AVN is well known as the original awards ceremony celebrating the best performances of adult entertainment. Often, this ceremony is nicknamed “The Oscars of Porn.” The first edition was held back in 1984. Although there are many other conventions, AVN remains the most important criticism board in porn.
The 38th edition of the AVN Awards took place in Las Vegas, and Mia Malkova and Mighty Emilia hosted it. The main sponsor of this year’s edition was My Free Cams. The show was available for online streaming via digital ticket. We are bringing you the breakdown of the 2022 AVN awards winners if you missed it.
Casey: A True Story Won The Best Movie Award
The movie, which got the Grand Reel nomination of the 2022 AVN Awards, is a big surprise and a massive change in the industry. This Adult Time production, Casey: A True Story focuses on the true story of Casey Kisses, one of the most popular trans porn stars of the moment. The fact that a movie that’s, in most part, focusing on trans porn won the best AVN awards means that the lines between straight and queer porn are blurred.
And it’s not just a PC culture stunt that ANV pulled for free publicity. The movie is good. It has great sex scenes, but more importantly, it has an amazing story that’s worth telling. Casey used to be a bike gang member. The plot of this movie follows the drama of coming out as trans in an environment traditionally known for strong masculine values. The film had Joana Angel as director, who has a lot of experience in trans porn, and it also features Kira Noir, Kenna James, Charles Dera, and Tommy Pistol.
Lacy Lennon And Tommy Pistol Won The AVN Awards For Best Actors In A Featured Film
Lacy Lennon is a surprise in this year’s AVN Awards. Although she has a lot of experience, she baffled everyone with her performance as Black Widow in Axel’s Brown parody. This film was one of the most awaited parody porn movies of all time. We’ve seen many other Black Widow cosplay porn performances over the years, but Lacy was born for this role.
On the other hand, the best actor award went to a legend of porn. Tommy Pistol won this award for his performance in Second Chance, a dramatic porn film produced by MissaX. In this film, Tommy plays an army vet who lost it all. We won’t spoil the plot of this film. But we will tell you that Tommy performs alongside Penny Barber as his wife.
Best Art Director Of The Year Is Kayden Kross
After its success at the XBiz awards, everyone was expecting Muse 2 from Deeper to claim some AVN titles. And the title this production claimed is for the best directorial work. Kayden Kross outdid herself with this web series. It’s the perfect balance between extreme sex and erotic cinematography, making it a hit with male and female audiences.
Best Newcomer Title Goes To Blake Blossom
Blake Blossom is a popular PAWG teen porn star, and she impressed everyone with her natural curves. She looks like a young vixen, and she can take it as a MILF. This win signals an important shift in the porn industry. After years in which all the new porn stars were petite it seems like fans miss curvy teens. We started seeing a rise in popularity for the busty and bootylicious teens.
Other Notable Awards And Performances From 2022 AVN Awards
AVN hands out awards for dozens of categories. We focus only on the most important ones in this blog post. For the full list of nominations and awards, you can visit the official website of AVN. But here are some of the other wins that are worth mentioning.
- Best Anal Scene – Gianna Dior in Psychosexual Part 2 from Tushy
- Best GangBang Scene – Emily Willis in Influence Emily Willis Part 4 from Blacked
- MILF Performer of The Year – Alexis Fawx
- Best DP Scene – Angela White in Angela Loves Anal 3 from Girlfriends Films
- Trans Performer of The Year – Casey Kiss
- Fan-Voted Performers of The Year – Angela White and Johnny Sins
Every year we also find out the new inductees in the AVN Hall of Fame. This is the most important point of reference for the legends of porn. We have Alexis Texas, Phoenix Marie, Rachel Starr, Tori Black, Tommy Pistol, Charles Dera, and Justin Slayer as part of this year’s class.
As you can see, the AVN Expo of 2022 was full of surprises. It predicts trends we should see moving forward through the year. We can’t wait for the 2023 AVN Awards to see where the industry is heading.