All the porno world will be descending upon Century City this evening. The occasion: The 20th Annual X-rated Critics Organization Awards.
“This is our Better Late Than Never show,” said XRCO chairman Jared Rutter. “It took a while to get it together this year, but it’s finally coming off. This show is particularly important to us because it marks our 20th anniversary.”
The XRCOs usually take place in the spring, no later than the first week of April. For various reasons the event was postponed until late summer. The awards are for movies released in 2003. “There has been so much interest in the show inside the adult industry that we knew we had to go forward with it. We’re expecting a big turnout as usual.” Rutter said.
The show, held in Century City, is a private affair for members of the adult video industry, by invitation only.
In addition to awards in 24 categories, there will be three Hall of Fame inductions: actress Selena Steele and directors Seymore Butts and James Avalon.
This year the show was produced by Bill Margold, a founding member of the XRCO.
Judging by past shows, the XRCO awards will host most of the biggest names in porn, including nominees like Ashley Blue, Jesse Jane, Kaylani Lei, Lauren Phoenix and Stormy. Best New Stud includes Barrett Blade, Ben English, Kurt Lockwood, Trent Tesoro and Trevor Zen. Competition for Best Director is between directorial heavyweights Axel Braun, Jules Jordan, Jonathan Morgan, Michael Raven and Paul Thomas.
Watch this space for complete, up-to-the-minute coverage of the festivities.
