11th AVN Awards
The 11th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1993 and took place on January 8, 1994, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 78 categories. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller. Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third time; his co-hosts were actresses Summer Knight and Janine Lindemulder.[1][2][3]
| 11th AVN Awards | |
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 The 1994 AVN Awards Show Official Program | |
| Date | January 8, 1994 |
| Site | Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada |
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| Produced by | Gary Miller |
| Directed by | S. Marco Di Mercurio |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (8) |
| Most nominations | Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (13) |
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 won eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas. A comedy, Haunted Nights, took six awards, while Hidden Obsessions and a gay movie, Romeo & Julian, each won four.[1]
Winners and nominees
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Whispered Lies had twelve.[1][4]
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 1994. Jonathan Morgan took home four statuettes, the best showing ever for a male performer. Mike Horner’s award for Best Actor—Film tied him with Eric Edwards as the only other three-time best actor winner.[1]
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (
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| Best Film | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
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| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
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| Best New Starlet | Best Performer, Gay Video |
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| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film |
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| Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video |
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| Best Supporting Actor—Film | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
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| Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress— Video |
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| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
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| Best All-Sex Feature | Best Gay Video Feature |
| Top Selling Tape of the Year | Top Renting Tape of the Year |
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| Best Sex Scene, Film (Couple) | Best Sex Scene, Video (Couple) |
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| Best Sex Scene, Video (Group) | Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video |
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Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by Angela Summers and Summer Knight.[1]
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GAY VIDEO AWARDS[5]
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Special Achievement Award
- Bob Best, of Bon-Vue[1]
- Howie Wasserman, Paul Wisner, Bruce Walker, Ron Wasserman; Gourmet Video
- Susan Colvin, Don Browning, Christian Mann; Video Team/CPLC
- Michael Warner, Ron Zdeb; Great Western Litho
- Russell Hampshire, of VCA Pictures
- Marty Feig, of Las Vegas Video
- Sidney Niekerk, Jack Gallagher; Cal Vista Video[1][4]
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1994 were: Buck Adams, Juliet Anderson, Bionca, Tiffany Clark, Lisa De Leeuw, Steve Drake, Harold Lime, Robert McCallum, Ed Powers, Janus Rainer, Mitchell Spinelli, Raven Touchstone[1][4]
Multiple nominations and awards
Among the movies receiving the most nominations were: Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 with 13, Whispered Lies with 12 and Haunted Nights with nine.
The following thirteen movies received multiple awards:
- 8 - Justine: Nothing To Hide 2
- 6 - Haunted Nights
- 4 - Hidden Obsessions, Romeo & Julian
- 2 - Abduction 2 & 3, Hologram, Honorable Discharge, Immortal Desire, New Wave Hookers 3, Total Corruption, Valley of the Bi Dolls, Whispered Lies, More Dirty Debutantes 22
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. The show's trophy girls were Christina Angel and Felecia.[1][2]
Presenters
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Julia Ann Celeste Alex Sanders | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Lacy Rose Chasey Lain Woody Long | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film |
| Jon Dough Tara Monroe Tami Monroe Shayla LaVeaux Brittany O'Connell | Presenters of the award for Best Group Sex Scene—Video |
| Seymore Butts Shane | Presenters of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| Angela Summers Dyanna Lauren | Announced first winners-only segment |
| Paul Fishbein | Presenter of the Special Achievement Awards |
| Nina Hartley Tom Byron | Introduction of the AVN Hall of Fame inductees |
| Tiffany Mynx Tiffany Towers Tiffany Million Tony Tedeschi | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
| Ron Jeremy Sahara Sands Champagne | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Lisa Lipps Wendy Whoppers Domonique Rebecca Wild | Presenters of the awards for Top Selling Tape of the Year and Top Renting Tape of the Year |
| Summer Knight | Announced second winners-only segment |
| Alex Jordan | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Ashlyn Gere Porsche Lynn Alexis DeVell Lexus Locklear | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video |
| Steven St. Croix Julian St. Jox Serenity | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
| Debi Diamond Steffi Lené Hefner Misty Rain Joey Verducci | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Ona Zee Leena Jonathan Morgan Deidre Holland | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Feature and Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Randy West Summer Knight | Presenters of the award for Best Film |
Performers
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Randy West The Stingers | Performers | Opening number: “What Do You Call A Movie?” |
| Dyanna Lauren The Stingers | Performers | Musical number: “I'll Make You Feel Like a Man” |
| Chi Chi LaRue The Stingers | Performers | Closing number: “Love Doll” |
Ceremony information
Actor Randy West hosted the show for the third consecutive year. His co-host for the first half of the show was Janine Lindemulder while Summer Knight co-hosted the last half. Randy West opened the show with a song, “What Do You Call a Movie?”, the lyrics of which contained titles of about 40 movies from the past year.[1][2]
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Miller while musical direction was undertaken by Mark J. Miller. A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced and directed by S. Marco Di Mercurio.[2]
Just prior to presentation of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video, Shane pulled out an engagement ring at the podium and proposed marriage to her co-presenter Seymore Butts. A surprised Seymore Butts then pulled an engagement ring out of his pocket and said he had also intended to propose to Shane that evening, then promptly went down on his knees to do so.[1][2]
There were several new categories this year, or categories now split in two between film and video: Best Sex Scene—Film (Group), Best Sex Scene—Film (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Film (All-Girl), Best Sex Scene—Video (Group), Best Sex Scene—Video (Couple), Best Sex Scene—Video (All-Girl), Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Art Direction—Film, Best Art Direction—Video, Best Explicit Series, Best Foreign Release, Best Amateur Series, Best Pro-Am Series, Best Alternative Release—Video, Best Alternative Release—Film, Best Gay Alternative Video Release, Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video.[1]
Hidden Obsessions was announced as the top selling movie of the year, while New Wave Hookers 3 was announced as the top renting tape of the year.[1]
See also
References
- Ross, Gene (March 1994). "Tits & Sluts & Rock 'n' Roll: The 11th Annual AVN Awards Show". Adult Video News. Vol. 9 no. 4. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 14–74. ISSN 0883-7090.
- Di Mercurio, S. Marco (Director) (1994). The 11th Annual Adult Video News Awards (videotape). VCA Pictures.
- Ferguson, Bob; Ferguson, Dee (July 1994). "On the Road: The 194 Adult Video Awards". Cheri. Vol. 18 no. 13. New York, New York: Cheri Magazine, Inc. pp. 24–33. ISSN 1059-7131.
- "The 1994 AVN Awards Show". Official Program. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: AVN Publications, Inc. January 8, 1994.
- Skee, Mickey (March 1994). "Gay Awards Wrap-Up". Adult Video News. Vol. 9 no. 4. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 74–76. ISSN 0883-7090.
Bibliography
- "EFG on Location: Night of the X-Stars". Erotic X-Film Guide. United States. December 1994. p. 14.
- "Sex on the Strip: Las Vegas Porn Awards' Premiere Pussy". High Society. United States. July 1994. p. 72.
External links
- AVN Awards
- Adult Video News Awards at the Internet Movie Database
- Adult Video News Awards 1994 (1994 Video) at IMDb
- Adult Video News Awards 1994 at the Internet Adult Film Database
- 1994 AVN Awards at the Adult Film Database