Gay Companies Earn XBiz Awards Nominations

LOS ANGELES - Gay movie studios and Web-based companies received nominations across a variety of categories in the sixth-annual XBiz Awards competition. NakedSword, CupidoCam and Manolay will compete in categories primarily populated by straight companies or companies that have both straight and gay components.

The XBiz Awards annually honor "outstanding individuals, companies, performers and products that contribute positively to the adult entertainment industry," according to promotional literature. This year's awards will include several new categories, including movie production and performance, outstanding achievement, lifetime achievement, outstanding marketing campaign and publicity stunt.

The nominees are:

Affiliate Program of the Year
12clicksCash.com, Braincash, CECash, EuroRevenue, Fetish Hits, Gammae, NichePartners, NS Cash, OC Cash, PimpRoll, Platinum Bucks, PussyCash, QuickBuck, SilverCash, TopBucks, TwistysCash

Emerging Affiliate Program of the Year
CherryPimps, Elite Dollars, High Def Riches, Hush Money, HustlerCash, Incredible Dollars, Juggcash, Latin Teen Cash, Monster Mazuma, PornoPushers, PremiumCash, Red Light Revenue, RhinoPays, Starlight Bucks, SwankDollars

VOD Company of the Year
Adult DVD Empire, Adult Rental, AEBN/NakedSword, Clips4Sale, GameLink, Hot Movies, SugarVOD, XonDemand, XVN, Yappo

Content Broker/Licensor of the Year
5starHD, Adult Labs, AdultSexContent, Amazing Content, Cool-Content.com, HDV Adult, Matrix Content, The Content Store, WorldWideContent, XXXContentDirect

Content Feed Provider of the Year
Almighty Content, Content Pushers, Extreme Feeds, Glamour Girls, ItsYourPorn, M Squared Feeds, Platinum Feeds, PlugInFeeds, Porn2Go, Sexentertain, Webmaster Central, WorldWideFeeds

Live Video Chat of the Year
AdultWebmasterEmpire, Cams.com, CamSense, CamZ.com, CupidoCam, ImLive.com, Interclimax, ItchLive, LiveBucks, LiveCamNetwork, Video Secrets, WebCamCash

Web Host of the Year
MojoHost, NationalNet, OC3 Networks, RackSpace, Webair, Webazilla

Design Studio of the Year
Adult Design Evolution, AdultDesign.com, Adultmix.biz, Blue Design Studios, BlueFly Adult, Cardinal Vices, Dickmans Design, Insane Adult Creations, Lions Territory, Mansion Productions, MarketingAdult.com, Nasty Graphix, PornBuilders, S2O Designs, Wolume Studios, Wyldesites, YoniDesign

Dating Program of the Year
Adult Friend Finder, DatingGold, Eroticy, Fling.com, IwantU, Lion Dollars, LoadedCash, Lover Cash, SexDateCash, SexSearch

Web Retailer of the Year
AdamAndEve.com, Adult DVD Empire, Effex Media, eXtremeRestraints, Gamelink, SexToy.com, Shop.Private.com, Stockroom.com, Sugar DVD, WantedList.com, XRentDVD.com

Web Community of the Year
Adult Insider, AdultDVDTalk, AdultWhosWho, AskDamageX, GFY, JBM, PimpBoard, SponsorChat, WebOverdrive, XXX Porn Talk

Billing Company of the Year (IPSP)
CCBill, CommerceGate, DHD Media, Epoch, Verotel

Billing Company of the Year (Merchant Account)
DHD Media, Netbilling, Verotel, Zombaio

Billing Company of the Year (Alternative)
2000Charge, Adult Mobile Solutions, Global-Acces, GXBill, Local Billing, Net Cash, Password-By-Phone, Verotel, Webbilling, WTS

Mobile Company of the Year
Adult Mobile Solutions, CC Media Network, MobiMetrix, Mobival, SexGoesMobile, Waat Media

Emerging Web Company of the Year
AWM Open Magazine, Encoding.TV, Manolay.com, Protect-X, Traffic Dude, Yappo

Software Company of the Year
2Much.net, aWIZ Scripts, Chameleon Submitter, Dream Submitter, Hedonic Software, Mansion Productions, Media Conductor, ObjectCube, Smart Thumbs, The Sponsor Feeds, Too Much Media

GLBT Web Company of the Year
BangBangBoys.com, Big Muscle.com, COLTcash, Cybersocket, DaddyHunt.com, LavenderLounge.com, MenMachine.com, Pistol Media, PornTeam.com, PrideBucks.com, ZbuckZ.com

Web Babe/Starlet of the Year
Allison Angel, Andi Pink, Ariel Rebel, Brooke Skye, Casey Parker, Joanna Angel, Lia 19, Melissa Midwest, Naughty Allie, Nicole Graves, Raven Riley, Sunny Leone, Taylor Little, Trisha Uptown, Sexylette, Vanilla DeVille

Studio of the Year
Adam & Eve, Digital Playground, Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Hush Hush Entertainment, Hustler Video, Naughty America, New Sensations, Pink Visual, Pleasure Productions, Private Media Group, Red Light District, SexZ Pictures, Shane's World, Smash Pictures, Teravision, Vivid Entertainment, Wicked Pictures

Emerging Studio of the Year
6969 Entertainment, Bone Digital, Filthy Films, Handheld Pictures, Harmony Films, HellHouse Media, Hot Zone Entertainment, LeMayzing, Matt Zane Productions, Pulpo Inc., Tom Byron Pictures

GLBT Studio of the Year
Channel 1 Releasing, Collin O'Neal's World of Men, COLT Studio Group, FPG Entertainment, Hyde Park Productions, Jet Set Entertainment, Lucas Entertainment, Pitbull Productions, Private Man, PZP Productions, Raging Stallion Studios, Studio 2000, Titan Media

Feature Movie of the Year
Black Worm (Pulpo Inc.), Broken (Teravision), Burnt Fury (Vivid Entertainment), Eden (Adam & Eve Pictures), Fashionistas Safado: Berlin (John Stagliano/Evil Angel), Insertz (Roy Karch Productions/Sinsation), Not the Brady's XXX (X-Play/Hustler Video), Operation: Desert Stormy (Wicked Pictures), Spunk'd the Movie (6969 Entertainment), Upload (SexZ Pictures)

Gonzo Series of the Year
Angels of Debauchery (Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel), Ass Worship (Jules Jordan Video), Barely Legal (Hustler Video), Big Wet Asses (Elegant Angel), Blow Me Sandwich (Zero Tolerance), Cheating Housewives (Smash Pictures), Chemistry (Vivid Entertainment), College Invasion (Shane's World), Fresh Out the Box (Mercenary Pictures), Homegrown Video (Homegrown Video), Jack's Playground (Digital Playground), Just Over 18 (Red Light District), My Daughter's Fucking Blackzilla (Hush Hush Entertainment), Naughty College Schoolgirls (New Sensations), Virtual Sex With... (Digital Playground)

GLBT Feature Movie of the Year
Amazonia: Capture and Release (AMG Brasil), A Rising Star (Ridgeline Films), Bottom of the 9th: Little Big League 3 (All Worlds Video/Channel 1 Releasing), Buckback Mountain (Buck Angel Entertainment), El Rancho (Sarava Productions), FEAR (Titan Media), Grunts (Raging Stallion Studios), Hawai'i (COLT Studio Group), Link V: The Evolution (All Worlds Video/Channel 1 Releasing), Marine Crucible 2: Cocked & Loaded (Centaur Films), Michael Lucas' Gigolo (Lucas Entertainment), Oliver Twink (PZP Productions), Rich Kid (Private Man), Santo Domingo (Collin O'Neal's World of Men), Tiger Tyson's Eiffel Tower (Pitbull Productions), Top Dawgs (FPG Entertainment)

Feature Director of the Year
Andres Tabago, DCypher, Eli Cross, Eon McKai, John Stagliano, Paul Thomas, Pierre Woodman, Roy Karch, Stormy Daniels, Will Ryder

Gonzo Director of the Year
Erik Everhard, Gazzman, Jim Powers, Jonni Darko, Jules Jordan, Manuel Ferrara, Mike Quasar, Robby D., Tina Tyler, Van Styles, William H.

GLBT Director of the Year
Brian Mills, Chi Chi LaRue, Chris Steele, Chris Ward, Collin O'Neal, Dennis Bell, Jalin Fuentes, John Rutherford, Kristen Bjorn, Michael Lucas & Tony Dimarco

Female Performer of the Year
Belladonna, Brianna Love, Carmen Hart, Carmen Luvana, Courtney Cummz, Eva Angelina, Gianna Michaels, Jesse Jane, Jessica Drake, Joanna Angel, Memphis Monroe, Penny Flame, Stormy Daniels, Sunny Lane, Tera Patrick

Male Performer of the Year
Evan Stone, Erik Everhard, Lexington Steele, Manuel Ferrara, Marco Banderas, Mark Ashley, Mr. Pete, Shane Diesel, Tom Byron, Tommy Gunn

GLBT Performer of the Year
Buck Angel, Carlo Masi, Collin O'Neal, Dean Flynn, Jake Deckard, Michael Lucas, Ricky Sinz, Tiger Tyson, Trevor Knight, Zack Randall

New Starlet of the Year
Ashlynn Brooke, Audrey Bitoni, Bree Olson, Casey Parker, Jenny Hendrix, Lela Star, Paulina James, Shay Jordan, Tera Wray, Tessa West

Novelty Company of the Year
Beamonstar, Big Teaze Toys, California Exotic Novelties, Doc Johnson, Extreme Restraints, Fleshlight, Fun Factory, Jollies Pleasure Toys, Monkey Rocker, Nexus, PHS International, Sliquid, Spartacus Leathers, Sportsheets, Stockroom.com, System Jo, Tantus, Topco Sales

The XBiz Awards ceremony will be part of the XBiz Hollywood '08 Industry Conference, scheduled to occur Feb. 6-8 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.