Sound the Bell: 2019 AVN Awards Pre-Nom Site Open for Business

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Ah, how time flies ... as the Fall Equinox approaches, so too does the madness of the adult industry awards season, for which AVN Media Network proudly rings the official opening bell by launching the pre-nomination website for the 2019 AVN Awards.

With support from presenting sponsor MyFreeCams, the 2019 AVN Awards Show is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 26 at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, co-hosted by Romi Rain and Bailey Rayne.

To pre-nom something in any category, adult industry professionals must request access to the restricted pre-nom website (powered by AdultCentro) here in order to submit their movies, products, outlets and other entities for awards consideration. Those who have registered in the past to submit pre-noms for previous years must re-register for the 2019 Awards.

The pre-nom website will remain open until midnight on Sept. 30, 2018, which is also the eligibility deadline for 2019 Awards consideration. AVN also opened pre-nominations today for the 2019 GayVN Awards; for information on that, click here.

This year, a number of revisions have been made in the Video & Web category sector, most significantly in regard to those honoring foreign productions. In an effort to give better representation to foreign content, AVN has broken up its foreign sex scene category into to four distinct fields: Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene, Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene, Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene and Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene. In addition, foreign productions will now be considered in any and all genre-specific categories where genre definition fits.

Another slight refinement made in a different arena was to the category formerly dubbed Best Amateur/Pro-Am Movie; now re-named Best Pro-Am/Exhibitionist Movie, the change reflects the general shift for studio-distributed movies away from fare regarded as genuinely "amateur" in the traditional sense—real-life couples, students, etc. shooting their own porn in their own homes with non-professional equipment.  

As established last year, content released exclusively on membership sites will be eligible for AVN Awards consideration in any applicable sex scene category, provided they meet the eligibility requirements (see further details below).

Finally, for help navigating the pre-nom site, take a moment to view AVN's how-to video, which breaks it all down with an easy-to-follow demonstration, available here.

Following is the fine print on eligibility for the 2019 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, 2017, to September 30, 2018. If a sex scene is released as both a standalone web scene and as part of a movie released via 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, 2018. Any scene considered for a 2019 AVN Award will be void from consideration in all future years if included as part of any movie released after September 30, 2018.

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 an applicable sex scene category, 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. Scenes released through clip stores are not eligible. 

The categories for the 2019 AVN Awards are as follows (subject to change at AVN's discretion):

Video & Web (including Body of Work categories)

All-Girl Performer of the Year
Best Action/Thriller
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
Best All-Girl Movie
Best All-Girl 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 – Non-Feature
Best Double Penetration Sex Scene
Best Drama
Best Editing
Best Ethnic Movie
Best Ethnic/Interracial Series
Best Foreign Feature/Anthology Movie
Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene
Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene
Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
Best Gonzo Movie
Best Group Sex Scene
Best Ingenue Movie
Best Interracial Movie
Best Lewd Propositions 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 Niche Movie
Best Niche Series
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 Pro-Am/Exhibitionist Movie
Best Screenplay
Best Solo/Tease Performance
Best Soundtrack
Best Special Effects
Best Star Showcase
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
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 Product/Site
Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
Best Web Director
Clever Title of the Year
Director of the Year
Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Female Performer of the Year
Foreign Director of the Year
Male Foreign Performer of the Year
Male Performer of the Year
MILF Performer of the Year
Niche Performer of the Year
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Transsexual Performer of the Year

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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

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Best Boutique
Best Retail Chain – Small
Best Retail Chain – Medium
Best Retail Chain – Large
Best Web Retail Store

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