After a cool and overcast Southern California day, the clouds parted and the stars came out - both in the sky and in Hollywood, where the 2003 GayVN Awards ceremony took place at the upscale Rage club on Santa Monica Blvd.
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Cowboy’s trophy went to Caesar who tied for Best Actor with Josh Weston (who appeared in Deep South). That title also won Best Gay Video, Best Director awards for Chi Chi LaRue and John Rutherford and Best Group Scene.
In the studio race, MSR Videos walked out with a whopping 10 at the end of the night. Falcon Studios came in a close second, skipping away with a more-than-respectable eight awards, while Rascal Video snuck away with five.
The GayVN show was noticeably slimmed down from previous years, but the participants were no less enthusiastic. Even after a dinner of prime rib or turkey and every color of fruit and vegetable imaginable (not to mention the open bar), stars and industry bigwigs were cheering throughout the night. Lead by Chi Chi LaRue, who, by the way, accepted the Best Director trophy with unimaginable humility and grace, the crowd laughed and cried (tears of joy, of course) as the winners were announced.
Other winners on the big night included Dreamers, (Sarava Productions) which bedded Best All-Sex Video; The Fluffer (TLA), which warmed up to the Best Alternative Release; and Hand Picked 2 (Rascal), which snagged Best Amateur Video.
GayVN added five names to the Hall of Fame scroll, inducting Bruce Cam, Chip Daniels, Wakefield Poole, Toby Ross and J.D. Slater.
Here are the winners...
Best Actor (tie)
Caesar, Cowboy, Big Blue Productions
Josh Weston, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
Best All-Sex Video
Dreamers, Sarava Productions
Best Alternative Release
The Fluffer, TLA Releasing
Best Amateur Video
Hand Picked 2, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing
Best Art Direction
White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Bisexual Video
Mass Appeal 2, Men of Odyssey
Best Classic Gay DVD
The Wakefield Poole Collection, Mercury Releasing/TLA Releasing
Best Director
Chi Chi LaRue & John Rutherford, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
Best Director - Bisexual Video
Jim Steel, Mass Appeal 2, Men of Odyssey
Best Editing
Joe Anjou, White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Ethnic-Themed Video
Zoot Suit, All Worlds Video
Best Foreign Release
Spanish Uprising, Studio 2000 International
Best Gay DVD
Absolute: Aqua/Arid, Falcon DVD
Best Gay DVD Extras
The Back Row, Rascal Video/C1R DVD
Best Gay Video
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
Best Group Scene
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Derek Cameron, Sebastian Cole, Chad Hunt, Jeremy Jordan, Clay
Maverick, Jason Tyler & Adam Wolfe, Falcon Studios
Best Leather Video
Prowl 3, MSR Videos
Best Music
Gian Franco, White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Newcomer
Bret Wolfe
Best Non-Sex Performance - Gay or Bi
Rowdy Carson, White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Oral Scene
Oral Exams, Chris Bolt, Danny Chance, Brett Collins, Hans Ebson, Rob Kirk, Antonio Majors, Marco Paris, Victor Rios, Ray Stone, Matt Summers & Damon West, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing
Best Overall Marketing Campaign
White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Packaging
White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Renting Tape of the Year
Finish Me Off, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing
Best Screenplay
Rick Tugger, White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Sex Comedy
White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Sex Scene
Cops Gone Bad!, Michael Soldier & Chris Steele, Raging Stallion Studios
Best Solo Performance
Sean Storm, Open Trench 2: Fuck Fantasies, Sports & Recreation Video
Best Solo Video
Alone With... 3, Falcon Studios
Best Specialty Release
Oral Exams, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing
Best Specialty Release - 18-to-23 Video
The Scout Club, Studio 2000
Best Supporting Actor
Rod Barry, White Trash, MSR Videos
Best Threesome
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Jeremy Jordan, Jack Ryan & Josh Weston, Falcon Studios
Best Videography
Todd Montgomery & Max Phillips, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
Gay Performer of the Year (tie)
Michael Brandon
Colton Ford
GayVN Hall of Fame Inductees
Bruce Cam
Chip Daniels
Wakefield Poole
Toby Ross
J.D. Slater
Check out 2003 GayVN Awards venue Rage at ragewesthollywood.com
