6th_AVN_Awards

6th AVN Awards

6th AVN Awards

1989 American adult industry award ceremony

The 6th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place on January 9, 1989,[1] at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino[2] in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 41 categories, plus several extra awards, honoring pornographic films released between January 1, 1988, and December 31, 1988.[1]

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Cat Woman, a shot-on-video feature, won the most awards, with five, while Best Film went to Pretty Peaches II, which won four awards.[2]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 6th AVN Awards were announced in the January 1989 issue of Adult Video News magazine.[1] Three movies, Amanda by Night II, Portrait of an Affair and Pretty Peaches II, each had 10 nominations, the most for the year.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 9, 1989.

Awards

Aja, Best New Starlet winner
Ona Zee, Best Actress—Feature Film winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

More information Best Feature Film, Best Shot-on-Video Feature ...

Honorary AVN Awards

Special Achievement Award

AVN Special Achievement Awards were given to three industry members for their legal battles:

  • Marty Rothstein of Model Distributors
  • Steve Touchin of Bijou Video
  • Hal Freeman of Hollywood Video[2]

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1989 were: Annette Haven, Tracey Adams, Nina Hartley, Sharon Mitchell, Amber Lynn, Paul Thomas, Alex de Renzy, Henri Pachard.[2] They were all nominated by the readership of Adult Video News magazine.

Multiple nominations and awards

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Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Among those presenting awards were: Samantha Strong, Angel Kelly, Tom Steele,[3] Megan Leigh and Jerry Butler.[4]

Performers

Actor John Leslie opened the show by singing and playing harmonica.[4] The Moonlight Entertainers were the live band during the show.[2]

Ceremony information

This was the fourth live AVN awards show (there was no show the first two years), and at the time, was the last show still known as the "AVNA Awards" show. It was also the first one that charged admission, with profits going to the Adult Video Association for a legal cause. The event ran 110 minutes.[2]

Hustler magazine said, “The ceremony itself is every bit as tedious as these things have the potential to be.”[4]

Plaques were awarded for Best Selling Adult Tape of the Year to Miami Spice II and for Best Renting Adult Tape of the Year to Devil in Mr. Holmes.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The 1988 Adult Video News Awards". Adult Video News. Vol. 4, no. 1. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: Adult Video News, Inc. January 1989. pp. 64–80. ISSN 0883-7090.
  2. [2]
    "Huge Crowd Attends AVN Awards Bash". Adult Video News. Vol. 4, no. 3. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: Adult Video News, Inc. February 1989. p. 16. ISSN 0883-7090.
  3. [3]
    Caits, Bill (March 1989). "1988 Adult Video News Awards—The Sights & Sounds". Adult Video News. Vol. 4, no. 4. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: Adult Video News, Inc. pp. 38–39. ISSN 0883-7090.
  4. [4]
    MacDonell, Allan (June 1989). "Wired for Sex: Jizz Biz Shines at Annual Consumer Electronics Show". Hustler. Vol. 15, no. 12. Beverly Hills, California: Larry Flynt Publications. p. 112.

Bibliography

  • "Red-Hot Uncoverage of the Stars in Vegas!". Cinema Blue. United States. July 1989. p. 6.
  • "Who Won What: The Adult Video News Awards". Erotic X-Film Guide. Vol. 7, no. 7. United States. July 1989. p. 15.
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