11th AVN Awards
{{Short description|Adult industry award ceremony in 1994}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 11
| award = AVN Awards
| image = The-1994-AVN-Awards-Show-Official-Program.jpg
| caption = The 1994 AVN Awards Show Official Program
| date = {{Start date|1994|01|08}}
| site = Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada
| host = {{plainlist|
- Randy West
- Janine Lindemulder
- Summer Knight{{cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Gene |title=Tits & Sluts & Rock 'n' Roll: The 11th Annual AVN Awards Show|magazine=Adult Video News |location=Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|publisher=AVN Publications, Inc. |date=March 1994 |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=14–74 |issn=0883-7090 }}
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| preshow =
| producer = Gary Miller
| director = S. Marco Di Mercurio
| best_picture = Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (Best Film)
| most_wins = Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (8)
| most_nominations = Justine: Nothing To Hide 2 (13)
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| last = 10th
| next = 12th
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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.{{cite AV media |people=Di Mercurio, S. Marco (Director) |year=1994 |title=The 11th Annual Adult Video News Awards |medium=videotape |location= |publisher=VCA Pictures }}{{cite magazine |last1=Ferguson |first1=Bob |last2=Ferguson |first2=Dee |title=On the Road: The 194 Adult Video Awards|magazine=Cheri |location=New York, New York|publisher=Cheri Magazine, Inc. |date=July 1994 |volume=18 |issue=13 |pages=24–33| issn=1059-7131 }}
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 won eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Paul Thomas and Best Actress-Film for Roxanne Blaze. A comedy, Haunted Nights, took six awards, while Hidden Obsessions and a gay movie, Romeo & Julian, each won four.
Winners and nominees
Justine: Nothing to Hide 2 led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Whispered Lies had twelve.{{cite magazine |author= |title=The 1994 AVN Awards Show |magazine=Official Program |location=Upper Darby, Pennsylvania |publisher=AVN Publications, Inc. |date=January 8, 1994 }}
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. Newcomer Roxanne Blaze, just 19 years old, won the Best Actress award for film for Justine: Nothing To Hide 2."{{Cite web |title=Roxanne Blaze |url=https://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=rblaze/gender=f/roxanne-blaze.htm |website=www.iafd.com}}
= Major awards =
File:Jonathan Morgan.JPG, Male Performer of the Year winner]]
File:Shayla LaVeaux 2011 AVN Awards.jpg, Best New Starlet winner]]
File:Mike Horner.jpg—Film winner]]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Film
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Male Performer of the Year
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Female Performer of the Year |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best New Starlet
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Performer, Gay Video |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Actor—Film
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Actress—Film |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Actor—Video
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Actress—Video |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Supporting Actor—Film
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Supporting Actor—Video
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Supporting Actress— Video |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Director—Film
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Director—Video |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best All-Sex Feature
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Gay Video Feature |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Top Selling Tape of the Year
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Top Renting Tape of the Year |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Sex Scene, Film (Couple)
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Sex Scene, Video (Couple) |
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style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | Best Sex Scene, Video (Group)
! style="background:#89cff0" width="50%" | 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.
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- Best All-Girl Video: (All The Girls Are) Buttslammers
- Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film: Janine, Julia Ann; the ice dildo scene, Hidden Obsessions
- Best Alternative Feature Film: Beach Babes From Beyond
- Best Alternative Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: Satin and Lace 2
- Best Alternative Video: Sex on the Beach
- Best Amateur Tape: New Faces, Hot Bodies 6: The Exchange Student, Part One—Favors
- Best Amateur Series: Amorous Amateurs
- Best Anal Scene: Tiffany Mynx, Randy West, Kitty Yung; Sodo-Mania 5
- Best Anal-Themed Tape: Anal Siege
- Best Art Direction, Film (tie): Hidden Obsessions, Immortal Desire
- Best Art Direction, Video: Haunted Nights
- Best Boxcover Concept: Rocket Girls
- Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, Hidden Obsessions
- Best Compilation Tape: Buttwoman's Favorite Endings
- Best Editing, Film: Philip Christian, Immortal Desire
- Best Editing, Video: Kunga Sludge, The Creasemaster's Wife
- Best Explicit Series: Kink-O-Rama
- Best Foreign Release: Private Video Magazine, Volume 1
- Best Gonzo Tape: Seymore Butts In Paradise
- Best Music: Let's Play Music, Les Femmes Erotique
- Best New Director, Film: Flavio Paris, Butt-O-Rama
- Best New Director, Video: Dale Lavi, Perpetual Tuesdays
- Best Non-Sex Performance, Film or Video: Jonathan Morgan, Haunted Nights
- Best Overall Marketing Campaign: American Garter, VCA Platinum
- Best Packaging, Film: Whispered Lies
- Best Packaging, Specialty: Dude Looks Like A Lady
- Best Packaging, Video (tie): Hungry, Part 1; Pussyman: The Search
- Best Pro-Am Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 22
- Best Pro-Am Series: More Dirty Debutantes
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- Best Screenplay, Film: Raven Touchstone, Justine: Nothing to Hide 2
- Best Screenplay, Video: Jace Rocker, Jonathan Morgan; Haunted Nights
- Best Sex Scene, Film (Group): Rocco Siffredi, Tiffany Million, Jon Dough, Lacy Rose, Crystal Wilder, Francesca Lé; New Wave Hookers 3
- Best Specialty Tape, Big Bust: Boobarella
- Best Specialty Tape, Bondage: Kym Wilde's Ocean View
- Best Specialty Tape, Other Genre: A Scent Of Leather
- Best Specialty Tape, Spanking: Defiance: Spanking and Beyond
- Best Tease Performance: Tianna, Justine: Nothing To Hide 2
- Best Videography: Kathy Mack, Joe Rock, Frank Marino; Pussyman 2
- Best Bisexual Video: Valley of the Bi Dolls
- Best Boxcover Concept, Gay Video: Hologram
- Best Director, Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, Valley of the Bi Dolls
- Best Director, Gay Video: Sam Abdul, Romeo & Julian
- Best Editing, Gay Video: Tab Lloyd, Total Corruption
- Best Gay Alternative Specialty Video: Male Genital Massage
- Best Gay Alternative Video Release: Chi Chi LaRue's Hardbody Video Magazine
- Best Gay Solo Video: Pumping Fever
- Best Music, Gay Video: Michael Anton, Tom Alex, Sharon Kane; Romeo & Julian
- Best Newcomer, Gay Video: Zak Spears
- Best Non-Sex Performance, Gay Video: Gino Colbert, Honorable Discharge
- Best Packaging, Gay Video: Hologram
- Best Screenplay, Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, Honorable Discharge
- Best Sex Scene, Gay Video: Johnny Rey, Grant Larson, Romeo & Julian
- Best Supporting Performer, Gay Video: Zak Spears, Total Corruption
- Best Videography, Gay Video: Todd Montgomery, Abduction 2 & 3
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= Honorary AVN Awards =
== Special Achievement Award ==
- Bob Best, of Bon-Vue
- 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
== 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
= 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
= Presenters =
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{{sortname|Julia|Ann}} Celeste Alex Sanders | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video | |
{{sortname|Lacy|Rose|nolink=1}} Chasey Lain Woody Long | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film | |
{{sortname|Jon|Dough}} Tara Monroe Tami Monroe Shayla LaVeaux Brittany O'Connell | Presenters of the award for Best Group Sex Scene—Video | |
{{sortname|Seymore|Butts}} Shane | Presenters of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video | |
{{sortname|Angela|Summers}} Dyanna Lauren | Announced first winners-only segment | |
{{sortname|Paul|Fishbein}} | Presenter of the Special Achievement Awards | |
{{sortname|Nina|Hartley}} Tom Byron | Introduction of the AVN Hall of Fame inductees | |
{{sortname|Tiffany|Mynx}} {{ill|Tiffany Towers|fy|Tiffany Towers (pornografysk aktrise)}} Tiffany Million Tony Tedeschi | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video | |
{{sortname|Ron|Jeremy}} Sahara Sands Champagne | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year | |
{{sortname|Lisa|Lipps | nolink=1}} Wendy Whoppers Domonique Rebecca Wild | Presenters of the awards for Top Selling Tape of the Year and Top Renting Tape of the Year |
{{sortname|Summer|Knight | nolink=1}} | Announced second winners-only segment |
{{sortname|Alex|Jordan}} | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet | |
{{sortname|Ashlyn|Gere}} Porsche Lynn Alexis DeVell Lexus Locklear | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video | |
{{sortname|Steven|St. Croix}} Julian St. Jox Serenity | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film | |
{{sortname|Debi|Diamond}} Steffi Lené Hefner Misty Rain Joey Verducci | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video | |
{{sortname|Ona|Zee}} Leena Jonathan Morgan Deidre Holland | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Feature and Best Shot-on-Video Feature | |
{{sortname|Randy|West|Randy West (actor)}} Summer Knight | Presenters of the award for Best Film |
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= Performers =
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Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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{{sortname|Randy|West|Randy West (actor)}} The Stingers | Performers | Opening number: “What Do You Call A Movie?” |
{{sortname|Dyanna|Lauren}} The Stingers | Performers | Musical number: “I'll Make You Feel Like a Man” |
{{sortname|Chi Chi|LaRue}} The Stingers | Performers | Closing number: “Love Doll” |
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Ceremony information
File:Randy West adult film star.jpg hosted the 11th AVN Awards]]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See also
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography|Biography|Film}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
Bibliography
- {{cite magazine |date=December 1994 |title=EFG on Location: Night of the X-Stars |magazine=Erotic X-Film Guide |page=14 |location=United States }}
- {{cite magazine |date=July 1994 |title=Sex on the Strip: Las Vegas Porn Awards' Premiere Pussy |magazine=High Society |page=72 |location=United States }}
External links
- {{official website|www.avnawards.com/| AVN Awards}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Adult_Video_News_Awards/ Adult Video News Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119011618/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Adult_Video_News_Awards/ |date=January 19, 2009 }} at the Internet Movie Database
- {{IMDb title | 0138997 | Adult Video News Awards 1994 | (1994 Video) }}
- {{IAFD movie|adult+video+news+awards+1994|1994|Adult Video News Awards 1994}}
- {{AFD movie|41120|1994 AVN Awards}}
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