30th AVN Awards
The 30th AVN Awards ceremony, or XXX AVN Awards, was an event during which Adult Video News presented its annual AVN Awards to honor the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2012. Movies or products released between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2012, were eligible. The ceremony was held on January 19, 2013 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. Comedian April Macie, AVN Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Jane and Asa Akira, who won Female Performer of the Year Award|Female Performer of the Year], hosted the AVN Awards. The awards show was held immediately after the Adult Entertainment Expo at the same venue.
Best Romance Release was one of several new categories created for the 30th Awards Show. The new categories "reflect the ever-evolving market trends of the business" and the Best Romance award is for a movie with a romantic story line geared specifically to women or couples. Torn, starring best actor winner Steven St. Croix, won the first Best Romance award.
Wasteland took top honors as Movie of the Year, also winning best drama and six other awards, including a directing award for Graham Travis, who also directed the previous year's top movie, and a Best Actress victory for Lily Carter. Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody took six awards including Best Parody – Comedy.
Octomom Home Alone won the Best Celebrity Sex Tape category, while Axel Braun won his third straight Director of the Year award and Remy LaCroix won the AVN Best New Starlet Award. All winners were presented newly redesigned trophies, depicting an intertwined couple, to celebrate the awards' 30th anniversary.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 30th AVN Awards were announced on November 30, 2012.Major awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 19, 2013, are highlighted in boldface.| Movie of the Year | Female Performer of the Year | - |
| Asa Akira | - |
| Male Performer of the Year | Transsexual Performer of the Year | - |
| James Deen | Vaniity | |
| Director of the Year | Best New Starlet | - |
| Axel Braun | Remy LaCroix | - |
| Best Actor | Best Actress | - |
| Steven St. Croix - Torn | - | |
| Best Foreign Feature | Best Drama | - |
| Ass Trapped Undercover | - | |
| Best Parody - Comedy | Best Parody - Drama | - |
| Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody | Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning | - |
| Best Star Showcase | Best Romance Release | - |
| Asa Akira to the Limit | Torn | - |
| Best Anal Sex Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene | - |
| Brooklyn Lee, Manuel Ferrara - Oil Overload 7 | Lexi Belle - Massive Facials 4 | - |
| Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production | - |
| Nacho Vidal, Alexis Ford - Alexis Ford Darkside | Bibi Noel, Mira, Rocco Siffredi - Aliz Loves Rocco | - |
| Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene | The Fan Awards | - |
| Dani Daniels, Sinn Sage - Dani Daniels Dare | Favorite Body:Riley Steele Twitter Queen:April O'Neil Favorite Porn Star:Riley Steele Best Free Adult Website:pornhub.com | - |
Additional Award Winners
These awards were not presented during the awards ceremony itself but were announced separately. In addition, the awards for Best Animated Release, Best Gonzo Series, Best Softcore Release, and Best Vignette Series were on the list of award categories, but were not presented in 2013.Video/DVD CategoriesBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Brooklyn Lee, Ruth Medina, Samantha Bentley - Brooklyn Lee: NymphomaniacBest All-Girl Release: DaniBest All-Girl Series: Women Seeking WomenBest All-Sex Release: Oil Overload 7Best Amateur Release: Dare Dorm 9Best Amateur Series: College RulesBest Anal Release: Anal Boot CampBest Anal Series: Anal FanaticBest Art Direction: Star Wars XXX: A Porn ParodyBest BDSM Release: Rubber BordelloBest Big Bust Release: Big Wet Tits 11Best Big Bust Series: Boobaholics AnonymousBest Big Butt Release: Big Wet Asses 21Best Big Butt Series: Big Wet AssesBest Celebrity Sex Tape: Octomom Home AloneBest Classic Release: Buttwoman II: Behind BarsBest Comedy: Nurses 2Best Continuing Series: Slutty and Sluttier - Manuel Ferrara/Evil AngelBest Director – Foreign Feature: Max Candy - Inglorious BitchesBest Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Ettore Buchi - Adventures on the Lust Boat 2Best Director – Non Feature: Jules Jordan - Alexis Ford DarksideBest Director – Parody: Axel Braun - Star Wars XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Double Penetration Sex Scene: Asa Akira, Ramón Nomar, Mick Blue - Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3Best DVD Extras: Voracious: The First Season - John Stagliano/Evil AngelBest Educational Release: Belladonna's How to: “Fuck!”Best Ethnic Release – Asian: Asian Fuck FacesBest Ethnic Release – Black: Porn's Top Black Models 3Best Ethnic Release – Latin: Latin Mommas 2Best Ethnic Series: Big Wet Brazilian AssesBest Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: His Booty Is My Duty 2Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: Asphyxia Heels the WorldBest Foreign Continuing Series: Art of PenetrationBest Foreign Non-Feature: Brooklyn Lee: NymphomaniacBest Gonzo Release: Bobbi Violates San FranciscoBest Group Sex Scene: Asa Akira, Erik Everhard, Ramón Nomar, Mick Blue - Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3Best Internal Release: Big Tit Cream Pie 13Best Interracial Release: Mandingo Massacre 2Best Interracial Series: Mandingo MassacreBest Makeup: Chauncey Baker, Shelby Stevens - Men in Black: A Hardcore ParodyBest Male Newcomer: Logan PierceBest MILF/Cougar Release: It's a Mommy Thing! 6Best MILF/Cougar Series: MILFs Like It BigBest Music Soundtrack: Rubber BordelloBest New Production Company: Skow DigitalBest New Series: Ultimate Fuck ToyBest Non-Sex Performance: James Bartholet, Not The Three Stooges XXXBest Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: Cheer Squad SleepoversBest Oral Release: American Cocksucking Sluts 2Best Oral Series: Massive FacialsBest Orgy/Gangbang Release: Gangbanged 4Best Original Song: "She-donistic Society" by Fat Mike - Rubber BordelloBest Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Girlfriends FilmsBest Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody - Axel Braun/VividBest Packaging: Birds of Prey XXX: A Sinister Comixxx Parody - Sinister Comixxx/Pure PlayBest POV Release: Eye Fucked Them All
Video/DVD Categories Best POV Series: Pound the Round P.O.V.Best POV Sex Scene: Asa Akira, Jules Jordan, Asa Akira to the LimitBest Pro-Am Release: Brand New Faces 36: Natural NewbiesBest Pro-Am Series: Brand New FacesBest Renting and Selling Release: - Star Wars XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Screenplay – Parody: Axel Braun, Mark Logan - Star Wars XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Solo Sex Scene: Joanna Angel - Joanna Angel: Filthy WhoreBest Special Effects: Men in Black: A Hardcore ParodyBest Specialty Release – Other Genre: Brand New Faces 35: Curvy EditionBest Specialty Series – Other Genre: Mother-Daughter Exchange ClubBest Squirting Release: Seasoned Players 17: The Squirting EditionBest Supporting Actor: Tom Byron, Star Wars XXX: A Porn ParodyBest Supporting Actress: Capri Anderson - Pee-Wee's XXX Adventure: A Porn ParodyBest Tease Performance: Remy LaCroix, Lexi Belle - RemyBest 3D Release: Jailhouse Heat 3DBest Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl: Mick Blue, Ramón Nomar, Lexi Belle, LexiBest Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy: Asa Akira, Brooklyn Lee, James Deen - Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3Best Transsexual Release: American She-Male XBest Transsexual Series: America's Next Top TrannyBest Transsexual Sex Scene: Foxxy, Christian XXX - American Tranny 2Best Vignette Release: Slutty and Sluttier 16Best Wall-to-Wall Release: Best New Starlets 2012Best Young Girl Release: Cuties 3Best Young Girl Series: The Innocence of YouthClever Title of the Year: Does This Dick Make My Ass Look Big?Crossover Star of the Year: James Deen, Sunny Leone Female Foreign Performer of the Year: Aleska DiamondMale Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco SiffrediMILF/Cougar Performer of the Year: Julia AnnMost Outrageous Sex Scene: Brooklyn Lee, Rocco Siffredi in “Clothespin-Head” from Voracious: The First SeasonUnsung Male Performer of the Year: Mark AshleyUnsung Starlet of the Year: Brandy Aniston
Pleasure ProductsBest Boutique: Feelmore 510 Best Enhancement Manufacturer: The Screaming OBest Fetish Manufacturer: SportsheetsBest Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer: Baci LingerieBest Lubricant Manufacturer: Pjur USABest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small: JimmyjaneBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium: JOPENBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large: FleshlightBest Product Line for Men: Ego, JOPENBest Product Line for Women: Insignia, LELO
Retail and DistributionBest Adult Distributor: IVD/East Coast NewsBest Retail Chain – Small: The Pleasure ChestBest Retail Chain – Large: Adam & Eve
Web and Technology CategoriesBest Affiliate Program: PussyCashBest Alternative Website: Kink.comBest Dating Website: AdultFriendFinder.comBest Live Chat Website: LiveJasmin.comBest Membership Site: Brazzers.comBest Online Retail Website: AdultDVDEmpire.comBest Photography Website: AndrewBlake.comBest Porn Star Website: Joanna Angel - JoannaAngel.comBest Solo Girl Website: Jelena Jensen - JelenaJensen.comBest Studio Website: Evil Angel - EvilAngelVideo.comBest Web Premiere: Voracious: Episodes 1–9 - EvilAngel.com
Honorary AVN Awards
Reuben Sturman Award
Lasse Braun was awarded the Reuben Sturman Award, which "recognizes industry stalwarts who've made revolutionary strides for industry rights by battling legal and free speech obstructions."Visionary Award
Adam & Eve founder Phil Harvey was chosen to receive the second annual Visionary Award "not only for his success in taking a novelty start-up company into nearly every realm of adult commerce, but also for his sense of civic responsibility in helping to prevent the scourge of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies from destroying lives in Third World countries."Hall of Fame
The AVN Awards Hall of Fame inductees, "a handful of individuals who’ve left a perennial imprint in the history pages of the adult entertainment industry," for 2013 were:Video Branch: Kandi Barbour, Ashley Blue, Vanessa Blue, Mary Carey, Francois Clousot, Manuel Ferrara, Jesse Jane, Rebecca Lord, Shy Love, Anna Malle, Katie Morgan, Ralph Parfait, Mike Quasar, Julie Simone, Chris Streams and VaniityInternet Founders Branch: Danni Ashe, Founder of Danni's Hard Drive; Anthony J., Founder of NetVideoGirls.com; and Bill Pinyon & Steve Wojcik, Founders of Badpuppy.comPleasure Product Branch: Dennis Paradise of Paradise Marketing, Mark Franks of Castle Megastore, and Teddy Rothstein, Irwin Schwartz & Elliot Schwartz of Nasstoys/Novelties by NasswalkMultiple awards and nominations
The following releases received multiple awards:- 6 awards: Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
- 3 awards: Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3, Rubber Bordello
- 2 awards: Alexis Ford Darkside, Asa Akira to the Limit, Brooklyn Lee: Nymphomaniac, Men in Black: A Hardcore Parody, Oil Overload 7, Torn, Voracious: The First Season
- 20 nominations: Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
- 18 nominations: Voracious: The First Season
- 14 nominations: Men in Black: A Hardcore Parody & Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning
- 5 awards: Asa Akira
- 4 awards: Brooklyn Lee
- 3 awards: Lexi Belle, Mick Blue, Axel Braun, James Deen, Ramón Nomar, Rocco Siffredi, Graham Travis
- 2 awards: Joanna Angel, Jules Jordan, Remy LaCroix, Riley Steele
- 17 nominations: Mick Blue & James Deen
- 14 nominations: Brooklyn Lee & Lexi Belle
- 13 nominations: Asa Akira, Lily Carter, Manuel Ferrara
- 11 nominations: Ramón Nomar
- 10 nominations: Chanel Preston & Nacho Vidal
- 9 nominations: Bobbi Starr, Joanna Angel, Erik Everhard, Mr. Pete, Lee Roy Myers
- 8 nominations: Dani Daniels & Gracie Glam
- 7 nominations: Allie Haze, Remy LaCroix, Skin Diamond, Kristina Rose, Brad Armstrong
Presenters and performers
The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Lea Lexis and Nick Hawk | Presenters of the Best Actor and Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene awards |
| Tom Byron, Phoenix Marie, Ana Foxxx | Presenters of the Best Star Showcase and Best Oral Sex Scene awards |
| Prinzzess Felicity Jade, Teagan Presley, Bailey Blue | Presenters of the Best Romance and Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene awards |
| Brooklyn Lee | Presenter of the AVN Best New Starlet Award |
| Joseline Hernandez, Stevie J., Ron Jeremy | Presenters of the Best Anal Sex Scene and Best Parody - Comedy awards |
| Steven Hirsch | Presenter of the Visionary Award |
| Annika Albrite, Riley Reid, Tommy Pistol | Presenters of the Best Actress and Best Parody - Drama awards |
| India Summer, Kimberly Kane, Dyanna Lauren | Presenters of the Transsexual Performer of the Year, Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year awards |
| Taylor Vixen, Brett Rossi, Emily Addison | Presenters of the Best Foreign Feature and Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Production awards |
| Axel Braun | Presenter of the Reuben Sturman Award |
| Lexi Belle, Aiden Ashley, Phil Varone | Presenters of the Best Drama and Director of the Year awards |
| Stormy Daniels, Jessica Drake, Kaylani Lei, Alektra Blue, Samantha Saint | Presenters of the Movie of the Year award |
Trophy girls
- Bonnie Rotten
- Teal Conrad
- Rikki Six
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
| April Macie | Host | Comedian |
| Tyga | Performer | Hip-hop hits "Rack City" and "Make It Nasty" |
| The Girls of Spearmint Rhino Las Vegas | Performer | Dance |
| Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity | Performers | Mix of dance, sensuality and acrobatics |
| Mark Stone and DJ Starlett | Performers | Original music |
Ceremony information
Changes to awards categories
Beginning with the 30th AVN Awards, the following changes to award categories took place:- The AVN Award for Best Feature has been renamed Best Drama to properly complement Best Comedy.
- The AVN Award for Best All-Sex Release - Mixed Format has been renamed Best Wall-to-Wall Release for movies that mix gonzo, vignette and all-sex scene genres.
- The discontinued AVN Award previously known as Best All-Sex/Vignette Series has been reintroduced as Best Continuing Series.
- The discontinued AVN Award Best New Production Company has been reintroduced because of market expansion.
- New categories, including Best Romance Release, Best Star Showcase and Best Transsexual Sex Scene have been introduced to reflect evolving market trends.
Reception and review
Some media outlets were impressed by the show. Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun reported, "It was the annual sea of sexiness that couldn't take place anywhere else in the world." He also noted the large size of the crowd as did the Huffington Post, which pointed out, "Thousands of fanboys and porn stars flooded the halls" and "all the A-listers were there."In Memoriam
As the show was beginning, AVN used a video segment to pay a tribute to adult-industry personalities who had died since the 2012 awards show:- Actress Kandi Barbour
- Actor Sledge Hammer
- Actress Hollie Stevens
- Director Kirdy Stevens
- Big Top Video's Sam Lessner
- Mainstream softcore director Zalman King
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution attorney Steven Swander.