SAN FRANCISCO—The 2022 Grabby Awards that took place on Friday, May 27 at the Metro Theater in Chicago was attended by the industry’s biggest models and most influential figures, with the help of longtime Grabby hosts JJ Knight, Skyy Knox, adult industry icon Chi Chi LaRue and Chicago’s own Honey West.
This event shined a light on the year’s greatest achievements in gay porn, with Falcon|NakedSword taking home many of the night’s top honors.
Best Duo went to Falcon LIVE: 4 The Fans, and exclusives Beau Butler, Max Konnor and Colton Reece won Best Threeway for the finale of Tales From the Locker Room 2, which also earned Best All-Sex Movie for the studio and saw LaRue collecting the award for Best Director - All Sex. Trenton Ducati and Jasun Mark received recognition for their directing efforts with a Best Director Movie/Web Series win for Hot House’s political comedy Capitol Affairs.
Raging Stallion’s rugged rugby feature Scrum snagged the win for Best Movie/Web Series and the studio’s Dirty 30 Bareback Birthday was honored with the Steamworks Fan Favorite award. Exclusive and lead Dirty 30 actor Butler continued Raging Stallion’s winnings by nabbing the award for Best Actor for his work in Bareback Birthday.
Butler further proved his star power as he tied with frequent co-star and fellow exclusive Reign for the Best Newcomer award. Other Falcon|NakedSword exclusive models to receive honors included Konnor winning for Hottest Cock and Cade Maddox winning Performer of the Year—an honor he shared with fan-favorite Raging Stallion actor Drew Sebastian.
Said Falcon|NakedSword creative director Sister Roma, "After a two-year hiatus it felt amazing to be back in person for the Grabbys! I was so proud of our directors and our world-class exclusives who swept their categories, delivering heartfelt and charming acceptance speeches. I was especially moved by Reign, who emphasized the importance of representation, but the surprise of the night was a jaw-dropping performance by Skyy Knox complete with choreography, backup dancers and the important message 'sex work is work.’ It was a great night!"
Earlier in the week, Falcon|NakedSword also made a big impression at the 21st Cybersocket Awards that took place on Tuesday, May 24 at Heart in West Hollywood. The ceremony saw Falcon Studios winning Studio of the Year as well as Maddox winning Performer of the Year and On-Screen Duo of the Year for his work with Luke Truong in Falcon LIVE: 4 The Fans. Hot House director Ducati was awarded Director of the Year along with Falcon Studios director LaRue, who was also gifted with a Cybersocket Legacy Award.
Said studio president and CEO Tim Valenti, "I couldn’t be more proud of our entire team. Everyone at Falcon|NakedSword puts great effort into creating quality content that clearly resonates with fans. Ultimately these awards go to the models, especially our exclusives, who consistently deliver outstanding performances and smoking-hot action. We really are the world’s #1 brand!"
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