LOS ANGELES — The winners of the 2012 XBIZ Awards were announced Tuesday night at a gala ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
The 10th anniversary show, presented by MyFreeCams.com, honored the most outstanding achievements across every industry sector during the past year with more than 140 award categories — the most in the history of the XBIZ Awards.
The XBIZ Awards highlighted a week of industry-leading trade events that continues today with Day 2 of digital media conference XBIZ LA, on the heels of the second ever XBIZ Retail expo that concluded on Tuesday.
For the latest XBIZ Awards show announcements, follow @xbizawards.
The 2012 XBIZ Award winners are:
MOVIES & PRODUCTION
Studio of the Year
Elegant Angel
Feature Studio of the Year
New Sensations
Feature Movie of the Year
Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)
Parody Studio of the Year
Hustler Video
Gonzo/All-Sex Studio of the Year
Jules Jordan Video
Parody Release of the Year – Comedy
Beverly Hillbillies XXX (X-Play/Adam & Eve)
Parody Release of the Year – Drama
Top Guns (Digital Playground)
Gonzo Release of the Year
Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 (Elegant Angel)
Gonzo Series of the Year
Phat Bottom Girls (Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel)
All-Sex Release of the Year
Performers of the Year 2011 (Elegant Angel)
All-Sex Series of the Year
Seasoned Players (Tom Byron Pictures)
Vignette Release of the Year
Office Perverts 6 (Reality Junkies/Mile High Media)
Vignette Series of the Year
Bus Stop Girls (Smash Pictures)
All-Girl Release of the Year
Cherry (JewelBox Films/Digital Playground)
All-Girl Series of the Year
Budapest (Girlfriends Films)
Couples-Themed Release of the Year
Love is a Dangerous Game (New Sensations)
Director of the Year – Body of Work
Robby D
Director of the Year – Individual Project
Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)
Female Performer of the Year
Asa Akira
Male Performer of the Year
Rocco Reed
New Starlet of the Year
Jessie Andrews
New Male Performer of the Year
Xander Corvus
MILF Performer of the Year
India Summer
Crossover Star of the Year
Katsuni
Performer Comeback of the Year
Prince Yahshua
Acting Performance of the Year – Female
Jessie Andrews, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)
Acting Performance of the Year – Male
Tommy Pistol, Taxi Driver XXX (Sensuous Diamond/Pleasure Dynasty/Exile Distribution)
Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Female
Raven Alexis, Top Guns (Digital Playground)
Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Male
Xander Corvus, Horizon (Wicked Pictures)
Non-Sex Acting Performance of the Year
Alec Knight, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)
Screenplay of the Year
Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)
Best Cinematography
Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel), Mason, Carlos Dee & Alex Ladd
Best Art Direction
The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (Wicked Pictures)
Best Special Effects
Top Guns (Digital Playground)
Best Editing
Fighters (Digital Playground)
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Spider-Man XXX (Vivid Entertainment)
Foreign Female Performer of the Year
Anna Polina
Foreign Male Performer of the Year
Nacho Vidal
Amateur Release of the Year
Can He Score 8 (Bang Productions)
Fetish Studio of the Year
Kink.com
Fetish Release of the Year
Odd Jobs 5 (Belladonna Entertainment/Evil Angel)
Specialty Studio of the Year
Third World Media
Specialty Release of the Year
Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal Edition (Wicked Pictures)
All-Black Release of the Year
A Touch of Seduction (Wicked Pictures)
All-Black Series of the Year
Big Ass Cheaters (West Coast Productions)
Interracial Release of the Year
Lex the Impaler 7 (Jules Jordan Video)
Interracial Series of the Year
Interracial Swingers (Devil's Film)
Latin-Themed Release of the Year
Made in Xspana 7 (Nacho Vidal/Evil Angel)
Latin-Themed Series of the Year
Latin Adultery (Naughty America)
Asian-Themed Release of the Year
Superstar Showdown 6: Asian Edition – Asa Akira vs. Katsuni (Reality Blue Media)
Asian-Themed Series of the Year
Kamikaze Girls (Kamikaze Entertainment)
European Studio of the Year
Marc Dorcel
European Feature Release of the Year
Les Filles de la Campagne (Marc Dorcel/Wicked Pictures)
European Non-Feature Release of the Year
Slutty Girls Love Rocco 3 (Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel)
Gay Studio of the Year
Titan Media
Gay Movie of the Year
Assassin (Lucas Entertainment)
Gay Director of the Year
Chris Ward, The Other Side of Aspen VI (Falcon Studios)
Gay Performer of the Year
Adam Killian
Transsexual Studio of the Year
Grooby Productions
Transsexual Release of the Year
She-male Police 2 (Joey Silvera/Evil Angel)
Transsexual Director of the Year
Joey Silvera
Transsexual Performer of the Year
Jesse Flores
WEB & TECHNOLOGY
Affiliate Program of the Year – Multi-Platform
Gamma Entertainment
Affiliate Program of the Year – Single-Platform
PremiumCash
Solo Girl Affiliate Program of the Year
Blazing Bucks
European Affiliate Program of the Year
Adult Webmaster Empire
Dating Affiliate Program of the Year
DatingGold
Retail Affiliate Program of the Year
FNCash
VOD Affiliate Program of the Year
AEBN
Live Cam Affiliate Program of the Year
IMLive / PussyCash
Content Provider of the Year
AdultCentro
Web Host of the Year
MojoHost
Design Studio of the Year
(tie) AdultDesign & Zuzana Designs
Billing Company of the Year – IPSP
Epoch
Billing Company of the Year – Merchant Services
NETbilling
Billing Company of the Year – Alternative
SOFORT (Payment Network AG)
European Billing Company of the Year
CommerceGate
Software Company of the Year
Elevated X
Traffic Services Company of the Year
EroAdvertising
Mobile Services Company of the Year
Affil4You
Gay Web Company of the Year
NakedSword
Innovative Web/Tech Product of the Year
PVLocker.com (Pink Visual)
Progressive Web/Tech Company of the Year
AdultCentro
Web Babe of the Year
Vicky Vette
Adult Site of the Year – (Multi-Genre)
VideoBox.com
Adult Site of the Year – (Solo/All-Girl)
AbbyWinters.com
Adult Site of the Year – Portal/Hub
FreeOnes.com
VOD Site of the Year
HotMovies.com
Live Cam Site of the Year
MyFreeCams.com
Dating Site of the Year
CitySex.com
Retail Site of the Year
AdamEve.com
Studio Site of the Year
NaughtyAmerica.com
Porn Star Site of the Year
SunnyLeone.com
Gay Site of the Year
HotHouse.com
Transsexual Site of the Year
WendyWilliamsXXX.com
Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year
Wasteland.com
Mobile Site of the Year
iPinkVisual.com/PinkVisualPad.com
PLEASURE PRODUCTS
Pleasure Products Company of the Year
Pipedream Products
Sex Toy Company of the Year
BMS Factory
Luxury Toy/Line of the Year
Jopen "Vanity"
Male Pleasure Product of the Year
Rocks-Off "Hand Solo"
Non-Powered Pleasure Product of the Year
Fun Factory USA "Shared"
Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Design
Fun Factory USA "Yooo"
Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Technology
Standard Innovation Corp. "We-Vibe 3"
Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year
Fleshlight "Fleshlight Girls/Lisa Ann"
Alternative Pleasure Product of the Year
Stockroom "Mike's Spikes"
Excellence in Product Packaging
Icon Brands
Marketing Campaign of the Year
(tie) The Screaming O "Studio Collection" & Sportsheets "Sex & Mischief"
Lingerie/Apparel Company of the Year
Baci Lingerie
Sexual Supplement Company of the Year
Empowered Product
Sexual Stimulant Company of the Year
PJUR USA
Sex Lubricant Company of the Year
Sliquid
Sensual Bath & Body Product of the Year
Kama Sutra "Intimate Caress"
Sensual Accessory Product/Line of the Year
Baci Lingerie "Lashes Collection"
International-Based Pleasure Products Company of the Year
Shunga
BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year
Sportsheets
New Pleasure Products Company of the Year
Wet for Her
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
Retailer of the Year – Chain (10+ stores)
Adam & Eve
Retailer of the Year – Boutique
The Pleasure Chest
Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year
Eldorado
Specialty Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year
Paradise Marketing
SPECIAL HONOREES
Industry Icon Award
Larry Flynt, Hustler
Industry Pioneer Award – Novelty
Ron Braverman, Doc Johnson
Industry Pioneer Award – Retail
Mark Franks, Castle Megastore
Industry Pioneer Award – Web
Kim Nielsen, ATKingdom
Industry Innovator Award
Steve Shubin, Fleshlight
Executive Leadership Award – Novelty
Al Bloom, California Exotic Novelties
Executive Leadership Award – Web
Gary Jackson, CCBill
Woman of the Year
Diane Duke, Free Speech Coalition
Man of the Year
Dan O'Connell, Girlfriends Films
ASACP Service Recognition Award
Rodney Thompson, Cyber Stampede
FSC Leadership Award
Allison Vivas, Pink Visual
Eros Progressive Business Award
Windsor Wholesale Australia & Swiss Navy
For the latest XBIZ Awards show announcements, follow @xbizawards.
