Wicked Congratulates Its 2015 AVN Awards Nominees

LOS ANGELES—The 2015 AVN Awards Nominations were announced at a special industry-only soiree Thursday evening at Hollywood’s Lure Nightclub. Over the course of the evening, industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures and the lines it distributes were honored with over 140 nominations. In a company first, three of the its contract directors—Brad Armstrong, Stormy Daniels and Axel Braun—received Director of the Year nominations in recognition of the high quality of their output.

In addition to acknowledging the excellence of Wicked’s feature productions, Adult Video News awarded nominations to such company lines as jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex, Wicked Fairy Tales and Wicked Passions. Many foreign-themed nominations went to the productions distributed by Wicked on behalf of such international studios as Marc Dorcel, JoyBear Pictures and abbywinters.com. The 2015 nominations also recognized Wicked’s formidable web presence and the ongoing success of the Wicked Sensual Care line of luxurious lubricants and enhancers.

Veteran blockbuster creator Brad Armstrong's epic tale of forbidden love Aftermath snared nominations in virtually every feature category, including Best Actress (Wicked Girl jessica drake), Best Actor (Tyler Nixon), Best Director - Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Drama. Armstrong's dramatic four-hour sagaHolly...Would also dominated the feature categories, earning such high profile noms as Best Actress (Asa Akira), Best Actor (Xander Corvus) and Best Drama.

Armstrong's impact extended to other areas of the 2015 nominations season as well, with Cabana Cougar Club snaring Best MILF Release and Asa Akira's Wicked debut, Asa Gets Wicked, earning a place in the Best Star Showcase category.

Veteran Wicked director Stormy Daniels enjoyed similar success, with her hit release Switch receiving nominations for Best Comedy, Best Director - Feature, Best Actor (Michael Vegas) and Best Screenplay. In other highlights, The Real Thing, a humorous adult feature in the patented Daniels tradition, was also acknowledged in the Best Comedy category, and her atmospheric Wicked Passions release Haunted Hearts earned Best Romance Movie and Best Boy-Girl Sex Scene nominations. Her enduring success as an iconic screen performer was also recognized with a Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty: An Axel Braun Parody.

And speaking of the latest filmmaker to join the Wicked Family, parody master Axel Braun received a wealth of attention that spoke to the diversity of his work in the genre over the last twelve months. His Wicked Fairy Tales line earned a Best New Series nomination, while the line's maiden release, Snow White XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, received such coveted nominations as Best Parody and Best Director – Parody. Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody received over ten top honors, including noms for Best Actor (Seth Gamble), Best Actress (Samantha Saint), Best Supporting Actor (Will Powers), Best Supporting Actress (Veronica Avluv) and Best Parody. Braun’s hit spoof 24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parodyearned a much-deserved Best Actor nomination for Kurt Lockwood in the role made famous by Kiefer Sutherland, and several more noms, including Best Supporting Actress (Claire Robbins) and Best Director - Parody. His all-sex release Riley Goes Gonzo earned several major nominations, including Best Star Showcase for ABP Contract star Riley Steele and Best Director – Non-Feature.

Veteran contract filmmaker Jonathan Morgan's flair for creating hit adult comedies earned him several high profile nominations, including Best Comedy, Best Screenplay and Best Actress (Brooklyn Chase) for Odd Jobs. Another humorous couples romp, The Masterpiece, earned Morgan a Best Director - Feature nomination in addition to another Best Comedy nom and a Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene nod for Kaylani Lei & Abigail Mac. Morgan's jeweler's eye for erotic detail was also acknowledged with a Best Interracial Release nomination going to his hit release Samantha Saint is Completely Wicked 2.

jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex saw the titular writer, director and host earning several nominations. In addition to noms for Best Continuing Series and Best Marketing Campaign - Individual Project (for jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Plus Size), her mainstream media presence, philanthropic endeavors and commitment to social justice were honored with a Mainstream Star of the Year nomination.

The latest performer to join the Wicked family, industry superstar Asa Akira, earned a coveted Mainstream Star of the Year nomination as well, in addition to her well-deserved Best Actress nom for Holly...Would. She also earned several sex nominations for her contributions to such other high profile Wicked blockbusters as Aftermath and the Best Star Showcase-nominated Asa Gets Wicked.

Among the overseas lines distributed by Wicked, France’s Marc Dorcel received over thirty nominations, including Best Foreign Feature mentions for such titles as Prison, Lola The Virgin and Ballerina By Day, Escort By Night. abbywinters.com was honored with several nominations, including Best Amateur/Pro-Am Series (for the second year in a row ) for Girls and their Boys, while Britain’s JoyBear Pictures earned no less than three mentions in the Best Foreign release categories.

Looking at his company’s track record in outstanding achievements in production, performance, eroticism and design, Wicked Pictures president and owner Steve Orenstein is justifiably pleased with his team’s performance, commenting, “Our five contract director/producers, Brad Armstrong, Axel Braun, Stormy Daniels, Jonathan Morgan and jessica drake were responsible for 21 out of our 27 nominated movies. As for the contract actresses, Stormy, jessica and Asa have brought many acting, sex, and marketing nominations to the company. I’m also proud to distribute other lines like Marc Dorcel, abbywinters.com, JoyBear Pictures and Axel Braun Productions, who together were recognized for nearly thirty more titles. Thanks to AVN and our team."

Wicked Pictures congratulates its talented performers, filmmakers, distribution partners and staff for their 2015 AVN nominations. From sprawling epics to the most intimate of love stories, this forward-thinking studio continues to prove that it is built to last.

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Wicked Pictures' 2015 AVN Nominations:

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Brad Armstrong

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Stormy Daniels

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Axel Braun

MAINSTREAM STAR OF THE YEAR

jessica drake

Asa Akira

AFTERMATH

Best Actor, Tyler Nixon

Best Actress, jessica drake

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene, jessica drake & Tyler Nixon

Best Director - Feature, Brad Armstrong

Best Drama

Best Editing, Scott Allen

Best Group Sex Scene, Asa Akira, Aubrey Addams, Jessica Drake, Kaylani Lei, Sarah Jessie, Vicki Chase, Brad Armstrong, Eric Masterson, Erik Everhard, Mr. Pete, Ryan McLane & Tyler Nixon

Best Marketing Campaign – Individual Project

Best Screenplay, Brad Armstrong

Best Special Effects

HOLLY...WOULD

Best Actress, Asa Akira

Best Anal Sex Scene, Asa Akira & James Deen

Best Drama

Best Group Sex Scene, Asa Akira, Samantha Saint, Kaylani Lei, Summer Brielle, Sophia Fiore, Remy LaCroix, James Deen, Mr. Pete, Eric Masterson, Bill Bailey & Brad Armstrong

Best Supporting Actor, Xander Corvus

SNOW WHITE XXX: AN AXEL BRAUN PARODY

Best Actor, Barrett Blade

Best Cinematography, Axel Braun, Alex Ladd, Robert Queensgate, Eli Cross & David Lord

Best Director - Parody

Best Marketing Campaign - Individual Project

Best Parody

Best Screenplay - Parody

AT FIRST SIGHT

Best Romance Movie

STAR KISSED

Best Romance Movie

TEASE ME POV

Best POV Release

TEASE ME POV 2

Best POV Sex Scene, Summer Brielle & Kevin Moore

CABANA COUGAR CLUB

Best MILF Release

SLEEPING BEAUTY XXX: AN AXEL BRAUN PARODY

Best Art Direction

Best Makeup, Cammy Ellis & Melissa Makeup

Best Supporting Actor, Jay Crew

Best Supporting Actress, Stormy Daniels

CINDERELLA XXX: AN AXEL BRAUN PARODY

Best Actor, Seth Gamble

Best Actress, Samantha Saint

Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Carter Cruise, Samantha Saint & Penny Pax

Best Art Direction

Best Oral Sex Scene, Carter Cruise & Penny Pax

Best Parody

Best Screenplay - Parody

Best Soundtrack

Best Special Effects

Best Supporting Actor, Will Powers

Best Supporting Actress, Veronica Avluv

HOT FOR TEACHER

Best Oral Sex Scene, jessica drake

Best Vignette Release

24 XXX: AN AXEL BRAUN PARODY

Best Actor, Kurt Lockwood

Best Director - Parody, Axel Braun

Best Editing - Mrs. Braun & Axel Braun

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene - Penny Pax & Alektra Blue

Best Non-Sex Performance, Tyler Knight

Best Parody

Best Screenplay - Parody

Best Supporting Actress - Claire Robbins

SWITCH

Best Actor, Michael Vegas

Best Comedy

Best Director - Feature, Stormy Daniels

Best Screenplay

ODD JOBS

Best Actress, Brooklyn Chase

Best Comedy

Best Screenplay

THE PORNOGRAPHER

Best Actress, Kimberly Kane

Best Art Direction

Best Comedy

Best Editing, Bryn Pryor

Best Supporting Actor, Anthony Rosano

Best Supporting Actress, Kylie Ireland

HAUNTED HEARTS

Best Boy-Girl Sex Scene, Dana DeArmond & Michael Vegas

Best Romance Movie

I FUCKED MY STEPMOM (Wicked / ABP)

Best Taboo Relations Movie

MODERN ROMANCE

Best Boy-Girl Sex Scene, Aaliyah Love & Ryan Drille

RIGHT AMOUNT OF WRONG

Best Non-Sex Performance, The Twins

RILEY GOES GONZO (Wicked / ABP)

Best Boy-Girl Sex Scene, Riley Steele & Erik Everhard

Best Director Non-Feature, Axel Braun

Best Marketing Campaign - Individual Project

Best Oral Sex Scene - Riley Steele

Best Star Showcase

Best Three-Way Sex Scene B/B/G, Riley Steele, Toni Ribas & Ramon Nomar

NYMPHOS

Best Group Sex Scene, Mischa Brooks, Casey Calvert, Juelz Ventura, Xander Corvus, Tommy Pistol & Michael Vegas

Best Soundtrack

Best Vignette Release

SELFIES

Best Director Non-Feature, Los Scandalous

Best Non-Feature

THE MASTERPIECE

Best Comedy

Best Director - Feature, Jonathan Morgan

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene - Kaylani Lei & Abigail Mac

ON THE AIR

Best Non-Sex Performance, James Bartholet

THE REAL THING

Best Comedy

ASA GETS WICKED

Best Solo / Tease Performance, Asa Akira

Best Star Showcase

WHITE WITCH

Best Director, Scott Allen

Best Drama

Best Soundtrack

COMPLETELY WICKED 2

Best Interracial Release

JESSICA DRAKE'S GUIDE TO WICKED SEX

Best Continuing Series

Best Marketing Campaign - Individual Project (Plus Size)

WICKED FAIRY TALES

Best New Series

WICKED.COM

Best Membership Website

WICKED PICTURES

Best Marketing Campaign – Company Image

WICKED SENSUAL CARE

Best Enhancement Manufacturer

Best Lubricant Manufacturer

LINES DISTRIBUTED BY WICKED PICTURES - 2015 AVN NOMINATIONS

MARC DORCEL

FOOTBALLERS' HOUSEWIVES

Best Cinematography, Philippe Pontellis

Best Foreign Feature

Best Sex Scene In A Foreign-Shot Production, Abbie Cat, Anna Polina, Markus Tynai & Vince Carter

LOLA THE VIRGIN

Best Foreign Feature

ANISSA KATE, THE WIDOW

Best Director - Foreign Feature Herve Bodilis

Best Foreign Feature

Best Sex Scene In A Foreign-Shot Production, Cherry Kiss, Tarra White & Renato

BALLERINA BY DAY, ESCORT BY NIGHT

Best Director - Foreign Feature, Franck Vicomte

Best Editing, Cymballs & Chris

Best Foreign Feature

Best Sex Scene In A Foreign-Shot Production, Gina Gerson, Mike Angelo & Renato

MY VERY FIRST TIME

Best Director - Foreign Feature, Keno

Best Foreign Feature

THE NIGHT PATROL

Best Director - Foreign Feature, Kris Bakelit

Best Foreign Feature

A NOVICE LAWYER

Best Foreign Feature

A VIRGIN'S FIRST TIME

Best Foreign Feature

ANISSA AND LOLA AT NURSES' SCHOOL

Best Director - Foreign Non-Feature, Franck Viscomte

Best Foreign Non-Feature

PORNOCHIC 24: ARIEL AND LOLA

Best Foreign Non-Feature

PRISON

Best Director - Foreign Non-Feature, Herve Bodilis

Best Foreign Non-Feature

Best Sex Scene In A Foreign-Shot Production, Alexis Crystal, Mike Angelo & Thomas Stone

ORGY INITIATION OF LOLA

Best Group Sex Scene, Lola Reve, Britney Amber, Lola Foxx, Anikka Albrite, Dahlia Sky, Abby Cross, Romi Rain, Alina Li, Kush Kush, Tommy Gunn, Coco, Toni Ribas, Mick Blue, Alan Stafford, Keni Styles, Bill Bailey, Giovanni Francesco, Karlo Karrera & Richie Calhoun

RUSSIAN INSTITUTE 19: HOLIDAYS AT MY PARENTS

Best Foreign Non-Feature

Best Sex Scene In A Foreign-Shot Production, Ariel Rebel & Lola Reve

CATHY 40, CHEATING HOUSEWIFE

Best MILF Release

JOYBEAR PICTURES

TASTE

Best Cinematography, Justine Mii & Simon Ample

Best Director, Foreign Non-Feature, Justine Mii

Best Foreign Non-Feature

RIOT GIRLS

Best Director - Foreign Feature, Dee D.