The pre-nominations website for the 2008 AVN Awards Show will remain open until Friday, Sept. 28. The 25th annual AVN Awards Show will be held Jan. 12, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
To be considered for a 2008 Awards Show nomination, a production must have been released between Oct. 1, 2006 and Sept. 28, 2007. By that date, a title must be in the hands of a minimum of 10 wholesale distributors or 100 retail outlets.
AVN is reminding producers that Sept. 28 is the deadline for them to provide AVN with their lists of pre-nominations — productions, scenes, performers, box covers and marketing campaigns they want considered for Awards nominations — and accompanying screeners.
Producers are required to enter their pre-noms themselves at http://www.avnawards.com/nominations . Each producer will receive their own password and user name to access the site. AVN will no longer accept producer pre-nom lists in hard copy or via e-mail or fax. To receive passwords starting today, producers must contact AVN Screeners Editor Tristen Pelton at [email protected] or 818.718.5788, ext. 142.
Producers should be judicious in their pre-noms, submitting only those productions and scenes they strongly believe have a chance at being nominated, as opposed to submitting all titles released during the qualifying period. Production companies must supply AVN with all required information in their pre-noms, including the names of all performers in sex scenes and the names of all behind-the-camera talent in the technical categories such as editing, videography, music and others.
By Sept. 28, producers must provide AVN with two DVD copies of each title or scene they would like to be considered for nominations, as well as sample materials used in marketing campaigns if seeking consideration in those categories. The titles should be mailed or hand-delivered to:
Tristen Pelton
Screeners Editor
Adult Video News
9414 Eton Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Attn: Awards Nominations
Questions about submitting pre-noms and/or the pre-nommed DVDs should be addressed to Pelton at [email protected] or 818.718.5788, ext. 142.
The nominations will be announced in November. Tickets for the 2008 AVN Awards Show will go on sale Oct. 1. The ceremony coincides with the end of the 2008 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, which runs from Jan. 9-12, 2008 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. For more information on AEE, go to www.adultentertainmentexpo.com.
AVN Awards Categories
Best Actor – Film
Best Actor – Video
Best Actress – Film
Best Actress – Video
Best All-Girl Feature
Best All-Girl Series
Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film
Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video
Best All-Sex Release
Best Alternative Video
Best Amateur Release
Best Amateur Series
Best Anal Sex Scene – Film
Best Anal Sex Scene – Video
Best Anal-Themed Feature
Best Anal-Themed Series
Best Animated Release
Best Art Direction – Film
Best Art Direction – Video
Best Cinematography
Best Classic DVD
Best Continuing Video Series
Best Couples Sex Scene – Film
Best Couples Sex Scene – Video
Best Director – Film
Best Director – Foreign Release
Best Director – Non-Feature
Best Director – Video
Best DVD
Best DVD Extras
Best DVD Menus
Best Editing – Film
Best Editing – Video
Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Black
Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Latin
Best Ethnic-Themed Release - Asian
Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Black
Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin
Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Asian
Best Film
Best Foreign All-Sex Release
Best Foreign All-Sex Series
Best Foreign Feature
Best Gonzo Release
Best Gonzo Series
Best Group Sex Scene – Film
Best Group Sex Scene – Video
Best Hard-Edged All Sex Release
Best High-Definition Production
Best Interactive DVD
Best Interracial Release
Best Interracial Series
Best Mainstream Adult Release
Best Male Newcomer
Best Music
Best New Starlet
Best Non-Sex Performance
Best Oral Sex Scene – Film
Best Oral Sex Scene – Video
Best Oral-Themed Feature
Best Oral-Themed Series
Best Packaging
Best POV Release
Best POV Sex Scene
Best Pro-Am Release
Best Pro-Am Series
Best Screenplay – Film
Best Screenplay – Video
Best Sex Comedy
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production
Best Solo Sex Scene
Best Solo Release
Best Special Effects
Best Specialty Release – BDSM
Best Specialty Release – Big Bust
Best Specialty Release – Fem-Dom Strap-On
Best Specialty Release – Foot Fetish
Best Specialty Release – MILF
Best Specialty Release – Other Genre
Best Specialty Release – Spanking
Best Specialty Release – Squirting
Best Specialty Series
Best Supporting Actor – Film
Best Supporting Actor – Video
Best Supporting Actress – Film
Best Supporting Actress – Video
Best Tease Performance
Best Threeway Sex Scene
Best Transsexual Release
Best Video Feature
Best Videography
Best Vignette Release
Best Vignette Series
Contract Star of the Year
Crossover Star of the Year
Director of the Year (Body of Work)
Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Female Performer of the Year
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Founders division
Male Foreign Performer of the Year
Male Performer of the Year
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Most Valuable Starlet (Unrecognized Excellence)
Reuben Sturman Lifetime Achievement Award
Transsexual Performer of the Year
Best Marketing Website
Best New Video Production Company
Best Retail Website – Sales
Best Retail Website – Rentals
Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image
Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project
