33rd AVN Awards

The 33rd AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2015 and took place on January 23, 2016, at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News will present AVN Awards (often referred to as the Oscars of porn  ) in 115 categories released from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. The ceremony, taped to be televised in the United States by Showtime, was produced by Gary Miller. Comedian and actress Kate Quigley co-hosted the show for the first time, joined by adult movie actresses Joanna Angel and Anikka Albrite.

Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 33rd AVN Awards were announced on November 19, 2015, at the annual AVN Awards Nominations Party at Avalon nightclub in Hollywood.

Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody received the most nominations with 21 total, with Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody came in second with 18. BLACKED.com received 15 nominations, and TUSHY.com was given 12.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 23, 2016. Despite their lower number of nominations, TUSHY.com were the big winners with ''Being Riley. Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody'' also shared the honors winning five trophies as well. Marriage 2.0, Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody and The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries each won four awards and European production The Doctor took three.

Major awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 23, 2016, are highlighted in boldface.

Additional award winners
The following is the list of remaining award categories, which were presented apart from the actual awards ceremony.

CONTENT CATEGORIES
 * BBW Performer of the Year: Karla Lane
 * Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Angela White, Alexis Texas, Anikka Albrite, Angela 2
 * Best All-Girl Movie: Angela Loves Women
 * Best All-Girl Series: Women Seeking Women
 * Best Amateur/Pro-Am Movie: It's My First Time 2
 * Best Amateur/Pro-Am Series: Bang Bus
 * Best Anal Movie: Anal Beauty
 * Best Anal Series: DP Me
 * Best Anthology Movie: Oil Overload 12
 * Best Art Direction: Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best BDSM Movie: The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries
 * Best Cinematography: Greg Lansky, Being Riley
 * Best Comedy: Love, Sex & TV News
 * Best Continuing Series: Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers
 * Best Director - Feature: Paul Deeb, Marriage 2.0
 * Best Director – Foreign Feature: Dick Bush, The Doctor
 * Best Director – Foreign Non-Feature: Alis Locanta, Waltz With Me
 * Best Director – Non-Feature: Jules Jordan, Jesse: Alpha Female
 * Best Director – Parody: Axel Braun, Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best Double Penetration Sex Scene: Riley Reid, James Deen, Erik Everhard, Being Riley
 * Best Editing: Eddie Powell, Gabrielle Anex, The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries
 * Best Ethnic Movie: Latin Asses
 * Best Ethnic/Interracial Series: My First Interracial
 * Best Foreign Feature: The Doctor
 * Best Foreign Non-Feature: Waltz With Me
 * Best Gonzo Movie: Eye Contact
 * Best Group Sex Scene: Keisha Grey, Mick Blue, James Deen, Jon Jon, John Strong, Erik Everhard, Gangbang Me 2
 * Best Ingénue Movie: Best New Starlets 2015
 * Best Interracial Movie: Black & White 3
 * Best Makeup: Cammy Ellis, May Kup, Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best Male Newcomer: Brad Knight
 * Best Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: Marriage 2.0, LionReach/Adam & Eve
 * Best Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Blacked/Tushy
 * Best MILF Movie: MILF Performers of the Year 2015
 * Best New Imprint: Tushy
 * Best New Series: All Access
 * Best Non-Sex Performance: Christopher Ryan, PhD, Marriage 2.0
 * Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Movie:: Lesbian Adventures: Older Women, Younger Girls 6
 * Best Oral Movie: Facialized 2
 * Best Orgy/Gangbang Movie: Gangbang Me 2
 * Best Polyamory Movie: Marriage 2.0
 * Best POV Sex Scene: Jillian Janson, Aidra Fox, Jules Jordan, Eye Contact
 * Best Screenplay: Jacky St. James, The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries
 * Best Screenplay – Parody: Axel Braun, Mark Logan, Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Victoria Summers, Danny D., The Doctor
 * Best Solo Movie: Glamour Solos 4
 * Best Solo/Tease Performance: Abigail Mac, Black & White 4
 * Best Soundtrack: Wanted

Content (ctd.)


 * Best Special Effects: Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best Specialty Movie – Other Genre: Cum Inside Me
 * Best Specialty Series – Other Genre: Big Tit Cream Pie
 * Best Supporting Actor: Steven St. Croix, Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
 * Best Taboo Relations Movie: The Father Figure
 * Best T/A Movie: Bra Busters 6
 * Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl: Carter Cruise, Flash Brown, Jason Brown, Carter Cruise Obsession
 * Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy: Anikka Albrite, Valentina Nappi, Mick Blue, Anikka's Anal Sluts
 * Best Transsexual Movie: The Tranny Bunch
 * Best Transsexual Series: The Trans X-Perience
 * Best Transsexual Sex Scene: Vixxen Goddess, Adriana Chechik, TS Playground 21
 * Clever Title of the Year: That Rapper Destroyed My Crapper
 * Female Foreign Performer of the Year: Misha Cross
 * Mainstream Star of the Year: Jessica Drake
 * Male Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco Siffredi
 * MILF Performer of the Year: Kendra Lust
 * Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Lea Lexis, Tommy Pistol in “Nightmare for the Dairy Council,” Analmals

FAN AWARDS
 * Favorite Cam Girl: AngelNDemon4u or Devious Angel (There is a discrepancy between what was announced on the AVN Awards' official Twitter feed and the winners' list press release.)
 * Favorite Cam Guy: Adam Sinner
 * Favorite Camming Couple: Nicolah and Steven Bond
 * Favorite Female Performer: Riley Reid
 * Favorite Male Performer: Keiran Lee
 * Favorite Trans Cam Performer: Kylie Maria
 * Favorite Trans Performer: Bailey Jay
 * Hottest Newcomer: Abella Danger
 * Hottest MILF: Kendra Lust
 * Most Amazing Sex Toy: Dani Daniels
 * Most Spectacular Boobs: Hitomi Tanaka
 * Social Media Star: Riley Reid

WEB & TECHNOLOGY
 * Best Affiliate Program: Famedollars (Gamma Entertainment)
 * Best Alternative Website: Kink.com
 * Best Dating Website: AdultFriendFinder.com
 * Best Membership Website: Blacked.com
 * Best Porn Star Website: JoannaAngel.com
 * Best Solo Girl Website: Vicky Vette, VickyAtHome.com
 * Best Web Director: Ivan

PLEASURE PRODUCTS
 * Best Condom Manufacturer: Kimono
 * Best Enhancement Manufacturer: Classic Erotica
 * Best Fetish Manufacturer: Spartacus Leathers
 * Best Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer: Syren Latex
 * Best Lubricant Manufacturer: Wet International
 * Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large: Doc Johnson
 * Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium: LELO
 * Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small: Advanced Response

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION


 * Best Boutique: Early to Bed (Chicago)
 * Best Retail Chain – Small: Good Vibrations
 * Best Retail Chain – Large: Romantix
 * Best Web Retail Store: AdultEmpire.com

Multiple nominations and awards
The following 12 releases received multiple awards:

Visionary Award
The Visionary Award went to AVN founder Paul Fishbein.

Hall of Fame
AVN on December 18, 2015, announced the 2016 inductees into its hall of fame:


 * Founders Branch: Fred Hirsch, Rudy Sutton, Eddie Wedelstedt
 * Video Branch: Joanna Angel, Nikki Benz, DCypher, Jonni Darkko, Dana DeArmond, Nikita Denise, Tommy Gunn, Kimberly Kane, Sascha Koch, Alex Ladd, Teagan Presley, John Strong, Shyla Stylez, Dana Vespoli, Vicky Vette
 * Executive Branch: Jon Blitt, Bob Christian, Scott David, Eric Gutterman, Steve Volponi, Nelson X
 * Pleasure Products Branch: Ralph Caplan, Rina Valan, Steve Shubin
 * Internet Founders Branch: Charles Berrebbi and John Albright, Ilan Bunimovitz

Presenters and performers
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy sketches.

Ceremony information
For the first time, content released solely on video-on-demand is eligible for AVN Awards consideration. AVN announced VOD content would be eligible in the Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene, Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Anal Sex Scene categories. As usual, several of the categories were renamed and redefined and a new niche category was added, Best Polyamory Movie.

AVN has also stated that porn star James Deen, who has been the subject of publicized assault allegations, will continue to be eligible for awards in categories he or his production company has been nominated for, since the awards "do not reflect an official position on any other matter involving James Deen."