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.

40th AVN Awards
Presented byMyFreeCams.com
DateJanuary 7, 2023 (2023-01-07)
SiteResorts World Las Vegas
Hosted byAbella Danger, Reya Sunshine & Matt Rife
Highlights
Best FilmGrinders

Show overview

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Venue

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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

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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]

Musical performances

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Recording artists Kehlani and Shenseea performed during the awards show.[4][5]

Winners and nominees

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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]

 
Kira Noir, winner for the 2023 Female Performer of the Year and Best Supporting Actress awards
 
Seth Gamble, winner for the 2023 Male Performer of the Year and Best Actor awards

Major awards

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Winners of these categories are highlighted in boldface.

Additional award winners

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References

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  1. ^ "AVN Expo returning to the Strip, in-person for 2023". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ AVN, Dan Miller. "Abella Danger & Reya Sunshine to Co-Host 2023 AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  3. ^ AVN, AVN Staff. "Comedian Matt Rife to Co-Host 2023 AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. ^ Mallick, Dani (2022-11-19). "Shenseea "Excited" To Perform At 2023 AVN Awards, The 'Oscars Of Porn'". DancehallMag. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ^ AVN, Dan Miller. "2023 AVN Awards Show Dazzles in Return to Las Vegas AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  6. ^ AVN, AVN Staff. "AVN Announces Nominees for 40th Anniversary AVN Awards Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  7. ^ AVN, Dan Miller. "2023 AVN Awards Show Dazzles in Return to Las Vegas AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.