XBIZ Awards Announces 2012 Winners

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Adult industry media company XBIZ announced the winners of its 10th annual awards last night at the Barker Hangar in the Santa Monica Airport.

The awards show, which was the company’s largest in its history, drew a sizeable crowd from all sectors of the industry. Hosted by Wicked Pictures star Jessica Drake, Digital Playground’s Kayden Kross and comedian Ben Gleib, XBIZ handed out awards in adult video production both straight and gay, web and technology, pleasure products, and retail and distribution.   

The winners of the 2012 XBIZ Awards are:

MOVIES & PRODUCTION

Studio of the Year

Elegant Angel

Feature Studio of the Year

New Sensations 

Feature Movie of the Year

Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)

Parody Studio of the Year

Hustler Video

Gonzo/All-Sex Studio of the Year

Jules Jordan Video

Parody Release of the Year – Comedy

Beverly Hillbillies XXX (X-Play/Adam & Eve)

Parody Release of the Year – Drama

Top Guns (Digital Playground)

Gonzo Release of the Year

Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 (Elegant Angel)

Gonzo Series of the Year

Phat Bottom Girls (Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel)

All-Sex Release of the Year

Performers of the Year 2011 (Elegant Angel)                                                                       

All-Sex Series of the Year

Seasoned Players (Tom Byron Pictures)

Vignette Release of the Year

Office Perverts 6 (Reality Junkies/Mile High Media)                                                                

Vignette Series of the Year

Bus Stop Girls (Smash Pictures)                                                                      

All-Girl Release of the Year

Cherry (JewelBox Films/Digital Playground)                                                                       

All-Girl Series of the Year

Budapest (Girlfriends Films) 

Couples-Themed Release of the Year

Love is a Dangerous Game (New Sensations)                                                                     

Director of the Year – Body of Work

Robby D

Director of the Year – Individual Project

Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel) 

Female Performer of the Year

Asa Akira

Male Performer of the Year

Rocco Reed

New Starlet of the Year

Jessie Andrews 

New Male Performer of the Year

Xander Corvus

MILF Performer of the Year

India Summer

Crossover Star of the Year

Katsuni

Performer Comeback of the Year

Prince Yahshua                                                                      

Acting Performance of the Year – Female

Jessie Andrews, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)

Acting Performance of the Year – Male

Tommy Pistol, Taxi Driver XXX (Sensuous Diamond/Pleasure Dynasty/Exile Distribution)

Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Female

Raven Alexis, Top Guns (Digital Playground)

Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Male

Xander Corvus, Horizon (Wicked Pictures)

Non-Sex Acting Performance of the Year

Alec Knight, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)

Screenplay of the Year

Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)

Best Cinematography

Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel), Mason, Carlos Dee & Alex Ladd

Best Art Direction

The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (Wicked Pictures)

Best Special Effects

Top Guns (Digital Playground)

Best Editing

Fighters (Digital Playground)

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Spider-Man XXX (Vivid Entertainment)

Foreign Female Performer of the Year

Anna Polina

Foreign Male Performer of the Year

Nacho Vidal

Amateur Release of the Year

Can He Score 8 (Bang Productions)

Fetish Studio of the Year

Kink.com

Fetish Release of the Year

Odd Jobs 5 (Belladonna Entertainment/Evil Angel)

Specialty Studio of the Year

Third World Media

Specialty Release of the Year

Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal Edition (Wicked Pictures)

All-Black Release of the Year

A Touch of Seduction (Wicked Pictures)

All-Black Series of the Year

Big Ass Cheaters (West Coast Productions)

Interracial Release of the Year

Lex the Impaler 7 (Jules Jordan Video)

Interracial Series of the Year

Interracial Swingers (Devil's Film)

Latin-Themed Release of the Year

Made in Xspana 7 (Nacho Vidal/Evil Angel)

Latin-Themed Series of the Year

Latin Adultery (Naughty America)

Asian-Themed Release of the Year

Superstar Showdown 6: Asian Edition – Asa Akira vs. Katsuni (Reality Blue Media)

Asian-Themed Series of the Year

Kamikaze Girls (Kamikaze Entertainment)

European Studio of the Year

Marc Dorcel

European Feature Release of the Year

Les Filles de la Campagne (Marc Dorcel/Wicked Pictures)

European Non-Feature Release of the Year

Slutty Girls Love Rocco 3 (Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel)

Gay Studio of the Year

Titan Media

Gay Movie of the Year

Assassin (Lucas Entertainment)

Gay Director of the Year

Chris Ward, The Other Side of Aspen VI (Falcon Studios)

Gay Performer of the Year

Adam Killian

Transsexual Studio of the Year

Grooby Productions

Transsexual Release of the Year

She-male Police 2 (Joey Silvera/Evil Angel)

Transsexual Director of the Year

Joey Silvera

Transsexual Performer of the Year

Jesse Flores                                                                      

                                                                              

WEB & TECHNOLOGY                                                                           

Affiliate Program of the Year – Multi-Platform

Gamma Entertainment

Affiliate Program of the Year – Single-Platform

PremiumCash

Solo Girl Affiliate Program of the Year

Blazing Bucks

European Affiliate Program of the Year

Adult Webmaster Empire

Dating Affiliate Program of the Year

DatingGold

Retail Affiliate Program of the Year

FNCash

VOD Affiliate Program of the Year

AEBN

Live Cam Affiliate Program of the Year

IMLive / PussyCash

Content Provider of the Year

AdultCentro

Web Host of the Year

MojoHost 

Design Studio of the Year

(tie) AdultDesign & Zuzana Designs

Billing Company of the Year – IPSP

Epoch

Billing Company of the Year – Merchant Services

NETbilling

Billing Company of the Year – Alternative

SOFORT (Payment Network AG) 

European Billing Company of the Year

CommerceGate 

Software Company of the Year

Elevated X

Traffic Services Company of the Year

EroAdvertising

Mobile Services Company of the Year

Affil4You

Gay Web Company of the Year

NakedSword

Innovative Web/Tech Product of the Year

PVLocker.com (Pink Visual)

Progressive Web/Tech Company of the Year

AdultCentro

Web Babe of the Year

Vicky Vette

Adult Site of the Year – (Multi-Genre)

VideoBox.com

Adult Site of the Year – (Solo/All-Girl)

AbbyWinters.com

Adult Site of the Year – Portal/Hub

FreeOnes.com

VOD Site of the Year

HotMovies.com

Live Cam Site of the Year

MyFreeCams.com

Dating Site of the Year

CitySex.com

Retail Site of the Year

AdamEve.com

Studio Site of the Year

NaughtyAmerica.com

Porn Star Site of the Year

SunnyLeone.com

Gay Site of the Year

HotHouse.com

Transsexual Site of the Year

WendyWilliamsXXX.com

Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year

Wasteland.com

Mobile Site of the Year

iPinkVisual.com/PinkVisualPad.com

 

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

Pleasure Products Company of the Year

Pipedream Products

Sex Toy Company of the Year

BMS Factory

Luxury Toy/Line of the Year

Jopen "Vanity"

Male Pleasure Product of the Year

Rocks-Off "Hand Solo"

Non-Powered Pleasure Product of the Year

Fun Factory USA "Shared"

Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Design

Fun Factory USA "Yooo"

Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Technology

Standard Innovation Corp. "We-Vibe 3"

Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year

Fleshlight "Fleshlight Girls/Lisa Ann"

Alternative Pleasure Product of the Year

Stockroom "Mike's Spikes"

Excellence in Product Packaging

Icon Brands

Marketing Campaign of the Year

(tie) The Screaming O "Studio Collection" & Sportsheets "Sex & Mischief"                              

Lingerie/Apparel Company of the Year

Baci Lingerie

Sexual Supplement Company of the Year

Empowered Product

Sexual Stimulant Company of the Year

PJUR USA

Sex Lubricant Company of the Year

Sliquid

Sensual Bath & Body Product of the Year

Kama Sutra "Intimate Caress"

Sensual Accessory Product/Line of the Year

Baci Lingerie "Lashes Collection"

International-Based Pleasure Products Company of the Year

Shunga

BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year

Sportsheets

New Pleasure Products Company of the Year

Wet for Her

 

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION                                                                          

Retailer of the Year – Chain (10+ stores)

Adam & Eve

Retailer of the Year – Boutique

The Pleasure Chest 

Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year

Eldorado

Specialty Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year

Paradise Marketing

 

SPECIAL HONOREES

Industry Icon Award

Larry Flynt, Hustler

Industry Pioneer Award – Novelty

Ron Braverman, Doc Johnson

Industry Pioneer Award – Retail

Mark Franks, Castle Megastore

Industry Pioneer Award – Web

Kim Nielsen, ATKingdom

Industry Innovator Award

Steve Shubin, Fleshlight

Executive Leadership Award – Novelty

Al Bloom, California Exotic Novelties

Executive Leadership Award – Web

Gary Jackson, CCBill

Woman of the Year

Diane Duke, Free Speech Coalition

Man of the Year

Dan O'Connell, Girlfriends Films

ASACP Service Recognition Award

Rodney Thompson, Cyber Stampede

FSC Leadership Award

Allison Vivas, Pink Visual

Eros Progressive Business Award

Windsor Wholesale Australia & Swiss Navy