Ryan Madison Earns Best Director Nod as Kelly Madison Media Tallies 9 AVN Noms

LOS ANGELES—Acclaimed independent studio Kelly Madison Media has earned nine nominations going into the AVN Awards, including Director of the Year and Best Director – Non-Feature, for award-winning filmmaker/performer Ryan Madison.

The AVN Awards, to be hosted by adult stars Riley Reid and Aspen Rae, will take place on January 21, 2017 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.

Kelly Madison Media, which is owned by star performers Kelly Madison and Ryan Madison, earned nine nominations from AVN Awards including Director of the Year for Ryan Madison and three others for the rough sex-themed Hard Passion 3. The movie, which was nominated for Best Anthology Movie, also earned Ryan Madison a nomination for Best Director – Non-Feature, as well as a nomination for starlet Riley Nixon for Best Solo/Tease Performance.

 “I am honored to be nominated in the directorial categories and in particular for the Director of the Year category,” Ryan Madison said. “I am very grateful to AVN ... to be among a select group of nominees. Kelly and I have worked very hard to develop and create unique high-quality content for our fans that we can be proud of. We are truly thankful.”

Other AVN nominations are:

• Best Big Bust Movie – Morning Joe
• Bet Big Butt Movie – Bubble Butt Carwash
• Best Ingénue Movie – School Girls
• Best Taboo Relations Movie – Daddy I’m Bored
• Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene – BoHo Beauties – Ryan Madison & Anna de Ville

“From our earliest days, we sought to make the best movies possible and we’ve stuck to that model ever since and these nominations prove we’re on the right track,” Kelly Madison said. “I am thrilled for Ryan who works so hard day in and day out on each movie, and also for our team which is so dedicated to our success.”

To see a complete list of nominees for the 2017 AVN Awards, click here.

Movies from Kelly Madison Media are distributed by Juicy Entertainment.