The 19th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 2002 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in more than 80 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2000 and Sept. 30, 2001. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Bobby Slayton hosted the show for the third time; his co-host was adult film star Teri Weigel.^[1][2][3]

Fade to Black won eight awards including Best Film and Best Director—Film for Paul Thomas. Other winners included Euphoria with seven trophies, Island Fever with three and numerous movies with two wins apiece.^[3]

The nominees^[4] for the 19th AVN Awards were announced on November 9, 2002.^[5] Taboo 2001 and Underworld tied for the most nominations with 12 each, followed by Bad Wives 2, Fade to Black and Taken which each received 11. Euphoria followed with nine and Beast, Marissa and Unreal had eight apiece.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 2002. Paul Thomas's win for Best Director—Film was his third; he won previously for Justine (1993) and Bobby Sox (1996). Nikita Denise was first European actress to win Female Performer of the Year.^[3]

Major awards

Winners^[1][2][3] are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

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Best Film	Best Video Feature
Fade to Black‡[1][2][3] Bad Wives 2 Beast Mafioso Marissa Prisoner Taboo 2001 Taken Underworld[4]	Euphoria‡[1][2][3] The Black Room Evil Twins The Puppeteer The Real Thing Unreal Valley Heat[4]
Best DVD	Best New Starlet
Unreal‡[1][2][3] Appassionata Aria Crossroads Dark Angels: Special Edition Hell, Whores and High Heels Facade Intimate Expressions M Caught In The Act New Wave Hookers 6[4]	Violet Blue‡[1][2][3] Meriesa Arroyo Calli Cox Kate Frost Haven Logan LaBrent Justine Romée Stevie Zana[4]
Male Performer of the Year	Female Performer of the Year
Lexington Steele‡[1][2][3] Christoph Clark Anthony Crane Dillion Day Mr. Marcus Rocco Siffredi Evan Stone Brian Surewood Nacho Vidal[4]	Nikita Denise‡[1][2][3] Chloe Jewel De'Nyle Bridgette Kerkove Monique Taylor St. Claire Serenity Sydnee Steele Ava Vincent[4]
Best Actor—Film	Best Actress—Film
Anthony Crane, Beast‡[1][2][3] Dale DaBone, Fade To Black Dillion Day, Underworld Mickey G., Free Sex On Earth Herschel Savage, Mafioso Randy Spears, Bad Wives 2 Evan Stone, Taken[4]	Ginger Lynn, Taken‡[1][2][3] Alexa, Shrink Wrapped Taylor Hayes, Fade To Black Lola, Free Sex On Earth Raylene, Bad Wives 2 Nicole Sheridan, Taboo 2001 Sydnee Steele, Mafioso Syren, Taboo 2001 Ava Vincent, Underworld[4]
Best Actor—Video	Best Actress—Video
Mike Horner, Euphoria‡[1][2][3] Anthony Crane, Porn-o-Matic 2001 Joel Lawrence, The Hole Truth Eric Masterson, The Black Room Randy Spears, Shocking Truth Steven St. Croix, Planet of the Babes Valentino, Pimped By An Angel 2 Nacho Vidal, Face Dance Obsession[4]	Sydnee Steele, Euphoria‡[1][2][3] Allysin Chaynes, Wonderland Chloe, Unreal Jewel De'Nyle, Forbidden Flesh Lola, Destiny Calling Gina Ryder, Nice Neighbors Serenity, XXX Training Inari Vachs, Beauty and the Bitch[4]
Best Director—Film	Best Director—Video
Paul Thomas, Fade to Black‡[1][2][3] James Avalon, Taboo 2001 Veronica Hart, Taken Michael Raven, Underworld Ren Savant, Prisoner David Stanley, Highway 2[4]	Brad Armstrong, Euphoria‡[1][2][3] Nic Andrews, Exposed Jim Enright, Wonderland Red Ezra, Fast Cars and Tiki Bars Cash Markman, Talk Dirty to Me 13 Jonathan Morgan, XXX Training Antonio Passolini, Unreal Mike Quasar, Valley Heat Shawn Ricks, The Hole Truth David Stanley, The Black Room[4]
Best Supporting Actor—Film	Best Supporting Actress—Film
Herschel Savage, Taken‡[1][3] James Bonn, Mafioso Dale DaBone, Limbo Gino Greco, Free Sex On Earth[4]	Julie Meadows, Fade To Black‡[1][2][3] April, Bad Wives 2 Nikita Denise, Rapunzel Kylie Ireland, Bad Wives 2 Heather Lyn, Free Sex on Earth Shanna McCullough, Mafioso Sydnee Steele, Marissa[4]
Best Supporting Actor—Video	Best Supporting Actress—Video
Mike Horner, Wild Thing‡[1][3] Herschel Savage, Infidelity Randy Spears, Immortal Steven St. Croix, Wonderland Evan Stone, Cap'n Mongo's Porno Playhouse[4]	Ava Vincent, Succubus‡[1][2][3] Diana DeVoe, Disturbed Kelsey, Destiny Calling Kylie Ireland, Vengeance Bridgette Kerkove, The Gate Inari Vachs, Dead Men Don't Wear Rubbers Zana, XXX Training[4]
Top Selling Tape	Top Renting Tape
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle‡[1][2][6][3]	Island Fever‡[2][3]
Best All-Sex Video	Best Gonzo Tape
Buttwoman Iz Bella‡[1][2][3] Bring 'Um Young 3 Exposed Fresh Meat 11 Love Shack Service Animals 2 Welcum to Chloeville 3 Wicked Sex Party 3[4]	Balls Deep‡[1][2][3] American Tushy 2 Ben Dover's End Games Buttman's Bend Over Brazilian Babes 3 Christoph's Beautiful Girls Cumback Pussy 42 Dirty Little Secrets 4 Hardcore Innocence 2 Please! 13 Service Animals 2 The Voyeur 19: Live in Europe Part 6 Young and Tight 2[4]
Best Sex Comedy	Best Couples Sex Scene—Film
Cap'n Mongo's Porno Playhouse‡[1][2][3] Adult Movie Let's Play Doctor Lust World 2 Perfect Pair Super Quick 2 XXX Training Wonderland[4]	Taylor Hayes, Joey Ray, Fade To Black‡[1][2][3] Ava Vincent, John Decker, Bad Wives 2 Monica Sweetheart, Joey Ray, Evolution Sydnee Steele, Erik Everhard, Mafioso Sydnee Steele, Lexington Steele, Marissa Ryan Conner, Michael J. Cox, Portraits in Blue Ginger Lynn, Evan Stone, Taken Ava Vincent, Chris Cannon, Underworld[4]
Best Anal Sex Scene—Film	Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Nicole Sheridan, Voodoo, Taboo 2001‡[1][2][3] Jessica Drake, Evan Stone, Beast Cassidey, John Decker, Marissa Alexandra Silk, Herschel Savage, Taken Taylor St. Claire, Lexington Steele, Underworld[4]	Chloe, Taylor St. Claire, Sindee Coxx, Felecia, Where the Girls Sweat 5‡[1][2][3] Logan LaBrent, Goldie McHorn, Babes Illustrated 11 Kaylynn, Goldie, Kitty, Patricia, Candy World Dru Berrymore, Keri Windsor, Kimi Lixx, Mia Smiles, one other, Charlie's Devils 2 Amber Michaels, Wanda Curtis, Decadent Divas 12 Bunny Luv, Isabella, Jezebelle Bond, Fast Cars and Tiki Bars Mina, Judith, I Love Lesbians 9 Devinn Lane, Inari Vachs, Love Shack Bionca, Daisy Chain, The Madam's New Maid Jewel De'Nyle, Inari Vachs, No Man's Land 33 Pool Table Threeway, Sugar High Glitter City Kylie Ireland, Bridgette Kerkove, Tushy Girl Lost[4]

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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers, comedy or tributes. The show's trophy girls were Carmen Luvana and Monique Alexander.^[4]

The awards show was held on the four-month anniversary of New York and Washington terrorist attacks and as such, began with a pre-recorded video tribute to post 9/11 U.S.A. featuring industry stars offering personal tributes to the country.^[3]

The show was not without its share of controversies. To keep the length of the show as short as possible by limiting the number of awards presented on stage, about 50 of the awards split into two groupings are announced in rapid succession on a screen with awards handed out later. In the first of these groupings the announcements were made by the animated characters of 2 Funky 4 U, a forthcoming animated feature by Private North America. However, some of the animated characters "offended some audience members as being allegedly racist."^[3]

Later, Snoop Dogg generated excitement by appearing on stage to accept the award for Best Selling Tape of 2001. After returning to his seat he was thronged by about 100 fans eager to meet or congratulate him, obstructing the view of people sitting behind, although the crowd did disperse without incident.^[3]

Then AVN publisher Paul Fishbein went on stage to present the Reuben Sturman Memorial Special Achievement Award to Cincinnati retailer Elyse Metcalf. Fishbein gave a recap of her high-profile obscenity trial and acquittal in the previous year but Metcalf gave the show an awkward moment because she was not there to accept the honor. Metcalf had left earlier "after becoming upset over remarks made to her by a financial supporter."^[3]

The show was recorded for later broadcast^[4] and a video of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures.^[7]

John Leslie and Joey Silvera ended the show by asking for a moment of silence in memory of late director Alex de Renzy who had died in 2001.^[2][3]

• AVN Award
• AVN Best New Starlet Award
• AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
• AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
• AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
• List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
• 2002 GayVN Awards