LAS VEGAS—Adam & Eve Pictures hauled in an impressive 18 nominations for the 2020 AVN Awards, with the erotic comedy Love Emergency earning 10 nods, including Best Comedy and Best Director – Comedic Production for AVN Hall of Fame writer/director Will Ryder.
“We are honored and pleased to be recognized by AVN with these outstanding nominations,” said Rachel Vigneaux, Adam & Eve’s executive producer. “We are particularly thrilled to see ‘Love Emergency’ touch a chord with fans and AVN voters as they recognize the charm and uniqueness of the film from the talented Will Ryder. We are also excited for all of our nominees who have dedicated themselves to create quality adult entertainment and share their gifts with all of us.”
Love Emergency earned nominations for Best Comedic Screenplay for Ryder, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Adams and Brad Armstrong, along with Best Non-Sex Performance for James Bartholet and Missy Stone. The erotic comedy is about a panhandler masquerading as a surgeon in order to win the heart of a pretty nurse.
Additional nominations were The Motorbunny Club, for Best Anthology Series or Channel; Best Oral Production for the edging-themed Taken to the Edge, and Kay Brandt’s adaptation of Selena Kitt’s bestselling novel, The Lustful Wife, which earned a nomination for Best Romance.
Other nominations are:
• Best Art Direction, Love Emergency
• Best Cinematography, The Kitten Club, Jay Allan & Jeff Allan
• Best Editing, Love Emergency, Hollywood Max
• Best Makeup, Love Emergency, Edyn Blair
• Best Polyamory Production, Private Sex Society, Fallen Angel/Adam & Eve
• Best Polyamory Production, Unfolding
• Best POV Sex Scene, BBC POV, Elsa Jean, Ricky Johnson & Isiah Maxwell
• Best Pro-Am/Exhibitionist Production, Real Amateurs
The 2020 AVN Awards will be hosted by Nikki Benz and Emily Bloom and presented on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas. The awards showcase excellence and outstanding achievement in the adult industry.
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