AVN Opens Pre-Nomination Period for 2017 AVN Awards

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—AVN Media Network on Thursday announced it is now accepting pre-nominations for the 2017 AVN Awards.

To pre-nom something in any category, adult industry professionals must request access to the restricted pre-nom website here in order to submit their movies, products, outlets and other entities for awards consideration.

The pre-nom website will remain open until midnight on Sept. 30, 2016, which is also the eligibility deadline for 2017 awards consideration.

The 2017 AVN Awards Show is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Riley Reid and Aspen Rae will co-host the 34th annual ceremony sponsored by Chaturbate and MyFreeCams.

Last year for the first time content released exclusively on membership sites was eligible for AVN Awards consideration. Four scene categories were opened up to also recognize content released solely for membership sites: Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene, Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Anal Sex Scene. For the 2017 AVN Awards, these same four categories will again be open for pre-nominations of content produced for membership sites.

AVN has added two new categories for 2017 to recognize the emerging Virtual Reality genre.

The first new category will also be open to content exclusive to membership sites: Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene. Any scene using VR technology that was released on a membership site between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016 will be eligible for consideration.

The second new category is Best Virtual Reality Innovation, which will honor the most significant technological advance in the production or presentation of VR entertainment. That category will be part of the Web & Technology section of the AVN Awards.

See below for details on eligibility for the 2017 AVN Awards.

Eligibility Period

To be considered in any of the video categories a title or scene must have been made available commercially during the eligibility period, which runs from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016. If a scene in one of the categories open to membership site content is released as both a standalone web scene and as part of a movie released on DVD or VOD, the scene will by default be considered part of the movie. For consideration in all other categories, a movie must be released in its entirety by September 30, 2016. Any scene considered for a 2017 AVN Award will be void from consideration in all future years if included as part of any movie released after September 30, 2016.

DVD/VOD Eligibility

To be considered for a nomination, movies released via DVD/VOD must either fit AVN’s traditional distribution requirements of being stocked with five wholesale distributors and/or 100 retail outlets (on DVD), or be made available for VOD download and/or streaming as follows:

• Must be available through a minimum of two (2) major for-pay VOD providers, defined as ones carrying movies from at least 100 active labels/studios.

• Must have clearly marked post dates within the eligibility period across all qualifying VOD platforms carrying it.

• Companies wishing to submit VOD-only titles for consideration must provide links showing that said titles meet the above requirements.

Standalone Web Scene Eligibility

To be considered for nomination in the one of the five eligible categories, scenes must be released on a site that has members who are paying a monthly fee to access the site’s content. As with producers of content that is distributed on DVD and VOD, membership sites must also maintain 2257 records.

Just a reminder about some changes made last year to the video section regarding feature and non-feature movie categories: Directors and studios can nominate non-features in two categories. Best Gonzo Movie is for projects that employ a cinema verité style making the cameraperson a participant in the proceedings, which may or may not incorporate POV footage. Best Anthology Movie is for projects that include either vignettes or all-sex scenes or a combination of the two. There are also niche categories in which non-narrative movies can be nominated. Narrative movies can be nominated in the traditional arenas of drama, comedy and parody. Movies with storylines can also be nominated in niche categories when they fit the criteria.

The categories for the 2017 AVN Awards are as follows:

VIDEO

All-Girl Performer of the Year

BBW Performer of the Year

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene

Best All-Girl Movie

Best All-Girl Series

Best Amateur/Pro-Am Movie

Best Amateur/Pro-Am Series

Best Anal Movie

Best Anal Series

Best Anal Sex Scene

Best Anthology Movie

Best Art Direction

Best BDSM Movie

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene

Best Cinematography

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 Editing

Best Ethnic Movie

Best Ethnic/Interracial Series

Best Foreign Feature

Best Foreign Non-Feature

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene

Best Gonzo Movie

Best Group Sex Scene

Best Ingenue Movie

Best Interracial Movie

Best Makeup

Best Male Newcomer

Best Marketing Campaign – Company Image

Best Marketing Campaign – Individual Project

Best MILF Movie

Best New Imprint

Best New Series

Best New Starlet

Best Non-Sex Performance

Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Movie

Best Oral Movie

Best Oral Sex Scene

Best Orgy/Gangbang Movie

Best Parody

Best Polyamory Movie

Best POV Sex Scene

Best Screenplay

Best Screenplay – Parody

Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production

Best Solo Movie

Best Solo/Tease Performance

Best Soundtrack

Best Special Effects

Best Specialty Movie – Other Genre

Best Specialty Series – Other Genre

Best Star Showcase

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best T/A Movie (Big Butt and/or Big Bust)

Best Taboo Relations Movie

Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl

Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy

Best Transsexual Movie

Best Transsexual Series

Best Transsexual Sex Scene

Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene

Clever Title of the Year

Director of the Year

Female Foreign Performer of the Year

Female Performer of the Year

Mainstream Star of the Year

Male Performer of the Year

Male Foreign Performer of the Year

MILF Performer of the Year

Most Outrageous Sex Scene

Movie of the Year

Transsexual Performer of the Year

WEB & TECHNOLOGY

Best Affiliate Program

Best Alternative Website

Best Dating Website

Best Membership Website

Best Porn Star Website

Best Solo Girl Website

Best Virtual Reality Innovation

Best Web Director

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

RETAIL

Best Boutique

Best Retail Chain – Small

Best Retail Chain – Large

Best Web Retail Store

FAN AWARDS

Favorite Female Porn Star

Favorite Male Porn Star

Favorite Trans Performer

Hottest MILF

Hottest Newcomer

Most Epic Ass

Most Spectacular Boobs

Social Media Star

Web Queen

Favorite Cam Girl

Favorite Cam Guy

Favorite Trans Cam Performer

Favorite Camming Couple

Most Amazing Sex Toy