LOS ANGELES—Veteran director Ricky Greenwood took top honors at the 2024 AVN Awards when he was recognized for the Grand Reel and for Best Directing Portfolio. He also earned eight nominations for the upcoming Trans Erotica Awards.
The French Canadian filmmaker earned Grand Reel for Digital Playground’s Machine Gunner, a movie which also earned Kira Noir and Tommy Pistol for Best Oral Sex Scene, as well as Noir, Charles Dera, and Scott Nails for Best Tag-Team Sex Scene. The feature Raining Blood (or Night of the Jizzed-In Dead) starring Ana Foxxx and Tommy Pistol, which Greenwood directed for Somegore, also picked up an AVN Trophy for Most Outrageous Sex Scene.
Greenwood's crews also picked up some major honors, such as Tommy Pistol who earned Best Leading Actor for Adult Time’s “Feed Me,” and Kira Noir took home the trophy for Best Leading Actress for her work in Machine Gunner. Raven Lux won Best Hair & Makeup for Adult Time’s Sally Mae: The Revenge of the Twin Dragons.
The industry veteran also earned Best Directing Portfolio – Cross-Genre for his work in the straight, trans, and gay genres for multiple studios.
“I’m honored to have won Grand Reel for the second year in a row and Best Directing Portfolio – Cross-Genre for the first time the award was given," Greenwood said. "I was also happy that three of my scenes won, Tommy and Kira won Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress for their incredible performances, and Raven took home the trophy for Best Hair & Makeup."
To see the complete list of 2024 AVN Awards winners, click here.
Greenwood also earned eight nominations from the Trans Erotica Awards (TEAs), including Best Scene Producer, which he won last year. He also received seven nominations for his scene work for TransSensual—including Best Girl/Girl Scene for “I’m Trying To Fucking Work” with Ariel Demure and Lulu Chu, two nominations for Best DVD Release for My Best Friend’s TS Girlfriend 2 and TS Hot Wives 3, which also earned four nominations for Best Boy/Girl Scene. The four nominations are:
• Scene 2 of My Best Friend's TS Girlfriend 2, with Itzel Saenz and Steve Rickz
• Scene 4 of My Best Friends TS Girlfriend 2 with Tori Easton and Tony Sting
• Scene 1 of My TS Stepsister 8, with Jade Venus, and Roman Todd.
• Scene 1 of TS Wife Swap 4, with Asia Belle and Adrian Duval.
“I’m honored that the TEAs have acknowledged my trans projects and would love to win any or all these awards. I also want to thank the fans and industry who helped me get nominated,” Greenwood said.
Presented by Pornhub, the TEAs will take place on Sunday, March 10, at the Avalon in Hollywood, Calif. For a complete list of nominees, visit theteashow.com/2024-nominees.
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