List of gay pornography awards

The following are awards for gay pornography including ones that are no longer given. The list is organized by award and by year for each award.

GayVN Awards

Main article: GayVN Awards

The GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.

The award recipients are listed below by the year of the award ceremony. In 1998, the first year of the awards, awards were given for that current year's work. Starting with the awards show held in 2000, the awards were given for the previous year's work. For example, the 8th GAYVN Awards were held Thursday, March 9, 2006; awards were given for the movies that were released in 2005. The awards have been held annually since 2000. The current record-holder for the most wins in one year is Lucas Entertainment's Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita, which won 14 awards in 2007.^[1] The previous record-holder with 11 award wins in 2005 was Buckshot Productions' BuckleRoos.^[1]

Grabby Awards

Main article: Grabby Awards

The Grabby Awards, better known as The Grabbys, are presented annually for gay pornography in Chicago and was owned by Gay Chicago Magazine.

See also: Grabby recipients

Hard Choice Awards

The Hard Choice Awards are presented annually by online gay and bisexual male-oriented website XX Factor which features news and reviews of XXX Web sites, gay adult films, print erotica and other forms of adult entertainment to "provide gay and bisexual men with information, news and entertainment that promotes a safe, healthy and enjoyable erotic lifestyle." The awards first started for films reviewed in 1994 and just eleven categories, as of 2009, the 15th year, they present in over thirty categories.

The "Dave" Awards

Originated by Adam Gay Video Directory editor Dave Kinnick and backed by the in-house review staff, these awards were announced for the years 1989 to 1994. Kinnick had a monthly "Video Review" column in Advocate Men Magazine; the results were posted in his column each May from 1989 through 1993. The last awards were published for the first time in the Adam Gay Video 1996 Directory since the column ceased in December 1994.^[2]

1989 Video Undercover, Catalina Video/Inches Video Director Patrick Dennis, Davey and the Cruisers, Vivid Man Performer Lou Cass, Sexy Billy Blue, Bijou Video Sex Scene Butch Taylor and George Madera, Undercover, John Travis, director Foreign Film (tie) Carnival in Rio, Kristen Bjorn, director Touch of Magic, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, director Art Direction John Summers, Two Handfuls Part 2, Planet Group Video 1990 Video More of a Man, All Worlds Video Director Jerry Douglas, More of a Man, All Worlds Video Performer Joey Stefano, More of a Man, All Worlds Video Sex Scene Jason Ross and Michael Parks, Object of Desire, Catalina Video, Josh Eliot, director Foreign Film Full Exposure, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, director Art Direction Vincent Greico, Object of Desire, Catalina Video Videography John Travis, Idol Eyes, Huge Video Editing Michael Zen, He-Devils, Vidco

1991 Video Jackaroos, Kristen Bjorn, director Director Chi Chi LaRue, Read My Lips, In Hand Video Performer Ryan Yeager, Jumper, His Video Sex Scene Damien and Steve Kennedy, Read My Lips Foreign Film The Traveling Journeyman, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, director Art Direction The Paul Armen Studios, Fresh Videography Mark Mulhall, Fetish, Bad Brad Video Editing Mark Mulhall and Brad Braverman, Fetish, Bad Brad Video 1992 Video Kiss-Off, All Worlds Video Director Jerry Douglas, Kiss-Off, All Worlds Video Performer Rob Cryston, Single White Male, Catalina Video Sex Scene Alec Campbell and Cliff Parker, Grand Prize, Falcon Studios Foreign Film No award given Art Direction Bruce Cam, Sex, Guys, and Videotape, Jocks Studio Videography Chi Chi LaRue and Orlando Bello, Sex in Wet Places, Catalina Video Editing Chi Chi LaRue and Orlando Bello, Sex in Wet Places, Catalina Video

1993 Video (tie) Abduction II: Conflict and Abduction III: Redemption, Falcon Studios Honorable Discharge, All Worlds Video Director Jerry Douglas, Honorable Discharge, All Worlds Video Performer Chuck Barron, Honorable Discharge, All Worlds Video Sex Scene Chance Caldwell, Ty Russell, and Bo Summers, Abduction II: Conflict, Falcon Studios Foreign Film Accidental Lovers, Falcon International Collection Art Direction No award Videography Todd Montgomery, Abduction II: Conflict and Abduction III: Redemption Editing No award 1994 Video Flashpoint, Falcon Studios Director John Rutherford, Flashpoint, Falcon Studios Performer Dylan Rage, Torture Alley, Bob Jones Productions Sex Scene Orgy featuring Zak Spears and Wolff, The Wild Ones, Renegade Studios Foreign Film (tie) Le Coursier, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, director, French Art Sauna Paradiso, George DuRoy, director, Falcon International Collection; Art Direction Bike Bang, Palamino Films Videography No award Editing Tab Lloyd, Boot Black, His Video

Gay Erotic Video Awards

The Gay Erotic Video Awards were awarded annually for gay and bisexual pornography by the Gay Video Guide (GVG), a pocket-sized newsstand magazine that catered primarily to fans. The Gay Video Guide (GVG) Awards, as they were originally known,^[3] were first given in the fall of 1992. Eligibility for the 24 awards that were presented in the inaugural year was determined by release date during a period ending in early October of a given year. Magazine staffers made the nominations and the voting was opened up to "special well-known celebrity judges". The award show was mounted as a charity event for the Aid for AIDS Organization.^[2]

The awards continued after the Guide itself ceased publication, and were renamed the Gay Erotic Video Awards in 1998. Ironically, 1998 was the last year for which awards were given, at ceremonies held in 1999.^[3]

For the list of recipients, please see Gay Erotic Video Awards.

Gay Producers Association

The Gay Producers Association (GPA) was a short-lived but significant group of gay video insiders that was formed during the "heyday of gay video".^[2] Their awards show, presented in Los Angeles in June, was considered to be an "E ticket" ride for the industry.^[2]

1984 Video Pleasure Beach, His Video Director Arthur J. Bressan, Jr., Pleasure Beach, His Video Actor Johnny Dawes, Pleasure Beach, His Video Newcomer Jim Bentley Cinematography Pleasure Beach, His Video

1985 Video Inch by Inch, Huge Video Director Mark Reynolds, Best Friends, TCS Studio Actor Chris Thompson, Never Big Enough, Le Salon Newcomer Troy, All Worlds Video exclusive Cinematography Nick Elliot, Inch by Inch, Huge Video

Probe / Men in Video Awards

The Probe / Men in Video Awards also called The Probies were designed to be the People's Choice Awards of the gay pornography industry. Nominees were selected from names sent in from all over the world; winners were chosen by fans worldwide voting at a website or via mail, fax, or e-mail.^[4]

The list below is taken from the Adam Gay Video Directories for 1999^[4] and 2004.^[3] Adam Gay Video 1999 Awards lists the awards by the year in which the work was done (the method emulated here); the Adam Gay Video 2004 Awards, by the year in which award ceremony was held. The lists here are incomplete; there were 20 categories in all, including "Best Pubic Hair".^[4]

1995 Best Porn Star Ever Ryan Idol Porn Star of the Year Ken Ryker Actor J.T. Sloan Newcomer Steve O'Donnell Hottest Bottom Alex Baldwin Video (tie) Jawbreaker The Plowboys Leather Video Leather Obsession 2 Master Donnie Russo Orgy Lukas' Story 2 Eyes Ryan Idol

1996 Porn Legend Matt Gunther Ken Ryker Actor Kurt Young, Flesh & Blood Newcomer Jim Buck Top Bo Garrett Bottom Kyle McKenna Video (tie) Heatwave Lukas' Story 3 Leather Stud Donnie Russo Bod Ty Fox Buns Hodge Armstrong Eyes Lukas Ridgeston

1997 Porn Legend Zak Spears Actor Tom Chase Newcomer (tie) Talvin DeMachio Marc Hamilton Top Cole Tucker Bottom Derek Cameron Cocksucker Derek Cameron Video Fallen Angel Leather Video Fallen Angel Leather Stud Kyle Brandon Ethnic Stud Max Grand Bod Jake Andrews Buns Kyle McKenna Cock Mike Branson Eyes Jeff Palmer

1998 Porn Legend Kevin Williams Actor Cole Tucker Newcomer Zach Richards Video French Connections 1, 2 (Falcon Studios) 1999 Newcomer Caesar Top Tom Chase Leather Stud Jason Branch Bottom Tristan Paris Cocksucker Blake Harper Kinkiest Video Fallen Angel 3 (Titan Media) Video Out of Athens 1, 2 (Falcon Studios)

X-Rated Critics Organization

The main article for the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is here.

The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) gave awards for gay pornography for 6 years starting in 1984; the awards in gay categories were discontinued after 1989.^[4]

1984 Feature Sailor in the Wild, Catalina Video Director Matt Sterling, Sizing Up, Huge Video Actor Michael Christopher 1985 Feature Hot on the Trail, Jean-Daniel Cadinot Director William Higgins, The Young and the Hung, Catalina Video Actor Ron Pearson Newcomer Cory Baker

1986 Feature Bigger than Life, Huge Video Director Matt Sterling, Bigger than Life, Huge Video Actor Jeff Stryker Newcomer John Davenport 1987 Feature Big Guns, Catalina Video Director Christopher Rage, My Masters Actor Mike Henson Newcomer Kevin Williams

1988 Feature Too Big for His Britches, Tyger/Sierra Pacific Director Ronnie Shark, Too Big for His Britches, Tyger/Sierra Pacific Actor Steve Hammond Newcomer Tim Lowe 1989 Feature Heat in the Night, Huge Video Director Kristen Bjorn, Carnival in Rio, Kristen Bjorn Productions Actor Tim Lowe Newcomer Joey Stefano

Gay Entertainment Awards

The Gay Entertainment Awards hoped to be the "People's Choice Awards of gay erotica" but only survived one big event show in 2002 at Los Angeles' [[Palace Theatre (Los Angeles, California)|Palace Theater]]. The genesis for the awards was the producers, Joey Di Bartolo and Carlo Ricci of Joey and Carlo Productions, annual Joey and Carlo Escort Awards usually called the Male Escort Awards which "celebrates the best in male escorting and gay sex workers". The escorting awards had started in the early and continued to 2006. As most male hustling remains in legal gray areas the increasingly mainstream and corporate gay pornography industry likely wanted to ensure they were not seen as breaking any laws.

International Escort Awards

Main article: International Escort Awards

The International Escort Awards is an annual award ceremony for male escorts, sponsored by HX magazine, and Rentboy.com. The first awards ceremony was held in October 2006 at the Roxy NYC nightclub in New York City, with Shequida as emcee.^[5] While nominees were from 23 countries, half the winners were from New York.^[6] Twelve awards were handed out.^[7]

Golden Dickie Awards

This article is about "Golden Dickie Awards". For "Dickie Awards", see Gay Erotic Video Awards.

The Golden Dickie Awards were an award scheme run in 2008 sponsored by RAD Video.^[8] The awards were structured to recognize amateur films and companies, as well as big-studios and ethnic films. Condomless productions were included.^[9]

2008 Winners

• Best (Amateur) Twink Movie: Bareback Boiz Of Summer (Eurorad Video)
• Best (Amateur) Twink Studio: Cobra Video
• Best (Amateur) Twink Performer - top: Dennis Reed, Bareback Game Room (Eurorad Video)
• Best (Amateur) Twink Performer - bottom: Brent Corrigan, Fuck Me Raw (Cobra Video)
• Best (Amateur) Movie: What I Can't See 2 (Treasure Island Media)
• Best (Amateur) Studio: Treasure Island Media
• Best (Amateur) Studio Director: Paul Morris, What I Can't See 2 (Treasure Island Media)
• Best (Amateur) Performer - top: Jesse O’Toole, The Legendary Studs: Best Of Jesse O’Toole (Treasure Island Media)
• Best (Amateur) Performer - bottom: Sean Storm, Storm Surge: Storm Chronicles 3 (Cre8tive Juices)
• Best Major Studio: Lucas Entertainment
• Best Major Studio (Twinks): Eurocreme USA
• Best Major Studio Movie: Gigolo, Lucas Entertainment
• Best Major Studio Director: John Bruno, Line-Up (Mustang Studios)
• Best Major Studio Performer - top: Tie: Chad Hunt, The Bigger The Better (Lucas Entertainment): Tie: Barrett Long, Pack Attack 3: C.J. Knight (Hot House Video)
• Best Major Studio Performer - bottom: Francesco D’Macho, Private Lowlife (Hot House Video)
• Best Major Studio Twink Movie: Borstal Boy, (Eurocreme USA)
• Best Major Studio Twink Performer - top: Ben Andrews, The Intern (Lucas Entertainment)
• Best Major Studio Twink Performer - bottom: Ashley Ryder, Lost Innocence 3 (Bulldog Red)
• Best Ethnic Movie: Bareback Cum Party 6 (OTB Video)
• Best Ethnic Movie Studio: Flavaworks
• Best Ethnic Performer - top: Ramon Mendez, Best Of Ramon Mendez (Alexander Pictures)
• Best Ethnic Performer - bottom: Shorty J., The Booty Bandit (B.C. Productions)
• Best Solo Film: Fratmen Up Close: Kelan (Fratmen)
• Best Solo Performance: Kelan, Fratmen Up Close: Kelan (Fratmen)
• Best Specialty/Fetish Studio: BulldogXXX
• Best Specialty/Fetish Film: Damon Blows America 8: Los Angeles (Treasure Island Media)
• Best DVD Collection/Compilation: Bareback Filthy Fuckers: Eurocreme Collection Series (Eurocreme)
• Best Pre-Condom Classic (Re-Release): Two By Ten (2×10) (Marksman Productions)
• Best Bisexual/Straight Movie: Bareback Bi Sex Creampie 3 (U.S. Male)
• Best Foreign Film: Bareback Big Uncut Dicks (U.S. Male)
• Best Versatile Performer: Jason Crew, Jet Set Fraternity Gang Bang 2 (Jet Set Productions)
• Best Newcomer: Tommy Lima, Spanish Playhouse 1 (Alexander Pictures)

See also

Pornography portal

• Adult Erotic Gay Video Awards
• Grabby recipients
• List of male performers in gay porn films

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record, Chicagopride.com, February 26, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Guyjoy, Wilder, editor-in-chief (November 1995). Adam Gay Video 1996 Directory. Los Angeles, California: Knight Publishing Corp.. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Lawrence, Doug, editor (November 2003). Adam Gay Video 2004 Directory. Los Angeles, California: Knight Publishing Corp.. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Lawrence, Doug, editor (November 1998). Adam Gay Video 1999 Directory. Los Angeles, California: Knight Publishing Corp.. 
5. ^ "The Oscars for Best Male Escorts!", by Michael Musto, La Dolce Musto, The Village Voice, October 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
6. ^ "Serving with Honor: Escorts bask in glory at first international awards", The Guide Magazine, December 2006. Also archived at Rentboy.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
7. ^ "The Rent Boy Awards: Bottom Dollar", interview with Fredy about award nomination, DNA Magazine #82. Also archived at Rentboy.com. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
8. ^ JC Adams (17 April 2008). "Awards: RAD Video’s Golden Dickies". Gay Porn Times. http://www.gayporntimes.com/hardnews/2008/04/17/awards-rad-videos-golden-dickies/. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
9. ^ "2008 Golden Dickie Award Nominations". RAD Video. 1 March 2008. http://www.radvideo.com/news/article.php?ID=100055. Retrieved 2010-02-16.