SAN FRANCISCO—Falcon|NakedSword is at the top of the leaderboard for the 2023 Grabby Awards, scoring 69 nominations in categories including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. Raging Stallion Studios’ Ride or Die stays the course for more awards, as do titles such as The Swords, Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn, Men's Briefs, Guilty as Sin, and Cumming Home for Christmas. The Grabby Awards will be presented live on Saturday, May 27, in Chicago.
Said Falcon|NakedSword president and CEO Tim Valenti, "It’s been an outstanding year for Falcon | NakedSword, with tentpole blockbusters such as Ride or Die, The Swords, and Cumming Home for Christmas. We have the best talent in the industry—in front of and behind the camera—and this remarkable number of Grabby Award nominations is a fantastic recognition of the hard work and creativity that our team brings to the company."
Following a winning streak, Ride or Die is nominated for Best Movie, Best Director (Tony Dimarco), Best Screenplay (Ben Rush), Best Actor (Exclusive Cole Connor), Best Supporting Actor (Chris Damned), Best Duo (Travis Connor and Chris Damned), and Best Group Scene (Exclusives Drew Valentino and Reign, along with Chris Damned, Bennett Anthony and Alpha Wolfe). NakedSword Originals’ The Swords has also garnered nods for Best Movie, Best Director (Marc MacNamara), Best Screenplay (Marc MacNamara), Best Actor (Exclusive Andre Donovan), and Best Supporting Actor (Exclusive Cole Connor).
In addition, filmmakers Steve Cruz, Rush, Trenton Ducati, and Chi Chi LaRue nabbed recognition for Body & Sol, Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn, Dirty Desert Doctors, and Tales From the Locker Room 3, respectively.
Below is a complete list of Falcon|NakedSword’s 2023 Grabby Awards nominations.
Best Movie / Web Series
The Swords (NakedSword Originals)
Inseam (Hot House)
Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best All-Sex Movie
Scrum: Balls to the Wall (Raging Stallion Studios)
Men's Briefs (Falcon Studios)
Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn (NakedSword Originals)
Dirty Desert Doctors (Hot House)
Islas Canarias (NakedSword Originals)
Ride or Die: Raw Deal / Hard Time (Raging Stallion Studios)
Tales From the Locker Room 3 (Falcon Studios)
Best Director Movie / Web Series
Tony Dimarco — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Steve Cruz and Ben Rush — Cumming Home for Christmas (Falcon Studios)
Ben Rush and Tony Dimarco — Guilty as Sin (Falcon Studios)
Marc MacNamara — The Swords (NakedSword Originals)
Best Director All-Sex
Tony Dimarco — Scrum: Balls to the Wall (Raging Stallion Studios)
Steve Cruz — Body & Sol (Falcon Studios)
Ben Rush and Pierce Paris — Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn (NakedSword Originals)
Marc MacNamara — Islas Canarias (NakedSword Originals)
Max Konnor, Boomer Banks, Devin Franco, Leo Forte, and Steve Cruz — Men's Briefs (Falcon Studios)
Chi Chi LaRue — Tales From the Locker Room 3 (Falcon Studios)
Trenton Ducati — Dirty Desert Doctors (Hot House)
Best Screenplay
Ben Rush — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Ben Rush — Cumming Home for Christmas (Falcon Studios)
Marc MacNamara — The Swords (NakedSword Originals)
Best Actor
Beau Butler — Guilty as Sin (Raging Stallion Studios)
Cole Connor — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Derek Kage — Cruising Confidential (Raging Stallion Studios)
Andre Donovan — The Swords (NakedSword Originals)
Dakota Payne — Cumming Home for Christmas (Falcon Studios)
Josh Moore — Power Play (Raging Stallion Studios)
Luca del Rey — Under the Influencer (Falcon Studios)
Shane Cook- Men's Briefs (Falcon Studios)
Best Supporting Actor
Max Konnor — Under the Influencer (Falcon Studios)
Chris Damned — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Adrian Hart — Men's Briefs (Falcon Studios)
Cole Connor — The Swords (NakedSword Originals)
Devin Franco — Tales From the Locker Room 3 (Falcon Studios)
Cole Connor — Guilty as Sin (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Threeway
Bruce Beckham, Tyler Reign, and Drake Von — Tales From the Locker Room 3 (Falcon Studios)
Beau Butler, Josh Moore, and Alpha Wolfe — Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn (NakedSword Originals)
Reign, Beau Butler, and Roman Todd — You Asked for It (NakedSword Originals)
Luca Del Rey, Colton Reece, and Max Adonis — Gotta Have It (NakedSword Originals)
Beau Butler, Colby Melvin, and Xavier — Power Play (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Duo
Cole Connor and Drew Valentino — Guilty as Sin (Raging Stallion Studios)
Cade Maddox and Angel Rivera — Dirty Desert Doctors (Hot House)
Chris Damned and Travis Connor — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Group Scene
Drew Valentino, Reign, Bennett Anthony, Chris Damned, and Alpha Wolfe — Ride or Die (Raging Stallion Studios)
Beau Butler, Marcelo Caiazzo, Markin Wolf, Gael, Samuel Hodecker, Grande Simoes, Andy Rodrigues, Alex Rosso, Blessed Boy, and Gabriel Coimbra — Blame It on Rio: Beau's First Gangbang (NakedSword Originals)
Cole Connor, Devin Franco, Drew Valentino, JJ Knight, Luca del Rey, Roman Todd, Tarzan Top, and Tristan Hunter — Scrum: Balls to the Wall (Raging Stallion Studios)
Performer of the Year
Beau Butler
Cole Connor
Max Konnor
Hottest Top
Cade Maddox
Andre Donovan
Hottest Bottom
Beau Butler
Dean Young
Hottest Daddy
Beau Butler
Cole Connor
Hottest Cock
Cade Maddox
Max Konnor
Andre Donovan
Drew Valentino
Hottest Body
Cade Maddox
Max Konnor
Joel Hart
Best Versatile Performer
Beau Butler
Drew Valentino
Best Newcomer
Drew Valentino
Dean Young
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