34th AVN Awards | |
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Date | January 21, 2017 |
Site | The Joint Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, USA |
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Best Picture | Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody |
Most awards | Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody (9) |
The 34th AVN Awards, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016, and took place on January 21, 2017, at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards (often referred to as the Oscars of porn [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] ) in 117 categories. Webcam star Aspen Rae and reigning AVN Female Performer of the Year Riley Reid co-hosted the ceremony, each for the first time. [1] Master of ceremonies was comedian Colin Kane.
Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody won the most awards with nine, including Best Movie and Best Parody along with Best Actress for Kleio Valentien. [7]
The nominees for the 34th AVN Awards were announced on November 17, 2016, at the annual AVN Awards Nominations Party at Avalon nightclub in Hollywood.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 21, 2017.
The major performer awards went to Adriana Chechik, AVN Female Performer of the Year Award; Mick Blue, Male Performer of the Year and Hollie Hendrix, Best New Starlet. In terms of movies, the big winners were Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, The Submission of Emma Marx: Exposed, The Preacher's Daughter [8] and Natural Beauties, each with three or more awards.
Winners [7] [9] of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 21, 2017, are highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Movie of the Year | Female Performer of the Year | ||
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Rather than nominees for this category, contenders are chosen from the winners in the "Best Release" categories such as Best Anthology Movie, Best Drama, Best Parody Release and several others. Voting is conducted separately just prior to the awards ceremony. |
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Male Performer of the Year | Best New Starlet | ||
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Transsexual Performer of the Year | All-Girl Performer of the Year | ||
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Best Actor | Best Actress | ||
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Director of the Year | Best Supporting Actress | ||
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Best Drama | Best Parody | ||
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Best Star Showcase | |||
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Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | ||
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Best Anal Sex Scene | Best Oral Sex Scene | ||
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Fan Award: Favorite Female Porn Star | Fan Award: Favorite Cam Girl | ||
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The following is the list of remaining award categories, [7] which were presented apart from the actual awards ceremony.
CONTENT CATEGORIES [7]
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PLEASURE PRODUCTS [7]
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION [7]
FAN AWARDS [7]
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Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody won the most awards with nine, followed by The Submission of Emma Marx: Exposed with five. Other multiple award-winning movies were Natural Beauties and The Preacher's Daughter win three apiece and Abella, Cindy Queen of Hell, Hard in Love and Missing: A Lesbian Crime Story with two each. As well, Anal Beauty 4 and Angela Loves Gonzo both won an individual award in addition to being part of best series awards. [7]
AVN on December 28, 2016, announced the 2017 inductees into its hall of fame, with the Pleasure Products Branch honorees announced the following day:
AVN announced the 2017 AVN Awards Trophy Girls would be Uma Jolie and Gina Valentina. [15]
AVN added two new categories to the 2017 awards show, to recognize the emerging virtual reality genre: Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene and Best Virtual Reality Innovation, the latter honoring "the most significant technological advance in the production or presentation of VR entertainment." [16]
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