CHATSWORTH, Calif. — New Sensations and Digital Sin garnered 42 XBIZ Award nominations for the 2014 event on Jan. 24 at the Century Plaza Hotel.
The companies received nominations in categories including Studio of the Year, Feature Movie of the Year, Gonzo Release of the Year, All Sex Release of the Year, All Sex Series of the Year, Vignette Release of the Year, All Girl Release of the Year, Director of the Year (feature and non-feature), Screenplay of the Year, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Scene, Best Editing, Best Interracial Release, Best Asian-Themed Release, and Best Feminist Porn Release.
The wide range of categories in which New Sensations/Digital Sin were nominated is a testament to the diversity that exists within the company, president Scott Taylor said.
"New Sensations/Digital Sin strives to deliver high quality content whether we're producing a feature film or an all-sex release," he said. "The care and attention that goes into each product we release is evident every step of the way from pre-production to post-production. Receiving so many award nominations in a variety of categories really validates our efforts as a studio."
The annual red-carpet ceremony will honor top achievements across every segment of the industry during the past year.
With an expanded list of more than 150 award categories, the 2014 finalist nominees list represents the most expansive array of categories in the history of the XBIZ Awards.
Leading for New Sensations/Digital Sin in nominations were films from the studio's 2013 debut of the Erotic Stories Collection - "The Submission of Emma Marx" and "The Temptation of Eve.
“My boss (Scott Taylor) wanted NS to explore various themes," said Jacky St. James, writer and co-director of "Emma Marx." "These included not only the Romance Series, The Couples Series, The Swinger Series, but also The Erotic Stories Collection. The focus on this series is much edgier than its counterparts."
She continued, "With 'The Submission of Emma Marx,' I delved into the psychological aspects of a BDSM relationship as opposed to more commonly portrayed physical one. There is a complexity to sexuality that goes beyond just the physical and these new series from New Sensations really allow us to explore that."
New Sensations' decision to expand their narrative genre proved successful as "The Submission of Emma Marx" remains one of the studio's top sellers this year.
Other notable films recognized by XBIZ for multiple awards this year were "The Gangbang of Bonnie Rotten," which was also Rotten's first gangbang on camera, "The Innocence of Youth 6" and Digital Sin's illicit all-sex series, "Tabu Tales: Family Business." The latter consists of vignettes which explore a variety of sordid relationships within the family unit. In addition, "Against Her Will 2," the studio's provocative all-girl feature release, earned a nomination.
New Sensations/Digital Sin 2014 XBIZ Award nominations are:
Studio of the Year
Feature Movie of the Year – “The Temptation of Eve"
Feature Movie of the Year – “The Submission of Emma Marx”
Director of the Year (Body of Work) – Eddie Powell
Gonzo Release of the Year – “The Gangbang of Bonnie Rotten”
All-Sex Release of the Year – “Pretty.Dirty 4”
All-Sex Release of the Year – “The Innocence of Youth 6”
All-Sex Series of the Year – “Pretty Dirty”
All-Sex Series of the Year – “The Innocence of Youth”
Vignette Release of the Year – “Tabu Tales: Family Business"
All-Girl Release of the Year – “Against Her Will 2"
Director of the Year – Feature Release – Eddie Powell & Jacky St. James (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Director of the Year – Feature Release – Jacky St. James (The Temptation of Eve)
Feminist Porn Release of the Year – "The Temptation of Eve"
Feminist Porn Release of the Year – "The Submission of Emma Marx"
Best Actress-Feature Movie– Remy LaCroix (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Actress-Feature Movie – Penny Pax (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Actor-Feature Movie – Richie Calhoun (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Actor-Feature Movie – Xander Corvus (The Temptation of Eve)
Director of the Year (non-feature release) – Eddie Powell (Pretty.Dirty 4)
Director of the Year (body of work)– Eddie Powell
Best Actress-All Girl Release – Jessica Bangkok (Against Her Will 2)
Best Actress-All Girl Release – Brenda James (Dirty Secrets)
Best Actress-All Girl Release – Sheridan Love (Against Her Will 2)
Best Supporting Actress – Bailey Blue (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Supporting Actress – Riley Reid (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Supporting Actor – Tommy Pistol (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Scene - Feature Movie– Xander Corvus/Remy LaCroix (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Scene - Feature Movie–Richie Calhoun/Penny Pax (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Scene Non-Feature Release – Bonnie Rotten/Jordan Ash/Tony DeSergio/Karlo Karrera/Mick Blue (The Gangbang of Bonnie Rotten)
Best Scene-Vignette Release– Jessa Rhodes/Tyler Nixon (Family Business)
Best Scene-All Girl Release– Odette Delacroix/Zoey Holloway (Dirty Secrets)
Best Cinematography– Eddie Powell (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Cinematography – Eddie Powell (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Interracial Release - "Big Black Mamba"
Best Interracial Release - "Prince Yahshua's Lil' Mamas"
Screenplay of the Year– Jacky St. James (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Screenplay of the Year– Jacky St. James (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Editing – Gabrielle Anex (The Temptation of Eve)
Best Editing– Gabrielle Anex (The Submission of Emma Marx)
Best Asian-Themed Release of the Year – "Asian Girls are Sexy"
Best Asian-Themed Release of the Year - "Asians Love Anal"
To view trailers for any of The Erotic Stories Collection nominated features, visit theromanceseries.com. To view trailers for any of the nominated films for New Sensations, visit newsensations.com.
