40th AVN Awards

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40th AVN Awards
Presented byMyFreeCams.com
DateJanuary 7, 2023 (2023-01-07)
Site Resorts World Las Vegas
Hosted by Abella Danger, Reya Sunshine & Matt Rife
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The 40th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2022. The 40th edition of the ceremony which began in 1984 encompassed 120 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held at the Resort World Las Vegas Theatre on January 7, 2023, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVN.com.

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Show overview

Venue

In March 2022, AVN announced that the AVN Expo and related events would be returning to an in-person format at the Resorts World Las Vegas, after using a virtual format the previous two years. Prior to this event, the conference and award show had been most recently held in-person at the Hard Rock Hotel in January 2020. [1]

Hosts

On September 20, 2022, adult performers Abella Danger and Reya Sunshine were announced as co-hosts for the show. [2] On January 6, 2023, it was announced they would be joined by comedian Matt Rife. [3]

Musical performances

Recording artists Kehlani and Shenseea performed during the awards show. [4] [5]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 40th AVN Awards were announced on November 4, 2022. [6]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 2023. [7]

Kira Noir, winner for the 2023 Female Performer of the Year and Best Supporting Actress awards Kira Noir, HRU 2022 01.jpg
Kira Noir, winner for the 2023 Female Performer of the Year and Best Supporting Actress awards
Seth Gamble, winner for the 2023 Male Performer of the Year and Best Actor awards Seth Gamble at the Perspective movie premiere.jpg
Seth Gamble, winner for the 2023 Male Performer of the Year and Best Actor awards

Major awards

Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.

Additional award winners

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