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The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.[2] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn)[3][4] in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994.[1] The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo.[5] Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.[1]
| 12th AVN Awards | |
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 The 12th Annual AVN Awards Show VHS box cover | |
| Date | January 7, 1995 |
| Site | Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada |
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| Produced by | Gary Miller |
| Directed by | Mark Stone |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Sex (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Sex (9) |
| Most nominations |
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Michael Ninn's Sex won nine awards, including Best Film. Other winners included Dog Walker and Shame with five each. Flashpoint and Idol Country were the top gay movies with four trophies apiece.[1]
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The nominees for the 12th AVN Awards were announced at the AVN nominations luncheon 30 days prior to the awards ceremony.[5] Dog Walker and Michael Ninn's Sex earned the most nominations with fourteen. They were the most nominated movies since the awards began in 1984. Shame, an avant-garde western, earned ten nominations while Body & Soul and The Dinner Party had nine apiece.[1]
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 1995.[2] John Leslie won best director in both the film and the video categories, the first time that had happened. He joined previous winners Cecil Howard and Henri Pachard as the only people to have won three best director awards.[1] Ashlyn Gere won Best Actress in both the film and the video categories, just as she had done two years earlier.[1] Asia Carrera became the first person to win the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in her first year in the industry.[4] Kylie Ireland was crowned Starlet of the Year.[6][7]
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][5][8][9]
| Best Film | Best Shot-on-Video Feature | ||
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| Male Performer of the Year | Best New Starlet | ||
| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film | ||
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| Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video | ||
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| Best Supporting Actor—Film | Best Supporting Actress—Film | ||
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| Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Video | ||
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| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video | ||
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| Best All-Sex Film | Best All-Sex Video | ||
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| Best Selling Tape of the Year | Best Renting Tape of the Year | ||
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| Best European Release (Hot Vidéo Award) | Best Continuing Video Series | ||
| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Couples Sex Scene—Video | ||
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| Most Outrageous Sex Scene | |||
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| Best Group Sex Scene—Video | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video | ||
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Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by T. T. Boy, Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart. Some of the gay awards were announced by Gender and Chris Green.[1]
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GAY AWARDS:[11]
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Honorary AVN Awards
Special Achievement Award
- Mark Carriere of Leisure Time Entertainment[1][5]
- John Stagliano of Evil Angel Productions[1][5]
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1995 were: Robert Bullock, Karen Dior, Chi Chi LaRue, Scotty Fox, Ryan Idol, Sean Michaels, Kelly Nichols, Nikki Randall, Jim South, Sheri St. Clair, Samantha Strong[1]
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following five movies received the most nominations:
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The following ten movies received multiple awards:
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The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or magical acts.[1][8][9] The show's trophy girls were Lexus Locklear and Lisa Ann.[5]
Presenters
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Marc Wallice Asia Carrera Ashlyn Gere Colt Steele | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress—Video |
| Steven St. Croix Dyanna Lauren | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor—Video |
| Kylie Ireland Mark Davis Alex Sanders Krysti Lynn | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actress—Film and Best Supporting Actor—Film |
| Kaitlyn Ashley Ian Daniels Shelby Stevens Rebecca Wild Alicia Rio | Presenters of the awards for Best Group Sex Scene—Video and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| T. T. Boy Dyanna Lauren | Announced first winners-only segment |
| Chris Green Gender | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor—Gay Video |
| Gene Ross Wendy Whoppers Lisa Lipps Tonisha Mills Chasey Lain Sindee Cox | Presenters of the awards for Best Selling Tape, Best Renting Tape and the first Special Achievement Award |
| Kelly O'Dell Persia Lana Sands | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film, Best Couples Sex Scene—Video and Most Outrageous Sex Scene |
| Veronica Hart Paul Thomas | Announced the Hall of Fame inductees |
| David Chryso Rebecca Lord N'J De Bahia | Presenters of the Hot Vidéo Award for Best European Release |
| Mark Kernes Chanel VixXxen Brittany O'Connell | Presenters of the award for Best Continuing Video Series |
| Steve Drake Yvonne Crystal Gold Jeanna Fine | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Paul Fishbein | Presenter of the second Special Achievement Award |
| Tera Heart | Announced second winners-only segment |
| Shayla LaVeaux | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Steven St. Croix Tera Heart | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Video |
| David Christopher Lilli Xene Ariana | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Film |
| Ed Powers Julia Ann Janine Lindemulder | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
| Tiffany Mynx Kaylan Nicole Sunset Thomas J. R. Carrington | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Seymore Butts Shane Jake Williams Celeste Sarah Jane Hamilton | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Video and Best All-Sex Film |
| Jon Dough Nina Hartley Shanna McCullough Juli Ashton Lacy Rose | Presenters of the award for Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
| Steven St. Croix Tera Heart | Presenters of the award for Best Film |
Presenters
Performers
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Chi Chi LaRue Déjà Vu Dreamgirls La Raf The Stingers | Performers | Opening number: "The Show Must Go Off" |
| Randy West and dozens more | Performers | "Great Moments in Adult History" video montage |
| La Raf | Performers | Magic act |
| Randy West Dyanna Lauren The Stingers | Performers | Closing number: "Nasty" |
Performers
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Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time following a three-year stint by actor Randy West. His co-host for the first half of the show was Dyanna Lauren while Tera Heart co-hosted the last half of the show.[1][5]
Midway through the show, AVN executive editor Gene Ross introduced a montage of scenes of humorous moments from a variety of movies, "Great Moments in Adult Video History", featuring actor Randy West and dozens of others.[1][5]
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. Gary Miller and Mark Stone served as producer and director for the show while Marco Polo served as director of the broadcast. Stone also served as musical director.[5]
There were several new categories for this year's awards show, including: Best Ethnic-Themed Video, Best Special Effects, the Hot Vidéo Award (Best European Release), Most Outrageous Sex Scene and a couple more awards in gay categories.[1][8][9]
John Wayne Bobbitt: Uncut was announced as the movie with the most sales and also the most rentals over the 12 months.[1]
A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which had hardcore clips of the winning movies interspersed with the awards presentations.[5] A softcore version was made available on VHS for promotional purposes by NightVision.[12]
Critical reception
The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Erotic X-Film Guide called the show "a gala, star-studded event equal in glitz and glamor to any mainstream film awards show".[2] However, Oui magazine and Adult Cinema Review said the video montage didn't work and some of the other entertainment was long, boring and tedious.[8][9]
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AVN publisher Paul Fishbein shared a moment of remembrance for industry performers who died over the past 12 months:[1]
- Jack Baker
- Moana Pozzi
- Michel Ricaud
- Savannah
- Joey Stefano
^1 The wrong winner was announced at the show. Adult Video News magazine corrected the mistake: "A program misprint and the fact that Tammi Ann's name was inadvertently dropped, might have caused some confusion in this category. Buttslammers 3 was announced from the program dais, however Buttslammers 4 is the official winner."[10]
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