11th AVN Awards

The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller. Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder.

Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 won eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas and Best Actress-Film for Roxanne Blaze. A comedy, Haunted Nights, took six awards, while Hidden Obsessions and a gay movie, Romeo & Julian, each won four.

Winners and nominees
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Whispered Lies had twelve.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 1994. Jonathan Morgan took home four statuettes, the best showing ever for a male performer. Mike Horner’s award for Best Actor—Film tied him with Eric Edwards as the only other three-time best actor winner. Newcomer Roxanne Blaze, just 19 years old, won the Best Actress award for film for Justine: Nothing To Hide 2."

Major awards


Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by Angela Summers and Summer Knight.


 * Best All-Girl Video: (All The Girls Are) Buttslammers
 * Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film: Janine, Julia Ann; the ice dildo scene, Hidden Obsessions
 * Best Alternative Feature Film: Beach Babes From Beyond
 * Best Alternative Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: Satin and Lace 2
 * Best Alternative Video: Sex on the Beach
 * Best Amateur Tape: New Faces, Hot Bodies 6: The Exchange Student, Part One—Favors
 * Best Amateur Series: Amorous Amateurs
 * Best Anal Scene: Tiffany Mynx, Randy West, Kitty Yung; Sodo-Mania 5
 * Best Anal-Themed Tape: Anal Siege
 * Best Art Direction, Film (tie): Hidden Obsessions, Immortal Desire
 * Best Art Direction, Video: Haunted Nights
 * Best Boxcover Concept: Rocket Girls
 * Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, Hidden Obsessions
 * Best Compilation Tape: Buttwoman's Favorite Endings
 * Best Editing, Film: Philip Christian, Immortal Desire
 * Best Editing, Video: Kunga Sludge, The Creasemaster's Wife
 * Best Explicit Series: Kink-O-Rama
 * Best Foreign Release: Private Video Magazine, Volume 1
 * Best Gonzo Tape: Seymore Butts In Paradise
 * Best Music: Let's Play Music, Les Femmes Erotique
 * Best New Director, Film: Flavio Paris, Butt-O-Rama
 * Best New Director, Video: Dale Lavi, Perpetual Tuesdays
 * Best Non-Sex Performance, Film or Video: Jonathan Morgan, Haunted Nights
 * Best Overall Marketing Campaign: American Garter, VCA Platinum
 * Best Packaging, Film: Whispered Lies
 * Best Packaging, Specialty: Dude Looks Like A Lady
 * Best Packaging, Video (tie): Hungry, Part 1; Pussyman: The Search
 * Best Pro-Am Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 22
 * Best Pro-Am Series: More Dirty Debutantes


 * Best Screenplay, Film: Raven Touchstone, Justine: Nothing to Hide 2
 * Best Screenplay, Video: Jace Rocker, Jonathan Morgan; Haunted Nights
 * Best Sex Scene, Film (Group): Rocco Siffredi, Tiffany Million, Jon Dough, Lacy Rose, Crystal Wilder, Francesca Lé; New Wave Hookers 3
 * Best Specialty Tape, Big Bust: Boobarella
 * Best Specialty Tape, Bondage: Kym Wilde's Ocean View
 * Best Specialty Tape, Other Genre: A Scent Of Leather
 * Best Specialty Tape, Spanking: Defiance: Spanking and Beyond
 * Best Tease Performance: Tianna, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2
 * Best Videography: Kathy Mack, Joe Rock, Frank Marino; Pussyman 2

GAY VIDEO AWARDS
 * Best Bisexual Video: Valley of the Bi Dolls
 * Best Boxcover Concept, Gay Video: Hologram
 * Best Director, Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, Valley of the Bi Dolls
 * Best Director, Gay Video: Sam Abdul, Romeo & Julian
 * Best Editing, Gay Video: Tab Lloyd, Total Corruption
 * Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video: Male Genital Massage
 * Best Gay Alternative Video Release: Chi Chi LaRue's Hardbody Video Magazine
 * Best Gay Solo Video: Pumping Fever
 *  Best Music, Gay Video: Michael Anton, Tom Alex, Sharon Kane; Romeo & Julian
 *  Best Newcomer, Gay Video: Zak Spears
 * Best Non-Sex Performance, Gay Video: Gino Colbert, Honorable Discharge
 * Best Packaging, Gay Video: Hologram
 * Best Screenplay, Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, Honorable Discharge
 * Best Sex Scene, Gay Video: Johnny Rey, Grant Larson, Romeo & Julian
 * Best Supporting Performer, Gay Video: Zak Spears, Total Corruption
 * Best Videography, Gay Video: Todd Montgomery, Abduction 2 & 3

Special Achievement Award

 * Bob Best, of Bon-Vue
 * Howie Wasserman, Paul Wisner, Bruce Walker, Ron Wasserman; Gourmet Video
 * Susan Colvin, Don Browning, Christian Mann; Video Team/CPLC
 * Michael Warner, Ron Zdeb; Great Western Litho
 * Russell Hampshire, of VCA Pictures
 * Marty Feig, of Las Vegas Video
 * Sidney Niekerk, Jack Gallagher; Cal Vista Video

Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1994 were: Buck Adams, Juliet Anderson, Bionca, Tiffany Clark, Lisa De Leeuw, Steve Drake, Harold Lime, Robert McCallum, Ed Powers, Janus Rainer, Mitchell Spinelli, Raven Touchstone

Multiple nominations and awards
Among the movies receiving the most nominations were: Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 with 13, Whispered Lies with 12 and Haunted Nights with nine.

The following thirteen movies received multiple awards:
 * 8 - Justine: Nothing To Hide 2
 * 6 - Haunted Nights
 * 4 - Hidden Obsessions, Romeo & Julian
 * 2 - Abduction 2 & 3, Hologram, Honorable Discharge, Immortal Desire, New Wave Hookers 3, Total Corruption, Valley of the Bi Dolls, Whispered Lies, More Dirty Debutantes 22

Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. The show's trophy girls were Christina Angel and Felecia.

Ceremony information


Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third consecutive year. His co-host for the first half of the show was Janine Lindemulder while Summer Knight co-hosted the last half. Randy West opened the show with a song, “What Do You Call a Movie?”, the lyrics of which contained titles of about 40 movies from the past year.

Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Miller while musical direction was undertaken by Mark J. Miller. A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced and directed by S. Marco Di Mercurio.

Just prior to presentation of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video, Shane pulled out an engagement ring at the podium and proposed marriage to her co-presenter Seymore Butts. A surprised Seymore Butts then pulled an engagement ring out of his pocket and said he had also intended to propose to Shane that evening, then promptly went down on his knees to do so.

There were several new categories this year, or categories now split in two between film and video: Best Sex Scene—Film (Group), Best Sex Scene—Film (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Film (All-Girl), Best Sex Scene—Video (Group), Best Sex Scene—Video (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Video (All-Girl), Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Art Direction—Film, Best Art Direction—Video, Best Explicit Series, Best Foreign Release, Best Amateur Series, Best Pro-Am Series, Best Alternative Release—Video, Best Alternative Release—Film, Best Gay Alternative Video Release, Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video.

Hidden Obsessions was announced as the top selling movie of the year, while New Wave Hookers 3 was announced as the top renting tape of the year.