The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN Adult Video News to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and marketing of pornographic films globally. They are often called the " Oscars of porn". Since , the ceremony has aired in a form edited for time on Showtime , which is usually broadcast in a minute time slot. Awards for gay adult video were a part of the AVN Awards from the ceremony through the ceremony.
The increasing number of categories made the show unwieldy. Originally, the awards show was part of the Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas , but it grew and garnered more attention over time, allowing it to be established as a separate event in the s. When the show became a separate event, it initially moved to Caesar's Palace , but it has since moved to other Las Vegas venues. A writer from Los Angeles magazine made the claim in that awards often go to consistent advertisers in AVN magazine.
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People that win male and female performer of the year are generally solid consistent talent that are open to many 'levels', and some of these performers already have higher basic rates than others". Listed below are the winners of the AVN Award in various major categories over the following years: [ 12 ]. It has since been renamed to "Unsung Starlet of the Year". Contents move to sidebar hide.
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