Television X Announce Nominees for 2012 SHAFTA Awards

LONDON, England—Awards season is upon us once more and not one to be left out of the limelight British adult TV channel Television X have launched their annual SHAFTA nominations.

2012 sees the third annual ceremony for the Soft and Hard Adult Film and Television Awards, the only ones of their kind which are voted by the general public. Voting goes live on February 1st exclusively on www.Shafta.xxx where visitors can sample some of the action and also download free wallpapers of SHAFTA stars.

Nominees include two ex-school teachers, Johnny Anglais for Male Performer of the Year and porn producer Liselle Bailey for her series Liselle's Sordid Summer which followed Liselle and her group of porn star pals on holiday in Ibiza.

Liselle spoke of the series saying, "Taking a load of porn stars to Ibiza could be seen as a dream job… I'd say it's nearly as tricky as controlling a class of 30 teenagers!"

Controversial transsexual performer Holly Harlow has been nominated for Best New Starlet, a category usually dominated by female newcomers. Chris Ratcliff, Head of Programming at the channel, defended the choice saying, "The demand for transsexual content has seen a dramatic rise in recent years both online and through video on demand services on digital TV platforms. Holly Harlow has become one of the most watched performers and the term starlet fits her perfectly, she is feminine, sexy and a great performer."

Also for the first time Television X will be streaming behind the scenes footage from the industry event live on March 15 via www.SHAFTA.xxx. The SHAFTA Uncut show will be presented by scouse superstar Tanya Tate who will be getting up close and personal with the SHAFTA nominees and bringing fans all of the top gossip as it happens.

The full 2012 SHAFTA nominations are:

BEST SPOOF SERIES

Fang Bang - Swank Video

Freddie's G Team - Freddie's World

My Big Fat Gypsy Porno - Nigel Night Productions

Orgasm Man - Kaizen XXX

Royal Romp - Pure XXX

BEST REALITY/GONZO SERIES

Freddie's Tattooed Tarts - Freddie's World

How to Train Your Wife - Andy Ide

Jim Slip's Euroteens - Jim Slip

Liselle's Sordid Summer - Liselle Bailey

Tanya Tate's Sex Tour of Scotland - Macondo

BEST SERIES

Dollmaker - Nic Howard

Good Girl Gone Bad - Macondo

The Invite - Kaizen XXX

Lara's All Anal Adventures - Jim Slip

Secret Diary of a Porn Star - Pure XXX

MOST OUTRAGEOUS SCENE

Cock Hungary Carmen Episode 3 - Carmen Jay, Ian Scott, Lauro Giotto

Doll Maker Episode 1 - Megan Coxxx, Ian Tate

Entry Level Whore Episode 3 - Holly Harlow, Keisha Kane, Damien Duke

The Invite Episode 3 - Syren Sexton, JJ O'Neal

The Only Way Is Sex Episode 5 - Stacey Lacey, Emma Butt, Kai Taylor, Jeff Keane

BEST ANAL SCENE

Bellenders Episode 3 - Stacey Lacey, Emma Butt, Kai Taylor, Jeff Keane

Cock Hungary Carmen Episode 5 - Carmen Jay, Ian Scott, George Uhl

Cold War Whores Episode 2 - Danny D, Angel Rivas

Embarrassingly Rude Bodies Episode 2 - Anna Joy, Peter Oh Toole

Lara's Anal Adventures Episode 1 - Lara Latex, Kris Vicious, Rebecca Moore.

BEST SEX SCENE

Angel Long's Porn Apprentice Episode 2 - Angel Long, Lou Lou, Mai Bailey

Cold War Whores Episode 5 - Danny D, Ivana Sugar, Nataly Gold

How to Fuck Good Naked Episode 3 - Paige Turnah, Jamie Barry

Lara's Anal Adventure Episode 3 - Lara Latex, Anna Joy, Leo Popps

Liselle's Sordid Summer Episode 4 - Carla Cox, Daisy Rock, Johnny Cockfill

FOREIGN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Aleska Diamond

Angel Rivas

Angel Summers

Carla Cox

Chloe Cruize

MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Danny D

Johnny Cockfill

Leo Pops

Mark Sloan

Pascal White

MILF OF THE YEAR

Amica Bentley

Emma Butt

Lara Latex

Rebecca More

Tanya Tate

BEST STUDIO

Andy Ide

Jim Slip Productions

Kaizen XXX

Macondo

Nic Howard

BEST NEW STARLET

Anna Joy

Holly Harlow

Kit Cox

Paige Turnah

Paris Rocks

FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Angel Long

Megan Coxx

Michelle Moist

Stacey Lacey

Syren Sexton

For additional information, images, or anything else on the SHAFTA Awards, please contact Claire Wigington.