28th AVN Awards

The 28th AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2010. The ceremony was held on January 8, 2011 in the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Media Network presented awards in 155 categories of movies or products released between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2010. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Showtime. Comedian Lisa Lampanelli hosted the show with co-hosts Tori Black and Riley Steele.

AVN increased the number of people who voted on the awards to more than forty, "roughly divided evenly between in-house AVN editors, freelancers and outside critics" by adding "Xcitement Magazine's Cindi Loftus, Genesis Magazine's Dan Davis, RogReviews.com's Roger Pipe, DrunkenStepfather.com's Drunken Stepfather, Theresa “Darklady” Reed, former AVN editors Tod Hunter and Jared Rutter, XCritic.com's Christopher Thorne, Dr. Jay and Don Houston, members of AdultDVDTalk.com and others."

Fan awards were also introduced in 2011. Winners were determined by voting two weeks before the show. Fans were able to vote in four categories: Favorite Performer, Favorite Body, Favorite Movie, and Wildest Sex Scene.

Speed earned Best Feature honors for Brad Armstrong who also took home the Best Director—Feature award. Tori Black won her second Female Performer of the Year award, the first actress to do so in the event's 28-year history, while Gracie Glam won the Best New Starlet Award. Evan Stone became a three-time Male Performer of the Year, joining Manuel Ferrara and Lexington Steele as the two others with three wins in the category.

Winners and nominees


The nominees for the 28th AVN Awards were announced on November 29, 2010 in a press release. The film receiving the most nominations was Malice in Lalaland with 19, while performer Tori Black had the most individual nominations with 22, an AVN Awards record. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 2011, which were taped for broadcast April 7 on Showtime.

Major Awards
Award winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Additional Award Winners
These awards were announced in a winners-only segment but were not presented their awards on stage during the event and were not part of the televised awards show:

DVD Categories
 * Best All-Girl Release: Meow!
 * Best All-Girl Series: Women Seeking Women
 * Best All-Sex Release: Just Jenna
 * Best All-Sex Series: Don't Make Me Beg
 * Best Alternative Release: Extreme Public Adventures
 * Best Amateur Release: Absolute Amateurs 3
 * Best Amateur Series: ATK Galleria
 * Best Anal-Themed Release: Big Wet Asses! 16
 * Best Anal-Themed Series: Evil Anal
 * Best Animated Release: Bound to Please
 * Best BDSM Release: Bondage Wonderland
 * Best Big Bust Release: Bra Busters
 * Best Big Bust Series: Big Tits at School
 * Best Big Butt Release: Asslicious 2
 * Best Big Butt Series: Big Ass Fixation
 * Best Classic Release: Aunt Peg's Fulfillment
 * Best Comedy: Couples Camp
 * Best DVD Extras: Speed, Wicked Pictures
 * Best DVD Menus: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody - Axel Braun/Vivid Entertainment
 * Best Educational Release: Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Advanced Fellatio
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian: Asian Fucking Nation 4
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Black: Black Ass Addiction 6
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Latin: Buttman's Rio Extreme Girls
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Asian: Naughty Little Asians
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Black: Black Ass Addiction
 * Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin: Latin Adultery
 * Best Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: Strap Attack 12
 * Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: Party of Feet 2
 * Best Foreign All-Sex Release: Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
 * Best Foreign All-Sex Series: Rocco: Puppet Master
 * Best Foreign Feature: Alice: A Fairy Love Tale
 * Best Gonzo Series: Slutty and Sluttier
 * Best Interactive DVD: Interactive Sex with Alexis Texas
 * Best Internal Release: Unplanned Parenthood
 * Best Internal Series: All Internal
 * Best Interracial Series: It's Big, It's Black, It's Jack
 * Best MILF Release: Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers 4
 * Best MILF Series: Seasoned Players
 * Best New Line: The Ass Factory
 * Best New Video Production Company: Axel Braun Productions
 * Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 12
 * Best Online Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Adam & Eve Pictures, AdamEvePictures.com
 * Best Online Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody, Bluebird Films (BatFXXX.com)
 * Best Oral Release: Fuck Face
 * Best Oral Series: Suck It Dry
 * Best Orgy/Gangbang Release: Out Numbered 5
 * Best Orgy/Gangbang Series: Fuck Team Five
 * Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Vivid Entertainment
 * Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, Axel Braun/Vivid Entertainment
 * Best Packaging: Body Heat, Digital Playground
 * Best Packaging Innovation: Malice in Lalaland - Miss Lucifer/Vivid Entertainment
 * Best POV Release: Jack's POV 15
 * Best POV Series: Jack’s POV
 * Best Pro-Am Release: Brand New Faces 26
 * Best Pro-Am Series: Can He Score?
 * Best Solo Release: All by Myself 4
 * Best Special Effects: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
 * Best Specialty Release – Other Genre: Asses of Face Destruction 9
 * Best Specialty Series: Barefoot Confidential
 * Best Squirting Release: Big League Squirters
 * Best Squirting Series: Squirtamania
 * Best Transsexual Release: America's Next Top Tranny: Season 6
 * Best Transsexual Series: She-Male XTC
 * Best Vignette Release: Pornstars Punishment
 * Best Vignette Series: Bad Girls
 * Best Young Girl Release: Cum Spoiled Brats
 * Best Young Girl Series: Barely Legal
 * Clever Title of the Year: The Devil Wears Nada

Performer/Creator Categories
 * Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Kayden Kross, Jesse Jane, Riley Steele, Katsuni, Raven Alexis - Body Heat
 * Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene: Alexis Texas, Kristina Rose, Asa Akira - Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman
 * Best Anal Sex Scene: Asa Akira, Manuel Ferrara - Asa Akira Is Insatiable
 * Best Art Direction: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
 * Best Cinematography/Videography: Fliktor, Butch, BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
 * Best Director – Ethnic Video: Jules Jordan - Lex the Impaler 5
 * Best Director – Foreign Feature: Paul Chaplin - Department S, Mission One: City of Broken Angels
 * Best Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Gazzman - Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
 * Best Director – Non Feature: William H., Performers of the Year 2010
 * Best Editing: Lew Xypher - Malice in Lalaland
 * Best Group Sex Scene: Alexis Texas, Kristina Rose, Gracie Glam, Michael Stefano, Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman
 * Best Makeup: Red Velvet, Rosa, Lisa Sloane, Melissa Makeup - BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
 * Best Male Newcomer: Seth Gamble
 * Best Music Soundtrack: This Ain't Glee XXX
 * Best Non-Sex Performance: James Bartholet, Not Charlie's Angels XXX
 * Best Original Song: “Big Tushy Hos” by Drew Rose - This Ain't Glee XXX
 * Best POV Sex Scene: Tori Black, Jack's POV 15
 * Best Screenplay – Adapted: Axel Braun, Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
 * Best Screenplay – Original: David Stanley, The Condemned
 * Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Tori Black, Steve Holmes, Jazz Duro - Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
 * Best Solo Sex Scene: Joanna Angel, Rebel Girl
 * Best Supporting Actor: Evan Stone - Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
 * Best Supporting Actress: Lexi Belle - Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
 * Best Tease Performance: Eva Angelina, Alexis Texas - Car Wash Girls
 * Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Girl /Boy/Boy: Asa Akira, Prince Yahshua, Jon Jon - Asa Akira Is Insatiable
 * Director of the Year (Body of Work): Axel Braun
 * Female Foreign Performer of the Year: Angel Dark
 * Male Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco Siffredi
 * MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year: Julia Ann
 * Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Adrianna Nicole, Amy Brooke, Allie Haze in “Enema Boot Camp,” Belladonna: Fetish Fanatic 8
 * Transsexual Performer of the Year: Bailey Jay
 * Unsung Male Performer of the Year: Mark Ashley
 * Unsung Starlet of the Year: Charley Chase

Retail and Distribution Categories
 * Best Adult Distributor: IVD/East Coast News
 * Best Boutique (East): Eve's Garden, New York, NY
 * Best Boutique (West): Babeland, Seattle, WA
 * Best Retail Chain: Good Vibrations
 * Best Retail Store (East): Fairvilla Megastore, Orlando, FL
 * Best Retail Store (West): Castle Megastore, Tempe, AZ

Sex Toys and Pleasure Products
 * Best Fetish Product: Ballz Gag, Stockroom
 * Best Lingerie or Apparel Company: Baci Lingerie
 * Best Overall Sex Toy Line: Fleshlight Girls, Fleshlight
 * Best Packaging Doc Johnson, Platinum Pure Silicon
 * Best Party, Game or Gag Product: Love Poker, California Exotic Novelties
 * Best Sex Accessory: Afterglow Natural Massage Oil Candle, Jimmyjane
 * Best Sex Toy Company (Large): LELO
 * Best Sex Toy Company (Small): Je Joue
 * Best Sex Toy for Couples: Couples Remote Control Vibrating Egg, Penthouse/Topco
 * Best Sex Toy for Men: Sex in A Can, Fleshlight
 * Best Sex Toy for Women: G-Ki, Je Joue

Web and Technology Categories
 * Best Alternative Website: Kink.com
 * Best Dating Website: AshleyMadison.com
 * Best Live Chat Website: IMLive.com
 * Best Membership Site: AbbyWinters.com
 * Best Membership Site Network: Brazzers.com
 * Best Photography Website: AndrewBlake.com
 * Best Retail Website: AdultDVDEmpire.com
 * Best Web Premiere: Dong of the Dead, BurningAngel.com
 * Best Web Star: Kelly Madison, KellyMadison.com

Reuben Sturman Award
John Stagliano was awarded the Reuben Sturman Award "for his successful defense of obscenity charges" in 2010.

Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2011 were: Belladonna, Axel Braun, Gia Darling, Ben Dover, Jada Fire, Jules Jordan, Bridgette Kerkove, Miles Long, Sinnamon Love, Sonny Malone, Pat Myne, Savanna Samson, Jasmin St. Claire, Scott St. James and Evan Stone.
 * Founders Branch: Russell Hampshire, VCA Pictures; Mike Moran, Lion's Den; Steven Orenstein, Wicked Pictures
 * Pleasure Product Branch: Joani Blank, Good Vibrations; Ron Braverman, Doc Johnson; Susan Colvin, California Exotic Novelties; Marty Tucker, Topco.
 * Internet Founders Branch: Mitch Farber, Netbilling; Colin Rowntree, Wasteland.com; Tim Valenti, NakedSword.com.

Multiple nominations and awards
The following releases received multiple awards:
 * 7 awards: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
 * 6 awards: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody
 * 4 awards: Asa Akira Is Insatiable, Speed
 * 3 awards: Body Heat, Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman, This Ain't Glee XXX and Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
 * 2 awards: The Condemned, Jack’s POV 15, Lex the Impaler 5, Malice in Lalaland, Meow! and Performers of the Year 2010

The following releases received the most nominations
 * 19 nominations: Malice in Lalaland
 * 16 nominations: BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody, Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
 * 15 nominations: Speed, The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody
 * 14 nominations: The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody, Bonny & Clide
 * 11 nominations: Body Heat, The Condemned, An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco

The following individuals received multiple awards:
 * 4 awards: Asa Akira, Tori Black
 * 3 awards: Axel Braun, Kristina Rose, Riley Steele, Evan Stone, Alexis Texas
 * 2 awards: Raven Alexis, Joanna Angel, Manuel Ferrara, Gracie Glam, Jesse Jane, Jules Jordan, Katsuni, Kayden Kross

The following individuals received the most nominations:
 * 22 nominations (an AVN Awards record): Tori Black
 * 17 nominations: Bobbi Starr
 * 14 nominations: Kristina Rose
 * 13 nominations: Andy San Dimas
 * 12 nominations (excluding nominations as producer): Manuel Ferrara
 * 10 nominations: Asa Akira

Presenters and performers
The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:

Trophy girls

 * Madelyn Marie
 * Chanel Preston

Changes to awards categories
Beginning with the 28th AVN Awards, AVN Media Network added a category to the awards show, entitled Best Web Premiere, "to recognize original and outstanding content production exclusively for the web."

Five new categories were also introduced to recognize the retail and distribution sector of the adult industry:
 * Best Adult Distributor (East region)
 * Best Adult Distributor (West region)
 * Best Retail Boutique (East region)
 * Best Retail Boutique (West region)
 * Best Retail Chain

Controversies
Comedian Andy Dick was ejected from the awards ceremony before the show had even started for allegedly pestering adult star Tera Patrick and drag queen Chi Chi LaRue backstage.