Hot d'Or Awards Show Returns in October

LOS ANGELES — The Hot d'Or Awards Show will return to Paris this year in celebration of Hot Video magazine's 20th anniversary.

The ceremony, which honors the best in adult entertainment, is scheduled for Oct. 20 at a famous place on the Champs Elysees Avenue in the French capital. The last Hot d'Or Awards was in 2001.

Hot Video magazine, the leading adult publication in France, this year will unveil a new concept for the awards show. The pre-nominees will be announced in Hot Video's "Special 20th Anniversary" issue, which will be released on June 28.

Both readers and hotvideo.fr visitors will have the opportunity to vote for the short list of nominees for the 29 different categories, as well as the eventual winners.

In addition, Hot Video will award 20 special Hot d'Or's to adult industry professionals who have made "an important contribution during the past 20 years."