28th AVN Awards
The 28th AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, presented by Adult Video News, 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|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.| Best Feature | Best New Starlet |
Speed
| Gracie Glam |
| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
| Evan Stone | Tori Black |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Tom Byron - The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody | Andy San Dimas - This Ain't Glee XXXIndia Summer - An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco |
| Best Director - Feature | Best 3D Release |
| Brad Armstrong - Speed | This Ain't Avatar XXX |
| Best Parody - Comedy | Best Parody - Drama |
| Batman XXX: A Porn Parody | BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody |
| Best Gonzo Release | Best Interracial Release |
| Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman | Lex the Impaler 5 |
| Best High-End All-Sex Release | Best New Series |
| Performers of the Year 2010 | The Romance Series - New Sensations |
| Best Couples Sex Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene |
| Kristina Rose, Manuel Ferrara - Kristina Rose Is Slutwoman | Tori Black - Stripper Diaries |
| Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl/Girl/Boy | Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene |
| Kimberly Kane, Krissy Lynn, Mr. Pete - The Condemned | Jenna Haze, Monique Alexander - Meow! |
| Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene | Fan Awards |
| Asa Akira, Toni Ribas, Erik Everhard, Asa Akira Is Insatiable | Best Body:Alektra Blue Favorite Performer:Jenna Haze Wildest Sex Scene:Kayden Kross, Jesse Jane, Riley Steele, Katsuni, Raven Alexis - Body Heat Favorite Movie:Asa Akira Is Insatiable |
| Crossover Star of the Year | Best Porn Star Website |
Riley Steele
| Joanna Angel |
| Top Renting and Selling Release | Reuben Sturman Award |
| Batman XXX: A Porn Parody | John Stagliano |
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 CategoriesBest All-Girl Release: Meow!Best All-Girl Series: Women Seeking WomenBest All-Sex Release: Just JennaBest All-Sex Series: Don't Make Me BegBest Alternative Release: Extreme Public AdventuresBest Amateur Release: Absolute Amateurs 3Best Amateur Series: ATK GalleriaBest Anal-Themed Release: Big Wet Asses! 16Best Anal-Themed Series: Evil AnalBest Animated Release: Bound to PleaseBest BDSM Release: Bondage WonderlandBest Big Bust Release: Bra BustersBest Big Bust Series: Big Tits at SchoolBest Big Butt Release: Asslicious 2Best Big Butt Series: Big Ass FixationBest Classic Release: Aunt Peg's FulfillmentBest Comedy: Couples CampBest DVD Extras: Speed, Wicked PicturesBest DVD Menus: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody - Axel Braun/Vivid EntertainmentBest Educational Release: Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Advanced FellatioBest Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian: Asian Fucking Nation 4Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Black: Black Ass Addiction 6Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Latin: Buttman's Rio Extreme GirlsBest Ethnic-Themed Series – Asian: Naughty Little AsiansBest Ethnic-Themed Series – Black: Black Ass AddictionBest Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin: Latin AdulteryBest Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: Strap Attack 12Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: Party of Feet 2Best Foreign All-Sex Release: Tori Black: NymphomaniacBest Foreign All-Sex Series: Rocco: Puppet MasterBest Foreign Feature: Alice: A Fairy Love TaleBest Gonzo Series: Slutty and SluttierBest Interactive DVD: Interactive Sex with Alexis TexasBest Internal Release: Unplanned ParenthoodBest Internal Series: All InternalBest Interracial Series: It's Big, It's Black, It's JackBest MILF Release: Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 4Best MILF Series: Seasoned PlayersBest New Line: The Ass FactoryBest New Video Production Company: Axel Braun ProductionsBest Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 12Best Online Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Adam & Eve Pictures, AdamEvePictures.comBest Online Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody, Bluebird Films Best Oral Release: Fuck FaceBest Oral Series: Suck It DryBest Orgy/Gangbang Release: Out Numbered 5Best Orgy/Gangbang Series: Fuck Team FiveBest Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Vivid EntertainmentBest Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, Axel Braun/Vivid EntertainmentBest Packaging: Body Heat, Digital PlaygroundBest Packaging Innovation: Malice in Lalaland - Miss Lucifer/Vivid EntertainmentBest POV Release: Jack's POV 15Best POV Series: Jack’s POVBest Pro-Am Release: Brand New Faces 26Best Pro-Am Series: Can He Score?Best Solo Release: All by Myself 4Best Special Effects: BatfXXX: Dark Night ParodyBest Specialty Release – Other Genre: Asses of Face Destruction 9Best Specialty Series: Barefoot ConfidentialBest Squirting Release: Big League SquirtersBest Squirting Series: SquirtamaniaBest Transsexual Release: America's Next Top Tranny: Season 6Best Transsexual Series: She-Male XTCBest Vignette Release: Pornstars PunishmentBest Vignette Series: Bad GirlsBest Young Girl Release: Cum Spoiled BratsBest Young Girl Series: Barely LegalClever Title of the Year: The Devil Wears Nada
Performer/Creator CategoriesBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Kayden Kross, Jesse Jane, Riley Steele, Katsuni, Raven Alexis - Body HeatBest All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene: Alexis Texas, Kristina Rose, Asa Akira - Buttwoman vs. SlutwomanBest Anal Sex Scene: Asa Akira, Manuel Ferrara - Asa Akira Is InsatiableBest Art Direction: BatfXXX: Dark Night ParodyBest Cinematography/Videography: Fliktor, Butch, BatfXXX: Dark Night ParodyBest Director – Ethnic Video: Jules Jordan - Lex the Impaler 5Best Director – Foreign Feature: Paul Chaplin - Department S, Mission One: City of Broken AngelsBest Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Gazzman - Tori Black: NymphomaniacBest Director – Non Feature: William H., Performers of the Year 2010Best Editing: Lew Xypher - Malice in LalalandBest Group Sex Scene: Alexis Texas, Kristina Rose, Gracie Glam, Michael Stefano, Buttwoman vs. SlutwomanBest Makeup: Red Velvet, Rosa, Lisa Sloane, Melissa Makeup - BatfXXX: Dark Night ParodyBest Male Newcomer: Seth GambleBest Music Soundtrack: This Ain't Glee XXXBest Non-Sex Performance: James Bartholet, Not Charlie's Angels XXXBest Original Song: “Big Tushy Hos” by Drew Rose - This Ain't Glee XXXBest POV Sex Scene: Tori Black, Jack's POV 15Best Screenplay – Adapted: Axel Braun, Batman XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Screenplay – Original: David Stanley, The CondemnedBest Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Tori Black, Steve Holmes, Jazz Duro - Tori Black: NymphomaniacBest Solo Sex Scene: Joanna Angel, Rebel GirlBest Supporting Actor: Evan Stone - Batman XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Supporting Actress: Lexi Belle - Batman XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Tease Performance: Eva Angelina, Alexis Texas - Car Wash GirlsBest Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl /Boy/Boy: Asa Akira, Prince Yahshua, Jon Jon - Asa Akira Is InsatiableDirector of the Year : Axel BraunFemale Foreign Performer of the Year: Angel DarkMale Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco SiffrediMILF/Cougar Performer of the Year: Julia AnnMost Outrageous Sex Scene: Adrianna Nicole, Amy Brooke, Allie Haze in “Enema Boot Camp,” Belladonna: Fetish Fanatic 8Transsexual Performer of the Year: Bailey JayUnsung Male Performer of the Year: Mark AshleyUnsung Starlet of the Year: Charley Chase
Retail and Distribution CategoriesBest Adult Distributor: IVD/East Coast NewsBest Boutique : Eve's Garden, New York, NYBest Boutique : Babeland, Seattle, WABest Retail Chain: Good VibrationsBest Retail Store : Fairvilla Megastore, Orlando, FLBest Retail Store : Castle Megastore, Tempe, AZ
Sex Toys and Pleasure ProductsBest Fetish Product: Ballz Gag, StockroomBest Lingerie or Apparel Company: Baci LingerieBest Overall Sex Toy Line: Fleshlight Girls, FleshlightBest Packaging Doc Johnson, Platinum Pure SiliconBest Party, Game or Gag Product: Love Poker, California Exotic NoveltiesBest Sex Accessory: Afterglow Natural Massage Oil Candle, JimmyjaneBest Sex Toy Company : LELOBest Sex Toy Company : Je JoueBest Sex Toy for Couples: Couples Remote Control Vibrating Egg, Penthouse/TopcoBest Sex Toy for Men: Sex in A Can, FleshlightBest Sex Toy for Women: G-Ki, Je Joue
Web and Technology CategoriesBest Alternative Website: Kink.comBest Dating Website: AshleyMadison.comBest Live Chat Website: IMLive.comBest Membership Site: AbbyWinters.comBest Membership Site Network: Brazzers.comBest Photography Website: AndrewBlake.comBest Retail Website: AdultDVDEmpire.comBest Web Premiere: Dong of the Dead, BurningAngel.comBest Web Star: Kelly Madison, KellyMadison.com
Honorary AVN Awards
Reuben Sturman Award
John Stagliano was awarded the Reuben Sturman Award "for his successful defense of obscenity charges" in 2010.Hall of Fame
inductees for 2011 were: Belladonna, Axel Braun, Gia Darling, Ben Dover, Jada Fire, Jules Jordan, Bridgette Kerkove, Miles Long, Sinnamon Love, Sonny Malone, Pat Myne, Savanna Samson, Jasmin St. Claire, Scott St. James and Evan Stone.Founders Branch: Russell Hampshire, VCA Pictures; Mike Moran, Lion's Den; Steven Orenstein, Wicked PicturesPleasure Product Branch: Joani Blank, Good Vibrations; Ron Braverman, Doc Johnson; Susan Colvin, California Exotic Novelties; Marty Tucker, Topco.Internet Founders Branch: Mitch Farber, Netbilling; Colin Rowntree, Wasteland.com; Tim Valenti, NakedSword.com.Multiple nominations and awards
The following releases received multiple awards:- 7 awards: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
- 6 awards: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
- 4 awards: Asa Akira Is Insatiable, Speed
- 3 awards: Body Heat, Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman, This Ain't Glee XXX and Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
- 2 awards: The Condemned, Jack’s POV 15, Lex the Impaler 5, Malice in Lalaland, Meow! and Performers of the Year 2010
- 19 nominations: Malice in Lalaland
- 16 nominations: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody, Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
- 15 nominations: Speed, The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody
- 14 nominations: The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody, Bonny & Clide
- 11 nominations: Body Heat, The Condemned, An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco
- 4 awards: Asa Akira, Tori Black
- 3 awards: Axel Braun, Kristina Rose, Riley Steele, Evan Stone, Alexis Texas
- 2 awards: Raven Alexis, Joanna Angel, Manuel Ferrara, Gracie Glam, Jesse Jane, Jules Jordan, Katsuni, Kayden Kross
- 22 nominations : Tori Black
- 17 nominations: Bobbi Starr
- 14 nominations: Kristina Rose
- 13 nominations: Andy San Dimas
- 12 nominations : Manuel Ferrara
- 10 nominations: Asa Akira
Presenters and performers
The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Joanna Angel Tommy Gunn Lupe Fuentes | Presenters of the awards for Best Oral Sex Scene and Best High-End All-Sex Release |
| Shyla Stylez Evan Stone | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene and Best Gonzo Release |
| Rocco Siffredi Tera Patrick Chi Chi LaRue | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor and Best Interracial Release |
| Celeste Star Misty Stone | Presenters of the award for Best Double Penetration Scene |
| Amia Miley Samantha Ryan Sunny Lane | Presenters of the award for Best Porn Star Website |
| Madelyn Marie Chanel Preston | Trophy girls |
| Sunny Leone Alexis Ford Paul Fishbein | Presenters of the award for Best Renting and Selling Title of the Year |
| Paul Cambria Louis Sirkin Allan Gelbard | Presenters of the Reuben Sturman Award |
| Savanna Samson Noel Biderman | Presenters of the Ashley Madison Crossover Star of the Year |
| Kagney Linn Karter | Presenter of the Best New Starlet award |
| Bobbi Starr Jessie Andrews Prince Yahshua | Presenters of the award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl/Girl/Boy |
| Jessica Drake Keni Styles | Presenters of the four Fan Favorite awards |
| Tom Byron Prinzzess Bibi Jones | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene and Best Actress |
| Andy San Dimas Nyomi Banxxx Dale DaBone | Presenters of the awards for Best Parody Drama and Best Parody Comedy |
| Ron Jeremy Dani Jensen Teagan Presley | Presenters of the award for Female Performer of the Year |
| Lisa Lampanelli | Introduced the performance by Speaker Junkies |
| Jenna Haze Sarah Vandella Raven Alexis | Presenters of the award for Best Video Feature |
Trophy girls
- Madelyn Marie
- Chanel Preston
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
| Lisa Lampanelli | Host | Comedian |
| Jessie Andrews | Backstage | Interviews |
| Speaker Junkies | Performer | Musical act performs "Losing Control" |
Changes to awards categories
Beginning with the 28th AVN Awards, AVN Media Network added a category to the awards show, entitled Best Web Premiere, "to recognize original and outstanding content production exclusively for the web."Five new categories were also introduced to recognize the retail and distribution sector of the adult industry:
- Best Adult Distributor
- Best Adult Distributor
- Best Retail Boutique
- Best Retail Boutique
- Best Retail Chain