TORREMELINOS, Spain—The Grabbys Europe announced that public voting for this year’s awards, which officially closed on March 5, “garnered unprecedented engagement from fans around the world and marked one of the most creative and innovative campaigns in the event’s history,” a Grabbys representative said.
With 31 categories encompassing the wide variety of content and creators to be honored, the month-long voting period “showcased the dedication of all this year’s nominees to rally their fanbases on all their platforms—a true testament to the commitment of all the performers to their craft,” the rep added.
As previously announced, Grabbys Europe this year teamed up with Awards Force, an awards management platform, “placing transparency and integrity at the heart of its voting process more than ever.”
With the announcement of the Official Judges Panel for the 2026 edition, the Grabbys have now concluded the final phase of nominee selection, and convened a jury composed of actors, creators, directors, media professionals, fan-site and webcam platform representatives and industry leaders from across the world.
A single award winner, chosen from five nominees most voted-for by the public in each category, will take home the coveted Grabby trophy during the ceremony on April 25.
Austin Ponce and Matt Vasquez will return as hosts of the awards.
“This year, we have brought together a judging panel that truly represents the excellence, diversity and creative spirit of our industry,” said Benjamin Willis, CEO and founder of Grabbys Europe. “The 2026 panel combines exceptional experience, insight and integrity, ensuring we honor outstanding achievement while recognizing the individuals who continue to elevate and shape the future of this remarkable industry.”
The 2026 judging panel includes:
Adam Ramzi—Actor, Event Producer
Alan Breslaw—Carnal+
Antoine Barde—Studio Press
Gay Barcelona Porn—Media Partner
Ben Rush—Director
Chris Chrisco—Choice Talent Management, ChoiceFilmz
Christian Hunter—Actor, Creator
Daddy Mike—Creator, Smile Filmz
Derek Kage—Actor, Creator
Errol Lapon—F2F.com
Etienne Erik—Director
Freedom Taylor—Pornhub
Gary Blumenthal—OLB Media / MaleRevenue
Jeremy Feist—JustFor.Fans
Johnny Diamond—CAM4 Account Manager
Macho Jim—Independent Director
Jordan Starr—Actor & International Creator Awards
Lars—Starphotography
Legrand Wolf—Carnal+
Paul Stag—Actor, Author & Grabbys Europe Judges Panel Chair
Jack—Fleshbot
PJ Knox—Actor, Creator
Queer Me Now—Media Partner
Rob Montana—Actor, Creator
Sam—CAM4
Sébastien Cadar—Creator, Moderator
Sid—Stripchat
SocksSimon—Moderator
Sir Peter—Actor, Creator
Tim Roberts—Moderator
Viktor Rom—Actor, Creator
“Over the past few years of reporting and interviewing the performers and filmmakers of this business, it has been fascinating and actually quite moving to learn how much this line of work means to them, how it has helped them to improve their lives, and to express themselves as creatives and as sexual beings,” said judging panel member Jack of Fleshbot. “Pornography is absolutely an art form and all of these guys are great artists. As a judge, I have tried to look for who is the most committed, who is taking the most genuine pleasure, and who is the most generous with their fellow performers. All of this year’s nominees have done that in spades.”
“I’ve been in this industry for 13 years and have always looked for the most thoughtful approaches to making adult content. When it’s treated like an art form with intention, that’s when I pay attention,” said actor and event producer Adam Ramzi. “I’m honored to know that my opinion matters in this community, because I’ve witnessed it change and evolve during a pivotal time and I know good work when I see it.”
Performers from the judging panel who are also nominees do not participate in selecting the winner in the categories for which they were nominated.
Public voting continues for CreatorVision, the Grabbys parent ceremony honoring the art of moviemaking in the gay adult industry, which will take place on Thursday, April 23.
Justin Jett and Serg Shepard will host the movie awards. A jury will choose the winners in the creative and technical categories, while the public vote will count toward two general categories: Best Feature-Length Studio Film and Best Feature-Length Creator Film.
“Bringing together film festival artistry with the grandeur of Europe’s biggest cultural shows, the weekend’s first big night will allow its audience to join in on the fun and have their say until moments before the winners are announced,” a Grabbys representative said.
For updates, announcements and voting information, visit the Grabbys Europe website and follow on X @GRABBYSEVENTS and Instagram @GRABBYSEurope.
