40th AVN Awards
The 40th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2022. The 40th edition of the ceremony which began in 1984 encompassed 120 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held at the Resort World Las Vegas Theatre on January 7, 2023, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVN.com.
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Presented by | MyFreeCams.com |
Date | January 7, 2023 |
Site | Resorts World Las Vegas |
Hosted by | Abella Danger, Reya Sunshine & Matt Rife |
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Best Film | Grinders |
Show overview
Venue
In March 2022, AVN announced that the AVN Expo and related events would be returning to an in-person format at the Resorts World Las Vegas, after using a virtual format the previous two years. Prior to this event, the conference and award show had been most recently held in-person at the Hard Rock Hotel in January 2020.[1]
Hosts
On September 20, 2022, adult performers Abella Danger and Reya Sunshine were announced as co-hosts for the show.[2] On January 6, 2023, it was announced they would be joined by comedian Matt Rife.[3]
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 40th AVN Awards were announced on November 4, 2022.[6]
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 2023.[7]
Major awards
Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.
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Best Actress - Featurette
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Best Actor - Featurette
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Movie of the Year
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Best Featurette
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Best New Starlet
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Director of the Year
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Best Editing
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Best Cinematography
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Best Soundtrack
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Additional award winners
VIDEO & WEB
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Content (ctd.)
PLEASURE PRODUCTS
RETAIL
FAN-VOTED AVN AWARD WINNERS
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References
- "AVN Expo returning to the Strip, in-person for 2023". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- AVN, Dan Miller. "Abella Danger & Reya Sunshine to Co-Host 2023 AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- AVN, AVN Staff. "Comedian Matt Rife to Co-Host 2023 AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- Mallick, Dani (2022-11-19). "Shenseea "Excited" To Perform At 2023 AVN Awards, The 'Oscars Of Porn'". DancehallMag. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- AVN, Dan Miller. "2023 AVN Awards Show Dazzles in Return to Las Vegas AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- AVN, AVN Staff. "AVN Announces Nominees for 40th Anniversary AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- AVN, Dan Miller. "2023 AVN Awards Show Dazzles in Return to Las Vegas AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.