1991 American adult industry award ceremony
The 8th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by
Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 12, 1991, at the
Tropicana Hotel & Casino in
Paradise, Nevada .
[2] During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 60 categories honoring
pornographic films released the previous year in the United States. The ceremony was videotaped for later pay-per-view broadcast. Actor
Tom Byron hosted with seven co-hosts throughout the show.
[1]
[3]
House of Dreams won seven awards, the most of any feature, including Best Film.
[3] Other winners included Beauty and the Beast, Part 2 with five awards, while gay movie More Of A Man took four. Three movies took three awards: The Last X-Rated Movie , The Masseuse and Pretty Peaches 3 , while Buttman’s Ultimate Workout and The Rise each won two trophies.
[4]
Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 12, 1991.
[2] Besides being named Best Film, House of Dreams also won Best Director—Film for
Andrew Blake and the Best Sex Scene in a Film Award.
[1]
[4]
Major awards
Randy Spears ,
Best Actor —Film winner
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Best Film
Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Beauty and the Beast, Part 2 ‡
[1]
[4]
[3]
[5]
All That Sex
Fantasy Nights
Forbidden Games
The Last X-Rated Movie
Never Enough
The New Barbarians I & II
Out For Blood
Shadow Dancers I & II
Steal Breeze
Strange Curves
A Touch of Gold
[2]
Best Actor—Film
Best Actress—Film
Best New Starlet
Best Actress—Video
Best Supporting Actor —Film
Best Supporting Actress—Film
Best Supporting Actor—Video
Best Supporting Actress—Video
Nina Hartley , The Last X-Rated Movie ‡
[1]
[4]
Lauren Brice, Shadow Dancers I & II
Sabrina Dawn, Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
Patricia Kennedy, Steal Breeze
Sharon Mitchell , The Last X-Rated Movie
Samantha Strong, Fantasy Nights
Susan Vegas, All the Right Motions
[2]
Best Director—Film
Best Director—Shot-on-Video Feature
Best All-Sex Feature
Best All-Girl Video
Buttman's Ultimate Workout ‡
[1]
[3]
[4]
Bend Over Babes
Buttman Goes to Rio
Sporting Illustrated
Total Reball
Unauthorized Biography of Rob Blow
[2]
Ghost Lusters ‡
[1]
[3]
[4]
Anal Annie’s All-Girl Escort Service
Cat Lickers
Girls Gone Bad 2: The Breakout
Kittens
Rock Me
Wet ’n Working
Where The Boys Aren’t 3
[2]
Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust
Best Specialty Tape—Bondage
Breast of Britain #8 ‡
[1]
[4]
Breast of Britain #10
Breaststroke 3
Girls of Double D XII
Tit Tales
[2]
House of Dark Dreams I & II ‡
[1]
[4]
The Challenge
Daddy Gets Punished
Face of Fear
Journey Into Submission
Nancy Crew Meets Dr. Friedenstein
Tantala’s Fat Rack
Warehouse Slaves Discipline
[2]
Best Selling Tape of 1990
Best Renting Tape of 1990
Best Sex Scene—Film
Best Video Sex Scene—Couple
Sabre, Nikki Wilde, Sebastian; Beach sequence, House of Dreams ‡
[1]
[3]
[4]
[5]
Best Video Group Sex Scene
Best All-Girl Video Sex Scene
Sunny McKay,
Alexandria Quinn ,
Rocco Siffredi ; Buttman's Ultimate Workout ‡
[1]
[3]
[4]
Sabrina Dawn, Rachel Ryan,
Randy Spears ; Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
Debi Diamond , Blake Palmer, James Lewis,
Tom Byron ,
T. T. Boy ; Between the Cheeks 2
Ashlyn Gere , Selena Steele, Tom Byron; The Last Resort
Debi Diamond,
Buck Adams ,
Sean Michaels , T. T. Boy, 2 more guys; Nasty Girls
Casey Williams, Ashley Dunne,
Randy West ,
Joey Silvera ; Sexual Intent
Bridgette Monroe, Randy West, Sabrina Dawn; Trick Tracey
[2]
Victoria Paris, Sabrina Dawn; The New Barbarians ‡
[1]
[3]
[4]
Victoria Paris, Sabrina Dawn; Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
Tianna,
Lois Ayres ; Between the Cheeks 2
Madison,
Angela Summers ; Cat Lickers
Tianna, Bionca, Victoria Paris; Ghost Lusters
Alice Springs,
Barbara Dare ; L. A. Stories
Cassandra Dark,
Alexandria Quinn ; Rock Me
Niki Wilde, Celia Young, Champagne; Wet ’n Working
[2]
Additional award winners
These awards were also presented at the awards show:
[4]
Best Actor—Gay Video:
Joey Stefano , More Of A Man
[4]
Best Actor—Video Feature:
Eric Edwards , The Last X-Rated Movie
[5]
Best Amateur Tape: Fantasy Realm
Best Anal-Themed Feature: Between The Cheeks 2
[3]
Best Art Direction: House of Dreams
Best Bisexual Video: The Last Good Bi
Best Box Cover Concept: Fatliners , Executive Video
Best Box Cover Concept, Gay Video: Black in Black , Associated Video Group
Best Cinematography: House of Dreams
[5]
Best Compilation Tape: Only the Best 3—Then 'Til Now
Best Director—Bisexual Video: Paul Norman, Bi and Beyond IV
1
[2]
[4]
Best Director—Gay Video:
Taylor Hudson , The Rise
Best Editing For A Film: House of Dreams
Best Editing For A Video Feature: Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
[3]
Best Editing, Gay Video: Michael Zen, He-Devils
Best Featurette Tape: Beat the Heat
Best Gay Solo Tape: Straight to Bed
Best Gay Video Feature: More Of A Man
Best Music: Shadow Dancers I & II
[3]
[4]
Best Newcomer, Gay Video: Jason Ross
[4]
Best Non-Sexual Performance: Jose Duval, Oh What A Night
Best Non-Sexual Performance, Gay Video:
Chi Chi LaRue , More Of A Man
Best Original Music, Gay Video: Myriam Zadeck, Full Exposure
Best Overall Marketing Campaign: Vegas series, CDI Home Video
Best Packaging—Feature Film:
Pretty Peaches 3 ,
VCA Pictures
Best Packaging, Gay Video: Desert Fox ,
Vivid Man
Best Packaging—Video Feature: Diedre in Danger ,
Vivid Video
Best Pro Amateur Tape: More Dirty Debutantes 3
Best Screenplay—Film: Mark Haggard,
The Masseuse
[3]
[5]
Best Screenplay, Gay Video:
Jerry Douglas , More Of A Man
Best Screenplay—Video: Anne Randall, The Last X-Rated Movie
Best Sex Scene, Gay Video: Ryan Yeager, Scott Bond; The Rise
Best Softcore Release: Sea of Dreams
Best Specialty Tape—Other Genres: Life in the Fat Lane
Best Supporting Actor, Gay Video: Ryan Yeager, Stranded
Best Tease Performance: Chantelle, Bend Over Babes
[3]
Best Videography: Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
[3]
[5]
Best Videography, Gay Video: John Trennell, Idol Eyes
[4]
Honorary AVN Awards
Special Achievement Award
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1991 were:
Barbara Dare ,
Christy Canyon ,
Randy West ,
Tom Byron ,
Hyapatia Lee ,
Shanna McCullough ,
Sharon Kane ,
Eric Edwards ,
Jim and Artie Mitchell
[2]
[4]
Multiple nominations and awards
The following eight movies received multiple awards:
7 - House of Dreams
5 - Beauty and the Beast, Part 2
4 - More Of A Man
3 - The Last X-Rated Movie ,
The Masseuse ,
Pretty Peaches 3
2 - Buttman’s Ultimate Workout , The Rise
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed music or comedy.
[1]
[2] The show's trophy girl was
Alexandria Quinn .
[1]
Presenters
Presenters
Name(s)
Role
Randy West and two actresses
Presenters of the award for Best All-Girl Video
Niki Wilde Wayne Summers Cheri Taylor
Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film
Rocco Siffredi and two actresses
Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Video Feature and Best Supporting Actor—Video Feature
E. Z. Ryder Holly Ryder
Presenters of the award for Best All-Sex Tape
Paul Fishbein
Presenter of the awards for Best Renting Tape of 1990 and Best Selling Tape of 1990
Nina Hartley
Gloria Leonard
Presenters of the AVN Hall of Fame honors
Tori Welles Victoria Paris
Presenters of the award for Best New Starlet
Christy Canyon Jose Duval
Presenters of the award for Best Director—Film
Randy Spears Danielle Rogers
Presenters of the award for Best Director—Shot-on-Video Feature
Rick Savage
Britt Morgan
Presenters of the awards for Best Specialty Tape—Bondage, Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust, Best Sex Scene—Film, Best All-Girl Video Sex Scene and Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Ron Jeremy Madison
Presenters of the award for Best Video Sex Scene—Couple
Jennifer Stewart
Presenter of the award for Best Actress—Video Feature
Sean Michaels
Zara Whites
Presenters of the award for Best Film
Hyapatia Lee Missy
Presenters of the award for Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Performers
Ceremony information
Tom Byron hosted the 11th AVN Awards
Actor
Tom Byron hosted the show for the first time. He had several co-hosts:
Jeanna Fine in Part 1,
Nina Hartley and
Gloria Leonard for the
Hall of Fame entrants portion,
Ashlyn Gere and
Chi Chi LaRue for the next portion and
Britt Morgan and Rick Savage for the final awards.
[2]
[3]
The show was videotaped for later pay-per-view broadcast and a
VHS video release by
VCA Pictures .
[1]
[3]
House of Dreams was announced as the Best Selling Tape of 1990 while
Pretty Peaches 3 was announced as the Best Renting Tape of 1990.
[1]
Critical reviews
Inside X-Rated Video called the awards show “marvelous” and more tranquil than the
Consumer Electronics Show , which many adult entertainment companies had booths at.
[5]
See also
Notes
^1 The AVN Awards Show Official Program says Bi and Beyond V was the nominee in the Best Director—Bisexual Video category.
[2] However,
AVN magazine , in listing the show's award winners, had Bi and Beyond IV as the winner.
[4] There is no record of which is the typographical error. Both movies were released in 1990, so either could be correct.
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