39th AVN Awards

39th AVN Awards
39th AVN Awards
Presented by	MyFreeCams.com
Date	January 22, 2022
Site	Held virtually
Hosted by	Mia Malkova and Mighty Emelia
Highlights
Best Film	Casey: A True Story
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The 39th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2021. The 39th 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 virtually on January 22, 2022, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVNStars.com.

Show overview

Hosts

On November 30, 2021, adult performers Mia Malkova and Mighty Emelia were announced as co-hosts for the show.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 39th AVN Awards were announced on November 19, 2021.^[2]^[3]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 22, 2022.^[4]

Tommy Pistol, winner of the 2022 Male Performer of the Year in addition to wins for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor - Featurette

Gianna Dior, winner of the 2022 Female Performer of the Year

Kenna James, winner of the 2022 Best Actress

Major awards

Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony are highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Female Performer of the Year

Gianna Dior‡
- Aiden Ashley
- Vanna Bardot
- Lulu Chu
- Avery Cristy
- Gia Derza
- Emma Hix
- Kenna James
- Kira Noir
- Kenzie Reeves
- Scarlit Scandal
- Alexis Tae
- Angela White
- Jane Wilde
- Emily Willis

Male Performer of the Year

Tommy Pistol‡
- Mick Blue
- Dante Colle
- Xander Corvus
- Charles Dera
- Manuel Ferrara
- Oliver Flynn
- Seth Gamble
- Quinton James
- Isiah Maxwell
- Ramón Nomar
- Jax Slayher
- Codey Steele
- Michael Stefano
- Zac Wild

Best Actress

Kenna James – Under the Veil, MissaX‡
- Aiden Ashley – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX
- Casey Calvert – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema
- Gianna Dior – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group
- Aila Donovan – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
- Ana Foxxx – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse
- Mariska – Betrayal, Dorecl/Pulse
- Maitland Ward – Muse Season 2, Deeper
- Jane Wilde – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment
- Emily Willis – Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group

Best Actor

Tommy Pistol – Under the Veil, MissaX‡
- Mick Blue – Tell Her, Deeper/Pulse
- Dante Colle – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time
- Xander Corvus – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Duke Daybreak – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner
- Seth Gamble – Gods & Sinners, Wicked Pictures
- Small Hands – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment
- Quinton James – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
- Scott Nails – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Derrick Pierce – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema

Best Actress - Featurette

Lacy Lennon – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix‡
- Siri Dahl – Third Wheel, Pure Taboo
- Elena Koshka – Something Borrowed, MissaX
- Melody Marks – My New Family, AllHerLuv
- Kenzie Reeves – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo
- Jessie Saint – Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse
- Violet Starr – The Scheme, A POV Story
- Victoria Voxxx – One Man's Trash, Pure Taboo
- Mona Wales – Worth the Trouble, Deeper
- Maya Woulfe – Spark, Lust Cinema

Best Actor - Featurette

Tommy Pistol – Second Chance, MissaX‡
- Nathan Bronson – The Scheme, A POV Story
- Dante Colle – Spark, Lust Cinema
- Xander Corvus – Fashionista Provocateuse, Digital Playground
- Seth Gamble – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix
- Steve Holmes – Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo
- Brad Newman – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo
- Pierce Paris – The Widow, Pure Taboo
- Will Pounder – Can Never Make It Up to You, Pure Taboo
- Codey Steele – The Cure, MissaX/Pulse

Movie of the Year

Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡
- Blue Moon Rising, MissaX
- Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures
- Muse Season 2, Deeper
- Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema
- Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group
- Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
- Under the Veil, MissaX

Best Featurette

Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix‡
- The Cure, MissaX/Pulse
- Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo
- Fairest of Them All, Transfixed/Adult Time
- Murder Mystery, ForPlay Films
- Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse
- Second Chance, MissaX
- Spark, Lust Cinema
- The Widow, Pure Taboo
- Worth the Trouble, Deeper

Best Supporting Actress

Kira Noir – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡
- Brooklyn Gray – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX
- Ryan Keely – Matriarch, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Helena Locke – Under the Veil, MissaX
- Misha Montana – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner
- Jessa Rhodes – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Scarlett Sage – Written in the Stars, AllHerLuv/Pulse
- Charlotte Stokely – Under the Veil, MissaX
- Misty Stone – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse
- Victoria Voxxx – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema

Best Supporting Actor

Tommy Pistol – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡
- A.J., Muse Season 2 – Deeper
- Stirling Cooper – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Charles Dera – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time
- Manuel Ferrara – Muse Season 2, Deeper
- Oliver Flynn – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group
- Steve Holmes – Under the Veil, MissaX
- Ricky Johnson – Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse
- Ryan Mclane – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High
- Michael Vegas – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse

Female Foreign Performer of the Year

Little Caprice‡
- Ginebra Bellucci
- Anna de Ville
- Cassie del Isla
- Clea Gaultier
- Angelika Grays
- Tina Kay
- Cherry Kiss
- Jia Lissa
- Baby Nicols
- Kaisa Nord
- Liya Silver
- Sybil
- Rebecca Volpetti
- Zaawaadi

Male Foreign Performer of the Year

Alberto Blanco‡
- Sam Bourne
- Tommy Cabrio
- Kristof Cale
- Christian Clay
- Raul Costa
- Charlie Dean
- Dorian del Isla
- Erik Everhard
- Maximo Garcia
- Angleo Godshack
- Freddy Gong
- Vince Karter
- Joss Lescaf
- Steve Q

Best New Starlet

Blake Blossom‡
- Alina Ali
- Gizelle Blanco
- Anna Claire Clouds
- Destiny Cruz
- Kayley Gunner
- Lily Larimar
- Coco Lovelock
- Maddy May
- April Olsen
- Freya Parker
- Kylie Rocket
- Sera Ryder
- Maya Woulfe
- Angel Youngs

Transgender Performer of the Year

Casey Kisses‡
- Melanie Brooks
- Erica Cherry
- Korra Del Rio
- Aubrey Kate
- Nicole Knight
- Lianna Lawson
- Natalie Mars
- Ivory Mayhem
- Lena Moon
- Roxxie Moth
- Angelina Please
- Emma Rose
- Daisy Taylor
- Crystal Thayer

Director of the Year

Ricky Greenwood‡
- Joanna Angel
- Mick Blue
- Kay Brandt
- Casey Calvert
- Jonni Darkko
- Julia Grandi
- Kayden Kross
- Pat Myne
- Mike Quasar
- Rocco Siffredi
- B. Skow
- Laurent Sky
- Jacky St. James
- Billy Visual

Best Editing

Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group – Gabrielle Anex‡
- Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun
- Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Jess X & Missa X
- Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Angelo Poirier
- I Am Aubrey, Evil Angel Films – John Stagliano
- Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures – Hollywood Max
- Muse Season 2, Deeper – Duboko
- Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor
- Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse – Margot Misandry, Papa McMuffin & Alexplose
- Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse – Sean Aitch

Best Cinematography

Mistress Maitland 2, Deeper/Pulse – Set Walker‡
- Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Matt Holder
- Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Mike Quasar & David Lord
- Consumed by Desire 2, Bellesa/Mile High – Steve Matts & Ralph Parfait
- Fantasy Roleplay 5, Erotica X/O.L. Entertainment – James Avalon
- Glamcore, Wicked Pictures – Axel Braun & Chris Alessandra
- Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse – Francois Clousot
- One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse – Alis Locanta
- Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor
- Top Girls, Jacquie & Michel Elite – Pascal Luka

Best Soundtrack

Casey: A True Story, Adult Time‡
- Blue Moon Rising, MissaX
- Future Darkly: Pandemic, Adult Time/Pulse
- Glamcore, Wicked Pictures
- Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group
- J&M Airlines, Jacquie & Michel Elite
- Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema
- Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group
- Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse
- Unbound, Digital Playground/Pulse

Additional award winners

VIDEO & WEB

Best Anal Movie or Limited Series: Angela Loves Anal 3, AGW/Girlfriend
Best Anal Series or Channel: V., Tushy Raw/Pulse
Best Anal Sex Scene: Gianna Dior & Mick Blue – Psychosexual Part 2, Tushy/Vixen
Best Anthology Movie or Limited Series: Auditions, Deeper/Pulse
Best Anthology Series or Channel: Natural Beauties, Vixen/Pulse
Best Art Direction: Muse Season 2, Deeper
Best BDSM Movie or Limited Series: Diary of a Madman, Kink/Digital Sin
Best Blowbang Scene: Savannah Bond – Savannah Bond Beach Bikini Slut Sc. 2, Darkko/Evil Angel
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene: Gianna Dior & Troy Francisco – Psychosexual Part 1, Blacked Raw/Vixen
Best Curve Appeal Movie or Limited Series: Rack Focus 2, Jules Jordan Video
Best Directing – Banner/Network: Jules Jordan – Jules Jordan Video
Best Directing – International Production: Julia Grandi – Jia, Vixen Media Group
Best Directing – Narrative Production: Kayden Kross – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group
Best Directing – Non-Narrative Production: Jules Jordan – Flesh Hunter 15, Jules Jordan Video
Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene: Angela Loves Anal 3 – Scene 4, AGW/Girlfriends – Angela White, Michael Stefano & John Strong
Best Foursome/Orgy Sex Scene: Marica Hase, Lulu Chu, Scarlit Scandal, Mona Wales, Destiny Cruz & Oliver Flynn – Chaired, Deeper
Best Gangbang Scene: Influence Emily Willis Part 4, Blacked/Vixen – Emily Willis, Rob Piper, Anton Harden, Isiah Maxwell & Tee Reel
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene: Light Me Up, Explicit Acts, Slayed – Vanna Bardot & Emily Willis
Best Gonzo/Compendium Movie or Limited Series: Flesh Hunter 15, Jules Jordan Video
Best Gonzo/Compendium Series or Channel: V., Blacked Raw/Pulse
Best Group Sex Movie or Limited Series: Angela Loves Threesomes 3, AGW/Girlfriends
Best Ingenue Movie or Limited Series: Ripe 10, Jules Jordan Video
Best Ingenue Series or Channel: Bratty Sis, Nubiles
Best International Anal Sex Scene: Jia Episode 4, Tushy/Vixen – Jia Lissa & Christian Clay
Best International Boy/Girl Sex Scene: Give In, Vibes 3, Vixen/Pulse – Lexi Belle & Alberto Blanco
Best International Group Sex Scene: Better Together, Vibes 4, Vixen/Pulse – Emily Willis, Little Caprice, Apolonia Lapiedra & Alberto Blanco
Best International Lesbian Sex Scene: Caprice Divas Luscious, Little Caprice Dreams – Little Caprice & Lottie Magne
Best International Production: One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse
Best Lesbian Group Sex Scene: We Live Together Season 1 – Episode 4: Saying Goodbye, Reality Kings/Pulse – Gina Valentina, Emily Willis, Gia Derza & Autumn Falls
Best Lesbian Movie or Limited Series: TIE - Lesbian Ghost Stories 5, Girlfriends Films & Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse
Best Lesbian Series or Channel: Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films
Best Makeup: Blue Moon Rising, MissaX; Alexxx Moon
Best Male Newcomer: Anton Harden
Best MILF/Mixed-Age Fantasy Series or Channel: Manuel Is a MILF-o-Maniac, Jules Jordan Video
Best MILF Movie or Limited Series: MILF Performers of the Year 2021, Elegant Angel Productions
Best Mixed-Age Fantasy Movie or Limited Series: Moms Teach Sex 26, Nubiles/Pulse
Best New International Starlet: Romy Indy
Best New Production Banner: Slayed
Best Niche Movie or Limited Series: Choked and Soaked 5, Belladonna/Evil Angel
Best Niche Series or Channel: Teen Creampies, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment
Best Non-Sex Performance: Derrick Pierce – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time
Best Oral Series or Channel: Swallowed, Lit Up/Evil Angel
Best Oral Sex Scene: Oral Queens Riley Reid and Skin Diamond Give Spit Filled Sloppy BJ, Jules Jordan Video – Riley Reid, Skin Diamond & Winston Burbank
Best POV Sex Scene: Kenzie Reeves Is Out of This World, MrLuckyPOV – Kenzie Reeves & Mr. Lucky

Content (ctd.)

Best Screenplay: Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Casey Kisses, Joanna Angel & Shawn Alff
Best Screenplay – Featurette: Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun
Best Solo/Tease Performance: Angela Loves Threesomes 3 – Scene 1, AGW/Girlfriends – Angela White & Gabbie Carter
Best Star Showcase: Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group
Best Taboo Relations Movie or Limited Series: Family Cheaters, Family Sinners/Mile High
Best Tag-Team Sex Scene: Psychosexual Part 4, Blacked/Vixen – Gianna Dior, Rob Piper & Jax Slayher
Best Thespian – Trans/X: Casey Kisses – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time
Best Three-Way Sex Scene: Another Person, Deeper – Vanna Bardot, Avery Cristy & Oliver Flynn
Best Trans Group Sex Scene: Succubus – Part 4, BurningAngel Entertainment; Aubrey Kate, Jane Wilde & Small Hands
Best Trans Movie or Limited Series: I Am Aubrey, Evil Angel Films
Best Trans Newcomer: Jade Venus
Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene: Succubus – Part 1, BurningAngel Entertainment – Aubrey Kate & Small Hands
Best Trans Series or Channel: TS Taboo, TransSensual/Mile High
Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene: Star Wars The Mandalorian: Ahsoka Tano A XXX Parody, VRCosplayX – Alexis Tae & Nathan Bronson
Clever Title of the Year: Invading Uranus, Evil Angel
Lesbian Performer of the Year: Serene Siren
Mainstream Venture of the Year: Age of Regret (Music Album) – Small Hands
MILF Performer of the Year: Alexis Fawx
Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy: Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix
Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Anal Slime Bath, Secret Crush/Evil Angel; Scarlet Chase
Niche Performer of the Year: Daisy Ducati

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

Best Enhancement Manufacturer: Wicked Sensual Care
Best Fetish Manufacturer: Sportsheets
Best Lingerie or Apparel Line: Envy Menswear
Best Lubricant Brand: System Jo
Best Pleasure Products Manufacturer – Large: CalExotics
Best Pleasure Products Manufacturer – Medium: OhMiBod
Best Pleasure Products Manufacturer – Small: VUSH

RETAIL

Best Boutique: Trystology, Ventura, CA
Best Retail Chain – Large: Romanti
Best Retail Chain – Medium: Good Vibrations
Best Retail Chain – Small: Chi Chi LaRue’s
Best Web Retail Store: Bellesa Boutique

FAN-VOTED AVN AWARD WINNERS

Favorite Female Porn Star: Angela White
Most Spectacular Boobs: Angela White
Most Epic Ass: Abella Danger
Hottest MILF: Kendra Lust
Social Media Star: Angela White
Favorite Indie Clip Star: Eva Elfie
Hottest Newcomer: Blake Blossom
Favorite Camming Cosplayer: Purple Bitch
Favorite Camming Couple: 19honeysuckle (aka Honey & Tom Christian)
Favorite Domme: Brittany Andrews
Favorite Trans Porn Star: Ella Hollywood
Favorite Male Porn Star: Johnny Sins
Favorite Cam Girl: Happy Yulia
Favorite BBW Star: BadKittyyy
Favorite Trans Cam Star: Casey Kisses
Favorite Cam Guy: Arthur Eden aka Webcam God

References

^ Miller, Dan. "Mia Malkova & Mighty Emelia to Co-Host 2022 AVN Awards Show". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "AVN Announces Nominations for 2022 AVN Awards". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "2022 Nominees". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "2022 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

External links

39th AVN Awards at IMDb

[1] Miller, Dan. "Mia Malkova & Mighty Emelia to Co-Host 2022 AVN Awards Show". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[2] "AVN Announces Nominations for 2022 AVN Awards". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[3] "2022 Nominees". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[4] "2022 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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