42nd AVN Awards
The 42nd AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors, and films in the adult industry in 2024. The 42nd edition of the ceremony, which began in 1984, encompassed 98 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on January 25, 2025, as part of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVN.com.
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced at the AVN Awards Nominations Party held at Avalon nightclub and was co-hosted by Blake Blossom and Alex Knight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 25, 2025.Major awards
Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.| Anna Claire Clouds | Vince Karter |
| Casey Calvert – Birth, Adult Time | Chad Alva – Alive, Dorcel |
| Maitland Ward – Pigeonholed, Deeper/Pulse | Seth Gamble – A Loving Home Environment, Pure Taboo/Adult Time/Pulse |
| Gold Diggers, Digital Playground/Pulse | Broken Butterfly: The Perfect Shade of Blu, Holly Randall Productions |
| Chanel Camryn – Sunny Goldmelons, Wicked Pictures | Nathan Bronson – Ulterior Motives, Adam & Eve Pictures |
| Eve Sweet | Christian Clay |
| Gal Ritchie | Brittney Kade |
| Gold Diggers, Digital Playground/Pulse – Ricky Greenwood | Compulsion 20th Anniversary Director's Cut, Elegant Angel – Axel Braun |
| Dirty Cops, Digital Playground – Matt Holder | Alive, Dorcel |