LOS ANGELES—Top adult studio Wicked Pictures and some of the lines it distributes have been given forty 2021 AVN Awards nominations. The work of Wicked's contract creators is being celebrated alongside contributions from such independent filmmakers as Mike Quasar and Holly Randall. These productions from the studio's in-house imprints have showcased the talents of such independent performers as Tommy Pistol and Damon Dice, who, like Wicked's Brad Armstrong, were all recognized in the Best Actor and/or Best Supporting Actor categories. (A full list of nominees appears below.)
Top parody king and gonzo specialist Axel Braun, one of Wicked's in-house filmmakers, received nominations for both Director of the Year and Best Directing—Non-Narrative Production, the latter for the Editor's Choice Stilettos. Braun's other nominations include Best Niche Movie or Anthology (Bush 3), Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or Anthology (Brown Sugar 4), and Best Curve Appeal Movie or Anthology (Busty Hotwives 2).
Wicked's traditional product was looked favorably upon by the AVN editorial staff in tandem with such new ventures as performer/producer/director/sex educator Jessica Drake's ongoing docu-sodic project Jessica's FANtasies, which earned her a Best Solo/Tease Performance nomination (for the episode "My Fantasy Teacher"). Drake's longtime collaborator, Wicked contract director/performer/production designer Brad Armstrong, received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in Holly Randall's Finding Rebecca, which also snared a Best Screenplay—Drama nod. Another Randall effort, the lighthearted Kenna James vehicle Stranger Than Fiction, earned Damon Dice a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Mike Quasar's Wicked Passions release iLove has emerged as the studio's most-nominated dramatic feature, garnering attention in a trio of major categories, including Grand Reel, Best Actor (Tommy Pistol), and Best Screenplay—Drama (Quasar and Shawn Alff). Quasar also received a Best Screenplay—Comedy nod for Swipe Right, while his Back In The Game received a nomination for Best Episodic Movie or Anthology.
Outside lines distributed by the company, including Europe's Dorcel and Down Under content creator abbywinters.com, were also recipients of major nominations.
Paris-based Dorcel's Bad Girls Lesbian Desires got nominations for Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology, Best Directing—Foreign Production, and Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene, while One Night in Budapest was nominated for Best Episodic Series or Site, and Best Cinematography. Filmmaker Kay Brandt's Cherie Deville vehicle 40 Years Old, Comes To Life garnered its star a Best Leading Actress nomination in addition to a Best Screenplay—Comedy nod. Another installment in the 40 Years Old series, A 40 Year-Old Wife's Deep Desires, snared a Best MILF Movie or Anthology nomination. Brandt's Climax was nominated for Best Group Sex Scene.
Another longtime Dorcel collaborator, Herve Bodilis, picked up several nominations, including Best BDSM Movie or Anthology and Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene for Mariska, Desires of Submission, and both Best Directing—Foreign Production and Best Gangbang Scene for A Perfect Woman. Alis Locanta’s Clea Gaultier vehicle Clea, An Indecent Story snared nominations for Best Star Showcase and Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene, while A Day With Clea was nominated for Best Directing—Foreign Production (Franck Vicomte). Another Gaultier vehicle, Dorcel Airlines: Indecent Flight Attendants, received a nomination for Best Foreign-Shot All-GIrl Sex Scene.
Two new series from the Paris-based studio, Stars and Pulsations/Impulses, earned several accolades: Stars #1 gained nominations for Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene and Best Wall to Wall/Gonzo Series or Site, while Pulsations/Impulses earned a Best Foreign Production nod. (A DorcelVision.com scene, "Alexis 4 You", was also nominated for Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene.)
Long recognized in the all-natural, reality-based porn market, abbywinters.com has been acknowledged in multiple categories. The Girl Girl Sex franchise snared a Best All-Girl Series or Site nomination, while a Best Niche Series or Site nod went to the solo girl masturbation franchise Private Moments.
abbywinters.com's Girls And Their Boys, the first imprint in the studio's history to deviate from the label's longstanding focus on girls-only content, received a nomination for Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Series or Site.
Beyond performer and production nominations, Wicked Sensual Care, the creator of lubricants and enhancers, has been nominated for both Best Lubricant Manufacturer and Best Enhancement Manufacturer—a company first.
“There is so much to be thankful for in these diverse nominations," said Wicked President and owner Steve Orenstein. "In these unprecedented times, it is very rewarding to see our contract creators, stars, and independent collaborators continuing to set the standard and keep the quality of their work at the highest level possible. When you factor in the foreign lines we distribute, Dorcel and abbywinters.com, we have nominations in nearly thirty different categories. Thank you, AVN, for recognizing and celebrating the consistently high quality of the work Wicked produces and distributes."
Like many industry ceremonies held during the COVID 19 Pandemic, the 2021 AVN Awards Show is going to be an all-digital event. Winners will be announced on January 23, 2021 in a virtual ceremony hosted by Kira Noir and Skyler Lo on AVN Stars.
Wicked/Associates 2021 AVN Awards Nominations:
Director of the Year
Axel Braun
iLove (Wicked)
Grand Reel
Best Actor (Tommy Pistol)
Best Screenplay—Drama (Quasar & Shawn Alff)
Finding Rebecca (Wicked)
Best Supporting Actor (Brad Armstrong)
Best Screenplay—Drama (Holly Randall)
Jessica's FANtasies (Wicked)
Best Solo/Tease Performance (for "My Fantasy Teacher")
Bad Girls Lesbian Desires (Dorcel)
Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology
Best Directing—Foreign Production
Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene
Swipe Right (Wicked)
Best Screenplay—Comedy (Mike Quasar)
Stranger Than Fiction (Wicked)
Best Supporting Actor (Damon Dice)
40 Years Old, Comes To Life (Dorcel)
Best Leading Actress (Cherie Deville)
Best Screenplay—Comedy (Kay Brandt)
Private Moments (abbywinters.com)
Best Niche Series or Site
Bush 3 (Wicked)
Best Niche Movie or Anthology
A 40 Year-Old Wife's Deep Desires (Dorcel)
Best MILF Movie or Anthology
Climax (Dorcel)
Best Group Sex Scene (Angela White, Whitney Wright, Britney Amber, India Summer, Jane Wilde, Avi Love, Seth Gamble, Codey Steele, Ryan Driller & Eric Masterson)
Stars #1 (Dorcel)
Best Boy/Girl Foreign-Shot Sex Scene (Sybil & Charlie Dean)
Best Wall to Wall/Gonzo Series or Site
Girls And Their Boys (abbywinters.com)
Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Series or Site
Axel Braun's Brown Sugar 4 (Wicked)
Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or Anthology
A Perfect Woman (Dorcel)
Best Directing—Foreign Production
Best Gangbang Scene
Mariska, Desires of Submission (Dorcel)
Best BDSM Movie or Anthology
Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene
"Alexis 4 You" (DorcelVision)
Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene (Alexis Crystal, Charlie Dean & Nick Ross)
Clea, An Indecent Story (Dorcel)
Best Star Showcase
Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene (Clea Gaultier & Juan Lucho)
Impulses/Pulsations (Dorcel)
Best Foreign Production
A Day With Clea (Dorcel)
Best Directing—Foreign Production (Franck Vicomte)
One Night In Budapest (Dorcel)
Best Episodic Series or Site
Best Cinematography
Back in the Game (Wicked)
Best Episodic Movie or Anthology
Stilettos (Wicked)
Best Directing, Non-Narrative Production
Axel Braun's Busty Hotwives 2 (Wicked)
Best Curve Appeal Movie or Anthology
Girl Girl Sex (abbywinters.com)
Best All-Girl Series or Site
Dorcel Airlines: Indecent Flight Attendants
Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene (Alexis Crystal, Mariana, and Misha Cross)
Wicked Sensual Care
Best Lubricant Manufacturer
Best Enhancement Manufacturer
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