VALENCIA, Calif.—Girlfriends Films and its partnering studios are nominated 64 times for the 2015 AVN Awards. Indicative of the company’s continued expansion, the nominations span multiple platforms, genres, and studios, including Hustler Video, Tammy Sands Productions, Reign Productions, Homegrown Video, Viv Thomas, Mental Beauty, Inc., AGW Entertainment, and Desire Films. Skow for Girlfriends Films and director B. Skow account for 22 of the total nominations.
“Congratulations to all the studios and talented filmmakers we represent,” said Girlfriends Films President Moose. “The volume of nominations proves each of the companies we distribute are elite producers of adult content for the genres they cater to, constantly creating acclaimed movies year after year.”
Hustler Video’s titles released through Girlfriends Films are up for seven nominations, including Best Comedy (Porno Pirates of the Pacific). Homegrown Video is represented strongly in amateur categories with four noms for its Girlfriends Films titles, while Reign Productions has four noms. New to the industry this year, Desire Films is nominated for six awards, Bonnie Rotten’s Mental Beauty for three, and Angela White’s AGW Entertainment for one.
Girlfriends Films’ all-girl movies have eight nominations, including two for Best All-Girl Release (Women Seeking Women 100 and Lesbian First Timers). Acclaimed contract star Prinzzess Felicity Jade is nominated in the new category All-Girl Performer of the Year.
The studio is also nominated for Best Marketing Campaign – Company Image, an honor it received in 2013. “The Company Image nomination is something we take a lot of pride in each year, as it supports our commitment to operate with integrity and honesty, and to always lead by example,” said Moose.
Fresh off being named Best New Line at the 2014 AVN Awards, Skow for Girlfriends Films has nabbed 22 nominations, including Director of the Year for B. Skow and Best New Series for Sexually Explicit.
Tammy Sands, who nabbed a third straight award for Best Solo Release in 2014, received five 2015 nominations. Her series Hot Lesbian Love and Me and My Girlfriend are up for Best All-Girl Series.
For a complete list of nominations, visit the Girlfriends Films Facebook page, here, or the Girlfriends Films Forum, here.
Hosted by adult stars Tommy Pistol and Alexis Texas, the 2015 AVN Awards take place January 24 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. To view a complete list of the 2015 nominees, click here.