21st AVN Awards

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.A. 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
2004 AVN Awards Show Program cover
DateJanuary 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
SiteThe Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.
Hosted by
Preshow hostsChi Chi LaRue[1]
Produced byGary Miller[2]
Directed byGary Miller[2]
Highlights
Best PictureHeart of Darkness (Best Film)
Most awardsSpace Nuts (6)
Most nominationsRawhide (15)
Television coverage
NetworkPlayboy TV
DurationJust 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]

Winners and nominees

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]

Major awards
Stormy, Best New Starlet winner
Michael Stefano, Male Performer of the Year winner
Ashley Blue, Female Performer of the Year
Randy Spears, Best Actor – Film winner
Savanna Samson, Best Actress – Film winner
Axel Braun, Best Screenplay – Film winner

Winners[1][4][6][7] are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Best Film Best Video Feature
  • Heart of Darkness[1][6]
    • Compulsion
    • Heaven's Revenge
    • Looking In
    • Snakeskin
    • Sordid[2]
  • Beautiful
  • Rawhide (tie)[1][6]
    • Acid Dreams
    • Barbara Broadcast Too!
    • Improper Conduct
    • Little Runaway
    • Magic Sex
    • New Wave Hookers 7
    • No Limits
    • Not a Romance
    • Perverted Stories The Movie
    • Phoenix Rising 2
    • Riptide
    • Stud Hunters
    • Tricks
    • Young Sluts Inc. 12[2]
Best DVD Best New Starlet
  • The Fashionistas[1][6]
    • America XXX
    • Asia Noir 2
    • Barbara Broadcast Too!
    • Hercules
    • I Dream of Jenna
    • Magic Sex
    • No Limits
    • Paradise Lost
    • Perfect
    • Rawhide
    • Rush
    • Space Nuts
    • Sunset Stripped[2]
Male Performer of the Year Female Performer of the Year
Best Actor—Film Best Actress—Film
  • Savanna Samson, Looking In[1][6]
    • Cassidey, Sordid
    • Dasha, Heaven's Revenge
    • Maya Divine, Virtual Love
    • Ashley Long, Compulsion[2]
Best Actor—Video Best Actress—Video
Best Supporting Actor—Film Best Supporting Actress—Film
Best Director—Film Best Director—Video
Best Sex Comedy Best Gonzo Release
  • Space Nuts[1][6]
    • Beat the Devil
    • Carmen Goes to College 2
    • Don't Tell Mommy
    • Girlvert 4
    • Gonza
    • It’s Cumming
    • La Femme Nikita Denise 2
    • Lost Heinie
    • Lube Job
    • Mary Carey Rules 2
    • Sex For Sale[2]
  • Flesh Hunter 5[1][6]
    • Ass Cleavage
    • Crack Her Jack
    • Double Parked
    • Hot Bods and Tail Pipe 28
    • International Tushy
    • Jack's Playground 2
    • Just Over Eighteen 5
    • Multiple P.O.V.
    • No Cum Dodging Allowed
    • Runaway Butts 6
    • Shane's World 32: Campus Invasion
    • Terrible Teens
    • The Voyeur 24
    • World Sex Tour 27[2]
Best Ethnic-Themed Video—Black Top Selling Title of the Year
  • Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp[1][6]
    • 6 Black Sticks 1 White Trick
    • Anal Divas in Latex
    • Black Reign 2
    • Booty Central 2
    • Chasing the Big Ones! 16
    • Francesca Lé Has a Negro Problem
    • Interracial Love Stories
    • Little White Chicks, Big Black Monster Dicks 17
    • Monique's Sexoholics
    • My Baby Got Back 30
    • Once You Go Black... You Never Go Back!
    • Orgy World: Brown & Round 2
    • Pussyman’s Black Bad Girls 14
    • Women of Color 4[2]
Top Renting Title of the Year
Best Couples Sex Scene—Film Best Oral Sex Scene—Film
Best Couples Sex Scene—Video Best Oral Sex Scene—Video
  • Nevaeh Ashton, Felicia Fox, Benjamin Brat, Jake Malone, Chris Mountain, Tony Sexton, Tyler Wood, Heavy Handfuls 3[1][6]
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video Best Three-Way Sex Scene—Video

Additional Award Winners

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:

Reuben Sturman Award
  • None given this year

Hall of Fame

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]

Multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy.

Presenters (in order of appearance)
Name(s) Role
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 JamesonIntroduction 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 HazePresenter 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

Performers
Name(s)RolePerformed
Mark Stone
and the AVN Orchestra		Musical Director/Associate ProducerOrchestral
Olympic Gardens dancers
Club Sapphire dancers		PerformersDancers on stage
The Tubes PerformersMusical number, “Don’t Touch Me There”
Jim Norton PerformerStandup comedy segment
Jenna Jameson
Randy Spears		PerformersTips from the Stars: Facials
Tony Tedeschi
Nikita Denise		PerformersTips from the Stars: Anal sex
September
Joey Ray		PerformersTips from the Stars: Helpful styling tips
Lauren Phoenix
Steven St. Croix		PerformersTips from the Stars: Faked pop shots
Mary Carey
Nick Manning		PerformersTips from the Stars: Looking good in porn
Nicole Sheridan
Voodoo		PerformersTips from the Stars: Blowjobs keep men happy
Evan Stone
Jessica Drake		PerformersTips from the Stars: The 3 Ss: Spanking, Spitting and Suffocation
Lil Jon
Ying Yang Twins		PerformersMusical number, “Get Low”

Ceremony information

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]

Performance of year's movies

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]

Critical reviews

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 buiilding, at one time, is a little much, even for us."[14]

See also

Notes
  1. Miller, Gary (Director) (August 1, 2004). 2004 AVN Awards Show (Hardcore Edition) (DVD). Chatsworth, California: AVN Publications/LFP Video.
  2. "The 2004 AVN Awards Show". 2004 AVN Awards Show Program. Chatsworth, California: AVN Media Network. January 10, 2004.
  3. Brown, Trent (December 1, 2003). "AVN Award Nominations Released; Winners Announced Jan. 10 in Vegas". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. Rutter, Jared (March 2004). "All Grown Up Gala Turns Out to be Big Night for Evil Angel, Wicked, Jules Jordan". Adult Video News. Vol. 20 no. 3. Chatsworth, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 38–113. ISSN 0883-7090.
  5. "The 21st Annual AVN Awards: Glamour, Prestige, Fun". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. January 12, 2004. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. "The Porn Awards Winners & Coozers". Genesis. No. 86. Paramus, New Jersey: Genesis Publications, Inc. June 2004. pp. 142–143. ISSN 1052-8555.
  7. "Prize Winning Porno". Cheri Magazine. Vol. 29 no. 1. New York, New York: Cheri Magazine, Inc. August 2004. pp. 106–117. ISSN 1059-7131.
  8. Brown, Trent (August 21, 2003). "AVN Adds Transsexual Performer Category". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. Brown, Trent (August 13, 2003). "AVN Announces Four New Awards Categories:". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  10. Miller, Dan (August 1, 2004). "2004 AVN Awards". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  11. Knight, Chris (May 30, 2004). "2004 AVN Awards". XCritic. XCritic.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. Pipe, Roger T. (May 30, 2004). "2004 AVN Awards". RogReviews. RogReviews. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  13. Valjean (June 27, 2005). "2004 AVN Awards". AdultDVDTalk. AdultDVDTalk.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  14. "Debauchery In The Desert". High Society. Vol. 29 no. 8. New York, New York: High Society Periodicals, Inc. August 2004. pp. 50–55. ISSN 1075-0800.

References
  • "Wild AVN Adult Expo Pics". Adam Film World Guide. Vol. 17 no. 4. June 2004.
  • "Club does Las Vegas!". Club. Vol. 30 no. 6. Sandy Hook, Connecticut: Paragon Publishing, Inc. July 2004. p. 150. ISSN 0747-0827.
  • "Backstage at the AVN Awards". Men's World. Vol. 16 no. 4. 2004.
  • "AVN Awards". Oui. March 2004. p. 58.
  • "2004 AVN Awards hits Vegas". Playtime. January 2004. p. 26.
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