17th AVN Awards
The 17th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2000 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (often dubbed the "Academy Awards Of Porn"[2][3]) in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1998 and Sept. 30, 1999. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Adult film star Juli Ashton hosted the show.[1]
| 17th AVN Awards | |
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 Logo of the 2000 AVN Awards | |
| Date | January 8, 2000 |
| Site | The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. |
| Hosted by | Juli Ashton[1] |
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| Produced by | Gary Miller[1] |
| Directed by | Mark Stone[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Seven Deadly Sins (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Double Feature! (10) |
| Most nominations | Seven Deadly Sins (15) |
Double Feature! won 10 awards including Best Director—Video for Jonathan Morgan while the night's other big winner, Seven Deadly Sins captured eight awards including Best Film and Best Director—Film for Ren Savant. Several other movies won two trophies apiece including: Cashmere, Chloe, Dark Garden, Playthings, Search for the Snow Leopard, Tristan Taormino's Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, What Makes You Cum and When Rocco Meats Kelly 2: In Barcelona.[4]
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 18th AVN Awards were announced in November 1999. Seven Deadly Sins received the most nominations with 15, followed by Nothing to Hide 3 & 4 with 12 and Double Feature! and The Awakening with 11 apiece.
The winners[1][4] were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 2000. Besides winning Best Actress—Film, Chloe also won or shared in four other awards:[5] Best Solo Sex Scene, Best Anal Sex Scene—Film, Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video and Best Group Sex Scene—Video.[3] The most sought-after awards, Best New Starlet and Female Performer of the Year, went to Bridgette Kerkove and Inari Vachs respectively.[2] Dark Garden was named best video feature, the fourth time a Michael Ninn-directed feature had won either Best Film or Best Video.[4]
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (
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| 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 Director—Film | Best Director—Video |
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| Best All-Sex Film | Best All-Sex Video |
| Top Selling Tape 1999 | Top Renting Tape 1999 |
| Best Comedy | Best Vignette Tape |
| Best Anal-Themed Tape | Best Gonzo Video |
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| Hot Video Award (Best U.S. Release in Europe) | Best Foreign Vignette Tape |
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| Best Ethnic-Themed Series | Best Gonzo Series |
| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
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| Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
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Additional Award Winners
These awards were announced, but not presented, in two winners-only segments read by Taylor Hayes and Christi Lake during the event.[4] Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:
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AVN Special Achievement Award/Reuben Sturman Award
- Howard Stern, David Sturman[4]
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2000 were: No announcement at the show
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following releases received the most nominations.
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The following 12 releases received multiple awards:
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy.[1] The show's trophy girls were Layla and Alexa Rae.
Presenters (in order of appearance)
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Alisha Klass Herschel Savage | Presenters of the Best New Starlet Award |
| Jenna Jameson Bobby Vitale | Presenters of the award for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video |
| Chloe Houston | Presenters of the awards for Best Ethnic Themed Series and Best Gonzo Series |
| Ron Jeremy Marilyn Chambers Devinn Lane | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video |
| Julia Ann Randy Spears | Presenters of the awards for Best DVD and Best Gonzo Tape |
| Bobby Slayton Brittany Andrews Stephanie Swift | Presenters of the award for Best Anal-Themed Feature and Best Comedy |
| David Chryso Dolly Golden Tera Patrick | Presenters of the Hot Video Award (Best American Release in Europe) |
| Inari Vachs Barrett Moore | Presenters of the Best Foreign Vignette Tape and Best Vignette Tape |
| Raylene Kobe Tai | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video |
| Al Goldstein Ed Powers | Presenters of the awards for Best Selling Tape and Best Renting Tape |
| Paul Fishbein | Presenter of the AVN Special Achievement Awards, renamed the Reuben Sturman Memorial Award |
| Ginger Lynn Mr. Marcus Shayla LaVeaux | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film |
| Jill Kelly Sydnee Steele Julian | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year |
| Kylie Ireland Misty Rain | Presenters of the awards for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video |
| Serenity Jasmin St. Claire Dee | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Film and Best All-Sex Video |
| Kira Kenner Temptress Nina Hartley | Presenters of the awards for Best Film and Best Video |
Performers
| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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| Bobby Slayton | Performer | Standup comedy segment |
| Jimmie Lykes and the Club Swingers | Performers | Musical numbers: "Female Fishin' ", "Blinded by Blondes" |
Ceremony information
For 2000, the event was moved to the eight-month-old Venetian Hotel and Casino and Genesis magazine noted the annual show "was as much style as substance as several thousand porn stars, directors, producers and fans poured into the massive ballroom."[2]
Following criticism of the previous year's four-hour show, host Juli Ashton announced she was going to try to keep the 2000 show short;[1] it ended up running slightly longer than two hours.[4]
Alisha Klass tried to shock the audience during the show, first by coming out wearing a microscopic dress and with a ball-gag in her mouth to announce the winner of Best New Starlet, then later by pulling off her clothes as adult stars jumped on stage to dance to orchestra Jimmie Lykes and the Club Swingers prior to announcement of the final two awards.[1]
AVN founder Paul Fishbein, who presented the AVN Special Achievement awards, announced they were being renamed the Reuben Sturman Memorial Award to honor Sturman for his contributions to the industry.[4] Meanwhile, when Howard Stern refused to attend and accept his Achievement Award, Beetlejuice took to the podium to accept on his behalf and "rambled incomprehensibly"[5] and had to be interrupted to stop what seemed like an endless speech.[1]
Meanwhile, Hustler noted, "This year's AVN Awards inspired many catcalls and boos from the allies of losing nominees, prompting Jill Kelly to remark that the camaraderie of past awards shows had been replaced with a mean-spirited competitiveness this year."[5]
Several new awards were introduced for this years show; among them: Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust. The show was recorded and a video of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures.[1]
Performance of year's movies
The Houston 620 was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie while The Devil in Miss Jones 6 was the top renting movie of the previous year.[4]
In Memoriam
The annual moment of silence tribute for those who died during the past year, presented by AVN founder Paul Fishbein, honored the following people: Bob Vosse, Bruce Walker, Stanley Fleischman, Paul Wisner, Kim Kataine, Albert Sanchez, David Chandler, Lou Perraino and Rene Bond.[4]
See also
Notes
- Stone, Mark (Director) (2000). The 2000 AVN Awards Show (Videotape). Chatsworth, California: VCA Labs, Inc.
- Medoff, Marc (June 2000). "Starlet-Studded XXX Show Hits The Sexy City Of Sin!". Genesis. No. 34. Paramus, New Jersey: Genesis Publications, Inc. pp. 40–41. ISSN 1052-8555.
- "Porn Explosion 2000". Cheri Magazine. Vol. 24 no. 13. New York, New York: Cheri Magazine, Inc. July 2000. pp. 114–123. ISSN 1059-7131.
- Ross, Gene (March 2000). "Double Feature!, Dark Garden and Seven Deadly Sins Take Top Honors At 17th Annual AVN Awards". Adult Video News. Vol. 16 no. 3. Chatsworth, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 38–96. ISSN 0883-7090.
- "Five Times Lucky". Hustler. Vol. 26 no. 13. Beverly Hills, California: LFP Publications, Inc. June 2000. p. 34.
- "AVN 2000 Nominations". Archive.org. Archive.org Wayback Machine/Adult Video News. March 2, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
References
- "Porn's Winners & Losers In Las Vegas". High Society. August 2000. p. 98.
- "The Adult Video News Awards in Las Vegas—Sexworld 2000". The Very Best of High Society. No. 125.
- "Viva! Las Vegas CES 2000 AVN Awards Show". Bachelor (in Japanese). Japan. April 2000.
- "Adult Video News Awards". Dick (in Japanese). Japan. April 2000.
External links
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- Adult Video News Awards 2000 (2000 documentary) at IMDb
- Adult Video News Awards 2000 at the Internet Adult Film Database
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