Raging Stallion took several top awards at the 10th Annual GAYVN Awards Saturday at the Gfitcenter in San Francisco, including Best Picture (GRUNTS), Best Director (Chris Ward) and Best Actor (Jake Deckard, GRUNTS). All Worlds’ Link: The Evolution took six awards, including Best Music, which was won by director of the film’s Chi Chi LaRue’s nephew, Red Shag.
The hosts of the star-studded soiree, Lady Bunny, and Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson of the Sirius OutQ show The Derek & Romaine Show, entertained through song, dance and comedy. Some of the winners entertained as well as when Ricky Sinz accepted his Best Solo Performance award, also for GRUNTS, and quipped, “I never thought sticking AK47s up my ass would get me an award.”
Derek dissed Guy Parker's and Jesse Santana's tans, saying, “One word: melanoma,” while Bunny dissed LaRue, Jake Deckard, Kathy Griffin, her cohosts, the audience, and well, everyone. All in good fun, though, right? Standing stage right, a sign language interpreter communicated all the sass to fans and industry alike. AVN Online publisher MJ McMahon presented a Special Achievement Award to Tim Valenti, co-founder of NakedSword.com, and Bunny performed songs with lyrics created around the show.
The winners are:
Best Newcomer: Blake Riley
Best Amateur Video: Edge Series 1 (Chaos Men)
Best Pro/Am Release: Edinburgh (Collin O'Neal's World of Men)
Best Solo Performance: Ricky Sinz, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best Alternative Release: Naked Boys Singing (TLA Releasing)
Best Bisexual Release: Bi Accident (Devil's Film)
Best Leather Video: Folsom Leather (Titan Media)
Best Oral Scene: Joey Amis takes on the cast of Mating Season (Bel Ami)
Best Specialty Release: Executive Pleasures 1 (MenAtPlay.com)
Best Specialty Release (18-23): Rebel (Bel Ami)
Best Specialty Release (Bear): When Bears Attack (Rascal Video)
Best Specialty Release (Extreme): Fear (Titan Media)
Best Group Scene: Steve Cruz, Johnny Hazzard, Joe Strong, Matt Majors, Brendan Davies, Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Non-Sexual Performance: Joe Shepard, The Intern (Lucas Entertainment)
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Paul Barresi
Rod Barry
Terry LeGrand
Greg Lenzman
Lucas Kazan
David McCabe
Tiger Tyson
Best Boxcover Concept: Passio (Dark Alley Media)
Best Overall Marketing Campaign: Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Packaging: Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Still Photographer: Kent Taylor/Geof Teague, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best Makeup Artist: Seth Stone, On Fire! (Jet Set Men)
Best Art Direction: Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Editing: Chris Ward/Ben Leon, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best DVD Extras/Special Edition: GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best Solo Video: Minute Man Solo #29: Built (COLT Studio)
Best Classic Gay DVD: Falcon 35th Anniversary Box Set (Falcon)
Best Actor - Foreign Release: Jean Franko, The Men I Wanted (Lucas Kazan Productions)
Best Renting Title of 2007: The Intern (Lucas Entertainment)
Special Achievement Award: Tim Valenti, NakedSword.com
Best Supporting Actor: Tie: Christian Cruz, The Intern (Lucas Entertainment); Ricky Sinz, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best Sex Comedy: The Intern (Lucas Entertainment)
Best Threesome: Jesse Santana, Nickolay Petrov, Jason White, Just Add Water (Jet Set Men)
Best Ethnic-Themed Video: Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine! (Pitbull Productions)
Best Ethnic-Themed Video (Latin): Amazonia: Capture and Release (Atheltic Model Guild/AMG Brasil)
Best Music: Red Shag, Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Screenplay: Jerry Douglas, Brotherhood (Buckshot Productions)
Best Foreign Release: Knockout (Falcon International)
Best All-Sex Video: Link: The Evolution (All Worlds Video)
Best Sex Scene - Duo: Ricky Sinz and Roman Ragazzi, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Best Videography: Brian Mills and Paul Wilde, FEAR (Titan Media)
Best Actor: Jake Deckard, GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
Performer of the Year: Jake Deckard
Best Director: Chris Ward
Best Picture: GRUNTS (Raging Stallion)
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