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AVN | The '''AVN Awards''' are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are the "Oscars" of porn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/the-oscars-of-porn/2006/01/09/1136655116166.html|title=The Oscars of porn|accessdate=2007-07-25|date=2006-01-09|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6039690?source=most_emailed|title=Porn: The Valley's secret industry|accessdate=2007-07-25|author=Brent Hopkins|date=2007-06-03|publisher=Los Angeles Daily News|quote = ...earned seven Adult Video News awards, referred to as the Oscars of porn.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=3400|title=Porn's Big Night|accessdate=2007-07-25|author=David Schmader|date=2000-03-09|publisher=The Stranger|quote=...the most prestigious event in the world of adult film: the Adult Video News Awards, hereby known as the AVNs, popularly known as the porno Oscars.}}</ref> The AVN Awards comprise nearly 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic film and video. | ||
AVN sponsored the first AVN Awards ceremony in February 1984. The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.avnawards.com/ Official site] | ||
**[http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners AVN Awards Past Winners] – database of past winners in all categories, to 1984. | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Adult_Video_News_Awards/ Adult Video News Awards] at the Internet Movie Database | |||
* AVN Awards Nominees: | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20000302100333/http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html 2000] (archived at Wayback Machine, March 2, 2000) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20010309213908/http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.html 2001] (archived at Wayback Machine, March 9, 2001) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20011208103701/http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html 2002] (archived at Wayback Machine, December 8, 2001) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20021127014135/http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.shtml 2003] (archived at Wayback Machine, November 27, 2002) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20031203023916/http://www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf 2004] (archived at Wayback Machine, December 3, 2003) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20041114124447/http://www.avnawards.com/2005nominees_fr.shtml 2005] (archived at Wayback Machine, November 11, 2004) | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20051126013107/http://www.avnawards.com/2006nominations.pdf 2006] (archived at Wayback Machine, November 26, 2005) | |||
**[http://www.excaliburfilms.com/excal/avn/2007avnnominations_mc.htm 2007], ''Excaliburfilms.com'' | |||
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Revision as of 00:25, 11 December 2007
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are the "Oscars" of porn.[1][2][3] The AVN Awards comprise nearly 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic film and video.
AVN sponsored the first AVN Awards ceremony in February 1984. The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
References
- ↑ The Oscars of porn. Sydney Morning Herald (2006-01-09). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ↑ Brent Hopkins (2007-06-03). Porn: The Valley's secret industry. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. “...earned seven Adult Video News awards, referred to as the Oscars of porn.”
- ↑ David Schmader (2000-03-09). Porn's Big Night. The Stranger. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. “...the most prestigious event in the world of adult film: the Adult Video News Awards, hereby known as the AVNs, popularly known as the porno Oscars.”
External links
- Official site
- AVN Awards Past Winners – database of past winners in all categories, to 1984.
- Adult Video News Awards at the Internet Movie Database
- AVN Awards Nominees:
- 2000 (archived at Wayback Machine, March 2, 2000)
- 2001 (archived at Wayback Machine, March 9, 2001)
- 2002 (archived at Wayback Machine, December 8, 2001)
- 2003 (archived at Wayback Machine, November 27, 2002)
- 2004 (archived at Wayback Machine, December 3, 2003)
- 2005 (archived at Wayback Machine, November 11, 2004)
- 2006 (archived at Wayback Machine, November 26, 2005)
- 2007, Excaliburfilms.com
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