"With 14 nominations in as many categories, Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita is the most-nominated movie of the year," said GAYVN Editor Doug Lawrence in announcing the list of nominees Thursday morning.
Following closely behind La Dolce Vita with 12 nominations each are Big Rig (Buckshot Productions), Justice (Hot House Video), and The Velvet Mafia 1-2 (Falcon Studios). All are also nominees in the Best Picture category. The other Best Picture nominees are Arcade on Route 9 (Titan Media), Boot Black Blues (Buckshot Productions), Delinquents (All Worlds Video), Fire Dance (Kristen Bjorn), Going Under (Jet Set Productions), and Lords of the Jungle (Raging Stallion Studios).
Leading the studios in overall nominations is COLT Studio Group with 22. Channel 1 Releasing logged 20 nominations. Falcon, Hot House, and Titan Media each received 18. The other double-digit studios are Lucas Entertainment (17), Raging Stallion (16), and Jet Set (10).
Of the 77 video companies receiving nominations, 15 are first-timers, Lawrence said.
Awards will be handed out on Saturday, February 24, at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. All named nominees are invited to attend, but must RSVP after February 1. Tickets for the event will also go on sale to the general public in February.
Click here to view the complete list of nominees, or visit GAYVNAwards.com and click on the Nominations tab.
