31st AVN Awards
31st 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 2013.
The ceremony was held January 18, 2014, at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. Movies or products released between October 1, 2012, and October 7, 2013, were eligible. Comedian/actress Rebekah Kochan and adult movie actresses Chanel Preston, who was co-winner of "Most Outrageous Sex Scene", and Samantha Saint hosted the AVN Awards. The awards show was held immediately after the Adult Entertainment Expo at the same venue.
Underworld took top honors as Movie of the Year, also winning Best Drama and seven other awards, including a directing award for Brad Armstrong.
Tommy Pistol was named Best Actor for his performance as Ashley J. Williams in adult horror film Evil Head. The coveted Female Performer of the Year Award">AVN Female Performer of the Year Award">Female Performer of the Year Award and AVN Best New Starlet Award went to Bonnie Rotten and Mia Malkova respectively. Axel Braun won Director of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time and Manuel Ferrara was awarded a record fifth Male Performer of the Year award. The new category of BBW Performer of the Year was won by April Flores. The Clever Title of the Year award was won by Seymore Butts for Cirque du Hole-A.
Winners and nominees
The categories for the 31st AVN Awards were released on September 20, 2013 and the finalists were announced on November 15, 2013.Major awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 18, 2014, are highlighted in boldface.| Movie of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
| Underworld | Bonnie Rotten
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| Male Performer of the Year | Transsexual Performer of the Year |
| Manuel Ferrara | Eva Lin |
| Director of the Year | Best New Starlet |
| Axel Braun | Mia Malkova |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Tommy Pistol - Evil Head | Remy LaCroix - The Temptation of Eve |
| Best BDSM Movie | Best Drama |
| The Submission of Emma Marx | Underworld |
| Best Parody - Comedy | Best Parody - Drama |
| Grease XXX: A Parody | Man of Steel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody |
| Best Star Showcase | Best Romance Release |
| Anikka | The Temptation of Eve |
| Best Anal Sex Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene |
| Anikka Albrite & Mick Blue - Anikka | Skin Diamond - Skin |
| Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production |
| Riley Reid & Mandingo - Mandingo Massacre 6 | Aleska Diamond, Anna Polina, Anissa Kate, Angel Piaff, Rita, Tarra White & Mike Angelo - The Ingenuous |
| Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene | The Fan Awards - Hottest Ass |
| Riley Reid & Remy LaCroix - Girl Fever | Alexis Texas |
Additional Award Winners
These awards were not presented during the awards ceremony itself but were announced before or after the show. In addition, Best 3D Release, Best Classic Release and Best Selling Title of the Year were on the list of award categories but were not presented in 2014.Video CategoriesBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Gracie Glam, Mia Malkova & Raven Rockette Best All-Girl Release: Meow! 3Best All-Girl Series: Belladonna: No WarningBest All-Sex Release: Slutty and Sluttier 18Best Amateur Release: 100% Real Swingers: Meet the RileysBest Amateur Series: College RulesBest Anal Release: Wet Asses 2Best Anal Series: Evil AnalBest Art Direction: UnderworldBest Big Bust Release: Bra Busters 4Best Big Bust Series: Big and RealBest Big Butt Release: Big Wet Asses 22Best Big Butt Series: Phat Ass White GirlsBest Cinematography: Francois Clousot Best Comedy: Band SlutsBest Continuing Series: Slutty and SluttierBest Director – Feature: Brad Armstrong Best Director – Foreign Feature: Max Candy & Michael Ninn Best Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Tanya Hyde Best Director – Non-Feature: Mason Best Director – Parody: Will Ryder Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene: Skin Diamond, Marco Banderas & Prince Yahshua Best DVD Extras: The New Behind the Green DoorBest Editing: Scott Allen Best Educational Release: Jessica Drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal Play for MenBest Ethnic Release – Asian: Asian BombshellsBest Ethnic Release – Black: Big Black Wet Asses 13Best Ethnic Release – Latin: Butthole Barrio Bitches 2Best Ethnic Series: 8th Street LatinasBest Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: Strap Attack 17Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: Foot FanaticBest Foreign Feature: The IngenuousBest Foreign Non-Feature: Claire Castel: The ChambermaidBest Foreign Continuing Series: Slutty Girls Love RoccoBest Gonzo Release: Remy LaCroix’s Anal Cabo WeekendBest Group Sex Scene: Bonnie Rotten, Karlo Karrera, Tony DeSergio, Mick Blue & Jordan Ash Best Interracial Release: Lex Turns EvilBest Interracial Series: Mandingo MassacreBest Makeup: Melissa Makeup Best Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom Best MILF Release: MILF RevolutionBest MILF Series: My Friend's Hot MomBest Music Soundtrack: Grease XXX: A ParodyBest New Line: Skow for Girlfriends FilmsBest New Series: Wet AssesBest Non-Sex Performance: Kyle Stone Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: Cougars, Kittens & Cock 2Best Oral Release: American Cocksucking Sluts 3Best Oral Series: Deep Throat ThisBest Orgy/Gangbang Release: Gangbanged 5Best Original Song: "Queen of Munchkin Land" by Jeff Mullen Best Packaging: Underworld Best POV Release: The Hooker ExperienceBest POV Series: TanlinesBest POV Sex Scene: Kennedy Leigh & Jules Jordan Best Pro-Am Release: Brand New Faces 42Best Pro-Am Series: Bang BusBest Safe Sex Scene: Jessica Drake & Brad Armstrong Best Screenplay: Brad Armstrong Best Screenplay – Parody: David Stanley Best Solo Release: All Natural Glamour Solos 3Best Solo Sex Scene: Maddy O'Reilly Best Special Effects: Iron Man XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Specialty Release – Other Genre: Evil BBW Gold 3Best Specialty Series – Other Genre: Evil BBW GoldBest Squirting Release: Squirt Gasms!
Video Categories Best Supporting Actor: Xander Corvus Best Supporting Actress: Brandy Aniston Best Tease Performance: Anikka Albrite Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl: Anikka Albrite, James Deen & Ramón Nomar Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy: Remy LaCroix, Riley Reid & Manuel Ferrara Best Transsexual Release: Rogue Adventures 38Best Transsexual Series: American She-Male XBest Transsexual Sex Scene: Zoey Monroe & Jacqueline Woods Best Vignette Release: Show No MercyBest Wall-to-Wall Release: Performers of the Year 2013Best Young Girl Release: The Innocence of Youth 5Best Young Girl Series: CutiesClever Title of the Year: Cirque du Hole-AMost Outrageous Sex Scene: Chanel Preston & Ryan Madison
Video Body of Work CategoriesAll-Girl Performer of the Year: Shyla JenningsBBW Performer of the Year: April FloresBest Male Newcomer: Ike DiezelBest Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Evil AngelBest New Studio: Hard X/Erotica XFemale Foreign Performer of the Year: Anissa KateMainstream Star of the Year: James DeenMale Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco SiffrediMILF Performer of the Year: India SummerUnsung Male Performer of the Year: VoodooUnsung Female Performer of the Year: Presley Hart
Fan Awards CategoriesBest Body: Jayden JaymesBest Boobs: Kagney Linn KarterFavorite Female Porn Star: Riley SteeleFavorite Male Porn Star: James DeenFavorite Studio: BrazzersFavorite Webcam Girl: LittleRedBunnyHottest MILF: Lisa AnnMost Promising New Starlet: Christy MackSocial Media Star: Lexi Belle
Pleasure Products CategoriesBest Condom Manufacturer: TrojanBest Enhancement Manufacturer: SensuvaBest Fetish Manufacturer: SportsheetsBest Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer: Coquette InternationalBest Lubricant Manufacturer: Wicked Sensual CareBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small: OhMiBodBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium: LELOBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large: SportsheetsBest Product Line for Men: FleshlightBest Product Line for Women: JOPEN
Retail and Distribution CategoriesBest Adult Distributor: EntrenueBest Boutique: The Tool Shed Best Retail Chain – Small: Fairvilla MegastoreBest Retail Chain – Large: Hustler HollywoodBest Web Retail Store: AdamEve.com
Web & Technology CategoriesBest Affiliate Program: Gamma EntertainmentBest Alternative Website: Kink.comBest Dating Website: AmateurMatch.comBest Glamour Website: AndrewBlake.comBest Live Chat Website: MyFreeCams.comBest Membership Website: EvilAngel.comBest Porn Star Website: Asa Akira & Joanna Angel Best Solo Girl Website: Vicky Vette Best Studio Website: EvilAngelVideo.comBest Web Director: BrandoBest Web Premiere: ''Public Disgrace 31515''
Honorary AVN Awards
The Reuben Sturman Award for battling for industry rights was not presented in 2014.Visionary Award
Wicked Pictures founder Steve Orenstein was chosen to receive the third annual Visionary Award for "ethics, civic responsibility, an eye for quality and innovation, and a compassionate understanding of adult entertainment and its place in mainstream society".Hall of Fame
The AVN Awards Hall of Fame inductees, "all of whom have attained not only longevity but also something more important: memorable achievements in front of the camera, behind the camera and back in the office", for 2014 were:- Founders Branch: Kevin Beechum, founder of content production/distribution company K-Beech; Ted Blitt, founder of Mile High Media; Morty Gordon, founder of Bizarre Video.
- Video Branch: Barrett Blade, producer Shylar Cobi, Digital Playground director Robby D., Stormy Daniels, Ben English, Melissa Hill, Mike John, Katsuni, Scott Lyons, Nick Manning, Eric Masterson, Mr. Pete, director Bobby Rinaldi, Taylor St. Claire & Wendy Williams.
- Executive Branch: Distributor Jerry E. of Juicy Entertainment and Exquisite Multimedia, Adam H. of Pleasure Productions, and Ed Kail & Marty Turkel.
- Pleasure Product Branch: Lavi Yedid of NS Novelties; Robert Pyne Sr., founder of distribution company Williams Trading; and Rachel Venning & Claire Cavanah of adult retailer Babeland.
- Internet Founders Branch: Angie Rowntree, founder of Sssh.com; Freeones.com founder Maurice; Mark "Greenguy" Jenkins of Link-O-Rama.com.
Multiple awards and nominations
The following releases received multiple awards:- 9 awards: Underworld
- 5 awards: Anikka
- 4 awards: Not The Wizard of Oz XXX
- 3 awards: The Ingenuous
- 2 awards: Grease XXX: A Parody, Meow! 3, Rogue Adventures 38 & Skin
- 17 nominations: Underworld
- 16 nominations: Not The Wizard of Oz XXX
- 12 nominations: Man of Steel XXX
- 3 awards: Anikka Albrite, Brad Armstrong, James Deen, Remy LaCroix & Riley Reid
- 2 awards: Bonnie Rotten, Manuel Ferrara, Mia Malkova, Mick Blue & Skin Diamond
- 17 nominations: Anikka Albrite & James Deen
- 15 nominations: Joanna Angel & Ramón Nomar
- 14 nominations: Bonnie Rotten & Mick Blue
- 13 nominations: Remy LaCroix & Tommy Pistol
- 12 nominations: Riley Reid
- 11 nominations: Allie Haze, Chanel Preston & Skin Diamond
- 10 nominations: Axel Braun, Christy Mack, Dani Daniels, Manuel Ferrara, Mia Malkova & Prince Yahshua
Presenters and performers
The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Brandy Aniston, Dani Daniels, Xander Corvus | Presenters of the Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene Award |
| Dave Navarro, Penny Pax, Stoya | Presenters of the Best Star Showcase & Best Oral Sex Scene awards |
| Jessa Rhodes, Jenna J. Ross, Tommy Pistol | Presenters of the Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene & Best Romance Movie awards |
| Francesca Lé, Mark Wood | Presenters of the Fan Award for Hottest Ass |
| Barrett Blade, Maddy O'Reilly, Summer Brielle | Presenters of the Best New Starlet, Best Actor, Best Anal Sex Scene Award & Best BDSM Movie awards |
| Riley Reid, Steven St. Croix, Danica Dillon | Presenters of the Best Actress & Best Parody – Drama awards |
| Axel Braun, Riley Steele, Teri Weigel | Presenters of the Male Performer of the Year, Transsexual Performer of the Year & Female Performer of the Year awards |
| Nina Hartley, Sunny Lane | Presenters of the Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production & Best Parody – Comedy awards |
| Paul Fishbein, Asa Akira, Samantha Saint, Jessica Drake, Stormy Daniels, Kaylani Lei | Presenters of the Visionary Award |
| Prince Yahshua, Jesse Jane, Ash Hollywood | Presenters of the Best Drama & Director of the Year awards |
| Ron Jeremy, Allison Moore, Joanna Angel | Presenters of the Movie of the Year Award |
Trophy girls
- Evi Fox
- Emily Austin
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
| Machine Gun Kelly | Performer | Hip-hop hits |
| Rebekah Kochan | Co-Host | Comedian, all-girl slumber party skit |
| Remy LaCroix | Performer | Hula hoop |
| Brandy Aniston, Natasha and Jaime of Hell's Belles Burlesque | Performers | “Kitty Kat Lost”, Burlesque tease |
| Chanel Preston, Samantha Saint | Co-Hosts | Skit |
| Dana DeArmond, Nicole Aniston, James Bartholet | Performers | Porn Class skit |
Ceremony information
With the strong showing in awards categories by feature movies, Adult Video News proclaimed them alive and well: "Despite mumbling that features and parodies have run their course, several were big winners this year, including Underworld, ''Grease XXX, Temptation of Eve and Man of Steel XXX.''"Changes to awards categories
Beginning with the 31st AVN Awards, several new categories were introduced to reflect evolving market trends, including:- Best Safe Sex Scene
- Best Condom Manufacturer
- All-Girl Performer of the Year
- BBW Performer of the Year
- Best Web Director
Fan vote categories increased from four to 10 and the categories themselves were completely changed, from Favorite Body, Twitter Queen, Favorite Porn Star and Best Free Adult Website, to the following:
- Best Body
- Best Boobs
- Favorite Porn Star
- Favorite Porn Star
- Favorite Studio
- Favorite Web Cam Girl
- Hottest Ass
- Hottest MILF
- Most Promising New Starlet
- Social Media Star
Best Celebrity Sex Tape and Best Internal Release were dropped on this year's list of categories.
Reception and review
Some media outlets were critical of the show. Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun reported he was told attendance was down and the entertainment was terrible.Richard Abowitz, who covers the adult industry for The Daily Beast termed the show "lackluster", noting, "Though long-billed as the Academy Awards for the adult industry, few take that label seriously anymore. The massive decline in the porn industry’s fortunes thanks to regulatory challenges and piracy and the infinity of sex offerings on the Internet have left the remains of the mainstream porn industry closer to the cheesy and sleazy parody of the other Hollywood that defined porn’s golden era of the '80s."
ExpressMilwaukee sexuality blogger Laura Anne Stuart expressed mixed feelings about the new BBW Performer of the Year award category: "On one hand, I’m glad that the most well-known adult industry awards are recognizing that larger women are sexy and sexual. On the other hand, this probably means that the Best Actress and Female Performer of the Year categories will continue to be won by skinny people with preternaturally large boobs and/or butts."