RESEDA, Calif.—Girlfriends Films is the most nominated lesbian studio for the 2012 AVN Awards. Topping its outstanding total the previous year, the renowned studio is nominated 25 times for the January award show. Critically acclaimed, bestselling series Budapest, Girls in White 2011, Pin-Up Girls, Please Make Me Lesbian, and Women Seeking Womenare all nominated for Best All-Girl Series, a category Girlfriends Films took home the previous 4 years. Films and series under Girlfriends Films' distribution deal with Juicy Pink Box earned 7 nominations, while the distribution deal with photographer Tammy Sands earned 2 nominations. Representative of Girlfriends Films' elite year is a nomination for Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image.
The 2012 AVN Awards will be held January 21 at The Joint in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. For more information about the nominations, click here.
"Thank you to AVN Media and its staff and voters for all the prestigious nominations," said Girlfriends Films Vice President Moose. "From our new series and distribution deals to our new membership site and our wall calendar, 2011 was a year of change and growth for us. The 25 nominations reflect our many successes. We are proud to share them with Juicy Pink Box, Tammy Sands, and our entire community of fans."
Girlfriends Films and Juicy Pink Box signed a heralded distribution deal late in 2010. The first titles to release under the deal were Taxi 1 and 2 combining for 5 nominations, including Best All-Girl Release, Best New Series, Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Best All-Girl Group Scene, and Best Solo Sex Scene. Therapy is nominated for Best Solo Release, while Juicy Pink Box also received a nom for Best New Line under Girlfriends Films. In addition to its nominations with Girlfriends Films, Juicy Pink Box is also nominated for Best Alternative Website.
In 2011, Girlfriends Films signed a DVD distribution deal with renowned photographer Tammy Sands. The first title under the deal, All Natural: Glamour Solos is nominated twice. The filmed earned nominations for Best Solo Release and Best Solo Sex Scene.
As the leader in lesbian erotica, Girlfriends Films' series Women Seeking Women received the Best All-Girl Series award the past 4 years. In 2010 and 2011, the series was also presented with the XRCO award for Best All-Girl Series.
A full list of Girlfriends Films' 2012 AVN Award nominations:
Best All-Girl Group Scene – Taxi 2, Juicy Pink Box; Madison Young, Jiz Lee & Nic Switch
Best All-Girl Release—Budapest 3
Best All-Girl Release—Taxi 2, Juicy Pink Box
Best All-Girl Series—Budapest, Girlfriends Films
Best All-Girl Series—Girls in White
Best All-Girl Serie—Pin-Up Girls
Best All-Girl Series—Please Make Me Lesbian
Best All-Girl Series—Women Seeking Women
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene—Lesbian Psychodramas 6; Heather Starlet & Shyla Jennings
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene—Lesbian Sex; Prinzzess & India Summer
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene—Taxi, Juicy Pink Box; Justine Joli & Syd Blakovich
Best New Line—Juicy Pink Box
Best New Series—Budapest
Best New Series—Taxi, Juicy Pink Box
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release—Lesbian Seductions Older/Younger 35
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release—Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 17
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release—Road Queen 18
Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image
Best Solo Release—All Natural: Glamour Solos
Best Solo Release—Therapy, Juicy Pink Box
Best Solo Sex Scene—Justine Joli, Taxi 2, Juicy Pink Box
Best Solo Sex Scene—Ryan Keely, All Natural: Glamour Solos, Tammy Sands
Best Specialty Series—Mother-Daughter Exchange Club
MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year—India Summer
Best Studio Website—GirlfriendsFilms.com
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