CHICAGO - Nominations for the 18th Annual Grabby Adult Erotic Video Awards have been announced. A gala presentation ceremony will occur at the Park West Theatre during "Grabby Weekend," an annual Memorial Day celebration that brings together the Grabbys, the International Mr. Leather competition and Bear Pride.
Proceeds from many of the weekend's events benefit Test Positive Aware Network, which raises money for HIV testing and education.
Special, surprise and lifetime achievement awards will be announced during the Grabby Awards Show. Nominees in the other categories for 2009 are:
Best Movie: Best Man 1-2 (Falcon), Black Balled 6: Under the Hood (All Worlds Video), Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), Home Invasion (Titan Men), Hung Country for Young Men (Jet Set Men), Paging Dr. Finger (Hot House Entertainment), The Drifter (Raging Stallion), To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best All-Sex Video: Black Balled 6: Under The Hood (All Worlds Video), Blue Movie (Mustang), Hotter Than Hell 2 (Raging Stallion), Telescope (Titan Men), The 4th Floor (Raging Stallion), Trunks 5 (Hot House Entertainment)
Best Twink Video: A Boy's Dream (Hyde Park Productions), Brent Corrigan's Summit (Prodigy Pictures), Just the Sex 2 (Prodigy Pictures), Skinny Dipped (18 West), Tight Ass Twinks (Citiboyz), The Twink Whisperer (PZP Productions)
Best Comedy Video: Big Dick Society (Jet Set Men), Grindass House (Dirty Bird Pictures), Jock Tease (Jet Set Men), Measure Up (Rascal), Paging Dr. Finger (Hot House Entertainment), The Twink Whisperer (PZP)
Best Fetish Video: Folsom Prison (TitanMen), Folsom Undercover (TitanMen), Jock Itch 2: Balls to the Walls (Raging Stallion), Jock Tease (Jet Set), Maximus (Raging Stallion), The 4th Floor (Raging Stallion)
Best Fetish Extreme Video: Fisting Network (Club Inferno), Fisting Ranch Hands (Red Eagle), Sex Pack 16: Hand it Over (Raging Stallion), Red Hanky Club (Club Inferno), Sounding #1 (Raging Stallion), The Mechanic (Steel Mill Media)
Best International Video: East Berlin (Collin O'Neal's World of Men), French Kiss (Bel Ami), Indecent Propsals (Falcon International), Masters and Servants (High Octane), No Rest in this Room (Alexander Pictures), Sweet Dreams (Titan Men)
Best Ethnic: Black Balled 6: Under the Hood (All Worlds Video), Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Carnaval (AMG Brasil), Grind Vol.1 (Forbiden Funk), Roman's Holiday (Falcon), Spread Dat Butta (Pit Bull Productions), Tommy Lima in Brazil: In the Jungle (Alexander Pictures)
Best Cum Scene: Jason White in Big Dick Society (Jet Set Men), Jay Black in Big, Bigger, Biggest Part 1 (Raging Stallion), entire cast on Dylan Sanders in Black Balled 6: Under the Hood (All Worlds Video), Spike in Closed Set: Oral Report (D/G Mutual Media), Erik Rhodes and Jude Collin in Fleet Week (Falcon), Johnny Hazzard in Hazzard Zone (Rascal), Scott Alexander in Overdrive (TitanMen); Kyle King, Francesco D'Macho and Tim Kruger in Woodwork (Hot House Entertainment)
Best Rimming Scene: Aaron James with entire cast in Ass Crusin' (Jet Set Men); Dylan Sanders with entire cast in Black Balled 6: Under the Hood (All Worlds Video); Blake Riley, Cort Donovan and Turk Mason in Excess (Rascal); Jordan and Aden Jaric in Malibu Heat (Falcon); Kyle King and David Dakota in Trunks 5 (Hot House Entertainment); Damian Rios and Wolf Hudson in Up Country (Ridgeline Films)
Best Solo Sex Scene: Aaron Armstrong in Gettin' Off (CitiBoyz), Tony Buff in Home Invasion (Titan Men), Damien Crosse in To the Last Man (Raging Stallion), Kyle King in King Size (Hot House Entertainment), Logan McCree in The 4th Floor (Raging Stallion), Jasper Van Dean in Minute Man Solo 31 (Colt Studio Group)
Best Duo Sex Scene: Zeb Atlas and Adam Killian in Best Man 2 (Falcon), Diesel Washington and Eric Moneau in Double Standard (TitanMen), Ross Hurston and Ty LeBeouf in Head Hunters (Hot House Entertainment), Tyler Saint and Tommy Blade in Hung Country for Young Men (Jet Set Men)
Best Three-Way Sex Scene: Trevor Knight, Darren Rodman and Sebastian Young in Big Dick Society (Jet Set Men); Eddie Diaz, Antonia Milan and Damien Holt in Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video); Dean Flynn, Billy Berlin and Tyler Peter in Double Standard (TitanMen); Dak Ramsey, Logan McCree and Tober Brandt in Hotter Than Hell 2 (Raging Stallion); Ricky Sinz, Scott Taner and Logan McCree in To the Last Man (Raging Stallion); Kyle King, Tim Kruger and Francesco D'Macho in Woodwork (Hot House Entertainment)
Best Group Sex Scene: Aden Jaric, Jordan Jaric, Erik Rhodes, Austin Wylde and Turk Mason in Best Man 2 (Falcon); Dylan Sanders, Scott Alexander, Christopher Ashlee, Eddie Diaz, Arin Driver, Markus Ram, Aron Ridge and Ian Rock in Black Balled 6:Under the Hood (All Worlds Video); Dillion Buck, Dean Flynn, Bigg Pete, Riley Burke, Ludovic Canot and Ken Mac in Chainsaw (Titan Media); Chad Hunt, Cort Donovan, Nash Lawler and Phenix Saint in Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures); Kai Ford, Dillion Crowe, Jackson Wilde and Trevor Knight in Paging Dr.Finger (Hot House Entertainment); Chad Hunt, Jackson Wilde, Nash Lawler, and Dominick Rider in Unknown (Rascal)
Best Actor: Tony Buff in Home Invasion (TitanMen), Trevor Knight in Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), Camron Marshall in Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Logan McCree in The Drifter (Raging Stallion), Erik Rhodes in Fleet Week (Falcon), Ricky Sinz in To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best Supporting Actor: Brent Corrigan in The Porne Ultimatum (Dirty Bird Pictures), Vinnie D'Angelo in The Drifter (Raging Stallion), Johnny Hazzard in Shifting Gears (All Worlds Video), Chad Hunt in Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), Cole Ryder in Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Tyler Saint in Home Invasion (Titan Men), Scott Tanner in To the Last Man (Raging Stallion), Chris Thomas in Jock Tease (Jet Set Men)
Best Performers (2 winners): Brent Corrigan, Blake Riley, Scott Tanner, Steve Cruz, Erik Rhodes, Diesel Washington, Dean Flynn, Tyler Saint, Wolf Hudson, Ricky Sinz
Best Newcomers (2 winners): Scott Alexander, Tony Buff, Scott Campbell, Ty Colt, Leo Giamani, Jordan and Aden Jaric, Kyle King, Camron Marshall, Damian Rios, Josh West, Ethan Wolfe
Best Versatile Performer: Scott Campbell, Damien Crosse, Jake Deckard, Francesco D'Macho, Dean Flynn, Wolf Hudson, Chad Hunt, Ross Hurston, Blake Riley, Erik Rhodes
Hottest Bottom: Scott Campbell, Brent Corrigan, Steve Cruz, RJ Danvers, Roman Heart, Chad Hunt, Blu Kennedy, Tommy Lima, Blake Riley, Dylan Saunders
Hottest Cock: Rafael Alencar, Antonio Biaggi, Damien Crosse, Luke Hass, Wolf Hudson, Ian Rock, Erik Rhodes, Tyler Saint, Josh West, Ethan Wolfe
Best Pornstar Blog: Brent Corrigan, Damien Crosse, Steve Cruz, RJ Danvers, Luke Hass, Wolf Hudson, Collin O'Neal, Jason Ridge, Erik Rhodes, Diesel Washington
Best Pornstar Website: BrentCorriganInc.com, ClubJeremyHall.com, DieselWashingtonXXX.com, HazzardAhead.com, JasonRidge.com, RomanHeart.com, StagHommeStudios.com, SteveCruzXX.com, ZebAtlas.com
Best Art Direction: Blue Movie (Mustang), Excess (Rascal), Funhouse (TitanMen), Paging Dr. Finger (Hot House Entertainment), Shifting Gears (All Worlds Video), To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best Director: Jett Blakk for Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), Doug Jefferies for Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Joe Gage for Home Invasion (TitanMen), Chi Chi Larue for Black Balled 6: Under the Hood (All Worlds Video), Ben Leon and Tony DiMarco for The Drifter (Raging Stallion), Steven Scarborough for Paging Dr. Finger (Hot House Entertainment), Chris Steele for Hung Country For Young Men (Jet Set Men), Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony DiMarco for To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best Screenplay: Jett Blakk for Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), John Bruno for Fleet Week (Falcon), Tony DiMarco for To the Last Man (Raging Stallion), Joe Gage for Home Invasion (Titan Men), Mike Donner for The Porne Ultimatum (Dirty Bird Pictures), Doug Jefferies for Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Logan McCree for The Drifter (Raging Stallion), Eddie Stone for Unknown (Rascal)
Best Videography: Brad Austin and Adam Killian for Excess (Rascal), Brad Austin, Adam Killian, Hue Wilde for Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Jett Black for Endgame (Dirty Bird Pictures), Ross Cannon for Hung Country For Young Men (Jet Set Men), Tony Dimarco for The Drifter (Raging Stallion), Leif Gobo for Blue Movie (Mustang), Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony DiMarco for To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best Box Cover: Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video), Fleet Week (Falcon), Folsom Undercover (Titan Men), Hotter Than Hell Part1 (Raging Stallion), Paging Dr. Finger (Hot House Entertainment), To the Last Man (Raging Stallion)
Best Still Photographer: Ted Buel, Gio, Mick Hicks, Big Hud, Brian Mills, Mocha, Joe Oppedisano, Kent Taylor
Best Web Based Porn Site: CockyBoys.com, CollegeDudes247.com, CorbinFisher.com, Fratmen.com, RandyBlue.com, SeanCody.com
Sponsors of the 2009 Grabby Awards include Cybersocket, Fabscout Entertainment, GAYVN, Jabb Management, JRL and XBIZ.
