as short as possible by limiting the number of awards presented on stage, about 50 of the awards split into two groupings are announced in rapid succession on a screen with awards handed out later. In the first of these groupings the announcements were made by the animated characters of 2 Funky 4 U, a forthcoming animated feature by Private North America. However, some of the animated characters "offended some audience members as being allegedly racist."
Later, Snoop Dogg generated excitement by appearing on stage to accept the award for Best Selling Tape of 2001. After returning to his seat he was thronged by about 100 fans eager to meet or congratulate him, obstructing the view of people sitting behind, although the crowd did disperse without incident.
Then AVN publisher Paul Fishbein went on stage to present the Reuben Sturman Memorial Special Achievement Award to Cincinnati retailer Elyse Metcalf. Fishbein gave a recap of her high-profile obscenity trial and acquittal in the previous year but Metcalf gave the show an awkward moment because she was not there to accept the honor. Metcalf had left earlier "after becoming upset over remarks made to her by a financial supporter."
The show was recorded for later broadcast and a video of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures.