LOS ANGELES—Evil Angel, one of the adult industry's top studios, has found itself on the receiving end of an impressive number of nominations for the 2021 AVN Awards, known as “the Oscars of Porn.” A total of 82 citations recognize the excellent work of some 20 directors in a wide range of categories.
“It has been quite the unpredictable year, and we are proud to have received so many nominations for our Evil directors and performers,” said Evil Angel Chief Operations Officer Magalie Rheault. “We are very fortunate to be working with such passionate people who were able to use their creativity to produce amazing movies, even during this tough year. Congratulations and thank you to all for your hard work; we are glad to have you in the Evil Angel family.”
AVN honored two Evil filmmakers, Chris Streams and Pat Myne, with Director Of The Year nominations. Streams found awards consideration in categories ranging from Gonzo to Anal to MILF to Curve Appeal; Myne was nominated for Anal and Squirting content.
Ace director Jonni Darkko’s Jane’s Anal Addiction, featuring Jane Wilde, took five nominations, including Best Star Showcase, Best Directing—Non-Narrative Production and Best Soundtrack.
Evil Angel has emerged as a top producer of trans porn, and AVN has noticed. Tranimals, from new director Lena Moon, earned four mentions, including for Best Transgender Movie Or Anthology, Best Directing—Comedy, Clever Title Of The Year, and Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Jessy Bells & H3ll4SL00tz). Ms. Moon also received a Transgender Performer Of The Year nomination.
Recognized with three nominations is John Stagliano’s Fashionistas Lost, including for Best Featurette, Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Naomi Swann, Emma Hix & Rocco Siffredi) and Best Solo Tease Performance (Swann).
Three more Evil movies gathered AVN noms in three categories apiece: Proxy Paige’s I Fucking Love Berlin, Dana Vespoli’s Evil Girls With Mormon Boys and Rocco’s Back To America For More Adventures from Rocco Siffredi.
It’s been a huge year for Siffredi overall, and AVN honored him with 11 total nominations including Male Foreign Performer Of The Year. Darkko’s 11 nominations matched Siffredi’s to lead all Evil directors. Streams pulled in seven; Moon took six; and tied with five each are Paige, Vespoli, Aiden Riley and Aiden Starr.
Among Evil’s trans porn nominees is Ms. Starr (Best Directing—Non-Narrative Production for Trans Superstar Khloe Kay, Best Transgender Movie Or Anthology for The TS Life 2 and Best Transgender Series Or Site for Trans Lust). Jay Sin’s TS Playground took a Best Transgender Series Or Site nom, while Joey Silvera, a pioneer of quality TS porn, earned a Best Transgender Series Or Site mention for Trans-Active.
Evil Angel directors LeWood, Mike Adriano, Angel Long, Bryan Gozzling and David Perry all earned nominations. Director/performer Mick Blue took nominations for his own work as well as content produced with his BAM Visions company, and AVN recognized Mr. Blue with a Male Performer Of The Year nomination.
It may be a strange year, but it’s not unusual for Evil Angel to garner a plethora of AVN nominations. Adira Allure, Evil’s newest director, tapped into the zeitgeist and found her first directing nomination, for Best Quarantine Sex Scene (Porn From Home—Adira Allure Day 2, featuring Allure and Brock Cooper).
