The yearly XRCO (X-Rated Critics Organization) Awards Show will be held August 19, 2004, once again at the Century Club located at 10131 Constellation Blvd in Century City. If the evening matches events of previous years, many of the porno-luminaries nominated for various categories will be in attendance. Free entry to this special event is limited to adult industry members and it is not open to the general public. Reservations are recommended.
The awards show is normally held in mid-February. Next year it should occur earlier in the year.
A new category this year is Mainstream’s Adult Media Favorite, which reflects publicity and mainstream acceptance of the four nominees for their contribution to airtime and print exposure during the year 2003. These include Jenna Jameson for her Times Square billboard and media blitz; Ron Jeremy for The Surreal Life 2 and other shows, and “The Hedgehog Turns 50” cover story in Playboy; Mary Carey for her campaign for governor of California; and Belladonna’s TV coverage for the Primetime Thursday special.
Another new addition, or extension, to a category is expanding Best Comedy to Best Comedy or Parody. The five nominees are Beat the Devil by Digital Playground; Chunky on the 4th of July by SkinTight Pictures/Legend Video; It’s Cumming by Heatwave; Perverted Stories The Movie by JM Productions; and Space Nuts by Wicked Pictures.
This event has quickly become a favorite for media and industry alike. “I flew in from Florida just for the show last year and had a blast,” Mike Moz of Nightmoves Publications said. “This is really a laid back, relaxed and no-pressure event.”
Best New Starlet nominees include Ashley Blue, Jesse Jane, Kaylani Lei, Lauren Phoenix and Stormy. Best New Stud includes Barrett Blade, Ben English, Kurt Lockwood, Trent Tesoro and Trevor Zen. Competition for Best Director is between directorial heavyweights Axel Braun, Jules Jordan, Jonathan Morgan, Michael Raven and Paul Thomas.
Scheduled highlights of the evening include the Hall of Fame inductees: James Avalon, Adam Glasser AKA Seymore Butts and Selena Steele. A few surprises are also being arranged.
Doors open at 7 p.m. The show will begin at 8 p.m. For reservations contact Bill Margold at 818.501.6139 or via the e-mail link on www.xrco.com. Everyone in the adult industry, nominated or not, is encouraged to attend.
Following is the complete list of nominees.
BEST FILM
COMPULSION-Elegant Angel
HEART OF DARKNESS - Vivid Video
LOOKING IN - Vivid Video
SORDID - Vivid Video
BEST VIDEO
ACID DREAMS - Private
BEAUTIFUL - Wicked Pictures
NO LIMITS - Digital Playground
OPERA - Elegant Angel
RAWHIDE - Adam & Eve
BEST DIRECTOR
AXEL BRAUN
JULES JORDAN
JONATHAN MORGAN
MICHAEL RAVEN
PAUL THOMAS
BEST COMEDY OR PARODY
BEAT THE DEVIL - Digital Playground
CHUNKY ON THE 4th OF JULY - Skin Tight Pictures/Legend Video
IT'S CUMMING - Heatwave
PERVERTED STORIES - THE MOVIE - JM Productions
SPACE NUTS - Wicked Pictures
BEST GONZO SERIES
ASIA NOIR - Video Team
FLESH HUNTER - Evil Angel
JACK'S PLAYGROUND - Digital Playground
SHANE'S WORLD - New Sensations
SERVICE ANIMALS - Evil Angel
BEST PRO-AM SERIES
AMATEUR ANGELS - Adam & Eve
BREAKIN 'EM IN - Red Light District
DIRTY DEBUTANTES - Ed Powers Productions
REAL SEX MAGAZINE - William Witrock Photography
UP 'N CUMMERS - Randy West Productions/Evil Angel
NEW STARLET
ASHLEY BLUE
JESSE JANE
KAYLANI LEI
LAUREN PHOENIX
STORMY
NEW STUD
BARRETT BLADE
BEN ENGLISH
KURT LOCKWOOD
TRENT TESORO
TREVOR ZEN
UNSUNG SIREN
ANDER PAGE
AUDREE JAYMES
VELVET ROSE
GEN PADOVA
SABRINE MAUI
UNSUNG SWORDSMAN
STEVE HOLMES
MR. PETE
BRETT ROCKMAN
BRIAN SUREWOOD
MARK WOOD
FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
ASHLEY BLUE
AURORA SNOW
BELLADONNA
DEVINN LANE
TAYLOR RAIN
MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
ERIK EVERHARD
LEXINGTON STEELE
MANUEL FERRERA
MICHAEL STEFANO
RANDY SPEARS
SINGLE PERFORMANCE, ACTRESS
ANN MARIE - Babes Illustrated 13 - Metro/Cal Vista
ASHLEY BLUE - Girlvert 4 - JM Productions
ASHLEY LONG - Compulsion - Elegant Angel
JULIA ANN - Beautiful - Wicked Pictures
SAVANA SAMSON - Looking In - Vivid Video
SINGLE PERFORMANCE, ACTOR
BRAD ARMSTRONG - Not A Romance - Wicked Pictures
KURT LOCKWOOD - Compulsion - Elegant Angels
RANDY SPEARS - Heart of Darkness - Vivid Video
RANDY SPEARS - Space Nuts - Wicked Pictures
STEVEN ST. CROIX - Improper Conduct - Wicked Pictures
TEEN CREAM DREAM
CYTHEREA
DANI WOODWARD
NAUTICA THORN
SERENA SOUTH
SIMONE
SUPERSLUT
ALICIA RHODES
ARIANA JOLLEE
AVA DIVINE
JAYNA OSO
JULIE NIGHT
SEX SCENE - COUPLE
ALICIA RHODES & MARC ANTHONY - Interracial Lust 1 - Platinum X Pictures
BELLADONNA & NACHO VIDAL - Back 2 Evil 2 - Evil Angel
JEWEL DeNYLE & MANUEL FERRARA - Babes in Pornland 14: Bubble Butt Babes - Puritan Video Productions
NATALIA WOOD & STEVEN ST. CROIX - Rawhide - Adam & Eve
SABRINE MAUI, JULES JORDAN - Trained Teens 2 - Evil Angel
GIRL/GIRL
ASIA CARRERA & KAYLANI LEI - Angel X - Wicked Pictures
DEVINN LANE & BRIDGETTE KIRKOVE - Improper Conduct - Wicked Pictures
FUJIKO & LONI - Nasty Girls 28 - Anabolic Video
JENNA JAMESON & CARMEN LUVANA - My Plaything - Jenna Jameson 2 - Digital Sin
JEWEL DeNYLE & BELLA-MARIE WOLF - Babes in Pornland 14 - Puritan Video Productions
3-WAY
ASHLEY BLUE, JULIE NIGHT, TRENT TESORO - Girlvert - JM Productions
GISELLE, KATSUMI, MICHAEL STEFANO - Multiple P.O.V. 1 - Red Light District
SATIVA, OLIVIA O'LOVELY, LEXINGTON STEELE - Initiations 12 - Anabolic Video
JULIE KNIGHT, MANUEL FERRERA, STEVE HOLMES - Mason's Dirty Tricks - Elegant Angels
JESSICA DARLIN', JULES JORDAN, BRIAN PUMPER - Weapons of Mass Destruction 2 - Evil Angel
GROUP SCENE
ALICIA RHODES gangbang - Seven The Hard Way 2 - Red Light District
ASHLEY LONG, JULIE NIGHT, NACHO VIDAL, MANUEL FERRARA - Back 2 Evil 2 - Evil Angel
ASHLEY LONG, MICKEY G., DENIS MARTI, JACK SPADE - Compulsion - Elegant Angel
TAYLOR RAIN, MARK WOOD, ARNOLD SCHWARZENPECKER, JOHN STRONG, TRENT TESORO, MARK WOOD - Flesh Hunter 5 - Evil Angel
MANDY BRIGHT gangbang - Service Animals 14 - Evil Angel
ORGASMIC ORALIST
AURORA SNOW
ASHLEY BLUE
BELLADONNA
FELICIA FOX
KAYLYNN
ORGASMIC ANALIST
ARIANNA JOLLEE
AURORA SNOW
BELLADONNA
LAUREN PHOENIX
TAYLOR RAIN
DVD
FASHIONISTAS - Evil Angel
MY PLAYTHING: JENNA JAMESON 2 - Digital Sin
RAWHIDE - Adam & Eve
SPACE NUTS - Wicked Pictures
VIRTUAL SEX WITH JESSE JANE - Digital Playground
MAINSTREAM'S ADULT MEDIA FAVORITE (2003)
BELLADONNA - Diane Sawyer TV Show; Sweeps Weeks Media blitz
JENNA JAMESON - Times Square Billboard; Media blitz
MARY CAREY - Political run for Gov. of California; Media blitz
RON JEREMY - Hedgehog turned 50, Surreal Life; Media blitz
