9th AVN Awards
The 9th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored pornographic films released in 1991 in the United States and took place in January 1992, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.[1][2][3] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 59 categories. The ceremony was produced by Anthony Devon and directed by Steven Austin.[1] Actor Randy West hosted the show for the first time, with actresses Angela Summers and Hyapatia Lee as co-hosts.[1]
9th AVN Awards | |
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Date | January 1992 |
Site | Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada |
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Produced by | Anthony Devon[1] |
Directed by | Steven Austin[1] |
Highlights | |
Best Picture |
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Most awards | On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah (5) |
On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah won the most awards with five, but tied for Best Film with Wild Goose Chase, which won four awards. Fetish was the gay movie with the most awards, also winning four.
Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony in January 1992.
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2]
Best Film | Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
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Best New Starlet | |
Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film |
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Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video |
Best Supporting Actor—Film | Best Supporting Actress—Film |
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Best Supporting Actor—Video | Best Supporting Actress—Video |
Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
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Best Screenplay—Video | Best Tease Performance |
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Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust | Best Specialty Tape—Bondage |
Best Selling Tape—1991 | Best Renting Tape—1991 |
Best Sex Scene, Film | Best Sex Scene, Video (Couple) |
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Best Sex Scene, Video (Group) | Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video |
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Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show.[2]
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Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1992 were: Ron Vogel, Rick Savage, Candida Royalle, Hyapatia Lee, Porsche Lynn, Michael Morrison, Mike Horner, Samantha Fox, Herschel Savage, Chris Cassidy, Britt Morgan[4]
Multiple nominations and awards
The following twelve movies received multiple awards:
- 5 - On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah
- 4 - Fetish, Wild Goose Chase
- 3 - Buttman's European Vacation, Curse Of The Cat Woman
- 2 - Behind The Eight Ball, Innocence Found, Jumper, Mr. Peepers Volume 25, New Wave Hookers 2
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[1]
Presenters
Name(s) | Role |
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Ed Powers Holly Morgan | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Video and Best Supporting Actress—Video |
Tonisha Mills Cal Jammer Nikki Wilde | Presenters of the awards for Best Supporting Actor—Film and Best Supporting Actress—Film |
Raquel Darrian Wayne Summers Stacy Nichols | Presenters of the awards for Best Sex Scene in a Film and Best Video Sex Scene: Couple |
Taylor Wane Tianna Taylor Domonique Simone | Presenters of the awards for Best Group Video Sex Scene, Best All-Girl Sex Scene and Best Tease Performance |
Paul Fishbein Randy West | Presenters of the awards for Best Selling Tape—1991 and Best Renting Tape—1991 |
Angela Summers Ron Jeremy | Presenters of the award for Best Screenplay: Video |
Hyapatia Lee Randy West | Presenters of the award for Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust and Best Specialty Tape—Bondage |
Shanna McCullough Sharon Mitchell | Presenters of the award for Best New Starlet |
Mike Horner Ona Zee | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Shot-on-Video Feature |
Victoria Paris Sean Michaels Lynn Lemay | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
Lois Ayres Marissa Malibu Patricia Kennedy | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
Ashlyn Gere | Presenter of the award for Best Film |
Tom Byron Jeanna Fine | Presenters of the award for Best Shot-on-Video Feature |
Performers
Chi Chi LaRue and the Stingers performed a musical number during the show.[1]
Ceremony information
Actor Randy West hosted the show for the first time. His co-host for the first half of the show was Angela Summers while Hyapatia Lee co-hosted the last half.[1] It was the seventh time the awards were presented live in Las Vegas[1] and the first time they were held in the Grand Ballroom of Bally's Casino.[2]
Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. The live show was produced by Gary Todd, Mark Stone and Paul Fishbein. A VHS videotape of the show was also published and sold by VCA Pictures, which was produced by Anthony Devon and directed by Steven Austin.[1]
New Wave Hookers 2 was announced as the Best Selling Tape of 1991 while the Best Renting Tape of the year was The Masseuse.[1]
Critical reviews
High Society magazine termed the awards banquet "awesome."[3] Hot Videos Illustrated said, "As usual, the parade of stars attracted every hot body in Vegas, much to the approval of a horny audience."[4]
See also
- AVN Award for Best Actor
- AVN Award for Best Actress
- AVN Award for Best Supporting Actor
- AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress
- AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
- AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
- AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year
- List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
Notes
^1 Ashley Nicole was announced as one of the four winners of the Best Sex Scene—Film category,[1] however, this was an error as she was not in the movie. The correct actress, Taylor Wane, was reported in Adult Video News[2] and Hot Videos Illustrated[4] magazines.
References
- Austin, Steven (Director) (1992). The 9th Annual Adult Video News Awards (videotape). Chatsworth, California, USA: VCA Pictures.
- Ross, Gene (March 1992). "The Adult Video News Awards, 1992". Adult Video News. Vol. 7, no. 4. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 73–79. ISSN 0883-7090.
- Reynolds, J. R. (August 1992). "Live Sex From Las Vegas". High Society. Vol. 17, no. 8. New York, New York: High Society Magazine. pp. 24–27.
The Sahara Hotel was the site of the electronics show, while Bally's hosted the awesome awards banquet.
- "Vegas Sex-cess!". EFG Showcase (Hot Videos Illustrated). New York, New York: Eton Publishing Co. October 1992. pp. 34–37.
Bibliography
- "Porn Awards! Premier Pussies On Parade". Cheri. United States. July 1992.
- "Porn Star Awards: Licking It In Las Vegas". Hawk. United States. June 1992.
- "Sin City Sex Awards: Porn Stars Cum Out To Play". Live. United States. July 1992.
External links
- AVN Awards
- Adult Video News Awards Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Movie Database
- Adult Video News Awards 1992 (1992 Video) at IMDb
- Adult Video News Awards 1992 at the Internet Adult Film Database
- 1993 AVN Awards at the Adult Film Database