LOS ANGELES—Vixen Media Group (VMG) announced an impressive haul at the 2023 AVN Awards Show, winning a total of 18 awards for their contract stars and studio brands.
Vixen Media Group’s global network of sites—Vixen, Blacked, Tushy, Deeper, and Slayed—have been recognized with top honors for the company’s work in 2022. Highlights and accolades for the company’s work last year included Best Foursome/Orgy scene for Blacked Raw’s "High Gear" starring Violet Myers, Vicki Chase, Vanna Bardot, Vic Marie, Nicole Doshi, Savannah Bond, Anton Harden, Richard Mann, Isiah Maxwell, Jonathan Jordan, Brickzilla, Garland, Jamie Knoxx, Jay Hefner, John Legendary, Tyrone Love, Stretch, and Zaddy.
Industry superstar Maitland Ward nabbed the awards for Best Leading Actress for her work in Deeper’s Drift and Mainstream Venture of the Year for her tell-all memoir, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood. Additionally, respected director and longtime member of the VMG family, Kayden Kross, took home Outstanding Directing for her passion project Drift, as well as received the coveted Best Directing Portfolio award.
Kross’s studio Deeper earned several awards including Best Anthology Movie or Limited Series (Blonde Label 2) and Best Anal Sex Scene ("Florentine Part 1," starring Angela White and Manuel Ferrara). Deeper’s fantastical five-part feature Goddess & the Seed, starring Elena Koshka, also won Best Cinematography and Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Movie or Limited Series.
VMG’s newest brand Slayed, its all-girl studio, continues to make waves in the industry with awards for Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene ("Heat Wave" featuring Bardot and Gianna Dior); Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene ("Close Up" featuring Dior, Jill Kassidy, and Natalia Nix); Best All-Girl Movie or Limited Series ("Play 2") and Best All-Girl Series or Channel ("Cravings").
Said Executive Producer for Vixen Media Group Mike Miller, “We are thrilled to have our hard work recognized and an outstanding lineup of talent celebrated. We challenge ourselves to create the most exclusive, high-quality content so it feels great to see our efforts being spotlighted. It's an honor for our studios and talent to be highlighted as the industry’s best – not only by AVN but by our fans and paying customers."
Other notable wins included Best Anthology Series or Channel for Vibes (Vixen), Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Series or Channel for Blacked Raw, Best Anal Series or Channel for Tushy Raw, Best Three-Way Sex Scene ("Let’s All Be Friends" on Blacked Raw, featuring Jazmin Luv, Anna Claire Clouds, and Harden); and Best Multi-Partner Movie or Limited Series ("Threesome Fantasies 12" on Vixen).
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