LOS ANGELES—The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) has released its list of 2019 award nominees, and adult entertainment innovator Wicked Pictures notes that Brad Armstrong, Axel Braun, Jessica Drake and their talented collaborators have received over a dozen major nominations in the areas of performance, direction, and production.
Brad Armstrong’s hit Fallen II: Angels & Demons was honored with a Best Release nomination, while Wicked Girl and sexual rights advocate Jessica Drake's revelatory lead performance was heralded in the Best Actress category. A second Armstrong-directed production, the Editor's Choice drama Camgirl, saw rising star Kristen Scott earning a Best Actress nomination. Fittingly, the uniformly high quality and diversity of Armstrong’s output throughout the year was rewarded with a Best Director (Features) nomination.
Parody king Axel Braun’s undisputed mastery of his chosen genre propelled his critical and commercial smash Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody to a trifecta of nominations: Best Director (Parody), Parody of the Year, and Best Actor—the latter for Seth Gamble's uproarious interpretation of Wade Wilson, the "merc with a mouth." The B&W Cinemascope thriller The Possession of Mrs. Hyde—the iconoclastic Braun's first original drama in fifteen years—received a trio of high-profile nominations, including Best Release and Best Director (Features), while Avi Love's masterful work in the lead garnered her a Best Actress nom.
In other feature categories, veteran filmmaker Mike Quasar's lighthearted erotic romp Making Ends Meet earned a Best Comedy nomination, while Ryan McLane was recognized with a Best Actor nom for his inventive work in longtime Wicked collaborator Jonathan Morgan's Cursed. Snatch Chat, a Wicked Reality title starring Ellie Knox and Skylar Snow, earned attention in the Best Gonzo Release category.
The winners will be announced in June at the XRCO's annual industry-only gala. Wicked Pictures congratulates all the nominees, and thanks the XRCO for recognizing the work of their contract talent and the many independent performers, directors and crews who continue to contribute to the Wicked brand's ongoing success.
Wicked Pictures 2019 XRCO Nominations:
BEST RELEASE
Fallen II: Angels & Demons
The Possession of Mrs. Hyde
BEST COMEDY
Making Ends Meet
BEST GONZO RELEASE
Snatch Chat
BEST PARODY
Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
BEST DIRECTOR (Features)
Axel Braun
Brad Armstrong
BEST DIRECTOR (Parody)
Axel Braun
BEST ACTRESS
Avi Love, The Possession of Mrs. Hyde
Jessica Drake, Fallen II: Angels & Demons
Kristen Scott, Camgirl
BEST ACTOR
Seth Gamble, Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Ryan McLane, Cursed
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