AVN Media Network is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2014 AVN Awards, taking place at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas on Saturday, January 18, 2014. Dubbed “the Oscars of Adult” by Entertainment Weekly, the AVN Awards celebrates excellence in the world of adult entertainment.

To see a complete list of nominees, please go here.

The AVN Awards nominating committee spent roughly six weeks painstakingly sifting through all the material at their disposal to compile a list of nominees in 135 categories, spanning the industry’s four main sectors. Among this year’s biggest contenders are Evil Angel with 161 nominations, Wicked Pictures with 138, Jules Jordan Video with 104, Vivid Entertainment with 75, and Juicy Entertainment/Exquisite Multimedia with 70.

Among filmmakers, Will Ryder, Axel Braun, B. Skow, and Brad Armstrong earned the most nominations. Ryder’s Not the Wizard of Oz XXX was one of the year’s most recognized, garnering 16 nominations, while Braun’s Man of Steel XXX scored an impressive 12. Skow proved the most prolific, turning out a dozen titles that received nods, including the controversial drama Daddy’s Girls. But, Brad Armstrong led the pack with 17 noms for Underworld, an original fantasy-based feature for Wicked Pictures.

“My heartiest congratulations go out to all of this year’s nominees, and I look forward to seeing everyone on the big night next month to celebrate with you in person,” AVN Senior Editor Peter Warren said. “Our committee really worked to the bone to assemble these nominations, and it’s as much an honor for us to bestow them as I hope it is for all those who’ve received one.”

The 31st annual AVN Awards Show will be hosted by Chanel Preston and Wicked Pictures contract star Samantha Saint. Up-and-coming starlets Evi Fox and Emily Austin will serve as the show’s trophy girls. The must-attend, must-see event of the year features the hottest stars from adult and mainstream pop culture, and features a stylish red carpet pre-show and lavish star-studded ceremony.

Fans interested in attending the 2014 AVN Award Show may purchase standard and Golden Tickets at www.avnawards.avn.com/tickets.

Adult Industry tables and tickets for the award show are also on sale; ticket options start at $250. Availability is limited, and industry members are encouraged to go here.

Over the years, the AVN Awards have become a famous staple in Las Vegas, while being housed in almost every major hotel on the strip. Starting in 1984, the show has grown drastically over the years and is now broadcast each year on cable to millions of viewers. The show allows adult and mainstream celebrities to come together once a year to celebrate the achievements of one of the world’s most profitable industries. In 2012, the AVN Awards took up residence in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and will return for a third straight year in 2014. For more information, visit www.AVNAwards.com, www.facebook.com/TheAVNAwards, or follow on Twitter @AVNAwards.

On October 9, the top stars in adult entertainment gathered at Avalon in Hollywood for The Sex Awards, hosted by jessica drake, presented by HotMovies.com, and produced by X3Sixty Network and AVN Media Network. Fan-selection winners in 17 award categories were announced before an industry-only crowd of hundreds of performers, directors, producers, and media.

Fans will have their opportunity to watch The Sex Awards in January 2014 when the inaugural event is broadcast on national television. It will be the first fan-choice award show for the adult industry to air and will include sexy, behind-the-scenes footage of the nominees, as well as an exciting reality show component.

The results included popular adult starlets Asa Akira and Riley Steele combining for five awards — Akira was voted Porn Star of the Year and half of Porn’s Perfect Girl/Girl Screen Couple (with Wicked Pictures’ jessica drake). The Asa Akira showcase, Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3 from Elegant Angel, received the Adult Movie of the Year award. Meanwhile, Steele earned Porn’s Best Body and Porn’s Perfect Boy/Girl Screen Couple (with Erik Everhard).

In addition to receiving her trophy for Porn Star of the Year, Akira was presented with an exquisite diamond bracelet from award sponsor Vivid Cabaret.

The glamorous evening also included a tribute to the legendary Ron Jeremy, who received the show’s first Lifetime Achievement award. Comedian Sam Tripoli, with the help of tourists and street performers on Hollywood Blvd., provided a mini-roast of Jeremy before the star came on stage to accept his award. Jeremy thanked the industry and his parents for instilling a hard work ethic in him regardless of what he chose to do in life.

“Congratulations to all The Sex Awards nominees and winners, as well as Ron on his well-deserved Lifetime Achievement award,” said Paul Fishbein, president of the X3Sixty Network. “It was a truly special evening, which fans will be able to fully experience in January through our broadcast.”

The complete list of winners at The Sex Awards includes:
Favorite Porn Star Website: Alexis Texas, AlexisTexas.com
Favorite Adult Website: Brazzers.com
Webcam Girl of the Year: Little Red Bunny
Hottest Adult Stud: James Deen
Hottest Sex Scene: Chanel Preston, Phoenix Marie, and Manuel Ferrara in Evil Angel’s Evil Anal 16
Favorite Sex Toy for Women: The Magic Wand from Vibratex
Favorite Sex Toy for Men: The Kayden Kross Fleshlight
Porn’s Perfect Boy/Girl Screen Couple: Riley Steele and Erik Everhard
Porn’s Best Body: Riley Steele
Sexiest Adult Star: Ashley Fires
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ron Jeremy
Porn’s Perfect Girl/Girl Screen Couple (tie): jessica drake and Asa Akira; Remy LaCroix and Riley Reid
Hottest New Girl: Bonnie Rotten
Favorite Director: Max Candy
Greatest Celebrity Sex Tape of All Time: 1 Night in Paris
Adult Parody of the Year: Vivid Entertainment’s The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody
Adult Movie of the Year: Elegant Angel Productions’ Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3
Porn Star of the Year: Asa Akira

The Sex Awards was sponsored by: HotMovies.com (Presenting Sponsor), CougarLife.com (Red Carpet Sponsor), Baci Lingerie (Winners Circle & Trophy Girl Sponsor), OVO (Pleasure Product Sponsor) and Vivid Cabaret (Porn Star of the Year Sponsor).

More information about The Sex Awards may be found at www.thesexawards.com/info. Fans and industry members may also follow The Sex Awards on Twitter @TheSexAwards and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSexAwards to stay up to date with the landmark event.

Brooklyn Lee is back from Europe where she shot for Harmony Films’ award winning #1 selling series Nymphomaniac and already she’s back to work, bringing back her iconic role as the Black Widow for acclaimed director Axel Braun and Vivid’s Award Winning Superhero XXX series in Ironman XXX and Avengers XXX.

“Once in a blue moon comes along a performer who has all the qualities of a true adult film star,” says Axel Braun, “looks, acting skills, personality, charisma, and a tremendous erotic charge. Brooklyn Lee is one of those rare, outstanding girls, and her AVN Best New Starlet award is a clear sign that her climb to superstardom has only just begun!”

Meanwhile the impact of AVN’s Best New Starlet is still being felt across America with the release of John Stagliano’s Voracious.

“This movie came together when I got Brooklyn Lee and Lea Lexis to co-write the scenes with me,” Stagliano, the legendary director and owner of Evil Angel, told AVN recently. “The vampire lore makes for good erotica and I wanted to do another feature film like Fashionistas.”

Fashionistas is one of the biggest movies in the history of the adult industry and spawned two other classic releases as well as a Las Vegas show. Voracious is being released as a series of webisodes on www.voracious.evilangel.com before it’s released on DVD, and stars Brooklyn, Manuel Ferrara and Rocco Siffredi.

The media has taken note of Brooklyn as well: COED magazine just published an interview with Brooklyn, talking about that project and much more including her recent AVN Awards experience. Read the article at www.coedmagazine.com/2012/02/12/brooklyn-lee-pornstar-interview-pictures.

She is also currently Dr. Jay’s Performer of the Week on Xcritic.com. Check it out at www.xcritic.com/blogs/blog.php?blogID=3057.

Last but far from least the X-Rated Critics Organization has announced that Brooklyn has been nominated for Best New Starlet and Orgasmic Oralist at the 2012 XRCO Awards.

“I am honored to have been nominated,” Brooklyn humbly confesses. “It’s been an amazing ride so far. Thanks to my fans and to all the extraordinary directors I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I am truly blessed.”

The 28th annual XRCO Awards will be held April 19 at the Highlands in Hollywood. Visit www.xrco.com for more information.

For everything Brooklyn Lee visit her blog on her official site, www.brooklynlee.com or follow her on Twitter @brooklynleexxx.