43rd AVN Awards

43rd AVN Awards
Presented by	MyFreeCams
Date	January 24, 2026 (2026-01-24)
Site	Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Hosted by	Abigaiil Morris and ItsLo
Highlights
Best Film	Strip
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The 43rd AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors, and films in the adult industry in 2025. The 43rd edition of the ceremony, which began in 1984, encompassed 87 categories ^[1] involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on January 24, 2026, as part of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVN.com. ^[2]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on November 21, 2025 ^{[1] [3]} and the winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 24, 2026. ^[2]

Major awards

Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene Chanel Camryn & Milan Ponjevic- Midnight Movie | If It Feels Good 5, Deeper/Pulse	Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene Miss B Nasty & Kira Noir, Domming Her Husband's Side Piece | Hot and Mean 38, Brazzers/Pulse
Best Oral Sex Scene Kylie Rocket & Isiah Maxwell - Wanted – Episode3, Digital Playground/Pulse	Best Anal Sex Scene Emma Rosie & Zac Wild - Emma Rosie Anal Gaping & Pussy Squirt, Gape for Days 5, Evil Angel
Best Leading Actor Tommy Pistol – Strip, Dorcel/Pulse	Best Leading Actress Ryan Reid – Deadly Vows, Digital Playground
Best Trans Acting Performance Ariel Demure – Transpirella, Gender X Films	Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy Her Best Friend's Dad,Sweet Sinner/Mile High/Pulse
Grand Reel Strip, Dorcel/Pulse	Best Star Showcase Hollywood Whore: A Jennifer White Showcase Film, Elegant Angel
Outstanding Directing - Individual Work Ricky Greenwood - Deadly Vows, Digital Playground	Best New Starlet Cheerleader Kait
MILF Performer of the Year Lexi Luna	Trans Performer of the Year Aubrey Kate
Male Performer of the Year Vince Karter	Female Performer of the Year Jennifer White
Favorite Cam Girl Skitty	Favorite Independent Female Creator Mama Plugs
Best Actor - Featurette Tommy Pistol – Mr. Sicko and the Little Lady, Sex and Submission/Kink	Best Actress - Featurette Valentina Nappi – Shamanologist, Hentaied.pro
Best Non-Sex Performance Mike Horner – Deadly Vows, Digital Playground	Best Supporting Actor Ken feels – Once Upon a Time in the Valley, Wicked Pictures
Best Supporting Actress Chloe Surreal – Mind Games, Digital Playground/Pulse	Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene Jennifer White , Anna Claire Clouds, Vanna Bardot, Blake Blossom, Lilly Bell, Octavia Red & Jewelz Blu - Performers of the Year 2025: Lesbian Orgy, Elegant Angel
Best Solo/Tease Performance Lilly Bell - The Secrets We Share – Scene 5, Pure Taboo/Adult Time	Best Male Newcomer Axel Haze
Best New International Starlet Eva Generosi	International Male Performer of the Year Marcello Bravo
International Female Performer of the Year Eve Sweet	Best Trans Newcomer Bella Joie
Best Art Direction Play, Dorcel/Pulse	Best Cinematography Matt Holder - Strip, Deeper/Pulse
Best Editing Mz Montage, Boris Dongson & Steve McQueef - Deadly Vows, Digital Playground	Best Hair & Makeup Milla Van Damme, Raven Lux, Iggy, Lilith Manson & Alexxx Moon - Strip, Dorcel/Pulse
Best Screenplay Shawn Alff - Strip, Deeper/Pulse	Best Music Deadly Vows, Digital Playground
Best International Picture Ghosted, Digital Playground/Pulse	Best Featurette Wouldn't Hurt a Fly | Seductions V2, Deeper/Pulse

References

1. "AVN Announces Nominees for 2026 AVN Awards AVN". AVN . AVN Media Network. November 21, 2025. Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
2. "2026 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN . AVN Media Network. January 25, 2026. Archived from the original on January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
3. "2026 AVN Awards Nominees". AVN . AVN Media Network. November 21, 2025. Archived from the original on January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.