CHATWORTH, Calif.—AVN Media Network is now accepting pre-nominations for the 2014 AVN Awards. Producers, manufacturers and retailers should immediately request access to the restricted pre-nom website in order to submit their movies, products, outlets and other entities for awards consideration.
The 31st AVN Awards Show is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 2014 at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In order to be eligible for a 2014 AVN Award nomination, a movie or product must be released by Oct. 7, in accordance with the following guidelines: made available for VOD download and/or physically stocked with either five wholesale distributors or 100 retail outlets; movie titles only released via VOD as of Oct. 7 must be in stock in physical format with five wholesale distributors or 100 retail outlets no later than Oct. 15. The eligibility period includes any movie or product released between Oct. 1, 2012 and Oct. 7, 2013.
To submit pre-noms, candidates must register for a user account at the AdultCentro-powered pre-nom site, which they may do by going to: voting.avn.com/registration/submitter. If approved for access, they will receive a notification email and may log in to begin entering their pre-noms. The site will remain open until midnight Oct. 7.
AVN strongly suggests companies and individuals begin submitting their pre-noms now and continue to do so through Oct. 7, as there will be no extension of the deadline. Once approved for access to the pre-nom site, users may visit it as many times as necessary until the deadline.
“Many will notice that we pushed back the traditional street date deadline for eligibility this year,” AVN senior editor Peter Warren said. “We decided to do this in order to accommodate producers whose release schedules were thrown off by the recently imposed industry-wide production halts. We feel this will be a benefit to many who have been set back by the current events impacting the industry."
In light of those events, AVN has also decided to add two new categories for the 2014 AVN Awards: Best Safe Sex Scene and Best Condom Manufacturer.
“As a show of support for those promoting safe sex practices, we thought it would be not only fitting but important to add these categories,” Warren explained. “While we continue to stand opposed to governmental interference with the product this industry manufactures, we also feel that those whose products encourage safe sex in interesting and innovative ways deserve to be commended.”
These two categories, meanwhile, are not the only new ones to be added for 2014—in the Video Body of Work arena, AVN has also added a pair of new performer accolades: All-Girl Performer of the Year and BBW Performer of the Year.
On the web side, AVN added a category for Best Web Director, which recognizes the body of work of a director who shoots the majority of their content for release on the web. Also, Best Photography Website has been renamed Best Glamour Website to include sites that also feature glamorous video content.
AVN asks producers and manufacturers to be judicious in their pre-noms, submitting only those titles and items they strongly believe have a chance at being nominated rather than submitting all product released during the eligibility period.
Production companies must supply AVN with all pertinent information in their pre-nom entries, including the full stage names of all the performers in the sex scenes and the names of all the behind-the-camera professionals in the technical categories such as editing, cinematography, music and others.
By Oct. 8, AVN asks that producers send two (2) DVD copies of each movie or series it would like considered, as well as sample materials used in marketing campaigns if seeking consideration in those categories. Novelty companies should also provide two (2) samples of each product they would like considered. All items should be mailed or hand-delivered to:
AVN Media Network
Attn: Nominations
9400 Penfield Ave. Suite 100
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Retailers are welcome to pre-nom any wholesale distributor they feel is worthy of being nominated. Similarly, manufacturers and distributors are free to pre-nom retailers in the various categories for consideration.
The award categories are as follows, though they are subject to change:
Pleasure Products
Best Condom Manufacturer
Best Enhancement Manufacturer
Best Fetish Manufacturer
Best Lingerie or Apparel Manufacturer
Best Lubricant Manufacturer
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium
Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large
Best Product Line for Men
Best Product Line for Women
Hall of Fame (Pleasure Products Branch)
Retail & Distribution
Best Adult Distributor
Best Boutique
Best Retail Chain – Small
Best Retail Chain – Large
Best Web Retail Store
Video
Best 3D Release
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
Best All-Girl Release
Best All-Girl Series
Best All-Sex Release
Best Amateur Release
Best Amateur Series
Best Anal Release
Best Anal Series
Best Anal Sex Scene
Best Art Direction
Best BDSM Release
Best Big Bust Release
Best Big Bust Series
Best Big Butt Release
Best Big Butt Series
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Best Cinematography
Best Classic Release
Best Comedy
Best Continuing Series
Best Director, Feature
Best Director, Foreign Feature
Best Director, Foreign Non-Feature
Best Director, Non-Feature
Best Director, Parody
Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene
Best Drama
Best DVD Extras
Best Editing
Best Educational Release
Best Ethnic Release – Asian
Best Ethnic Release – Black
Best Ethnic Release – Latin
Best Ethnic Series
Best Fem-Dom Strap-on Release
Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release
Best Foreign Continuing Series
Best Foreign Feature
Best Foreign Non-Feature
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
Best Gonzo Release
Best Group Sex Scene
Best Interracial Release
Best Interracial Series
Best Makeup
Best Marketing Campaign, Individual Project
Best MILF Release
Best MILF Series
Best Music Soundtrack
Best New Line
Best New Series
Best Non-Sex Performance
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release
Best Oral Release
Best Oral Series
Best Oral Sex Scene
Best Orgy/Gangbang Release
Best Original Song
Best Packaging
Best Parody – Comedy
Best Parody – Drama
Best POV Release
Best POV Series
Best POV Sex Scene
Best Pro-Am Release
Best Pro-Am Series
Best Romance Movie
Best Safe Sex Scene
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay – Parody
Best Selling Title of the Year [NON-VOTING CATEGORY]
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production
Best Solo Release
Best Solo Sex Scene
Best Special Effects
Best Specialty Release, Other Genre
Best Specialty Series, Other Genre
Best Squirting Release
Best Star Showcase
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Tease Performance
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – G/G/B
Best Transsexual Release
Best Transsexual Series
Best Transsexual Sex Scene
Best Vignette Release
Best Wall-to-Wall Release
Best Young Girl Release
Best Young Girl Series
Clever Title of the Year
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Movie of the Year
Reuben Sturman Award [NON-VOTING CATEGORY]
Visionary Award [NON-VOTING CATEGORY]
Video Body of Work
All-Girl Performer of the Year
BBW Performer of the Year
Best Male Newcomer
Best Marketing Campaign, Company Image
Best New Starlet
Best New Studio
Director of the Year
Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Female Performer of the Year
Hall of Fame
Mainstream Star of the Year
Male Foreign Performer of the Year
Male Performer of the Year
MILF Performer of the Year
Transsexual Performer of the Year
Unsung Male Performer of the Year
Unsung Starlet of the Year
Web & Technology
Best Affiliate Program
Best Alternative Website
Best Dating Website
Best Glamour Website
Best Live Chat Website
Best Membership Site
Best Porn Star Website
Best Solo Girl Website
Best Studio Website
Best Web Director
Best Web Premiere
Hall of Fame (Internet Branch)
