34th AVN Awards
The 34th AVN Awards, presented by Adult Video News, honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016, and took place on January 21, 2017, at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards in 117 categories. Webcam star Aspen Rae and reigning AVN [Female Performer of the Year Award|AVN Female Performer of the Year] Riley Reid co-hosted the ceremony, each for the first time. Master of ceremonies was comedian Colin Kane.
Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody won the most awards with nine, including Best Movie and Best Parody along with Best Actress for Kleio Valentien.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 34th AVN Awards were announced on November 17, 2016, at the annual AVN Awards Nominations Party at Avalon nightclub in Hollywood.The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 21, 2017.
The major performer awards went to Adriana Chechik, AVN Female Performer of the Year Award; Mick Blue, Male Performer of the Year and Hollie Hendrix, Best New Starlet. In terms of movies, the big winners were Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, The Submission of Emma Marx: Exposed, The Preacher's Daughter and Natural Beauties, each with three or more awards.
Major awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 21, 2017, are highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.Additional award winners
The following is the list of remaining award categories, which were presented apart from the actual awards ceremony.CONTENT CATEGORIESBBW Performer of the Year: Angel DeLucaBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Serena Blair, Celeste Star & Alix Lynx, AI: Artificial IntelligenceBest All-Girl Movie: Missing: A Lesbian Crime StoryBest All-Girl Series: Women Seeking WomenBest Amateur/Pro-Am Movie: Amateur POV Auditions 26Best Amateur/Pro-Am Series: Amateur IntroductionsBest Anal Movie: The Art of Anal Sex 3Best Anal Series: Anal BeautyBest Anthology Movie: Natural BeautiesBest Art Direction: Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest BDSM Movie: Deception: A XXX ThrillerBest Big Butt Movie: Anikka vs. KelsiBest Big Bust Movie: Big Wet Breasts 3Best Cinematography: Eddie Powell, The Submission of Emma Marx: ExposedBest Comedy: Cindy Queen of HellBest Continuing Series: Angela Loves...Best Director - Feature: Jacky St. James, The Submission of Emma Marx: ExposedBest Director – Foreign Feature: John Stagliano, Hard in LoveBest Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Nacho Vidal, Nacho Loves NekaneBest Director – Non-Feature: Greg Lansky, Natural BeautiesBest Director – Parody: Axel Braun, Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Double Penetration Sex Scene: Abella Danger, Mick Blue, Markus Dupree, Abella Best Editing: Eddie Powell, The Submission of Emma Marx: ExposedBest Ethnic/Interracial Series: Black & WhiteBest Ethnic Movie: Asian Fuck MachinesBest Foreign Feature: Sherlock: A XXX ParodyBest Foreign Non-Feature: Rocco's Italian Porn Boot Camp 2Best Foreign Series: Rocco One on OneBest Gonzo Movie: Angela Loves GonzoBest Group Sex Scene: Jojo Kiss, Katrina Jade, Casey Calvert, Goldie Rush, Keisha Grey, Prince Yahshua, Lexington Steele, Rico Strong; Orgy Masters 8Best Ingénue Movie: Fresh Girls 3Best Interracial Movie: My First Interracial 7Best Makeup: Cammy Ellis, May Kup, Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Blacked/Tushy/VixenBest Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: No on Prop 60, Julia AnnBest MILF Movie: Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 10Best New Imprint: VixenBest New Series: Her 1st InterracialBest Non-Sex Performance: Nyomi Banxxx, Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Older Woman/Younger Girl Movie: Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 44Best Oral Movie: Facialized 3Best Orgy/Gangbang Movie: Gangbanged 7Best Polyamory Movie: Babysitting the BaumgartnersBest Screenplay: Jacky St. James, The Submission of Emma Marx: ExposedBest Screenplay – Parody: Axel Braun, Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Misha Cross, Nikita Bellucci, Hard in LoveBest Solo/Tease Performance: Asa Akira, Asa Goes to HellBest Soundtrack: The Submission of Emma Marx: ExposedBest Special Effects: Supergirl XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Specialty Movie – Other Genre: Marshmallow Girls 4Best Specialty Series – Other Genre: Schoolgirl BoundBest Supporting Actor: Brad Armstrong, The Preacher's DaughterBest Taboo Relations Movie: Tabu Tales: Me, My Brother and Another
Content Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl: Kleio Valentien, Tommy Pistol, Charles Dera, Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun ParodyBest Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy: Alex Grey, Karla Kush, Christian Clay, Anal Beauty 4Best Transsexual Movie: Real Fucking GirlsBest Transsexual Series: Trans-VisionsBest Transsexual Sex Scene: Buck Angel, Valentina Nappi, Girl/Boy 2Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene: Joanna Angel, Abella Danger, Manuel Ferrara, Angel 'n DangerClever Title of the Year: Aunts in My PantsFemale Foreign Performer of the Year: Misha CrossMainstream Star of the Year: Julia AnnMale Foreign Performer of the Year: Danny D.MILF Performer of the Year: Kendra LustMost Outrageous Sex Scene: Holly Hendrix's Anal Experience, Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel; Holly Hendrix, Adriana Chechik & Markus Dupree in “Creamy Bottom Fun Ball Happy Time”
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