The 20th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 2003 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in nearly 90 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2002. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Doug Stanhope co-hosted the show for the first time with adult film star Chloe.
The Fashionistas won 10 awards including Best Film and Best DirectorâÂÂFilm for John Stagliano. Breathless and The Private Gladiator each took home four trophies, The Ass Collector and Perfect earned three awards apiece and several more movies won two awards each.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 20th AVN Awards were announced in November 2002. The Fashionistas led the way with 22, followed by Paradise Lost with 16, Les Vampyres 2 with 14, Breathess with 12 and Club Sin with 11.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 2003. The 10 awards won by The Fashionistas were a record for the most awards at a single show. Lexington Steele's third win as Male Performer of the Year was also a record; previously, he, Rocco Siffredi and Tom Byron had each won twice.
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Additional Award Winners
These awards were announced, but not presented, in a pre-recorded winners-only segment shown on the ballroom's video monitors during the event. Trophies were given to the recipients off-stage:
- Adult Video Nudes Award: The Amazing Norma Stitz
- Best All-Girl Feature: The Violation of Aurora Snow
- Best All-Girl Series: The Violation Of...
- Best All-Girl Sex SceneâÂÂFilm: Belladonna, Taylor St. Claire, The Fashionistas
- Best All-Sex DVD: Breakin' 'Em In 2
- Best All-Sex Video: Bring 'Um Young 9
- Best Alternative Video: DreamGirls: Real Adventures 37
- Best Anal Sex SceneâÂÂFilm: Kate Frost, Rocco Siffredi, The Fashionistas
- Best Anal-Themed Feature: Buttfaced! 3
- Best Anal-Themed Series: Ass Worship
- Best Art DirectionâÂÂFilm: Kris Kramski, America XXX
- Best Art DirectionâÂÂVideo: David Lockard, Hearts & Minds
- Best Box Cover Concept: Autumn Haze vs. Son of Dong
- Best Cinematography: Andrew Blake, The Villa
- Best Classic Release on DVD: Pretty Peaches 2
- Best Continuing Video Series: Naked Hollywood
- Best DirectorâÂÂForeign Release: Antonio Adamo, The Private Gladiator
- Best DirectorâÂÂNon-Feature: Jim Powers, Perverted Stories 35
- Best DVD Authoring: Wicked Pictures DVD
- Best DVD Extras: Euphoria, Wicked Pictures DVD
- Best DVD Menus: The Private Gladiator: Collector's Limited Edition
- Best DVD Packaging: The Private Gladiator: Collector's Limited Edition, Private Media
- Best EditingâÂÂFilm: Tricia Devereaux, John Stagliano, The Fashionistas
- Best EditingâÂÂVideo: Ethan Kane, Perfect
- Best Ethnic-Themed Series: Chica Boom
- Best Foreign Vignette Series: Euro Angels Hardball
- Best Foreign Vignette Tape: Hustler XXX 11
- Best Gonzo Series: The Voyeur
- Best Group Sex SceneâÂÂVideo: Angel Long, Jay Ashley, Pat Myne, Assficianado
- Best Interactive DVD: Virtual Sex With Janine
- Best Male Newcomer: Nick Manning
- Best Music: Various Artists, America XXX
- Best Non-Sex PerformanceâÂÂFilm or Video: Tina Tyler, The Ozporns, VCA Pictures
- Best Oral Sex SceneâÂÂFilm: Belladonna, Rocco Siffredi, The Fashionistas
- Best Oral-Themed Feature: Throat Gaggers
- Best Oral-Themed Series: Gag Factor
- Best Overall Marketing CampaignâÂÂCompany Image: Digital Playground, Wicked Pictures (tie)
- Best Overall Marketing CampaignâÂÂIndividual Title or Series: Paradise Lost, Sin City Films
- Best Packaging: Hearts & Minds, New Sensations
- Best Pro-Am or Amateur Series: The Real Naturals
- Best Pro-Am or Amateur Tape: NYC Underground: Times Square Trash Vol. 2
- Best ScreenplayâÂÂFilm: Daniel Metcalf, Brad Armstrong, Jonathan Morgan, Falling From Grace
- Best ScreenplayâÂÂVideo: Michael Raven, Devan Sapphire, Breathless
- Best Sex Comedy: Kung-Fu Girls
- Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production: Veronica B., Cindy, Henrietta, Karib, Katalin, Monik, Nikita, Niky, Sheila Scott, Petra Short, Stella Virgin, Rocco Siffredi, The Ass Collector
- Best Solo Sex Scene: Jenna Haze, Big Bottom Sadie
- Best Special Effects: Ninnwerx, Perfect
- Best Specialty TapeâÂÂBig Bust: Heavy Handfuls
- Best Specialty TapeâÂÂBDSM: Ivy Manor 5
- Best Specialty TapeâÂÂFoot Fetish: Barefoot Confidential 15
- Best Specialty TapeâÂÂOther Genre: Internal Affairs 5
- Best Specialty TapeâÂÂSpanking: Stocking Strippers Spanked 2
- Best Supporting ActorâÂÂFilm: Mr. Marcus, Paradise Lost
- Best Supporting ActorâÂÂVideo: Randy Spears, Hercules
- Best Supporting ActressâÂÂFilm: Belladonna, The Fashionistas
- Best Tease Performance: Belladonna, The Fashionistas
- Best Transsexual Tape: Rogue Adventures 16
- Best Videography: Perfect, Michael Ninn
- Best Vignette Tape: Mason's Dirty Trixxx
- Best Vignette Series: Barely Legal
- Female Foreign Performer of the Year: Rita Faltoyano
- Male Foreign Performer of the Year: Rocco Siffredi
- Most Outrageous Sex Scene: "Autumn Haze's Big Dick", Autumn Haze vs. Son of Dong
Honorary AVN Awards
Reuben Sturman Award
- Mel Kamins, General Video Cleveland
Special DVD Recognition Award
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2003 were: T. T. Boy, Mark Davis, Felecia, Dave Hardman, Heather Hunter, Jill Kelly, Chasey Lain, Madison, Jonathan Morgan, Alex Sanders, Julian St. Jox, Kirdy Stevens, Tony Tedeschi, Teri Weigel
Multiple nominations and awards
The following releases received the most nominations.
The following 13 releases received multiple awards:
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy. The show's trophy girls were Taylor Starr and Tyler Starr, the Sin City Twins.
Presenters (in order of appearance)
Performers
Ceremony information
AVN created several new categories for the year's awards show. Among them: Best Oral Sex SceneâÂÂVideo, Best Male Newcomer, Best DirectorâÂÂNon-Feature, Male Foreign Performer of the Year and Female Foreign Performer of the Year.
The show was recorded for later broadcast and a DVD of the awards show was issued by VCA Pictures.
Performance of year's movies
Briana Loves Jenna was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie and also the top renting movie of the previous year.
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