8th AVN Awards

The 8th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 12, 1991, at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 60 categories honoring pornographic films released the previous year in the United States. The ceremony was videotaped for later pay-per-view broadcast. Actor Tom Byron hosted with seven co-hosts throughout the show.

House of Dreams won seven awards, the most of any feature, including Best Film. Other winners included Beauty and the Beast, Part 2 with five awards, while gay movie More Of A Man took four. Three movies took three awards: The Last X-Rated Movie, The Masseuse and Pretty Peaches 3, while Buttman’s Ultimate Workout and The Rise each won two trophies.

Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 12, 1991. Besides being named Best Film, House of Dreams also won Best Director—Film for Andrew Blake and the Best Sex Scene in a Film Award.

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

Additional award winners
These awards were also presented at the awards show:


 * Best Actor—Gay Video: Joey Stefano, More Of A Man
 * Best Actor—Video Feature: Eric Edwards, The Last X-Rated Movie
 * Best Amateur Tape: Fantasy Realm
 * Best Anal-Themed Feature: Between The Cheeks 2
 * Best Art Direction: House of Dreams
 * Best Bisexual Video: The Last Good Bi
 * Best Box Cover Concept: Fatliners, Executive Video
 * Best Box Cover Concept, Gay Video: Black in Black, Associated Video Group
 * Best Cinematography: House of Dreams
 * Best Compilation Tape: Only the Best 3—Then 'Til Now
 * Best Director—Bisexual Video: Paul Norman, Bi and Beyond IV
 * Best Director—Gay Video: Taylor Hudson, The Rise
 * Best Editing For A Film: House of Dreams
 * Best Editing For A Video Feature: Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
 * Best Editing, Gay Video: Michael Zen, He-Devils
 * Best Featurette Tape: Beat the Heat
 * Best Gay Solo Tape: Straight to Bed
 * Best Gay Video Feature: More Of A Man
 * Best Music: Shadow Dancers I & II


 * Best Newcomer, Gay Video: Jason Ross
 * Best Non-Sexual Performance: Jose Duval, Oh What A Night
 * Best Non-Sexual Performance, Gay Video: Chi Chi LaRue, More Of A Man
 * Best Original Music, Gay Video: Myriam Zadeck, Full Exposure
 * Best Overall Marketing Campaign: Vegas series, CDI Home Video
 * Best Packaging—Feature Film: Pretty Peaches 3, VCA Pictures
 * Best Packaging, Gay Video: Desert Fox, Vivid Man
 * Best Packaging—Video Feature: Diedre in Danger, Vivid Video
 * Best Pro Amateur Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 3
 * Best Screenplay—Film: Mark Haggard, The Masseuse
 * Best Screenplay, Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, More Of A Man
 * Best Screenplay—Video: Anne Randall, The Last X-Rated Movie
 * Best Sex Scene, Gay Video: Ryan Yeager, Scott Bond; The Rise
 * Best Softcore Release: Sea of Dreams
 * Best Specialty Tape—Other Genres: Life in the Fat Lane
 * Best Supporting Actor, Gay Video: Ryan Yeager, Stranded
 * Best Tease Performance: Chantelle, Bend Over Babes
 * Best Videography: Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
 * Best Videography, Gay Video: John Trennell, Idol Eyes

Special Achievement Award

 * General Video of America
 * Philip Harvey and Adam & Eve
 * First Amendment Lawyers Association
 * Deep Throat—20th Anniversary

Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1991 were: Barbara Dare, Christy Canyon, Randy West, Tom Byron, Hyapatia Lee, Shanna McCullough, Sharon Kane, Eric Edwards, Jim and Artie Mitchell

Multiple nominations and awards
The following eight movies received multiple awards:


 * 7 - House of Dreams
 * 5 - Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
 * 4 - More Of A Man
 * 3 - The Last X-Rated Movie, The Masseuse, Pretty Peaches 3
 * 2 - Buttman’s Ultimate Workout, The Rise

Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed music or comedy. The show's trophy girl was Alexandria Quinn.

Ceremony information


Actor Tom Byron hosted the show for the first time. He had several co-hosts: Jeanna Fine in Part 1, Nina Hartley and Gloria Leonard for the Hall of Fame entrants portion, Ashlyn Gere and Chi Chi LaRue for the next portion and Britt Morgan and Rick Savage for the final awards.

The show was videotaped for later pay-per-view broadcast and a VHS video release by VCA Pictures.

House of Dreams was announced as the Best Selling Tape of 1990 while Pretty Peaches 3 was announced as the Best Renting Tape of 1990.

Critical reviews
Inside X-Rated Video called the awards show “marvelous” and more tranquil than the Consumer Electronics Show, which many adult entertainment companies had booths at.