Best Film: Bobby Sox, Vivid Film
Best All-Sex Film: Unleashed, Studio A Entertainment
Best Director-Film: Paul Thomas, Bobby Sox, Vivid Film
Best Actress-Film: Melissa Hill, Penetrator 2: Grudge Day, Pleasure Productions
Best Actor-Film: Jamie Gillis, Bobby Sox, Vivid Film
Best Supporting Actress-Film: Shanna McCullough, Bobby Sox, Vivid Film
Best Supporting Actor-Film: Tony Tedeschi, The Show, Vivid Film
Best Group Sex Scene-Film: The Show, Christy Canyon, Tony Tedeschi, Vince Voyeur and Steven St. Croix, Vivid Film
Best Couples Sex Scene-Film: Jenna Loves Rocco, Jenna Jameson and Rocco Siffredi, Wave Film
Best Anal Sex Scene-Film: Gregory Dark's Sex Freaks, Lovette and the six skeletons, Dark Works/Evil Angel
Best All-Girl Sex Scene-Film: Dreams of Desire, Jill Kelly and Melissa Hill, Ona Zee Productions
Best Alternative Adult Feature Film: Scoring, Panther Productions
Best Alternative Adult Film Featurette or Specialty Tape: The Best of Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy Home Video
Best Packaging-Film: Chasey Saves the World, Vivid Film
Best Art Direction-Film: Unleashed, Studio A Entertainment
Best Screenplay-Film: Bobby Sox, Vivid Film, Raven Touchstone
Best Editing-Film: Bobby Sox, Vivid Film, Barry Rose
Best Shot-on-video Feature: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
Best All-Sex Video: Fresh Meat 3, John Leslie Productions/Evil Angel
Best Gay Video: Flesh and Blood, All Worlds Video
Best Director-Video: Michael Ninn, Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
Best Actress-Video: Jeanna Fine, My Surrender, Femme Productions
Best Actor-Video: Jon Dough, Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
Best Supporting Actress-Video: Juli Ashton, Head Trip, VCA Platinum Plus
Best Supporting Actor-Video: Tony Tedeschi, Silver Screen Confidential, Wicked Pictures
Best Group Sex Scene-Video (tie):
American Tushy!, Squirtin' Anal OrgyBest Couples Sex Scene-Video: Conquest, Jenna Jameson and Vince Vouyer, Wicked Pictures
Hakan, Missy, Taren and Alex Sanders
Seymore Butts/Ultimate VideoButtman's Bend Over Babes 4
Ruby, Christi Lake, Rocco Siffredi and John Stagliano
Evil Angel Productions
Best Continuing Video Series: The Voyeur, John Leslie Productions/Evil Angel Best Anal Sex Scene-Video: Buttman's Bend Over Babes 4, Rocco Siffredi, Laura Turner and Danielle Louise Kelson, Evil Angel Productions Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Shock, Shayla LaVeaux, T.T. Boy and Vince Vouyer (Gargoyle scene), VCA Platinum Plus Best All-Girl Sex Scene-Video: Buttslammers the 13th, Caressa Savage, Missy and Misty Rain, Bruce Seven Productions
Male Performer of the Year: T.T. Boy Female Performer of the Year: Missy Best Tease Performance: Janine Lindemulder, Extreme Close-Up, Vivid Film Best Non-Sex Performance, Film or Video: Scotty Schwartz, Silver Screen Confidential, Wicked Pictures Best Non-Sexual Role-Bi, Gay or Trans Video: Jeanna Fine, Flesh and Blood, All Worlds Video
Best Special Effects: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
Best Art Direction-Video: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
Best Screenplay-Video: Silver Screen Confidential, Wicked Pictures, Jace Rocker
Best Screenplay-Gay Video: Flesh and Blood, All Worlds Video, Jerry Douglas
Best Cinematography: Unleashed, Studio A Entertainment, Andrew Blake
Best Videography: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus, Barry Harley
Best Videography-Gay Video: Desert Train, Titan Media, Bruce Cam
Best Editing-Video: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus, Michael Ninn
Best Editing-Gay Video: High Walk, HIS Video Gold, Michael Ninn
Best Music: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus, Dino and Earl Ninn
Best Music-Gay Video: Idol in the Sky, Men of Odyssey, Sharon Kane
Best Gangbang Tape: Gangbang Girl 17, Anabolic Video
Best All-Girl Feature: The Violation of Missy, J.M. Productions
Best Anal Tape: American Tushy!, Seymore Butts/Ultimate Video
Best Ethnic-Themed Video: Inner City Black Cheerleader Search 6, Woodburn/I.V.C.
Best Foreign Release: The Pyramid 1-3, Private USA
Best European Release (The Hot Video Award): Toreo, International Film Group/Gold Pictures (Italy)
Best Foreign Featurette Tape: Prague By Night, Rocco Siffredi Productions/Evil Angel
Best Featurette Tape: Sodomania 16, Elegant Angel Productions
Best Sex Comedy: The Show, Vivid Film
Best Gonzo Tape: Buttman's Bend Over Babes 4, Evil Angel Productions
Best Gonzo Series: Butt Row, All Blew Shirts/Evil Angel
Best Pro-Am Tape: Up and Cummers 33, 4-Play Video
Best Pro-Am Series: Cumm Brothers, Odyssey Group Video
Best Amateur Tape: Southern Belles 4, Xplor Media Group
Best Amateur Series: Filthy First Timers, Elegant Angel Productions
Best Specialty Tape-Bondage: Kym Wilde's on the Edge 33, RedBoard Video
Best Specialty Tape-Big Bust: The Duke of Knockers 2, Big Top Video
Best Specialty Tape-Spanking: Hot Young Asses, RedBoard Video
Best Specialty Tape-Other Genre: High Heeled and Horny 4, LBO Entertainment Group
Best Gay Specialty Release: Orgy Boys 1 & 2, Karen Dior/Pleasure Productions
Best Compilation Tape: Sodomania: Smokin' Sextions, Elegant Angel Video
Best Explicit Series: Amazing Hard, Amazing Pictures/Metro
Best Alternative Adult Video: Buttman at Nudes' a Poppin 3, Evil Angel Productions
Gay Video Performer of the Year: Kurt Young
Best Newcomer - Gay Video: Kurt Young
Best Director-Gay Video: Jerry Douglas, Flesh and Blood, All Worlds Video
Best Director-Bisexual Video: Gino Colbert, Switchhitters VIII, Intropics Video/Metro
Best Performer-Gay Video: Kurt Young, Flesh and Blood, All Worlds Video
Best Supporting Performer-Gay Video: Dino Phillips, Happily Ever Afer, All Worlds Video
Best Sex Scene-Gay Video: Tradewinds, Huge Vide/Video 10, Derek Cameron and Kurt Young
Best Gay Alternative Video Release: Nighthawken, Falcon Studios
Best Bisexual Video: Switchhitters VIII, Intropics Video/Metro
Best Trans Video: Red Riding She-Male, Karen Dior/Pleasure Productions
Best Gay Solo Video: Brad Posey's Hot Sessions 3, Club 1821
Best Interactive CD-ROM (Game): 2069: Oriental Sex Odyssey, A6, Inc.
Best Interactive CD-ROM (Non-Game): FantaScenes, Digital Playground
Best Original CD-ROM Concept: NetErotique, New Machine Publishing
Best CD-ROM Graphics/Art Direction: Latex, VCA Interactive
Best CD-ROM Photo Disk: Eric Kroll: Fetish, Edge Interactive
Best Overall Marketing Campaign for Company Image: Vivid Girl Campaign, Vivid VideoBest Selling Tape of the Year (tie):
Best Overall Marketing Campaign for an Individual Title or Series: Conquest, Wicked Pictures
Best Advertisement: Changing the Face of Adult, Vivid, July
Best Packaging-Video: XXX, Tight Ends Productions
Best Packaging-Specialty: Wheel of Obsession, Twist Productions
Best Packaging-Gay Video: Idol in the Sky, me of Odyssey
Best Box Cover Concept: Russian Model Magazine, In-X-Cess Productions
Best Box Cover Concept-Gay Video: Night Walk, HIS Video Gold
Best Trailer: Conquest, Wicked Pictures
(1) Shock, VCA Platinum PlusBest Renting Tape of the Year: Shock, VCA Platinum Plus
(2) The World's Biggest Gangbang Tape 2, Amazing Pictures/Metro
The 1997 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees:
Presented to Mark Stone and Gary Miller on their 10th Anniversary producing the AVN Awards Show; and to Berth Milton and Robert Tremont, Private USA on their success with Private VideoAVN Breakthrough Award:
Presented to Steve Perry for "Ben Dover" Series, H.K. Video/VCA Platinum Plus