Alt aficionados will be especially pleased to see Ivan, Sasha Grey, Peter Acworth, and Kendra James inducted into the Hall of Fame and wins for Kira Noir, Tommy Pistol, Maitland Ward, Seth Gamble, Aubrey Kate, Small Hands, Daisy Ducati, Lucky Fate, Aiden Starr, Amouranth, Aphia DeMieux, Lydia Black, Charlotte Sartre, and Purple Bitch. Always appreciate seeing alt-friendly big brands Brazzers, AdultTime, and EvilAngel as well. Particularly pleased to see the wins for director Ricky Greenwood (profiled in the current issue of AltStar) for Grinders and The Bargain.

The 2023 winners are:

Best Oral Sex Scene
Laney Grey & Mick Blue, “Laney Grey Deepthroats All Day” | Throated/Blowpass

Best Leading Actor
Seth Gamble, Going Up, Lust Cinema

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
Vanna Bardot & Gianna Dior, “Heat Wave” | Slayed

MILF Performer of the Year
Cherie DeVille

Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy
SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix

Best New Starlet
Charly Summer

Male Performer of the Year
Seth Gamble

Best Anal Sex Scene
Angela White & Manuel Ferrara, “Florentine Part 1” | If It Feels Good 3, Deeper/Pulse

Best Leading Actress
Maitland Ward, Drift, Deeper

Outstanding Directing – Individual Work
Kayden Kross, Drift, Deeper

Trans Performer of the Year
Emma Rose

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Blake Blossom & Jax Slayher, “Dream Slut, Blonde, Stacked, Blake Blossom Worships Jax
Slayher’s Giant Cock” | Jules Jordan Video

Female Performer of the Year
Kira Noir

Grand Reel
Grinders, Adult Time

Best Actor – Featurette
Tommy Pistol, “The Bargain” | Greenwood/Adult Time

Best Actress – Featurette
Blake Blossom, “An Honest Man” | MissaX

Best Non-Sex Performance
Misty Stone, Love, Sex & Music, Adam & Eve Pictures

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Pistol, Grinders, Adult Time

Best Supporting Actress
Kira Noir, Sorrow Bay, Lust Cinema

Best Thespian – Trans/X
Ariel Demure, “Under Her Wing” | Transfixed

Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
Gianna Dior, Jill Kassidy & Natalia Nix, “Close Up” | Slayed

Best Solo/Tease Performance
Angela White, “Take Control” | Brazzers

Best Male Newcomer
Lucky Fate

Best New International Starlet
Little Dragon

Girl/Girl Specialty Performer of the Year
Aidra Fox

Best Star Showcase
Ultimate Fuck Toy: Charly Summer, Jules Jordan Video

International Male Performer of the Year
Danny D.

Clever Title of the Year
“I Can’t Believe It’s Nut Butter!” | WankzVR

International Female Performer of the Year
Little Caprice

Best Trans Newcomer
Brittney Kade

Niche Specialty Performer of the Year
Daisy Ducati

Mainstream Venture of the Year
Maitland Ward, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me From Hollywood

Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene
Gia Derza, John Strong & Mick Blue, “Gia Scene 1: Double Penetration!” | Evil Angel

Best Tag-Team Sex Scene
Gianna Dior, Mick Blue & Steve Holmes, “Gianna 4 You” | Dorcel

Best Three-Way Sex Scene
Jazmin Luv, Anna Claire Clouds & Anton Harden, “Let’s All Be Friends” | Blacked Raw

Best Foursome/Orgy Scene
Violet Myers, Vicki Chase, Vic Marie, Vanna Bardot, Nicole Doshi, Savannah Bond, Anton Harden, Richard Mann, Isiah Maxwell, Jonathan Jordan, Brickzilla, Garland, Jamie Knoxx, Jay Hefner, John Legendary, Tyrone Love, Stretch & Zaddy; “High Gear” | Blacked Raw V56, Blacked Raw/Pulse

Best Blowbang Scene
Angela White, “Sexually Rated Programming: Blowbang” | Brazzers

Best Gangbang Scene
Angela White, Mick Blue, John Strong, Isiah Maxwell, Zac Wild & Oliver Flynn, “Take Control” | Brazzers

Best International Group Sex Scene
Sara Bell, Martina Smeraldi, Yves Morgan, Oscar Batty & Mike Chapman, “Rocco’s Double Trouble 5, Scene 2” | Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel

Best International Anal Sex Scene
Vina Sky & Vince Karter, “Vina Sky: French Tour De Anal” | Exotics 2, Jules Jordan Video
Best International All-Girl Sex Scene

Little Caprice & Agatha Vega, “Wonder Women” | Caprice Divas/Little Caprice Dreams
Best International Boy/Girl Sex Scene

Liya Silver & Joss Lescaf, “The Spanish Stallion: Angie Lynx vs. Liya Silver, Scene 2” | Rocco Siffredi Films/Evil Angel

Best POV Sex Scene
Anna Claire Clouds & Manuel Ferrara, “Manuel’s Fucking POV 14 – Scene 3” | Jules Jordan Video

Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene
Jade Venus & Ariel Demure, “Jade + Ariel: Sealed With a Cum Kiss” | PansexualX Porn
Crush 4, Aiden Starr/Evil Angel

Best Trans Group Sex Scene
Emma Rose, Khloe Kay & Kenzie Anne, “The Cum Sauna” | Oopsie!/Adult Time

Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
Apryl Rein, Coco Lovelock, Delilah Day, Haley Spades, Penelope Kay, Charly Summer, Kyler Quinn, Leana Lovings, Blake Blossom, Aubree Valentine, Laney Grey, Madi Laine, Avery Black, Alexia Anders, Izzy Lush & John Strong; “Dream Team” | SLR Originals/SexLikeReal

Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Ashley Lane & Tommy Pistol, “The Bargain” (or “Putting the P in Krampus”) | Greenwood/Adult Time

Best Art Direction
SpideyPool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix

Best Cinematography
Set Walker, Goddess and the Seed, Deeper/Pulse

Best Editing
Michael Hues, Grinders, Adult Time

Best Hair & Makeup
Alexxx Moon, “One Last Kiss” | MissaX

Best Screenplay – Featurette
Ricky Greenwood, “One Last Kiss” | MissaX

Best Screenplay – Movie or Limited Series
James Avalon, Dark Is the Night, Wicked Noir/Pulse

Best Soundtrack
Grinders, Adult Time

Best Directing Portfolio – International
Rocco Siffredi

Best Directing Portfolio – Narrative
Kayden Kross

Best Directing Portfolio – Non-Narrative
Jules Jordan

Best Directing Portfolio – Specialty
Aiden Starr

Best New Production Banner
Ricky’s Room

Best International Production
Revenge, Dorcel/Pulse

Best All-Girl Movie or Limited Series
Play 2, Slayed/Pulse

Best All-Girl Series or Channel
Cravings, Slayed/Pulse

Best Anal Movie or Limited Series
Anal Savages 8, Jules Jordan Video

Best Anal Series or Channel
Tushy Raw, Tushy Raw/Pulse

Best Anthology Movie or Limited Series
Blonde Label 2, Deeper/Pulse

Best Anthology Series or Channel
Vibes, Vixen/Pulse

Best BDSM Movie or Limited Series
Tainted Love, Kink

Best Curve Appeal Movie or Limited Series
Breast Worship 7, Jules Jordan Video

Best Featurette
“The Bargain” | Greenwood/Adult Time

Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Movie or Limited Series
Goddess and the Seed, Deeper/Pulse

Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Series or Channel
Blacked Raw, Blacked Raw/Pulse

Best Female Mixed-Age Movie or Limited Series
Cougariffic 2, Girlsway Productions

Best MILF Movie or Limited Series
Mommy’s Boys, MissaX

Best MILF/Female Mixed-Age Series or Channel
Filthy Moms, Brazzers/Pulse

Best Multi-Partner Movie or Limited Series
Threesome Fantasies 12, Vixen/Pulse

Best Trans Movie or Limited Series
Tantalizing Threesomes, TransAngels/Pulse

Best Trans Series or Channel
Transfixed, Adult Time

Best Oral Series or Channel
Swallowed.com, Lit Up/Evil Angel

Best Niche Movie or Limited Series
Cum Inside 3, Nubile Films/Pulse

Best Niche Series or Channel
Hentai Sex School, Adult Time/Adult Source

Best Taboo Relations Movie or Limited Series
Daddy’s Favorite 3, Digital Sin

Best Ingénue Movie or Limited Series
Ripe 11, Jules Jordan Video

Best Ingénue Series or Channel
Dirty Little Schoolgirl Stories, New Sensations

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

Best Enhancement Manufacturer
Wicked Sensual Care

Best Fetish Manufacturer
XR Brands

Best Lingerie or Apparel Line
Envy Menswear

Best Lubricant Brand
Jo

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small
OEJ Novelty

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium
Thank Me Now

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large
Doc Johnson

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION

Best Boutique
Pepper

Best Retail Chain – Small
Circus of Books

Best Retail Chain – Medium
Excitement

Best Retail Chain – Large
Lion’s Den

Best Web Retail Store
PinkCherry.com

FAN-VOTED

Favorite Female Porn Star
Angela White

Favorite Male Porn Star
Johnny Sins

Favorite Trans Porn Star
Daisy Taylor

Hottest Newcomer
Scarlett Jones

Hottest MILF
Kendra Lust

Favorite BBW Star
Alex Blair

Favorite Domme
Brittany Andrews

Favorite Creator Site Star
Amouranth

Favorite Porn Star Creator
Angela White

Most Amazing Ass
Abella Danger

Most Spectacular Boobs
Angela White

Favorite Cam Girl
Aphia DeMieux

Favorite Cam Guy
Logan Chase

Favorite Trans Cam Star
Casey Kisses

Favorite Camming Couple
Casey Kisses & Kylie LeBeau

Favorite Camming Cosplayer
Purple Bitch

Hottest All-Girl Creator Collab
Angela White & Sky Bri

Hottest Anal Creator Collab
Angela White & Michael Stefano

Hottest Boy/Girl Creator Collab
Violet Myers & Alex Mack

Hottest Trans Creator Collab
Aubrey Kate & Small Hands

Hottest Oral Creator Collab
Angela White & Pressure

Hottest Solo Creator Content
Violet Myers

Favorite Podcast
Plug Talk

the 2023 AVN Hall of Fame inductees are:

Founders Branch

Peter Acworth

Video Branch

Marco Banderas
Gina Carrera
Dick Chibbles
Foxxy
Sasha Grey
Ivan
Kendra James
Marc Kramer
Ice La Fox
Jack Lawrence
Angel Long
Pinky
JohnPaul the Pope
Annette Schwarz
Johnny Sins
Executive Branch
Wilma Ginocchi
Drew Rosenfeld

Pleasure Products Branch

Bonnie Feingold
Justin Ross
Web-Tech Branch
Greg Dumas
Sean Christian

The 2021 winners are:

VIDEO & WEB

All-Girl Performer of the Year
Charlotte Stokely

Best Actor – Featurette
Tommy Pistol, Another Life, MissaX

Best Actress – Featurette
Angela White, Seasons, AllHerLuv

Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan; Emily Willis, Riley Reid & Kristen Scott

Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology
Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan

Best All-Girl Series or Site
Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films

Best Anal Movie or Anthology
The Art of Anal Sex 11, Tushy/Pulse

Best Anal Series or Site
Anal Angels, Tushy/Pulse

Best Anal Sex Scene
Rocco’s Back to America for More Adventures, Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel; Jane Wilde & Rocco Siffredi

Best Art Direction
Muse, Deeper

Best BDSM Movie or Anthology
Mistress Maitland, Deeper/Pulse

Best Blowbang Scene
Emily Willis 10 Man Blowbang (f. Facialized 7), Hard X/O.L. Entertainment; Emily Willis

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Higher Power (f. Mistress Maitland), Deeper/Pulse; Maitland Ward & Pressure

Best Cinematography
Mistress Maitland, Deeper/Pulse; Set Walker & Winston Henry

Best Curve Appeal Movie or Anthology
Breast Worship 6, Jules Jordan Video

Best Directing – Comedy
Cougar Queen: A Tiger King Parody, Girlsway Productions; Casey Calvert & Eli Cross

Best Directing – Drama
Muse, Kayden Kross

Best Directing – Foreign Production
A Perfect Woman, Dorcel/Wicked; Hervé Bodilis

Best Directing – Non-Narrative Production
The Insatiable Emily Willis, Jules Jordan Video; Jules Jordan

Best Director – Site/Network Content
Laurent Sky, Vixen.com/Tushy.com/Blacked.com

Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene
The Insatiable Emily Willis, Jules Jordan Video; Emily Willis, Steve Holmes & Mick Blue

Best Editing
Muse, Deeper; Duboko

Best Featurette
Fashionistas Lost, EvilAngel.com

Best Female Mixed-Age Production
Cougars, Kittens & Cock 4, Jules Jordan Video

Best Foreign Production
Impulses, Dorcel

Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene
Tender Kiss Little Caprice & Liya Silver, LittleCaprice-Dreams.com; Little Caprice & Liya Silver

Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene
Sex With Strangers (f. Young Tushy), Tushy/Pulse; Naomi Swann & Christian Clay

Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Manuel’s Euro Tour: Paris, Jules Jordan Video; Liya Silver & Manuel Ferrara

Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene
Our Secret Place (f. Young Fantasies 5), Vixen/Pulse; Naomi Swann, Talia Mint & Alberto Blanco

Best Gangbang Scene
Adriana Chechik’s Extreme Gangbang, EvilAngel.com; Adriana Chechik, Alex Jones, Eddie Jaye, John Strong, Markus Dupree, Rob Piper & Scotty P.

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
Influence Elsa Jean, Tushy; Elsa Jean & Emily Willis

Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or Anthology
Oil Overload 16, Jules Jordan Video

Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Series or Site
Dredd, Jules Jordan Video

Best Group Sex Movie or Anthology
Excess, Deeper/Pulse

Best Group Sex Scene
Climax, Dorcel/Wicked; Angela White, Whitney Wright, Britney Amber, India Summer, Jane Wilde, Avi Love, Seth Gamble, Codey Steele, Ryan Driller & Eric Masterson

Best Ingénue Movie or Anthology
Young Fantasies 5, Vixen/Pulse

Best Ingénue Series or Site
My Sexy Little Sister, Digital Sin

Best Leading Actor
Seth Gamble, A Killer on the Loose, MissaX/Pulse

Best Leading Actress
Maitland Ward, Muse, Deeper

Best Makeup
The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse; Mrs. Scar

Best Male Newcomer
Alex Mack

Best MILF Movie or Anthology
A 40 Year-Old Wife’s Deep Desires, Dorcel/Wicked

Best MILF/Female Mixed-Age Series or Site
Manuel Is a MILF-o-Maniac, Jules Jordan Video

Best New Foreign Starlet
Eva Elfie

Best New Production Banner
Bellesa House

Best New Starlet
Scarlit Scandal

Best Niche Movie or Anthology
Age & Beauty Vols. 1 & 2, Adult Time/Pulse

Best Niche Series or Site
Device Bondage, Kink.com

Best Non-Sex Performance
Angela White, Fertile (f. Under the Bed Vol. 2), Pure Taboo/Pulse

Best Oral Movie or Anthology
Facialized 7, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment

Best Oral Sex Scene
Gianna Dior: Blowjob With Eye Contact, EvilAngel.com; Gianna Dior

Best POV Sex Scene
Emily Willis: Car BJ & POV Fucking, EvilAngel.com; Emily Willis & Mick Blue

Best Quarantine Sex Scene
Teenage Lesbian: One Year Later, AdultTime.com; Kristen Scott, Whitney Wright, Alina Lopez, Aidra Fox, Kenna James & Kendra Spade

Best Screenplay – Comedy
Evil Tiki Babes, BurningAngel/Exile; Joanna Angel & Shawn Alff

Best Screenplay – Drama
Muse, Deeper; Kayden Kross

Best Solo/Tease Performance
Woman (f. Dance for Me), Deeper/Pulse; Vanna Bardot

Best Soundtrack
Lana, BurningAngel Entertainment

Best Special Effects
Paranormal, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan

Best Squirting Movie or Anthology
Squirt on Me, GirlGirl/Jules Jordan

Best Star Showcase
The Insatiable Emily Willis, Jules Jordan Video

Best Supporting Actor
Xander Corvus, The Summoning, Digital Playground/Pulse

Best Supporting Actress
Kira Noir, Primary, Lust Cinema

Best Taboo Relations Movie or Anthology
Evil Girls With Mormon Boys, Evil Angel Films

Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G
The Insatiable Emily Willis, Jules Jordan Video; Emily Willis, Prince Yahshua & Rob Piper

Best Three-Way Sex Scene – G/G/B
Muse, Deeper; Scarlit Scandal, Gianna Dior & Rob Piper

Best Transgender Group Sex Scene
Stay Gold (f. Transfixed 6), Adult Time/Pulse; Natalie Mars, Khloe Kay & Adriana Chechik

Best Transgender Movie or Anthology
Exclusive Angel: Daisy Taylor, Trans Angels/Pulse

Best Transgender One-on-One Sex Scene
The TS Life 2, Aiden Starr/Evil Angel; Khloe Kay & Aubrey Kate

Best Transgender Series or Site
Trans Lust, Aiden Starr/Evil Angel

Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
The Cabin in the Woods, VRBangers.com; Aidra Fox & Will Pounder

Clever Title of the Year
Jumanjizz, VRBangers.com

Director of the Year
Kayden Kross

Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Clea Gaultier

Female Performer of the Year
Emily Willis

Grand Reel
Muse, Deeper

Mainstream Venture of the Year
G-Eazy x Vixen Music Video Collaboration, Ariana Marie, Mia Malkova, Ivy Wolfe, Amia Miley, Mia Melano, Vicki Chase, Skin Diamond, Scarlit Scandal, Cecilia Lion, Avery Cristy, Nia Nacci, Serai Minx, Kira Noir, Alina Lopez, Emily Willis & Gabbie Carter

Male Foreign Performer of the Year
Rocco Siffredi

Male Performer of the Year
Small Hands

MILF Performer of the Year
Cherie DeVille

Most Outrageous Sex Scene
“Move Over, Linda Blair” (f. Ministry of Evil), Evil Angel Films; Victoria Voxxx, Julia Ann & Steve Holmes

Niche Performer of the Year
Karla Lane

Transgender Performer of the Year
Aubrey Kate

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

Best Enhancement Manufacturer
Wicked Sensual Care

Best Fetish Manufacturer
Dominant Submissive Collection by Nasstoys

Best Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer
Fantasy Lingerie

Best Lubricant Manufacturer
Swiss Navy Lube

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small
Motorbunny

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium
Rock Candy Toys

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large
Doc Johnson

RETAIL

Best Boutique
As You Like It

Best Retail Chain – Small (2-5 stores)
Chi Chi LaRue’s

Best Retail Chain – Medium (6-10 stores)
Pleasures Colorado

Best Retail Chain – Large (11 or more)
Romantix

Best Web Retail Store
AdultEmpire.com

FAN-VOTED AVN AWARD-WINNERS

Favorite Female Porn Star
Angela White

Most Spectacular Boobs
Angela White

Favorite Camming Cosplayer
Purple Bitch

Most Epic Ass
Abella Danger

Social Media Star
Angela White

Hottest MILF
Kendra Lust

Hottest Newcomer
LaSirena69

Favorite Indie Clip Star
Cory Chase

Favorite Cam Girl
Aphia DeMieux

Favorite Domme
Candy Glitter

Favorite Camming Couple
19honeysuckle (aka Honey & Tom Christian)

Favorite Trans Porn Star
Aubrey Kate

Favorite BBW Star
Sofia Rose

Favorite Male Star
Johnny Sins

Favorite Trans Cam Star
Casey Kisses

Favorite Cam Guy
Alphonso Layz