LOS ANGELES—The Screaming O and three of its best-selling, top-reviewed sex toy brands have been nominated for AVN Awards in five leading categories, including Best Sex Toy Company (Large) and Best Overall Sex Toy Line. This marks the fifth consecutive year the company has been recognized by respected industry organizations like the AVN Media Network.
“It’s truly an honor to be recognized by such a well-known media outlet that puts on the biggest, most popular adult industry awards show of the year,” The Screaming O partner Keith Caggiano said. “We can imagine it wasn’t an easy task whittling down each category’s nominees, and The Screaming O would like to thank everyone in the biz who pre-nominated our products. We couldn’t do it without your support!”
The Screaming O’s Carnal Carnival collection, a series of “thrill ride” products designed with the more advance sex toy user in mind, was nominated for Best Overall Sex Toy Line. From triple-stimulating cock rings to bullets cased in silicone sleeves shaped as favorite circus animals, the Carnal Carnival collection has something for couples looking to add a thrill ride or two to the bedroom and turn their bodies into the ultimate amusement park.
Nominated for Best Sex Toy for Couples was the PropellO, a cock ring that boasts two vertical bullet vibrators. One sits at the top for clitoral stimulation and another below perfectly placed to gently—but ever so effectively—buzz on her perineum and nether regions. The top stimulator features rubbie nubbies for on-contact clit action while the bottom buzzer offers extended ticklers made to transfer vibration directly to the intended area.
In the Best Sex Toy for Men category lies the BangO, a thoughtfully designed cock ring with three 18k gold plated swing balls that lightly tap his taint and back-door pleasure zones—an area often overlooked during sex. This additional touch coupled with the stimulation power of its top vibrator make for an especially wild ride.
The Screaming O also was included in the Best Packaging Innovation category for its work with DreamZone Entertainment for “Sex and the City the XXX Parody: In Search of the Screaming O.” Each DVD features a free Screaming O Vibrating Ring along with special features.
“For almost 30 years, the AVN Awards have been known as the premiere awards for the adult entertainment industry,” said Sherri L. Shaulis, senior editor of Pleasure Products for AVN. “And this year, for the first time ever, companies and items from the pleasure products side are being recognized. The inclusion of this segment is longer overdue, and there are some fantastic products and companies nominated this year."
The 2011 AVN Awards Show is slated for Jan. 8, 2011, at the Pearl Theatre, inside the Palms Hotel & Casino, and will be taped for broadcast this spring on the Showtime Network. The show will be taped for broadcast in spring 2011 on the Showtime Network.
“The mainstream exposure that comes along with these nominations is the best exposure The Screaming O can ask for,” Caggiano said. “Being featured on Showtime will be the sweetest icing on the cake following an amazing year of TV guest spots and Scream Team-hosted events around the country.”
The 2011 AVN Awards will be co-hosted by 2010 AVN Female Performer of the Year Tori Black and Digital Playground contract girl Riley Steele, with a mainstream comic sidekick who will be named in the coming weeks. The show culminates the 2011 Adult Novelty Expo, Jan. 6-8, at the Sands Expo Center.
Tickets for the 2011 AVN Awards can be acquired at AVNAwards.com or through Bonnie LeBlanc ([email protected]) at (818) 718-5788, ext. 122.
The Screaming O® is the top-selling, award-winning, best-reviewed adult novelty company behind some of the most popular and innovative adult toys on the market and has successfully enhanced couples’ romantic and intimate relationships since 2005.
The Screaming O's flagship product, the Screaming O Vibrating Ring, was named “Best Product of 2008” Women's Health Magazine, and the BigO vibrating erection band was named “Top Pick” by renowned sex educator Dr. Sue Johanson, host of the Oxygen network's popular Talk Sex With Sue.
In addition to its award-winning product lineup, The Screaming O itself has received countless accolades within the industry for its high-quality production standards, innovative design and honorable business practices. The Screaming O won StorErotica Magazine's 2007 “Innovator of the Year” award, and was named “2009 Adult Toy Manufacturer of the Year” and “2010 Marketing Campaign of the Year” by XBIZ, a top industry trade media company.
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