CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Like a living entity, the AVN Awards are always changing. Over three-plus decades of observing the adult industry, AVN Media Network has adjusted categories to reflect the content offered to consumers.
One of the decisions made for the 2018 Awards was to eliminate the BBW Performer of the Year category, due to a continuing decline in DVD content featuring BBW performers.
Since that decision was announced, some performers have registered their displeasure. We listened to their comments, and it sparked an idea: Why not add a BBW Performer category in the Fan Awards? Such a category would give these performers—who are less active in DVD productions than on clip stores and cam sites—the chance to be celebrated by their fans.
Rather than waiting until 2019 to institute the change, AVN decided to go ahead and add Favorite BBW Performer as a fan-voted category for the 2018 AVN Awards.
BBW performers also are welcome to prenominate themselves in the category of Niche Performer of the Year. This category was added at the same time as a name change was made in the Specialty Movie – Other Genre category, which is now called Best Niche Movie. In past years, BBW movies were nominated under the “Specialty – Other” category. They are still eligible for prenomination under Best Niche Movie and Best Niche Series.
BBW performers can also nominate their scenes in any relevant category,
Changes such as these are made by the AVN Awards committee in response to the type of content produced by the industry. What began as a salute to movies on film morphed into movies on videotape, and then on DVD. The 2015 AVN Awards included VOD-only releases, and for the 2016 AVN Awards membership sites could submit content in a few categories. And this year, all scene categories were opened up to membership sites as well as VOD and DVD releases.
The Fan Awards were first added in 2012, and have grown in size and popularity since then. Unlike the AVN Awards, judged by industry critics, these awards are voted on by fans—and they recognize the popularity and staying power of individual performers.
Performers can nominate themselves in this brand-new category starting now. To register for the prenomination site, click here. An email will be sent out confirming registration. The nominees will be revealed when the Fan Awards voting begins.
