VALENCIA, Calif.—Upon releasing the nominations for the 2014 AVN Awards, the renowned media outlet dubbed B. Skow the “most prolific” feature director of the past year. With a grand total of 35 nominations for his and his performers' work across a variety of genres and categories, B. Skow is recognized for the diversity of his work, which includes parodies, features, couples films, vignette projects, all-girl releases, and pro-am scenes.
The award categories pay special recognition for his overall work as director with a Director of the Year nomination. Additional directorial nods include a Best Director (Feature) nomination for his work on Daddy’s Girls, declared the year’s most controversial adult movie by numerous media outlets, and a Best Director (Parody) nomination for Clerks XXX: A Porn Parody. His popular series Brand New Faces is also nominated for Best Pro-Am Series.
B. Skow’s boy/girl feature label, Skow for Girlfriends Films, is nominated for Best New Line, with couples-friendly movies released through the line considered in categories such as Best Romance Movie and Best Drama.
“Wow! What a year!” exclaimed B. Skow. “Thank you, AVN Media’s staff and voters, for acknowledging all of my efforts to return adult entertainment back to a time of original storytelling and boundary-pushing filmmaking. Also, thank you to Girlfriends Films for providing an environment conducive to artistic expression and growth. 2013 was just the start!”
The following is a complete list of B. Skow’s nominations for his line, Skow for Girlfriends Films, which includes 20 noms:
Best Actor:
Steven St. Croix, Truth Be Told (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Kurt Lockwood, What Do You Want Me to Say? (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Anal Release:
Down the Rabbit Hole (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Director-Feature:
B. Skow, Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Drama:
Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Truth Be Told (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Editing:
B. Skow and Edward Anderson, Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene:
Dana DeArmond & Veruca James, Paint (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Individual Project:
Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Music Soundtrack:
Homecoming (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best New Line:
Skow for Girlfriends Films
Best Non-Sex Performance:
Kris Slater, Homecoming (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Romance Movie:
Paint (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
What Do You Want Me to Say? (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Screenplay:
David Stanley, Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Supporting Actor:
Ralph Long, Homecoming (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Supporting Actress:
Zoey Holloway, Homecoming (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Claire Robbins, What Do You Want Me to Say? (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Odile, Daddy’s Girls (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Most Outrageous Sex Scene:
Casey Calvert & Ralph Long, Homecoming (Skow for Girlfriends Films)
The 2014 AVN Awards will take place in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Saturday, January 18, 2014. The popular event celebrates the best of the best in the adult entertainment, sexual education and health, and novelty industries. For more information, click here.
Pictured: A scene from Daddy's Girls
