Above, Bella Thorne. (Photo by Rick Garcia)
LOS ANGELES—First, some statistics—which is fitting because these are the Pornhub Awards, produced by the industry’s most data-driven company. On October 11, a total of 48 trophies were given out, with 20 of the winners chosen by the fans. And event host Asa Akira also had plenty of “sexy data” to share during her monologue: Pornhub over the past year has had 30 billion downloads and over 1 million hours of new porn posted. "So this is the last Pornhub Awards ... our work here is done,” she joked.
Then, Akira pointed out that The Simpsons are still on, so maybe the demand will never go away: "We're like McDonald's ... we can serve 1 billion burgers, I mean cumshots ... and I'm loving it! The Game of Thrones finale had 20 million viewers—Pornhub gets 120 million views ... per day."
The second annual Pornhub Awards took place at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles, and the spacious venue had plenty of room for a large red carpet and a bar area where performers mingled before the show. And the stage provided good sightlines to see the entertainment, provided by musical artists Ty Dolla $ign, Bad Bunny, Ian Isiah, Kali Uchis, Rico Nasty and Tommy Genesis.
Winners were given bright orange trophies that looked like some sort of molecule model. When the first award was given to Abigail Mac (for Top Lesbian Performer), someone in the press room commented, "What is that?!” Someone else chimed in, "Who designed that? I just want to talk to them." In fact, the design came from British artist and graphic designer Peter Saville.
Winners were decided by the viewing patterns of Pornhub’s members as well as its millions of visitors. In the 20 fan-voted categories, users were able to cast their votes for their own personal favorites.
Many of porn’s biggest names were soon brandishing their own awards up on stage while Akira kept up the patter. After Angela White won Top Big Tits Performer, Akira talked about feeling her breasts: "The are otherworldly—if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it.”
Abigail Mac (photo by Rick Garcia)
She also gushed about running into gay adult star Diego Sans earlier in the day and acting like a flustered fan, and said she wanted him to get a good look at her now, all glammed up. "I will suck your dick forever." While introducing some of the fan-voted awards, Akira said, "These awards are not decided on by a select group of people—they are voted on by our fans! These are the people who buy our panties and support us!”
Abella Danger took the stage to present Bella Thorne with the Pornhub Vision Award. Danger’s intro compared Thorne's featurette Her & Him, which debuted on Pornhub Premium last month as part of Pornhub's "Visionaries Director's Club" series, to Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive—to which her co-presenter added, "So now y'all tryin' to pay for porn or what?”
Thorne mentioned she had written her speech on her phone, and read off of it—after giving nods to the stars of Her & Him (Danger and Small Hands), she pointed out, "I see Small Hands right over there." Thorne said she wants to "show the world a raw new approach to filmmaking" and revealed that she's working with Pornhub to implement a new system for flagging content. Before walking off with her trophy, the former Disney star said, "I'm so fucking excited!”
Riley Reid with one of her two Pornhub Awards trophies. (Photo by Rick Garcia)
Angela White was named Best Big Tits Performer. (Photo by Rick Garcia)
Adriana Chechik and Natalie Mars. (Photo by Rick Garcia)
All the Brazzers contract stars went up to accept the win for Top Channel. Danger said, "I just want to say when I was in high school I watched Brazzers." Then Keiran Lee prodded her: “And it's not an awards show without thanking ..." Right on cue, Danger whooped,"Thank you, Mark Spiegler! Thank you for selling my first anal to Brazzers.”
No stranger to awards, Riley Reid took honors as Top DP Performer and Top Backdoor Performer. When accepting the latter, Reid said, "I think I should thank my dad, because he married his stepsister, and I do porn now! My life is a giant porno!"
In accepting his award for Most Popular Male Performer, Jordi El Niño Polla delivered a very Andy Kaufman-esque "Thank you very much" and ended with, "I am living a dream and I never want to wake up.”
Asa Akira (photo by Rick Garcia)
In a press statement, Pornhub Vice President Corey Price said, “This year’s Pornhub Awards Show brought together luminaries from across the creative landscape, from talented musicians and outstanding creatives to the adult entertainment industry’s top actors and filmmakers, to celebrate and honor their achievements. I would like to commend the boundary breakers, pioneers and visionaries who were nominated for an award this year. It’s a testament to the outstanding work they have done. We very much look forward to continuing this tradition at next year’s awards show.”
Below is the complete list of winners at the 2019 Pornhub Awards:
Most Popular Female Performer
Lana Rhoades
Most Popular Male Performer
Jordi El Niño Polla
Girl Who Likes Girls—Top Lesbian Performer
Abigail Mac
All at the Same Damn Time—Top DP Performer
Riley Reid
Get Your Freak On—Top Fetish Performer
Lady Fyre
Best Chest—Top Big Tits Performer
Angela White
Big and Beautiful—Top BBW Performer
Jade Jordan
Splash Zone—Top Squirting Performer
Danika Mori
Top Celebrity
Belle Delphine
Full Mast—Top Big Dick Performer
Rocco Siffredi
Most Popular Female Pornstar By Women
Abella Danger
Most Popular Verified Amateur
LeoLulu
Highly Experienced—Top MILF Performer
Brandi Love
Back Door Beauty—Top Anal Performer
Riley Reid
Blowjob Queen—Top Blowjob Performer
Mia Malkova
Mrs. Dressup—Top Cosplay Performer
Indigo White
Most Popular Network
Team Skeet
Top Channel
Brazzers
Most Popular Male Pornstar by Women
Johnny Sins
Most Popular Gay Channel
CzechHunter
Solo Siren—Top Female Solo Performer
Elles
Tantalizing Twink—Top Twink Performer
Joey Mills
Most Popular Trans Channel
Trans 500
Most Popular Verified Professional Model
XevBellringer69
Zam Zaddy! Top Daddy Performer
Zilv Gudel
Most Popular Trans Performer
Natalie Mars
M4M—Most Popular Gay Performer
Austin Wolf
Best Instagram (Fan Award)
Abella Danger
Best Twitter (Fan Voted)
Riley Reid
Best Dick (Fan Voted)
Johnny Sins
Nicest Pussy (Fan Voted)
Elsa Jean
Favorite MILF (Fan Voted)
Brandi Love
Nicest Tits (Fan Voted)
Dillion Harper
Hottest Inked Model (Fan Voted)
Karma Rx
Hottest Ass (Fan Voted)
Abella Danger
Favorite Fetish Model (Fan Voted)
Mandy Flores
Favorite Trans Model (Fan Voted)
Aubrey Kate
Favorite Gay Model (Fan Voted)
Zilv Gudel
Favorite BBW Model (Fan Voted)
Pinky
Favorite Channel (Fan Voted)
Blacked
Cam Performer of the Year (Fan Voted)
Jenny Blighe
Best Snapchat (Fan Voted)
Adriana Chechik
Favorite Newcomer (Fan Voted)
Autumn Falls
Favorite Cosplayer (Fan Voted)
Mykinkydope
Favorite Couple (Fan Voted)
LeoLulu
Best Fan Club (Fan Voted)
Asa Akira
Bests Modelhub (Fan Voted)
Nofacegirl
Pornhub Vision Award
Bella Thorne
Check back on AVN.com next week for more photos from the event.
Jade Jordan (photo by Rick Garcia)
Danika Mori (photo by Rick Garcia)
