10th AVN Awards
Adult industry award ceremony in 1993
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The 10th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1992 in the United States and took place in January 1993, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.[2] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 67 categories. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by S. Marco DiMercurio. Actor Randy West hosted the show for the second consecutive year, with actresses Porsche Lynn and Ona Zee as co-hosts.[1][3]
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The 10th Annual AVN Awards Show VHS box cover | |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Site | Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada |
| Hosted by | |
| Produced by | Gary Miller |
| Directed by | S. Marco DiMercurio |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2 (Best Film) |
| Most awards | The Party (8) |
The Party won eight AVN awards but Best Film went to Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2, which also won Best DirectorâFilm for John Stagliano.[1]
Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony in January 1993. Ashlyn Gere won the grand slam of erotic acting: Female Performer of the Year, Best Actress in a Feature Film and Best Actress in a Video.[1][4]
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (â¡).
| 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 Tease Performance |
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| Best ActorâFilm | Best ActressâFilm |
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| Best ActorâVideo | Best ActressâVideo |
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| Best Supporting ActorâFilm | Best Supporting ActressâFilm |
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| Best Supporting ActorâVideo | Best Supporting ActressâVideo |
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| Best Sex Scene, Film | Best Sex Scene, Video (Couple) |
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| Best Sex Scene, Video (Group) | Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video |
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| Best Gonzo Video | Best Amateur or Pro-Am Video Series |
Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show.[1]
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Honorary AVN awards
Special Achievement Award
- Paul Thomas[1] and Vivid Video, for loyalty to the adult film genre
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1993 were: Erica Boyer, David Christopher, Debi Diamond, Jim Holliday, Fred J. Lincoln, Richard Mailer, William Margold, Peter North, Loni Sanders, Jeff Stryker, Marc Wallice, Ona Zee[1][4]
Multiple nominations and awards
The following twelve movies received multiple awards:
- 8 - The Party
- 6 - Chameleons
- 4 - Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2; Kiss-Off
- 3 - Bonnie and Clyde, The Secret Garden 1 & 2, Songs in the Key of Sex, Two Women
- 2 - Down Bi Law, The Legend of Katoey Island, Mindscape II, Realities 2
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. The show's trophy girl was Shayla LaVeaux.[1][3]
Presenters
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Alexis DeVille Madison Kelly O'Dell | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting ActorâVideo and Best Supporting ActressâVideo |
| Tiffany Million Jonathan Morgan Leena | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting ActorâFilm and Best Supporting ActressâFilm |
| Raquel Darrian Janine Lindemulder | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene and Best Group Sex Scene |
| Sharon Mitchell Lynn LeMay Sheila Stone | Presenters of the awards for Best Tease Performance and Best Amateur or Pro-Am Series Video Series |
| Sean Michaels Sunny McKay | Presenters of the awards for Best Sex Scene on Film and Best Sex Scene on Video |
| Hyapatia Lee Rick Savage | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Ona Zee Randy West | Presenters of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Tony Tedeschi Domonique Simone Taylor Wane | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor in a Feature Film and Best Actress in a Feature Film |
| Tom Byron Angela Summers | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor in a Shot-on-Video Feature and Best Actress in a Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Ashlyn Gere Jon Dough | Presenters of the award for Feature Film of the Year |
| Ona Zee Randy West | Presenters of the award for Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
Performers
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Randy West The Stingers | Performers | Opening number: âWe Put the X in Sexâ |
| Bobby Slayton | Performer | Standup comedy |
| Chi Chi LaRue The Stingers | Performers | Musical number: âTwo Tons of Loveâ |
Ceremony information
Actor Randy West hosted the show for the second consecutive year. His co-host for the first half of the show was Porsche Lynn while Ona Zee co-hosted the last half. Randy West opened the show with a song, âWe Put the X in Sexâ, the lyrics of which contained names of several actors and actresses.[1][3]
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Todd 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 DiMercurio.[3]
There were several new categories this year, including Female Performer of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, Best Gonzo Video and Best Amateur or Pro-Am Video series.[1][3]
Chameleons was announced as both the top selling movie and the top renting movie of the year.[1]
Critical reviews
Hustler magazine was critical of the awards, pointing out the Best Marketing Campaign award went to a video that wasn't released in 1992, and adding, âNo matter. The AVN show isn't about accuracy. The annual exercise is a tuxedo-clad circle-jerk from AVN to all its advertisers. The joke is watching so many smut peddlers and performers take it seriously.â[2]
Cheri magazine was more charitable, calling the awards âthe porn industry's biggest party of the year.â[4]
See also
Notes
^1 Randy Spears was announced as the winner of Best Supporting ActorâFilm in VCA Pictures' VHS videotape of the awards show, and a clip featuring him in The Secret Garden is shown.[3] Cheri magazine also reported Spears as the winner of this category.[5] However, Adult Video News magazine reported that the category was won by Joey Silvera for his role in Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2.[1] AVN has repeated this in its lists of past winners published online and in subsequent awards show official programs. AVN did not report whether an error was made at the show, so it may be an error in their publications.
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