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12th AVN Awards

12th AVN Awards

1995 American adult industry award ceremony

The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.[2] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn)[3][4] in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994.[1] The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo.[5] Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.[1]

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Michael Ninn's Sex won nine awards, including Best Film. Other winners included Dog Walker and Shame with five each. Flashpoint and Idol Country were the top gay movies with four trophies apiece.[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 12th AVN Awards were announced at the AVN nominations luncheon 30 days prior to the awards ceremony.[5] Dog Walker and Michael Ninn's Sex earned the most nominations with fourteen. They were the most nominated movies since the awards began in 1984. Shame, an avant-garde western, earned ten nominations while Body & Soul and The Dinner Party had nine apiece.[1]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 1995.[2] John Leslie won best director in both the film and the video categories, the first time that had happened. He joined previous winners Cecil Howard and Henri Pachard as the only people to have won three best director awards.[1] Ashlyn Gere won Best Actress in both the film and the video categories, just as she had done two years earlier.[1] Asia Carrera became the first person to win the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in her first year in the industry.[4] Kylie Ireland was crowned Starlet of the Year.[6][7]

Major awards

Asia Carrera, Female Performer of the Year winner
Jon Dough, Male Performer of the Year winner
Kylie Ireland, Best New Starlet winner
Buck Adams, Best Actor—Film winner
Ashlyn Gere, Best Actress—Film winner
John Leslie, Best Director—Film, Best Director—Video and Best Screenplay winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][5][8][9]

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Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by T. T. Boy, Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart. Some of the gay awards were announced by Gender and Chris Green.[1]

Honorary AVN Awards

Special Achievement Award

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1995 were: Robert Bullock, Karen Dior, Chi Chi LaRue, Scotty Fox, Ryan Idol, Sean Michaels, Kelly Nichols, Nikki Randall, Jim South, Sheri St. Clair, Samantha Strong[1]

Multiple nominations and awards

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Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or magical acts.[1][8][9] The show's trophy girls were Lexus Locklear and Lisa Ann.[5]

Presenters

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Performers

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Ceremony information

Steven St. Croix hosted the 12th AVN Awards

Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time following a three-year stint by actor Randy West. His co-host for the first half of the show was Dyanna Lauren while Tera Heart co-hosted the last half of the show.[1][5]

Midway through the show, AVN executive editor Gene Ross introduced a montage of scenes of humorous moments from a variety of movies, "Great Moments in Adult Video History", featuring actor Randy West and dozens of others.[1][5]

Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. Gary Miller and Mark Stone served as producer and director for the show while Marco Polo served as director of the broadcast. Stone also served as musical director.[5]

There were several new categories for this year's awards show, including: Best Ethnic-Themed Video, Best Special Effects, the Hot Vidéo Award (Best European Release), Most Outrageous Sex Scene and a couple more awards in gay categories.[1][8][9]

John Wayne Bobbitt: Uncut was announced as the movie with the most sales and also the most rentals over the 12 months.[1]

A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which had hardcore clips of the winning movies interspersed with the awards presentations.[5] A softcore version was made available on VHS for promotional purposes by NightVision.[12]

Critical reception

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Erotic X-Film Guide called the show "a gala, star-studded event equal in glitz and glamor to any mainstream film awards show".[2] However, Oui magazine and Adult Cinema Review said the video montage didn't work and some of the other entertainment was long, boring and tedious.[8][9]

In Memoriam

AVN publisher Paul Fishbein shared a moment of remembrance for industry performers who died over the past 12 months:[1]

See also

Notes

^1 The wrong winner was announced at the show. Adult Video News magazine corrected the mistake: "A program misprint and the fact that Tammi Ann's name was inadvertently dropped, might have caused some confusion in this category. Buttslammers 3 was announced from the program dais, however Buttslammers 4 is the official winner."[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Ross, Gene (March 1995). "Star Light, Star Bright, First Star We See Tonight...". Adult Video News. Vol. 10, no. 3. Los Angeles, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 24–82. ISSN 0883-7090.
  2. [2]
    Verlaine, Marc; East, Nick (July 1995). "Vegas Vice!". Erotic X-Film Guide. New York, New York: Eton Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 44–45.
  3. [3]
    Tsang, Michael; Ferguson, Bob (July 1995). "Sex on the Strip 3". High Society. Vol. 20, no. 7. New York, New York: Crescent Publishing Group. pp. 72–77. ISSN 1075-0800.
  4. [4]
    B., J. (May 1995). "It's Showtime!". New Rave. Vol. 1, no. 9. Beverly Hills, California: AmLon Publishing Group, Inc. pp. 28–32.
  5. [5]
    Stone, Mark (Director) (1995). The 12th Annual AVN Awards Show (videotape). VCA Pictures.
  6. [6]
    Verlaine, Marc; Verducci, Guido (July 1995). "Kylie Ireland: From Second String Sex Kitten To Starlet Of The Year!". Erotic X-Film Guide. New York, New York: Eton Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 14–17.
  7. [7]
    Tang, Warren (July 1995). "Adult Video Awards Best New Starlet Kylie Ireland". Cheri. Vol. 19, no. 13. New York, New York: Cheri Magazine, Inc. pp. 36–43. ISSN 1059-7131.
  8. [8]
    Roark, Howard (May 1995). "Porn Invades Sin City". Oui. Vol. 26, no. 5. New York, New York: Laurent Publishing, Ltd. pp. 20–30.
  9. [9]
    Roark, Howard (June 1995). "Porn Invades Sin City!". Adult Cinema Review. Vol. 13, no. 5. New York, New York: Adult Movie Review, Inc. pp. 38–43.
  10. [10]
    Ross, Gene (March 1995). "Star Light, Star Bright, First Star We See Tonight...". Adult Video News. Vol. 10, no. 3. Los Angeles, California: AVN Publications, Inc. p. 54. ISSN 0883-7090. A program misprint and the fact that Tammi Ann's name was inadvertently dropped, might have caused some confusion in this category. Buttslammers 3 was announced from the program dais, however Buttslammers 4 is the official winner.
  11. [11]
    Skee, Mickey (March 1995). "Road Trip Love Stories Take Top Gay Honors". Adult Video News. Vol. 10, no. 3. Los Angeles, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 82–83. ISSN 0883-7090.
  12. [12]
    DeMercurio, Marco (Director) (1995). The 12th Annual AVN Awards Show (videotape). NightVision.

Bibliography

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  • "Adult Video News Awards Event Report". Up! U magazine (in Japanese). Japan. April 1995.
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