2015 AVN Awards Pre-Nomination Site Opens

CHATWORTH, Calif.—AVN Media Network is now accepting pre-nominations for the 2015 AVN Awards. Producers, manufacturers and retailers should immediately request access to the restricted pre-nom website in order to submit their movies, products, outlets and other entities for awards consideration. The 32nd AVN Awards Show is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2015, at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In order to be eligible for a 2015 AVN Award nomination, a movie or product must be released in accordance with the following guidelines: • The eligibility period for the 2015 AVN Awards is October 8, 2013 to September 30, 2014. To be considered, a title must have been released within these dates, either via VOD or DVD, as outlined below. • Titles released on DVD must fit AVN’s traditional distribution requirements of being stocked with five wholesale distributors and/or 100 retail outlets. • Titles released on VOD must have been made available during the eligibility period for VOD download and/or streaming through at least two (2) major for-pay VOD providers, defined as ones carrying movies from at least 100 active labels/studios. • The title must have clearly marked post dates falling within the eligibility period across all qualifying VOD platforms carrying it. • Companies wishing to submit VOD-only titles to AVN for consideration in the 2015 AVN Awards must provide links showing that said titles meet the above requirements. To submit pre-noms, candidates must register for a user account at the AdultCentro-powered pre-nom site, which they may do by going to: voting.avn.com/registration/submitter. If approved for access, they will receive a notification email and may log in to begin entering their pre-noms. The site will remain open until midnight September 30. AVN strongly suggests companies and individuals begin submitting their pre-noms now and continue to do so through September 30, as there will be no extension of the deadline. Once approved for access to the pre-nom site, users may visit it as many times as necessary until the deadline. AVN asks producers and manufacturers to be judicious in their pre-noms, submitting only those titles and items they strongly believe have a chance at being nominated rather than submitting all product released during the eligibility period. Production companies must supply AVN with all pertinent information in their pre-nom entries, including the full stage names of all the performers in the sex scenes and the names of all the behind-the-camera professionals in the technical categories such as editing, cinematography, makeup and others. By September 30, AVN asks that producers send two (2) DVD copies of each movie or series it would like considered, as well as sample materials used in marketing campaigns if seeking consideration in those categories. Novelty companies should also provide two (2) samples of each product they would like considered. All items should be mailed or hand-delivered to this address: AVN Media Network Attn: Nominations 9400 Penfield Ave. Suite 100 Chatsworth, CA 91311 Retailers are welcome to pre-nom any wholesale distributor they feel is worthy of being nominated. Similarly, manufacturers and distributors are free to pre-nom retailers in the various categories for consideration. AVN has streamlined the categories for the 2015 AVN Awards with the aim of making it easier for studios, directors and performers to find the correct ways in which to nominate their work. The following are the categories for the 2015 AVN Awards, though they are subject to change: PLEASURE PRODUCTS Best Condom ManufacturerBest Enhancement ManufacturerBest Fetish ManufacturerBest Lingerie or Apparel ManufacturerBest Lubricant ManufacturerBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – SmallBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – MediumBest Pleasure Product Manufacturer – LargeBest Product Line for MenBest Product Line for Women RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION Best Adult DistributorBest BoutiqueBest Retail Chain – SmallBest Retail Chain – LargeBest Web Retail Store VIDEO All-Girl Performer of the YearBBW Performer of the YearBest ActorBest ActressBest All-Girl ReleaseBest All-Girl SeriesBest All-Girl Group Sex SceneBest Amateur ReleaseBest Amateur SeriesBest Anal ReleaseBest Anal SeriesBest Anal Sex SceneBest Art DirectionBest BDSM ReleaseBest Big Bust ReleaseBest Big Butt ReleaseBest Boy/Girl Sex SceneBest CinematographyBest ComedyBest Continuing SeriesBest Director – FeatureBest Director – Foreign FeatureBest Director – Foreign Non-FeatureBest Director – Non-FeatureBest Director – ParodyBest Double-Penetration Sex SceneBest DramaBest EditingBest Educational ReleaseBest Ethnic ReleaseBest Ethnic/Interracial SeriesBest Foreign FeatureBest Foreign Non-FeatureBest Foreign Continuing SeriesBest Girl/Girl Sex SceneBest Group Sex SceneBest Interracial ReleaseBest MakeupBest Male NewcomerBest Marketing Campaign – Company ImageBest Marketing Campaign – Individual ProjectBest MILF ReleaseBest New ImprintBest New SeriesBest New StarletBest Non-FeatureBest Non-Sex PerformanceBest Older Woman/Younger Girl ReleaseBest Oral ReleaseBest Oral Sex SceneBest Orgy/Gangbang ReleaseBest ParodyBest POV ReleaseBest POV Sex SceneBest Pro-Am ReleaseBest Romance MovieBest ScreenplayBest Screenplay – ParodyBest Sex Scene in a Foreign Shot ProductionBest Solo ReleaseBest Solo/Tease PerformanceBest SoundtrackBest Special EffectsBest Specialty Release – Other GenreBest Specialty Series – Other GenreBest Star ShowcaseBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/GirlBest Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/BoyBest Transsexual ReleaseBest Transsexual SeriesBest Transsexual Sex SceneBest Vignette ReleaseBest Young Girl ReleaseClever Title of the YearDirector of the YearFemale Performer of the YearFemale Foreign Performer of the YearMainstream Star of the YearMale Foreign Performer of the YearMale Performer of the YearMILF Performer of the YearMost Outrageous Sex SceneTranssexual Performer of the Year WEB & TECHNOLOGY Best Affiliate ProgramBest Alternative WebsiteBest Dating WebsiteBest Glamour WebsiteBest Live Chat WebsiteBest Membership WebsiteBest Porn Star WebsiteBest Solo Girl WebsiteBest Web Director FAN AWARDS Best BodyBest BoobsFavorite Female Porn StarFavorite Male Porn StarFavorite StudioFavorite Webcam GirlHottest AssHottest MILFMost Promising New StarletSocial Media Star The AVN Awards returns to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Saturday, January 24, 2015. The show will be co-hosted by Alexis Texas and Tommy Pistol. Industry tickets can be purchased by emailing tickets@avnawards.com. Fans may secure tickets here, with prices starting at $175. Hotel rooms can also be booked now at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Rooms start at $99. Industry can book online here. Fans can book online here.