From: Tim Evanson <[email protected]> Subject: AVN awards... analyzed Date: Mon, 19 Jan 98 20:01:15 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Hi... I know this was posted here before, but oh well. I can't find Ted's original thread on Deja News. Grr. The Adult Video News annual award show was held during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8-12, 1998 in Las Vegas. BIG Video and director Wash West swept the awards with their stunning "Naked Highway." The studio garnered 6 awards, 5 of them for "Naked Highway" (the other was for "Dr. Jerkoff & Mr. Hard," another Jim Buck/Wash West feature). Performer Jim Buck also swept the awards, as veteran performer Bo Summers was the only other performer to be honored. Men of Odyssey won 3 awards for their "Family Values," and legendary director and writer Jerry Douglas was edged out in tight balloting by Wash West for Best Screenplay. Titan Media continued its climb into the ranks of the elite studios, as its "Fallen Angel" took home the Best Specialty video and "Titan Men: Alone in the Backwoods" captured Best Solo video honors. Catalina also garnered two awards, both for its bisexual comedy "Night of the Living Bi Dolls." HIS Video, Studio 2000, and All Worlds won one award each. Many observers (including me) were shocked that Falcon Studios, Bel Ami, and director Chi Chi LaRue won no awards at all. Many had expected strong competition between Men of Odyssey's Jerry Douglas-helmed "Family Values" (featuring the return of Kurt Young) and BIG Video's GVG-sweeping "Naked Highway." But in some categories, insiders say, balloting between BIG's "Naked Highway" and Odyssey's "Family Values" was not close at all. Industry insiders were also surprised that All Worlds Video, which produces far more videos each year than any other gay porn studio, only won in a single (minor) category. The length of the show was again a concern (the number of heterosexual categories is quiet large), and the number of gay industry insiders attending the awards dipped slightly this year. Only a few gay studios had booths at CES. Indeed, none of the large video trade shows draws a significant gay presence. At CES, most studios and distributors satisfy themselves with hosting private dinners and receptions for gay attendees. The big buzz at the awards was the rumor that AVN is considering moving the gay awards to West Hollywood next year, separating it from the straight awards show. This would enable AVN to enlarge the show's categories and gay entertainment portions, permit the magazine to court gay clientele and advertisers, and increase attendance by studio personnel and performing talent. While the idea has garnered some support among gay staff at AVN, others find the timing of the maneuver suspect. With the GVG awards threatened with closure by a lawsuit, why is AVN making this decision now? But at least one AVN staff member said that the concept had been kicked around the office for some time and that the timing was only coincidence. See ya... Tim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1997 ADULT VIDEO NEWS GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER AWARDS Best Actor- Gay Video: Jim Buck, "Naked Highway," BIG Video Gay Performer of the Year: Jim Buck Best Newcomer - Gay Video: Jim Buck Best Director - Gay Video: Wash West, "Naked Highway," BIG Video Best Gay Video: "Naked Highway," BIG Video Hall of Fame Gay Inductees: Jerry Douglas Derrick Stanton Best Supporting Performer - Gay Video: Bo Summers, "Family Values," Men of Odyssey Best Sex Scene - Gay Video: Jeff Stryker and Derek Cameron, "Stryker's Underground," HIS Video Gold Best Bisexual Video: "Night of the Living Bi Dolls," Catalina Video Best Director- Bisexual Video: Josh Eliot, "Night of the Living Bi Dolls," Catalina Video Best Gay Solo Video: "Titan Men: Alone in the Backwoods," Titan Media Best Gay Specialty Release: "Fallen Angel," Titan Media Best Gay Alternative Release: "Summer, the First Time," Pride Video Best Trans Video: "I Dream of Queenie," Soho Video/Karen Dior Productions Best Non-Sexual Performance - Gay, Bi or Trans Video: Sharon Kane, "Family Values," Men of Odyssey Best Videography - Gay Video: Wash West, "Naked Highway," BIG Video Best Editing - Gay Video: Wash West, "Dr. Jerkoff & Mr.Hard," BIG Video Best Screenplay - Gay Video: Wash West, "Naked Highway," BIG Video Best Music - Gay Video: Tom Alex and Sharon Kane, "A Love Story," Forum Studios Best Art Direction - Gay Video: "Doin' Time 2069, Part 2," Latino Fan Club Best Overall Marketing Campaign Gay: "Family Values," Men of Odyssey Best Boxcover Concept - Gay Video: "Matador," All Worlds Video Best Packaging - Gay Video: "Tailspin," Studio 2000 -- Free reviews of current releases and old classics. Email [email protected] RAD Video home page and membership info: http://www.radvideo.com/ Free gay news from "Sodomite Video Update" at: http://www.radvideo.com/news/gnews.html (written by me! yeah, I'm blowing my horn, figuratively! :) )