CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Directors, performers, cinematographers and other industry reps, that time has come: Today begins the monthlong GayVN Awards pre-nomination period, and all are invited to submit their suggestions on movies, scenes and performers they deem worthy of recognition at the 2021 GayVN Awards Show.
The ceremony will take place January 18, 2021, presented by Chaturbate. Recognizing excellence in the gay adult entertainment industry, the GayVNs will honor winners in 14 categories judged by a group of industry professionals.
This year only, the GayVNs will present an award for Best Quarantine Sex Scene, recognizing performers who've put forth the effort to continue providing content under the singular conditions of COVID-19. For more clarification on this or any category, be sure to mouse over the question marks beside each one in the Pre-Nomination Site for detailed descriptions.
Any member of the adult industry may take part in the pre-nomination process, but they have until midnight on September 30 to submit their favorites (or themselves). The Pre-Nomination Site is located at:
Anyone who was approved to use the Pre-Nomination Site last year may use the same login to access the site for this year's submissions. Those without a login must request access using the sign-up form here. For any questions about access to or use of the Pre-Nominations Site, email AVN Senior Editor Peter Warren at [email protected].
Pre-nominations are also now open for the 2021 AVN Awards, and industry members may request access to submit pre-nominations for that event as well using the same application form.
Again, the Pre-Nomination Site will close at midnight on September 30, and there will be no extensions of the deadline. Below are the eligibility rules for consideration in the various GayVN Video & Web categories:
Eligibility Term
To be considered in any of the video categories, a production must be made available commercially between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020. If a sex scene or featurette is released both as a standalone work online and as part of a full-length production via DVD or VOD prior to or on the September 30 cutoff date, it will by default be considered part of the full-length production for attribution purposes. Any scene considered for a 2021 GayVN Award will be void from future consideration thenceforth if included as part of any larger production released after September 30, 2020.
Full-Length Production Eligibility
To be considered for a nomination in any category recognizing full-length, multiple-scene productions, a work must be made available in its entirety by the end of the current eligibility term on a minimum of two qualifying platforms, with all content released under a unifying title on at least one of said platforms during the current term and originally released on any platform no earlier than the first date of the previous term. The two required platforms may consist of any combination of the following:
• DVD (must be stocked with at least 100 retail outlets)
• Membership website (i.e. site or network for a single studio or group of affiliated studios offering monthly paid memberships to access content)
• VOD/streaming site (i.e. site carrying productions from at least 100 active studio labels and offering monthly paid memberships or a la carte purchases to access content)
• Subscription broadcast network
Scene Eligibility
To be considered for a nomination in any sex scene category, a work may be released either as a standalone segment on a membership or VOD/streaming site, or as part of a larger production released via any of the platforms listed above, in accordance with the following guidelines:
• If submitted as a standalone segment, release through only one qualifying membership or VOD/streaming site is required, however the scene must be solely and originally released as its own self-contained work during the current eligibility term.
• If submitted as part of a larger production, the scene must have been originally released no earlier than the first date of the prior eligibility term, and not previously considered for GayVN Awards contention.
• Scenes released solely though clip sites are not eligible.
Record-Keeping Requirements
Producers must maintain 2257 records for any content submitted for GayVN Awards consideration. In addition, any online content submitted must have clearly marked post/release dates within the eligibility term on the qualifying website(s) carrying it.
AVN asks producers to send two (2) copies of any productions they are submitting for consideration as DVD platform releases to the AVN office by September 30. Items should be mailed or hand-delivered to the following address:
AVN Media Network
Attn: Nominations
9400 Penfield Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
The categories for the 2021 GayVN Awards are as follows (subject to change at the GayVN Awards committee’s discretion):
Best Actor
Best All-Sex Movie
Best Bi Sex Scene
Best Director - Feature
Best Director - Non-Feature
Best Duo Sex Scene
Best Feature
Best Fetish Scene
Best Group Sex Scene
Best Newcomer
Best Quarantine Sex Scene
Best Supporting Actor
Best Three-Way Sex Scene
Performer of the Year
