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
