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2004 American adult industry award ceremony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 21st AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 2004 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 94 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2002 and Sept. 30, 2003. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Playboy TV, was produced and directed by Gary Miller. Comedian Jim Norton hosted the show for the first time with adult film star Jenna Jameson in her third stint as co-host.[3]
| 21st AVN Awards | |
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2004 AVN Awards Show Program cover | |
| Date | January 10, 2004 |
| Site | The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. |
| Hosted by | |
| Preshow hosts | Chi Chi LaRue[1] |
| Produced by | Gary Miller[2] |
| Directed by | Gary Miller[2] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Heart of Darkness (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Space Nuts (6) |
| Most nominations | Rawhide (15) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Playboy TV |
| Duration | Just under 2 hours |
Heart of Darkness won five awards including Best Director—Film for Paul Thomas and Best Film, however, Space Nuts took home the most awards, with six. Other multiple winners included Rawhide, with five awards; Beautiful and Hard Edge with four wins apiece and Fetish: The Dream Scape and Looking In with three each.[4]
The nominees[2][3] for the 21st AVN Awards were announced on December 1, 2003. Rawhide received the most nominations with 15, followed by Heart of Darkness with 14, Space Nuts and Compulsion each with 13 and Beautiful with 12.
The winners[5] were announced during the awards ceremony on January 10, 2004. Space Nuts, a shot-on-video feature with six wins, became one of the rare movies that didn't win a best picture category; those having been won by Heart of Darkness (Best Film), Rawhide and Beautiful tying for Best Video Feature and The Fashionistas capturing Best DVD. The tie of Rawhide and Beautiful for Best Video Feature was a first for that category. AVN's voting procedure in the event of a tie is "Those voters on the AVN full-time staff who did no vote for either of the videos during the original balloting must revote." But even after that step a tie still existed, so AVN senior management decided to let the result stand.[4]
Winners[1][4][6][7] are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Film | Best Video Feature |
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| Best DVD | Best New Starlet |
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| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year |
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| 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 Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
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| Best Sex Comedy | Best Gonzo Release |
| Best Ethnic-Themed Video—Black | Top Selling Title of the Year |
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| Top Renting Title of the Year | |
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| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Oral Sex Scene—Film |
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| Best Couples Sex Scene—Video | Best Oral Sex Scene—Video |
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| Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video | Best Three-Way Sex Scene—Video |
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These awards were announced, but not presented, in two pre-recorded winners-only segments during the event. Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2004 were: Julia Ann, Brad Armstrong, Kim Christy, Don Fernando, Max Hardcore, Houston, Johnny Keyes, Jim Malibu, Rhonda Jo Petty, Alicia Rio, Misty Rain, Barry Wood[4]
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The following releases received the most nominations.
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The following 17 releases received multiple awards:
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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy.
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Nick Manning Aria Tawny Roberts | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Video, Best Supporting Actor—Film and Best Oral Sex Scene—Video |
| T. T. Boy Amber Michaels Anais | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video and Best Gonzo Tape |
| Dyanna Lauren Daisy Aurora Snow | Presenters of the awards for Best Three-Way Sex Scene and Best Ethnic-Themed Video—Black |
| Jessica Drake Dolorian Julian St. Jox | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best DVD |
| Paul Fishbein Nina Hartley Monique | Presenters of the awards for Top Renting Tape of 2003 and Top Selling Tape of 2003 |
| Paul Fishbein Nina Hartley Monique | Presenters of the awards for Top Renting Tape of 2003 and Top Selling Tape of 2003 |
| Jenna Jameson | Introduction of trophy girls Nautica Thorn and Serena South |
| Jesse Jane Lee Stone Carmen Luvana | Presenters of the awards for Best Oral Sex Scene—Film and Best Supporting Actress—Film |
| Ron Jeremy Vanessa Blue Krystal Steal | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Evan Stone Tabitha Stevens | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Video and Best Director—Film |
| Jenna Haze | Presenter of the award for Best New Starlet |
| Belladonna Dick Smothers Jr. | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Ginger Lynn Cherry Rain Lexington Steele | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Sex Comedy |
| Kaylani Lei Nicole Sheridan Voodoo | Presenters of the awards for Best Actress—Film and Best Video |
| Mary Carey Mercedez Randy Spears | Presenters of the award for Best Film |
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Mark Stone and the AVN Orchestra | Musical Director/Associate Producer | Orchestral |
| Olympic Gardens dancers Club Sapphire dancers | Performers | Dancers on stage |
| The Tubes | Performers | Musical number, “Don’t Touch Me There” |
| Jim Norton | Performer | Standup comedy segment |
| Jenna Jameson Randy Spears | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Facials |
| Tony Tedeschi Nikita Denise | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Anal sex |
| September Joey Ray | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Helpful styling tips |
| Lauren Phoenix Steven St. Croix | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Faked pop shots |
| Mary Carey Nick Manning | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Looking good in porn |
| Nicole Sheridan Voodoo | Performers | Tips from the Stars: Blowjobs keep men happy |
| Evan Stone Jessica Drake | Performers | Tips from the Stars: The 3 Ss: Spanking, Spitting and Suffocation |
| Lil Jon Ying Yang Twins | Performers | Musical number, “Get Low” |
AVN created five new categories for the 2004 awards show: Best Amateur Tape, Best Amateur Series, Best Marketing Website — Production Company, Best Retail Website and Best Transsexual Performer.[8]
A few years earlier, AVN had changed its Best Amateur Tape and Best Amateur Series Awards categories to Best Pro-Am or Amateur Tape and Best Pro-Am or Amateur Series. Amateur productions and pro-am productions now will be split into separate categories with professionals shooting or performing in the pro-am categories but not the strictly amateur categories. The Best Marketing Website — Production Company category is for free websites "strictly devoted to marketing adult product," and the Best Retail Website category is for non-pay sites selling adult products.[9] Best Transsexual Performer was created because until now, the only award recognizing the transsexual genre was the Best Transsexual Tape, which recognized directors more than performers.[8]
Besides being recorded for March broadcast on Playboy TV, a DVD of the awards show was also issued by Hustler.[1][10][11][12][13]
Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie and The Fashionistas was the top renting movie of the previous year.[1][6]
High Society magazine viewed the show and its surrounding AVN Adult Entertainment Expo favourably: "AEE, and the accompanying AVN Awards, is a hell of a lot of fun, but we're kind of glad it only happens once a year. That many breast implants, tattoos, piercings and diva-like attitudes in one building, at one time, is a little much, even for us."[14]
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