The AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1993.
First recipient of the award was Rocco Siffredi, who was awarded at 10th AVN Awards in 1993. As of 2026, Manuel Ferrara is the most honored pornographic actor with six awards followed by Lexington Steele, Mick Blue and Evan Stone with three awards, while four pornographic actorsRocco Siffredi, James Deen, Small Hands and Tom Byronhave won the award two times. Tommy Pistol is the oldest recipient of the award at the age of 45 in 2022 and James Deen is the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 22 in 2009. The most recent recipient is Vince Karter, who was honoured at the 42nd AVN Awards in 2026.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Photo Winner Nominee(s) Ref(s)1993 Rocco SiffrediMike Horner1994 Jonathan Morgan T. T. Boy Jon Dough Steve Drake Mike Horner Sean Michaels Rocco Siffredi Joey Silvera Max Steiner Marc Wallice1995 Jon Dough Sean Michaels Alex Sanders1996 Rocco Siffredi T. T. Boy Jon Dough Steve Hatcher Steven St. Croix Alex Sanders Tony Tedeschi1997 T. T. Boy Tom Byron Mark Davis Sean Michaels Rodney Moore Jonathan Morgan Ed Powers Steven St. Croix Alex Sanders Rocco Siffredi Jake Steed Max Steiner Vince Vouyer1998Tom Byron Mark Davis Rod Fontana Jack Hammer Dave Hardman Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Rodney Moore Ed Powers Jake Steed Max Steiner Vince Vouyer1999 Christoph Clark Van Damage Dave Hardman Brandon Iron Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Alex Sanders Kyle Stone Vince Vouyer
2000s Year Photo Winner Nominees 2000 Lexington Steele Chris Cannon Christoph Clark Luciano Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Herschel Savage Rocco Siffredi Randy Spears2001 Evan Stone Mark Davis Dillion Day Erik Everhard Max Hardcore Dave Hardman Luciano Mr. Marcus Rocco Siffredi Randy Spears Nacho Vidal2002Lexington Steele Christoph Clark Anthony Crane Dillion Day Mr. Marcus Rocco Siffredi Evan Stone Brian Surewood Nacho Vidal2003 Mark Davis Dillon Day Erik Everhard Brandon Iron Mr. Marcus Wesley Pipes Steven St. Croix Michael Stefano Evan Stone Lee Stone Brian Surewood2004 Michael Stefano Jay Ashley T. T. Boy Erik Everhard Brandon Iron Julian Nick Manning Mr. Pete Randy Spears Steven St. Croix Lexington Steele Evan Stone Mark Wood2005Manuel Ferrara T. T. Boy Ben English Kurt Lockwood Mr. Marcus Mr. Pete Randy Spears Michael Stefano Evan Stone Mark Wood2006 Otto Bauer Erik Everhard Tommy Gunn Kurt Lockwood Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Mr. Pete Randy Spears Lexington Steele Michael Stefano Evan Stone Lee Stone John Strong2007 Tommy Gunn Mark Ashley Marco Banderas James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Kurt Lockwood Scott Nails Justin Slayer Lexington Steele Michael Stefano Evan Stone John Strong Tony T.2008 Evan Stone Marco Banderas James Deen Shane Diesel Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Dirty Harry Jean Val Jean Charlie Macc Nick Manning Mr. Marcus Mr. Pete Randy Spears Mark Wood2009 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
2010s Year Photo Winner Nominees 2010 Manuel Ferrara Marco Banderas Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Tony DeSergio Erik Everhard Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Evan Stone Rico Strong Prince Yahshua2011 Evan Stone Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Tommy Gunn Keiran Lee Mr. Marcus Scott Nails Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Keni Styles Prince Yahshua2012 Manuel Ferrara Mick Blue Tom Byron James Deen Erik Everhard Tommy Gunn Keiran Lee Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Rocco Reed Anthony Rosano Lexington Steele Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua2013 James Deen Mike Adriano Mick Blue Xander Corvus Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua2014 Manuel Ferrara Mick Blue Xander Corvus James Deen Ryan Driller Erik Everhard Keiran Lee Ryan Madison Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Christian XXX Prince Yahshua2015Mick Blue Mike Adriano Xander Corvus James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Mr. Pete Ramon Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Johnny Sins Lexington Steele Chris Strokes Prince Yahshua2016 Flash Brown Xander Corvus James Deen Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Ramon Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Steven St. Croix Chad White Prince Yahshua2017 Xander Corvus James Deen Ryan Driller Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Small Hands Keiran Lee Mandingo Derrick Pierce Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Lexington Steele Chris Strokes Prince Yahshua2018 Markus Dupree Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Manuel Ferrara Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Johnny Sins Jean Val Jean Chad White Prince Yahshua2019 Manuel Ferrara Mick Blue Xander Corvus James Deen Dredd Markus Dupree Small Hands Steve Holmes Ricky Johnson Jessy Jones Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Johnny Sins
2020s Year Photo Winner Nominees 2020Small Hands Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Ryan Driller Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Steve Holmes Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Derrick Pierce Tommy Pistol2021 Mick Blue Xander Corvus Charles Dera Damon Dice Markus Dupree Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Ricky Johnson Keiran Lee Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Jax Slayher Prince Yahshua2022 Tommy Pistol Mick Blue Dante Colle Xander Corvus Charles Dera Oliver Flynn Quinton James Manuel Ferrara Seth Gamble Jax Slayher Codey Steele Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Zac Wild Michael Stefano2023 Seth Gamble Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Dante Colle Dredd Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Anton Harden Ricky Johnson Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Codey Steele Zac Wild Michael Stefano2024 Isiah Maxwell Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Seth Gamble Maximo Garcia JMac Ricky Johnson Alex Jones Scott Nails Ramón Nomar Tommy Pistol Codey Steele Zac Wild2025Vince Karter Mick Blue Nathan Bronson Hollywood Cash Dan Damage Charles Dera Seth Gamble JMac Ricky Johnson Alex Jones Isiah Maxwell Scott Nails Milan Ponjevic Codey Steele Zac Wild2026 Parker Ambrose Mick Blue Hollywood Cash Christian Clay Charles Dera Seth Gamble Ricky Johnson Jason Luv Isiah Maxwell Scott Nails Milan Ponjevic Codey Steele Zac Wild
Superlatives Superlative Performer RecordPerformer with most awardsManuel Ferrara6Performer with most nominationsManuel Ferrara14Erik EverhardPerformer with most consecutive winsMick Blue3Performer with most consecutive nominationsKeiran Lee11Performer with most nominations without ever winningErik Everhard14Oldest winnerTommy Pistol45Youngest winnerJames Deen22
Multiple winners and nominees Multiple winners Wins Performer Years 6Manuel Ferrara2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 20193Lexington Steele2000, 2002, 2003Mick Blue2015, 2016, 2017Evan Stone2001, 2008, 20112Rocco Siffredi1993, 1996James Deen2009, 2013Tom Byron1998, 1999Small Hands2020, 2021Vince Karter2025, 2026
Multiple nominees Nominations Performer14Erik EverhardManuel FerraraMick Blue 12Ramon Nomar11Mr. MarcusKeiran Lee10Evan StoneJames DeenPrince YahshuaXander CorvusTommy Pistol 9Mr. Pete 8Lexington Steele7Sean MichaelsRandy SpearsMichael Stefano6Toni RibasSteven St. Croix5Rocco SiffrediMandingoTom ByronCharles DeraSeth Gamble Isiah Maxwell4Max HardcoreMark DavisNacho VidalTommy GunnMarco BanderasMarkus DupreeRicky JohnsonScott NailsZac Wild3T. T. BoyAlex SandersJohnny SinsChristoph ClarkDave HardmanDillon DayBrandon IronRocco ReedAnthony RosanoMark WoodKurt LockwoodRyan DrillerOliver FlynnRicky JohnsonCodey Steele2Mike HornerJon DoughJean Val JeanChad WhiteSmall HandsChris StrokesMark AshleyJohn StrongLee StoneBrian SurewoodLucianoMike AdrianoRodney MooreEd PowersVince VouyerSteve HolmesJax SlayherDante ColleDreddNathan BronsonCodey SteeleHollywood CashJMacMilan Ponjevic
See also AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year AVN Award for Best Actor AVN Award for Best Supporting Actor AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year
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