20th AVN Awards

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20th AVN Awards
20th Anniversary AVN Awards Program Cover.jpg
2003 AVN Awards Show Program cover
DateJanuary 11, 2003 (2003-01-11)
Site The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
Hosted by
Preshow hostsNikki Fritz [2]
Produced byGary Miller [2]
Directed byMark Stone [2]
Highlights
Best PictureThe Fashionistas (Best Film)
Most awardsThe Fashionistas (10)
Most nominationsThe Fashionistas (22)
Television coverage
Duration2 hours, 10 minutes [2]

The 20th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 2003 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in nearly 90 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2002. [2] The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Doug Stanhope co-hosted the show for the first time with adult film star Chloe. [1]

Contents

The Fashionistas won 10 awards including Best Film and Best Director—Film for John Stagliano. Breathless and The Private Gladiator each took home four trophies, The Ass Collector and Perfect earned three awards apiece and several more movies won two awards each. [3]

Winners and nominees

The nominees [4] for the 20th AVN Awards were announced in November 2002. The Fashionistas led the way with 22, followed by Paradise Lost with 16, Les Vampyres 2 with 14, Breathess with 12 and Club Sin with 11.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 2003. The 10 awards won by The Fashionistas were a record for the most awards at a single show. Lexington Steele's third win as Male Performer of the Year was also a record; previously, he, Rocco Siffredi and Tom Byron had each won twice.

Major awards

Jenna Haze, Best New Starlet winner Jenna Haze 2009.jpg
Jenna Haze, Best New Starlet winner
Lexington Steele, Male Performer of the Year winner Lexington Steele 2014.jpg
Lexington Steele, Male Performer of the Year winner
Aurora Snow, Female Performer of the Year Aurora Snow 2011.jpg
Aurora Snow, Female Performer of the Year
Brad Armstrong, Best Actor--Film and Best Screenplay--Film winner Brad Armstrong 2012.jpg
Brad Armstrong, Best Actor—Film and Best Screenplay—Film winner
Taylor St. Claire, Best Actress--Film winner Taylor St. Clair.jpg
Taylor St. Claire, Best Actress—Film winner
John Stagliano, Best Director--Film winner John Stagliano 2009.jpg
John Stagliano, Best Director—Film winner
Jonathan Morgan, Best Screenplay--Film winner Jonathan Morgan.JPG
Jonathan Morgan, Best Screenplay—Film winner

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

Best FilmBest Video Feature
  • The Fashionistas [1] [2] [3]
    • America XXX
    • Falling From Grace
    • Heartbreaker
    • Les Vampyres 2
    • Paying the Piper
    • Paradise Lost
    • Poison Angel
    • The Villa
    • Wifetaker [4]
  • The Ass Collector [1] [2] [3]
    • Betrayed By Beauty
    • Big Bottom Sadie
    • Brazilian Snake 1 & 2
    • Breathless
    • Club Sin
    • Colorblind
    • Crime and Passion
    • Heroin
    • Karma
    • Morning Star/Perfect Couple
    • Naked Eye
    • Perfect
    • Rush
    • Turning Point| [4]
Best DVDBest New Starlet
  • Euphoria [2] [3]
    • American Girls
    • The Ass Collector
    • Bad Wives 2
    • Brazilian Snake 1 & 2
    • Club Sin
    • Crime and Passion
    • Devon Stripped
    • Fade to Black
    • My Perfect 10s
    • Naked Eye
    • Naughty Bedtime Stories
    • The Private Gladiator : Collector's Limited Edition
    • Taboo 2001
    • Turning Point
    • The Villa [4]
Male Performer of the Year Female Performer of the Year
Best Actor—FilmBest Actress—Film
Best Actor—VideoBest Actress—Video
Best Director—FilmBest Director—Video
Best Supporting Actress—VideoBest Foreign Feature
  • The Private Gladiator [2] [3]
    • Exxxplosion!!!
    • Faust: The Power of Sex
    • Funky Fetish Horror Show
    • Hot Frequency
    • Leg Love
    • The Necklace
    • Restitution [4]
Best Ethnic-Themed VideoBest Gonzo Tape
  • Liquid City [2] [3]
    • Baby Girl 2
    • Black & Wild 3
    • Chica Boom 10
    • Chillin' Wit Da Mack 4
    • D.P.G.s—Double Penetration Girls
    • Freakazoids 2
    • Little White Chicks, Big Black Monster Dicks 15
    • My Baby Got Back 28
    • My Thick Black Ass 5
    • Premium Black Pussy Search 6
    • Pretty Little Latinas 5
    • Still Up in This XXX
    • Women of Color 3 [4]
  • Shane's World 29 [2] [3]
    • Balls Deep 5
    • Ben Dover's Royal Reamers 2
    • Buttman's Anal Show 3
    • Cum Drippers 1
    • Francesca Lé's Flesh Fest
    • High Society's Purely 18: Surfer Girls
    • Iron Maidens
    • Jules Jordan: Flesh Hunter
    • Lex the Impaler 2
    • Midnight Angels 2
    • Runaway Butts 5
    • Service Animals 6
    • The Voyeur 20 [4]
Top Selling TapeTop Renting Tape
Best Couples Sex Scene—FilmBest Group Sex Scene—Film
Best Couples Sex Scene—VideoBest Oral Sex Scene—Video
Best Anal Sex Scene—VideoBest All-Girl Sex Scene—Video

Additional Award Winners

These awards [3] were announced, but not presented, in a pre-recorded winners-only segment shown on the ballroom's video monitors during the event. Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:

  • Adult Video Nudes Award:The Amazing Norma Stitz
  • Best All-Girl Feature:The Violation of Aurora Snow
  • Best All-Girl Series:The Violation Of...
  • Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film: Belladonna, Taylor St. Claire, The Fashionistas
  • Best All-Sex DVD:Breakin' 'Em In 2
  • Best All-Sex Video:Bring 'Um Young 9
  • Best Alternative Video:DreamGirls: Real Adventures 37
  • Best Anal Sex Scene—Film: Kate Frost, Rocco Siffredi, The Fashionistas
  • Best Anal-Themed Feature:Buttfaced! 3
  • Best Anal-Themed Series:Ass Worship
  • Best Art Direction—Film: Kris Kramski, America XXX
  • Best Art Direction—Video: David Lockard, Hearts & Minds
  • Best Box Cover Concept:Autumn Haze vs. Son of Dong
  • Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, The Villa
  • Best Classic Release on DVD:Pretty Peaches 2
  • Best Continuing Video Series:Naked Hollywood
  • Best Director—Foreign Release: Antonio Adamo, The Private Gladiator
  • Best Director—Non-Feature: Jim Powers, Perverted Stories 35
  • Best DVD Authoring: Wicked Pictures DVD
  • Best DVD Extras:Euphoria, Wicked Pictures DVD
  • Best DVD Menus:The Private Gladiator: Collector's Limited Edition
  • Best DVD Packaging:The Private Gladiator: Collector's Limited Edition, Private Media
  • Best Editing—Film: Tricia Devereaux, John Stagliano, The Fashionistas
  • Best Editing—Video: Ethan Kane, Perfect
  • Best Ethnic-Themed Series:Chica Boom
  • Best Foreign Vignette Series:Euro Angels Hardball
  • Best Foreign Vignette Tape: Hustler XXX 11
  • Best Gonzo Series:The Voyeur
  • Best Group Sex Scene—Video: Angel Long, Jay Ashley, Pat Myne, Assficianado
  • Best Interactive DVD:Virtual Sex With Janine
  • Best Male Newcomer: Nick Manning
  • Best Music: Various Artists, America XXX
  • Best Non-Sex Performance—Film or Video: Tina Tyler, The Ozporns, VCA Pictures [3]
  • Best Oral Sex Scene—Film: Belladonna, Rocco Siffredi, The Fashionistas
  • Best Oral-Themed Feature:Throat Gaggers
  • Best Oral-Themed Series:Gag Factor
  • Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image: Digital Playground, Wicked Pictures (tie)
  • Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Individual Title or Series:Paradise Lost, Sin City Films
  • Best Packaging:Hearts & Minds, New Sensations
  • Best Pro-Am or Amateur Series:The Real Naturals
  • Best Pro-Am or Amateur Tape:NYC Underground: Times Square Trash Vol. 2
  • Best Screenplay—Film: Daniel Metcalf, Brad Armstrong, Jonathan Morgan, Falling From Grace
  • Best Screenplay—Video: Michael Raven, Devan Sapphire, Breathless
  • Best Sex Comedy:Kung-Fu Girls
  • Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Veronica B., Cindy, Henrietta, Karib, Katalin, Monik, Nikita, Niky, Sheila Scott, Petra Short, Stella Virgin, Rocco Siffredi, The Ass Collector
  • Best Solo Sex Scene: Jenna Haze, Big Bottom Sadie
  • Best Special Effects: Ninnwerx, Perfect
  • Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust:Heavy Handfuls
  • Best Specialty Tape—BDSM:Ivy Manor 5
  • Best Specialty Tape—Foot Fetish:Barefoot Confidential 15
  • Best Specialty Tape—Other Genre:Internal Affairs 5
  • Best Specialty Tape—Spanking:Stocking Strippers Spanked 2
  • Best Supporting Actor—Film: Mr. Marcus, Paradise Lost
  • Best Supporting Actor—Video: Randy Spears, Hercules
  • Best Supporting Actress—Film: Belladonna, The Fashionistas
  • Best Tease Performance: Belladonna, The Fashionistas
  • Best Transsexual Tape:Rogue Adventures 16
  • Best Videography: Perfect, Michael Ninn
  • Best Vignette Tape:Mason's Dirty Trixxx
  • Best Vignette Series:Barely Legal
  • Female Foreign Performer of the Year: Rita Faltoyano
  • Male Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco Siffredi
  • Most Outrageous Sex Scene: "Autumn Haze's Big Dick", Autumn Haze vs. Son of Dong [3]

Honorary AVN Awards

Reuben Sturman Award

  • Mel Kamins, General Video Cleveland [3]

Special DVD Recognition Award

Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2003 were: T. T. Boy, Mark Davis, Felecia, Dave Hardman, Heather Hunter, Jill Kelly, Chasey Lain, Madison, Jonathan Morgan, Alex Sanders, Julian St. Jox, Kirdy Stevens, Tony Tedeschi, Teri Weigel [3]

Multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy. The show's trophy girls were Taylor Starr and Tyler Starr, [6] the Sin City Twins.

Presenters (in order of appearance)

Name(s)Role
Misty Rain
Jessica Drake
Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Video and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Ron Jeremy
Hannah Harper
Sunrise Adams
Presenters of the award for Best Oral Sex Scene—Video and Best Ethnic-Themed Video
 Presenters of the awards for Best Group Sex Scene—Film and Best Foreign Feature
Larry Flynt Presenter of the Reuben Sturman Special Achievement Award
Sunset Thomas
Paul Fishbein
Presenters of the awards for Top Selling Tape and Top Renting Tape
Lexington Steele
Stormy
Gina Lynn
Presenters of the award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Teri Weigel
Inari Vachs
Brittany Andrews
Presenters of the awards for Best Anal Sex Scene—Video and Best Gonzo Tape
Chi Chi LaRue
Jenna Jameson
Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year
Steven St. Croix
Julia Ann
Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video
Sean Michaels
Devon
April
Presenters of the awards for Best DVD and Best Couples Sex Scene in a Film
Violet Blue Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet
Vince Neil
Felicia
Savanna Samson
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video
Seymore Butts
Carmen Luvana
Shyla Stylez
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film
 Presenters of the award for Best Video Feature
Ed Powers
Houston
Presenters of the award for Best Film

Performers

Name(s)RolePerformed
Mark Stone
and the AVN Orchestra
Musical DirectorOrchestral accompaniment
Spearmint Rhino Dancers PerformersDancers on stage
Vince Neil PerformerMusical number, “Girls, Girls, Girls
Doug Stanhope PerformerStandup comedy segment
Randy Spears
Steven St. Croix
Dale DaBone
Mark Kernes
Stormy
Brad Armstrong
Aria
Ron Vogel
and others
Performers"What's the Best Way to Win an AVN Award?" comedy short video
Crazy Town PerformersMusical numbers, "Butterfly" and "Hurt You So Bad"

Ceremony information

AVN created several new categories for the year's awards show. Among them: Best Oral Sex Scene—Video, Best Male Newcomer, Best Director—Non-Feature, Male Foreign Performer of the Year and Female Foreign Performer of the Year.

The show was recorded for later broadcast [4] and a DVD of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures. [7]

Performance of year's movies

Briana Loves Jenna was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie and also the top renting movie of the previous year. [2] [3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "AVN Awards 2003". Adult Cinema Review. New York, New York: Global Media Group Ltd. June 2003. pp. 8–9. ISSN   0277-2914.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Stone, Mark (Director) (2003). AVN 20th Anniversary Awards Show (DVD). Chatsworth, California: VCA Labs, Inc.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Miller, Dan (March 2003). "Fashionistas, Evil Angel Big Winners at 20th Anniversary AVN Awards Show". Adult Video News. Vol. 20, no. 3. Chatsworth, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 40–96. ISSN   0883-7090.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "20th Anniversary AVN Awards". The 2003 AVN Awards Show program. Chatsworth, California: AVN Publications, Inc. January 11, 2003.
  5. Jameson, Jenna (July 2003). "Jenna Tales". Hustler. Beverly Hills, California: L.F.P., Inc. p. 30. ISSN   0149-4635.
  6. "Hustler in the Spotlight at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo". Hustler. Vol. 29, no. 13. Beverly Hills, California: L.F.P., Inc. June 2003. p. 106. ISSN   0149-4635.
  7. Recob, Den (September 15, 2003). "AVN 2003 Awards Show". Cyberspace Adult Video Reviews. Denny Recob. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

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