XRCO Announces 2008 Awards Nominees

LOS ANGELES - The X-Rated Critics Organization has announced the nominees for this years XRCO awards. The winners will be announced in April at an as-yet undisclosed venue.

The X-Rated Critics Organization was founded in 1984 to give writers and editors from the adult entertainment industry a voice in selecting the yearly best in X-rated movies. The awards recognize "works of excellence, recognizing specifically the unique qualities of sexually explicit films."

AVN president Paul Fishbein will be inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame along with Golden Age porn actors R. Bolla, Marc "Mr. 10 1/2" Stevens, Lysa Thatcher and Abigail Clayton; directors Suze Randall and Richard Mahler; Cristoph Clark, Jeannie Pepper, Chloe, Stephanie Swift, Shayla LaVeaux and Nikki Dial.

Attorney H. Louis Sirkin will receive a special award this year.

As posted this afternoon on XRCO.com, the nominees for their work in 2007 are as follows:

BEST RELEASE:
BABYSITTERS - Digital Playground
BLACK WORM - Pulpo
BROKEN - Teravision
LADY SCARFACE - Adam & Eve
LAYOUT - Vivid Video

BEST EPIC:
COMING HOME - Wicked Pictures
EDEN - Adam & Eve
FASHIONISTAS SAFADO - BERLIN - Evil Angel
OPERATION DESERT STORMY - Wicked Pictures
UPLOAD - SexZ Pictures

BEST DIRECTOR (Features):
BRAD ARMSTRONG
STORMY DANIELS
WILL RYDER
JOHN STAGLIANO
PAUL THOMAS

BEST DIRECTOR (Non-Features):
BELLADONNA
ROBBY D.
MIKE JOHN
JULES JORDAN
VINCE VOUYER

BEST COMEDY OR PARODY:
I DREAM OF JENNA II - Club Jenna
NOT THE BRADY'S XXX - X Play
OPERATION DESERT STORMY - Wicked Pictures
SPUNK'D THE MOVIE - 6969 Entertainment
STOOD UP - Vivid Video

BEST GONZO RELEASE:
BIG WET ASSES 12 - Elegant Angel
BRIANNA LOVE HER FINE SEXY SELF - John Leslie Productions
CHEMISTRY 3 - Vivid Video
FLESH HUNTER 10 - Jules Jordan Productions
G FOR GIANNA - Darkko Productions

BEST GONZO SERIES:
ASS WORSHIP - Jules Jordan Productions
BARELY 18 - Sin City
JACK'S PLAYGROUND - Digital Playground
ME LUV U LONG TIME - Red Light District
NO CUM DODGING ALLOWED - Mike John Productions

BEST GIRL-GIRL RELEASE:
BELLADONNA'S FUCKING GIRLS 4 - Belladonna Productions
COUSIN STEVIE'S PUSSY PARTY 18 - CSI
GIRLVANA 3 - Zero Tolerance
HOUSE OF JORDAN - Ninn Worx
THE PREDATOR - Wicked Pictures

BEST POV RELEASE:
inTERActive - Teravision/Hustler
JACK'S POV 9 - Digital Playground
NICE FUCKING VIEW 2 - Jake Malone
POV PERVERT 9 - Jules Jordan
VOUYER VISION 3 - Vouyer Media

NEW STARLET:
ASHLYNN BROOKE
PAULINA JAMES
SHAY JORDAN
BREE OLSON
ALEXIS TEXAS

NEW STUD:
MIKEY BUTDERS
CHARLES DERA
ALEX GONZ
ALAN STAFFORD
JUSTICE YOUNG

UNSUNG SIREN:
ROXY DEVILLE
JAMIE ELLE
BROOK HAVEN
DENICE K
GIANNA LYNN

UNSUNG SWORDSMAN:
MARCO BANDERAS
CHRIS CHARMING
JAMES DEEN
SHANE DIESEL
MR. PETE

FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
STORMY DANIELS
SASHA GREY
BRIANNA LOVE
GIANNA
HILLARY SCOTT

MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
MANUEL FERRERA
TOMMY GUNN
RANDY SPEARS
STEVEN ST. CROIX
EVAN STONE

SINGLE PERFORMANCE - ACTRESS:
EVA ANGELINA - Upload, SEXZ PICTURES
STORMY DANIELS - Operation Desert Stormy, WICKED PICTURES
PENNY FLAME - Layout, VIVID VIDEO
CARMEN LUVANA - Lady Scarface, ADAM & EVE
KIRSTEN PRICE - Coming Home, WICKED PICTURES

SINGLE PERFORMANCE - ACTOR:
BRAD ARMSTRONG - Coming Home, WICKED PICTURES
TOM BYRON - Layout, VIVID VIDEO
DERRICK PIERCE - Upload, SEXZ PICTURES
RANDY SPEARS - Black Widow, WICKED PICTURES
STEVEN ST. CROIX - Operation Desert Stormy, WICKED PICTURES

CREAM DREAM:
SASHA GREY
ALEXIS LOVE
BREE OLSON
CASEY PARKER
WHITNEY STEVENS

SUPERSLUT:
EVA ANGELINA
SASHA GREY
JENNA HAZE
TORY LANE
ANNETTE SCHWARZ

BEST ON-SCREEN CHEMISTRY:
PENNY FLAME/CHRIS CANNON
KIRSTEN PRICE/BARRETT BLADE
JOANNA ANGEL/JAMES DEEN
SHAY JORDAN/SCOTT NAILS
STORMY DANIELS/RANDY SPEARS

ORGASMIC ORALIST:
BELLADONNA
SASHA GREY
JENNA HAZE
JENNY HENDRIX
REBECA LINARES

ORGASMIC ANALIST:
JENNA HAZE
BRIANNA LOVE
ANNETTE SCHWARZ
HILLARY SCOTT
BOBBI STARR

MILF OF THE YEAR:
ALANA EVANS
DARRYL HANAH
KYLIE IRELAND
KELLY MADISON
SAVANNA SAMSON

BEST CUMBACK:
AUGUST
JANET JACME
KAYLANI LEI
MONIQUE
SHYLA STYLEZ

MOST OUTRAGEOUS DVD XTRAS:
COMING HOME - Wicked Pictures
DEBBIE DOES DALLAS...AGAIN - Vivid Video
NOT THE BRADYS XXX - Hustler/XPlay
OPERATION DESERT STORMY - Wicked Pictures
UPLOAD - SexZ Pictures

MAINSTREAM ADULT MEDIA FAVORITE:
STORMY DANIELS
RON JEREMY
TYFFANY MILLION
KATIE MORGAN
TERA PATRICK

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
PAUL FISHBEIN - 5th Estate
R. BOLLA - Pioneers
MARC STEVENS - Pioneers
LYSA THATCHER - Pioneers
ABIGAIL CLAYTON - Pioneers
SUZE RANDALL - Film Creators
RICHARD MAHLER - Film Creators
CHRISTOPH CLARK - Actor
JEANNE PEPPER - Actress
CHLOE - Actress
STEPHANIE SWIFT - Actress
SHAYLA LAVEAUX - Actress
NIKKI DIAL - Actress
REEL PEOPLE - Movie. Arrow Film & Video, 1984, D. Anthony Spinelli
CURSE OF THE CATWOMAN - Movie. VCA Pictures, 1991, D. John Leslie
H. LOUIS SIRKIN - Special Award