NOMINATIONS
FOR 2010 AVN AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Winners honored on Jan. 9 at Palms Casino Resort
in Las Vegas
Posted Nov 25th 2009 01:20PM by AVN
StaffCHATSWORTH, Cailf.— Nominations for the 2010 AVN Awards
Show, to be held for the first time at the Pearl Theater at the
Palms Resort Casino on Jan. 9, 2010, have been announced.
Hosted by adult stars Kayden Kross and Kirsten
Price, the awards show is undergoing both a physical and
thematic change for its 27th year.
Awards will be given out in 125 categories,
including Best Video Feature, Best Parody, Female Performer of
the Year, Best Adult Website and numerous Best Sex Scene awards.
Nominations were culled from submissions by producers of
products released between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009.
“We counted 6,897 actual new releases, from a
total of 13,056 titles put out on DVD (including comps, amateurs
and re-releases) this year,” said Paul Fishbein, president of
AVN Media Network. “So we dealt simply with what we reviewed
during the year, what producers submitted and what our staff and
freelancers saw during the year…probably 5,000 of those
releases.”
Production companies nominated for awards should
immediately mail or hand-deliver DVDs of each nominated title to
AVN, 9400 Penfield Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, Attn: Angie Peek.
Quantities required: 20 copies in all feature,
acting, gonzo, all-sex and sex scene categories; 10 copies in
the pro-am/amateur and specialty categories; and 2 volumes of
any nominated series (10 per volume).
Questions about screeners should be directed to
Peek (angie.peek@avn.com) at 818.718.5788.
There were plenty of big titles released during
the eligibility period. Those receiving multiple nominations
included 2040, Nurses, The 8th Day, Throat: A Cautionary Tale,
Pure, Tori Black is Pretty Filthy, Flight Attendants, The Sex
Files; A Dark XXX Parody, Ass Worship 11, Teachers and many
more.
Stars such as Sasha Grey, Manuel Ferrara, Jenna
Haze, Tori Black and others also received multiple nominations
for their work this year.
“We had a tough time even getting down to 15 in
any particular category,” said Dan Miller, executive editor of
AVN. "Numbers 16 to 30 in any category were often as strong as
the top choices. There was that much good product this year.”
The weekend surrounding the AVN Awards Show is
filled with major events, making Las Vegas the destination of
the year. The 2010 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, the country’s
largest adult trade show, takes place at the Sands Expo Center
at the Venetian Hotel & Casino from Jan. 7-10, 2010.
The awards program will begin at 9:30 p.m. on
Jan. 9. After the show, four simultaneous after-parties will
commence all over the Palms, including events at Rain, Moon and
the Playboy Club.
“This was the toughest year ever with more
beautiful girls, great websites, big marketing campaigns and
huge movies to choose from,” said Peter Warren, AVN associate
editor. “These nominations should be considered awards
themselves since there was so much competition.”
For more information on tickets to the 2010 AVN
Awards, go to avnawards.com. For information on the 2010 AVN
Adult Entertainment Expo, go to adultentertainmentexpo.com.
For the complete list of 2010 nominees, click
http://avnawards.avn.com/about/nominees.html
