The 26th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies of 2008 and took place on January 10, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars of porn) in 127 categories released between Oct. 1, 2007 and Sept. 30, 2008. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Showtime, was produced by Gary Miller. Comedian Thea Vidale hosted the show for the second time, joined on stage by actresses Belladonna and Jenna Haze.
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge won 15 awards, the most of the evening, including Best Video Feature and Best Director for Joone. Other winners included Fallen and Cheerleaders with four awards each and Icon, Not Bewitched XXX, and Big Wet Asses 13 with three apiece. Subsequent to the broadcast on Showtime, the show was issued on a two-disc DVD with hardcore excerpts of winning scenes added as extras.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 26th AVN Awards were announced on November 25, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. PST (23:30 UTC) in a press release, by David Sullivan. Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge received the most nominations with an unprecedented 30.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 10, 2009. Cry Wolf won what was to be the final award for Best Film; the award was discontinued the next year as film production gave way to digital video. Joone and Belladonna each won the most individual awards with three apiece, while projects they directed scooped up several more. The coveted performer of the year awards were won by Stoya (new starlet), Jenna Haze and James Deen.
Major Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Video Feature Best Film Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Bad Luck Betties Carolina Jones and the Broken Covenant Dark City The Doll Underground Fallen Hearts & Minds II: Modern Warfare Little Runaway 2 Miles From Needles Ransom Roller Dollz Succubus Succubus of the Rouge The Texas Vibrator Massacre The Wicked Cry Wolf Burn The Chauffeur's Daughter House Pets Paid Companions X2 Web Starlet of the Year Best New Starlet Catalina Cruz Misty Anderson Alison Angel Rachel Aziani Only Carla Ruby Day Sophie Dee Jenna Haze Lia 19 Gina Lynn Kelly Madison Anna Miller Ariel Rebel Puma Swede Sweet Yurizan Beltran Stoya Lexi Belle Tori Black Chayse Evans Jaelyn Fox Jayden Jaymes Jayme Langford Jandi Lin Meggan Mallone Priya Rai Faye Reagan Ryder Skye Missy Stone Angelina Valentine Male Performer of the Year Female Performer of the Year James Deen Mark Ashley Marco Banderas Mick Blue Tom Byron Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Shorty Mac Nick Manning Randy Spears Michael Stefano Steven St. Croix Evan Stone Jenna Haze Belladonna Ashlynn Brooke Roxy DeVille Jessica Drake Sasha Grey Jenny Hendrix Jesse Jane Kayden Kross Sunny Lane Sunny Leone Rebeca Linares Marie Luv Gianna Michaels Bobbi Starr Alexis Texas Best Actor Best Actress Evan Stone - Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Brad Armstrong - Fallen Barrett Blade - The Wicked Dino Bravo - Get Smartass James Deen - The Chauffeur's Daughter Manuel Ferrara - Pipe Dreams Mike Horner - Not Bewitched XXX Tyler Knight - Ransom Tommy Gunn - Hearts and Minds II: Modern Warfare Marcus London - Two Mr. Marcus - Cry Wolf Tommy Pistol - Horat Randy Spears - The Last Rose Justin Sterling - Burn Lee Stone - This Ain't the Munsters XXX Jessica Drake - Fallen Monique Alexander - Cry Wolf Roxy DeVille - The Texas Vibrator Massacre Sasha Grey - The Last Rose Carmen Hart - Fired Jenna Haze - Not Bewitched XXX Jenna Jameson - Burn Jesse Jane - Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Janine Lindemulder - Pipe Dreams Devon Lee - Succubus of the Rouge Kaylani Lei - The Wicked Marie McCray - Angel Face Bree Olson - Roller Dollz Kirsten Price - Mouth Savanna Samson - Miles From Needles Best Director — Feature Top Selling Release Joone - Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Brad Armstrong - Fallen James Avalon - Roller Dollz Bishop - Ransom Ethan Kane - Carolina Jones and the Broken Covenant Andre Madness - Hearts & Minds II: Modern Warfare Rodney Moore - Night of the Giving Head Jim Powers - Little Runaway 2 Michael Raven - The Wicked Rob Rotten - The Texas Vibrator Massacre Will Ryder - Not Bewitched XXX B. Skow - Miles From Needles Anton Slayer - This Ain't The Munsters XXX Paul Thomas - Cry Wolf Winkytiki - Bad Luck Betties Cheerleaders Top Renting Release Cheerleaders Best Sex Comedy Best Gonzo Release Not Bewitched XXX Ashlynn Goes to College Bad News Bitches 3 Bree's Sumber Party Carmen Goes South Cheating Affairs Dancing with the Porn Stars The HO.C. Fired Get Smartass Horat Kung Fu Nurses a Go-Go Mary Carey Rocks Night of the Giving Head Not Another Porn Movie This Ain't The Munsters XXX The Gauntlet 3 1 on 1 Beyond the Call of Booty 2 Buttman's Beautiful Brazilian Ass Flesh Hunter 10 Fuck Truck The Initiation of Nikki Jayne Missy-Behavin Morgan Dayne's Deviant Oil Overload Perfect Match Rachel's Choice Slutty & Sluttier 6 Surfer Girls 2 Tera Goes Gonzo |- ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Interracial Release ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Interactive DVD |- | valign="top" | Lex the Impaler 3 Adventures Of Shorty Mac 10 Bangin' Black Boxes Big Mann on Campus Black Cock Slut Black Ass Master Black Owned 3 Black Power 3 Dark Meat 2 Dark Meat, Asian Treat 2 Lex on Blondes 4 Mandinka Parties 2 Race 2 Race She Only Takes Diesel 5 Souled Out | valign="top" | My Plaything: Ashlynn Brooke The Interactive Gina Lynn Interactive Sex with Bree Olson Total Interactive Control of Sasha Grey Up Close and Virtual with Holly Sweet Virtual Dreams: Natalie Heck Virtual Sex with Katsuni Virtual Vivid Girls: The Love Twins |- ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Couples Sex Scene ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene |- | valign="top" | Monique Alexander, Mr. Marcus - Cry Wolf Casey Parker, Erik Everhard - Boy Crazy Jesse Jane, Manuel Ferrara - Cheerleaders Rebeca Linares, Scott Nails - Filth Cums First 3 Kendall Brooks, Tony DeSergio - I Have a Wife Ashley Blue, Mick Blue - It's a Secretary Thing Jenna Haze, Lexington Steele - Lex the Impaler 3 Brianna Love, James Deen - Manhandled 3 Teagan Presley, James Deen - Not Bewitched XXX Gianna Michaels, Mark Ashley - Oil Overload Shay Jordan, Steven St. Croix - Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Tori Black, Mark Ashley - Pretty as They Cum Kayden Kross, Erik Everhard - Roller Dollz Sindee Jennings, Shane Diesel - She Only Takes Diesel Sunny Leone, Matt Erikson - Sunny Loves Matt Lexi Belle, James Deen - Teenage Heartbreakers 2 | valign="top" | Belladonna, Jesse Jane - Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Ashlynn Brooke, Jenna Haze - Addicted 4 Belladonna, Lexi Belle - Belladonna's Fucking Girls 6 Anna Stevens, Amber Chase - Bellezza Video 8 Justine Joli, Marie Luv - By Appointment Only 6 Jana Jordan, Georgia Jones - Fem Vivace Kelly Wells, Britney Stevens - Gape Lovers 2 Alexis Love, Tristan Kingsley - Girl Girl Studio 7 Mia Presley, Samantha Ryan - Girls Kissing Girls Jayme Langford, Nicole Aston - Hot Showers 16 Eve Angel, Peaches - Inside Peaches Elexis Monroe, Heather Silk - Lesbian Bridal Stories 2 Tera Wray, Franchezca Valentina - The Orifice Bree Olson, Kayden Kross - Roller Dollz Sunny Leone, Ann Marie Rios - Sunny Loves Matt RayVeness, Zoe Britton - Women Seeking Women 44 |- ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Anal Sex Scene ! style="background:#89cff0" | Best Oral Sex Scene |- | valign="top" | Sunny Lane, Manuel Ferrara - Big Wet Asses 13 Holly Wellin, Jenner - Anal Full Nelson 5 Belladonna, Steve Holmes - Butthole Whores 2 Marie Luv, Prince Yahshua - Black Ass Addiction 3 Bobbi Starr, Sascha - Diggin' in the Gapes Jandi Lin, Manuel Ferrara - Evil Anal 5 Mia Rose, Travis Knight - Flesh Hunter 10 Rebeca Linares, Marco Banderas - Fuck Me: Rebeca Linares Hillary Scott, Mick Blue - Icon Jenny Hendrix, Manuel Ferrara - The Jenny Hendrix Anal Experience Katsuni, Marco Banderas - Katsuni Minx Missy Stone, Christian - Missy-Behavin Teagan Presley, Mr. Pete - Oil Overload Briana Banks, Manuel Ferrara - Perfect Match Eva Angelina, Tom Byron - Se7en Deadly Sins | valign="top" | Annette Schwarz - Face Fucking Inc. 3 Jessica Drake - Bad Girls Belladonna - Belladonna's Odd Jobs 3 Renae Cruz - Blow Me Sandwich 12 Sasha Grey - Filth Comes First 3 Dana DeArmond - Gangbang My Face 3 Crissy Moon - The Gauntlet 3 Faye Reagan (as Faye Valentine) - The Gauntlet 3 Tiffany Mynx - Glory Hole Ann Marie Rios - Head Case 4 Jennifer Dark - Kink Claire Dames, Samantha Sin, Nikki Rhodes, Kylee Reese - Night of the Giving Head Gianna Michaels - Praise the Load Lindsey Meadows - Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2: Fellatio
Additional Award Winners These awards were announced in a winners-only segment following the main portion of the event and were not part of the televised awards show:
Best Adult Website: Brazzers.com Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Jesse Jane, Shay Jordan, Stoya, Adrianna Lynn, Brianna Love, Lexxi Tyler, Memphis Monroe, Sophia Santi, Priya Rai, Cheerleaders Best All-Girl Release: Girlvana 4 Best All-Girl Series: Women Seeking Women Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene: Belladonna, Aiden Starr, Kimberly Kane, Belladonna's Girl Train Best All-Sex Release: Alexis Texas is Buttwoman Best Alternative Release: Spring Break 2008 Best Amateur Release: ATK Exotics 2 Best Amateur Series: Cherries Best Anal Themed Release: Weapons of Ass Destruction 6 Best Anal-Themed Series: (Tie) Evil Anal and Butthole Whores Best Animated Release: Night When Evil Falls, Vol. 1 Best Art Direction: Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Best BD/SM Release: House of Sex and Domination Best Big Bust Release: Big Tits at School Best Big Bust Series: Big Wet Tits Best Big Butt Release: Big Wet Asses 13 Best Big Butt Series: Big Wet Asses Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, Paid Companions Best Classic Release: Zazel: The Scent of Love Best Continuing Series: Ashlynn Goes to College Best Director–Ethnic Video: Jules Jordan, Lex the Impaler 3 Best Director–Foreign Feature: Juan Carlos, Jesus Villaobos, Jason Colt: Mystery of the Sexy Diamonds Best Director–Foreign Non-Feature: Christoph Clark, Nasty Intentions 2 Best Director–Non-Feature: Eli Cross, Icon Best Double Penetration Sex Scene: Jessica Drake, Eric Masterson, Brad Armstrong, Fallen Best DVD Extras: Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Best DVD Menus: Fallen Best Editing: Joey Pulgades, Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Best Educational Release: Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2: Fellatio Best Ethnic-Themed Release–Asian: Asia Noir 6: Evil Sex Trap Best Ethnic-Themed Release–Black: Black Ass Addiction 2 Best Ethnic-Themed Release–Latin: Mami Culo Grande 6 Best Ethnic-Themed Series–Asian: Naughty Little Asians Best Ethnic-Themed Series–Black: Black Ass Addiction Best Ethnic-Themed Series–Latin: Young Tight Latinas Best Fem-Dom Strap On Release: Mean Bitches Erotic Femdom 3 Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: Belladonna's Foot Soldiers Best Foreign All-Sex Release: Rocco: Animal Trainer 25 Best Foreign All-Sex Series: Ass Traffic Best Foreign Feature: Jason Colt: Mystery of the Sexy Diamonds Best Gonzo Series: Slutty and Sluttier Best Group Sex Scene: Hillary Scott, Heidi Mayne, Mark Davis, Alec Knight, Cheyne Collins, Alex Sanders, Icon Best High-Definition Production: Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Best High-End All Sex Release: Icon Best Internal Release: All Internal 7 Best Internal Series: Ass Cream Pies Best Interracial Series: It's Big, It's Black, It's Jack Best Makeup: Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Best Male Newcomer: Anthony Rosano Best MILF Release: The Cougar Club