SAN FRANCISCO—Nominations for the upcoming 2023 GayVN Awards have been revealed with the Falcon|NakedSword studio group leading the nominations with a total of 33 honors for its features, directors, and studio exclusive performers.
Raging Stallion’s acclaimed Ride or Die episodic series was awarded five total nominations that included Best Feature and Best Director for Tony Dimarco. The nine-episode drama also received acting nominations for Falcon |NakedSword Exclusive Cole Connor, Falcon|NakedSword Exclusive Max Konnor, and Dillon Diaz. In addition to these, Falcon|NakedSword Exclusive Beau Butler’s performance in "Dirty 30 Bareback Birthday" also earned a nomination.
A threesome starring Beau Butler along with Falcon|NakedSword Exclusive Reign and Roman Todd from NakedSword Originals’ "You Asked For It" earned a nomination for Best Threeway. NakedSword’s "Bred and Breakfast: The Come Inn" was also given a Best Directing nomination for Pierce Paris and Ben Rush and Get Away received several nominations that included Best Feature, Best Actor for Diego Sans, and Best Director for Marc MacNamara.
Falcon Studios was recognized with a dozen nominations for projects like "Falcon LIVE: 4 the Fans," "Skyy Riders," Body & Sol, and "Men’s Briefs." This included a Best Actor nomination for Falcon|NakedSword Exclusive Dean Young, Best Supporting Actor nomination for Andre Donovan, and a Best Feature nomination for Body & Sol along with two Best Featurette nominations for scenes from "Men’s Briefs." Hot House also collected a trio of nominations that included Best Director for Trenton Ducati, Best Fetish Scene for "Inseam," and Best Group Sex Scene for "SCRUM Go Big or Go Home."
On top of all that, names of the studio group’s exclusive models can be found all throughout the performer categories. For Performer of the Year, Falcon|NakedSword Exclusives Beau Butler, Andre Donovan, and Max Konnor were all nominated, and in Best Newcomer, Falcon|NakedSword Exclusives Reign and Drew Valentino both snatched nods.
Falcon|NakedSword President and CEO Tim Valenti says, "With the year we’ve had, releasing content that has generated overwhelmingly positive reaction from fans, we’re honored that the movies and scenes the fans love so much are being recognized and nominated for awards. A massive congratulations to all of our directors, actors, and the countless people that make all of this possible, and an unending amount of gratitude to the GayVNs for honoring all the work our team has passionately produced."
The winners for the 2023 GayVN Awards will be revealed on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, during a live show at Resorts World Las Vegas.