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9th AVN Awards

9th AVN Awards

1992 American adult industry award ceremony


The 9th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1991 in the United States and took place in January 1992, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.[1][2][3] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 59 categories. The ceremony was produced by Anthony Devon and directed by Steven Austin.[1] Actor Randy West hosted the show for the first time, with actresses Angela Summers and Hyapatia Lee as co-hosts.[1]

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On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah won the most awards with five, but tied for Best Film with Wild Goose Chase, which won four awards. Fetish was the gay movie with the most awards, also winning four.

Winners and nominees

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony in January 1992.

Major awards

Savannah, Best New Starlet winner
Buck Adams, Best Actor—Film winner
Jeanna Fine, Best Actress—Film winner
John Stagliano, Best Director—Film winner

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

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

Additional award winners

These awards were also announced at the awards show.[2]

Honorary AVN awards

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1992 were: Ron Vogel, Rick Savage, Candida Royalle, Hyapatia Lee, Porsche Lynn, Michael Morrison, Mike Horner, Samantha Fox, Herschel Savage, Chris Cassidy, Britt Morgan[4]

Multiple nominations and awards

The following twelve movies received multiple awards:

  • 5 - On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah
  • 4 - Fetish, Wild Goose Chase
  • 3 - Buttman's European Vacation, Curse Of The Cat Woman
  • 2 - Behind The Eight Ball, Innocence Found, Jumper, Mr. Peepers Volume 25, New Wave Hookers 2

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[1]

Presenters

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Presenters

Performers

Chi Chi LaRue and the Stingers performed a musical number during the show.[1]

Ceremony information

Randy West hosted the 9th AVN Awards

Actor Randy West hosted the show for the first time. His co-host for the first half of the show was Angela Summers while Hyapatia Lee co-hosted the last half.[1] It was the seventh time the awards were presented live in Las Vegas[1] and the first time they were held in the Grand Ballroom of Bally's Casino.[2]

Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Todd, Mark Stone and Paul Fishbein. A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced by Anthony Devon and directed by Steven Austin.[1]

New Wave Hookers 2 was announced as the Best Selling Tape of 1991 while the Best Renting Tape of the year was The Masseuse.[1]

Critical reviews

High Society magazine termed the awards banquet "awesome."[3] Hot Videos Illustrated said, "As usual, the parade of stars attracted every hot body in Vegas, much to the approval of a horny audience."[4]

See also

Notes

^1 Ashley Nicole was announced as one of the four winners of the Best Sex Scene—Film category,[1] however, this was an error as she was not in the movie. The correct actress, Taylor Wane, was reported in Adult Video News[2] and Hot Videos Illustrated[4] magazines.


References

  1. Austin, Steven (Director) (1992). The 9th Annual Adult Video News Awards (videotape). Chatsworth, California, USA: VCA Pictures.
  2. Ross, Gene (March 1992). "The Adult Video News Awards, 1992". Adult Video News. Vol. 7, no. 4. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 73–79. ISSN 0883-7090.
  3. Reynolds, J. R. (August 1992). "Live Sex From Las Vegas". High Society. Vol. 17, no. 8. New York, New York: High Society Magazine. pp. 24–27. The Sahara Hotel was the site of the electronics show, while Bally's hosted the awesome awards banquet.
  4. "Vegas Sex-cess!". EFG Showcase (Hot Videos Illustrated). New York, New York: Eton Publishing Co. October 1992. pp. 34–37.

Bibliography

  • "Porn Awards! Premier Pussies On Parade". Cheri. United States. July 1992.
  • "Porn Star Awards: Licking It In Las Vegas". Hawk. United States. June 1992.
  • "Sin City Sex Awards: Porn Stars Cum Out To Play". Live. United States. July 1992.

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