LOS ANGELES — New Sensations/Digital Sin received a combined 41 nominations for the 2016 XBIZ Awards, including Studio of the Year honors and Director of the Year - Body of Work slots for each of its talented and renowned filmmakers — Jacky St. James, Eddie Powell, and Paul Woodcrest.
"The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries" earned 13 nominations, among them Feature Movie of the Year and directing and screenplay honors for Jacky St. James. The film also locked in nominations for BDSM Release of the Year and garnered best acting recognition for leads Penny Pax and Richie Calhoun and supporting players Riley Reid and Logan Pierce.
Matching "Boundaries" in its 13 nominations was New Sensations "Tales From the Edge" series. Launched in late 2014, the line blossomed this year with the release of its scripted and cinematic vignettes set in the enthralling and provocative worlds of swinging, BDSM, and hotwifing.
Leading the "Tales From the Edge" nominations was wife-sharing dramedy "The Swing Life," picking up multiple slots in the couples categories, including Couples-Themed Release of the Year, Best Scene, and best acting nods for Keira Nicole and Chad White. "A Hotwife Blindfolded 2" was up for Vignette Release of the Year and earned St. James a directing nomination for best Non-Feature Release, her third director nomination for the 2016 XBIZ Award Show.
Digital Sin's award-winning "Tabu Tales" line is nominated for five awards, among them All-Girl Release of the Year for "Sisterly Love 2," All-Girl Series of the Year for "A Mother Daughter Thing," and Vignette Release of the Year for the sex-comedy "Kinky Wedding Day," which is also up for two Best Scene nominations.
Digital Sin's acclaimed flagship series "Meet..." and "Innocence of Youth" took slots for Best Performer Showcase and Best Scene - Vignette for "Meet Aidra Fox" and "Innocence of Youth 8," respectively. "Shane Diesel's Black Bull for Hire," a hotwifing series presented from the "bull's" perspective, wrangled a nom for All-Sex Series of the Year, while "Innocence of Youth" spinoff "Innocence Bound" scored Eddie Powell his second directing nomination for the 2016 XBIZ Award Show.
"XBIZ has always been a huge support of our studio and my work and I’m thrilled by all of the nominations for our company," Jacky St. James said.
New Sensations/Digital Sin President Scott Taylor said, "We're grateful to XBIZ for the acknowledgement they have given our studio and directors and the movies we all pour our creative energy into producing. This year saw the release of our much anticipated Emma Marx sequel 'Boundaries' and the growth of our series, 'Tales From the Edge.' Response for both has been phenomenal and to receive this recognition from XBIZ caps the year off nicely and inspires us for what's next."
New Sensations/Digital Sin's complete 2016 XBIZ Award nominations are as follows:
Studio of the Year
New Sensations/Digital Sin
Feature Movie of the Year
The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
BDSM Release of the Year
The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries
All-Sex Series of the Year
He Came Inside My Hotwife
Shane Diesel’s Black Bull for Hire
Vignette Release of the Year
A Hotwife Blindfolded 2
Almost Relatives
Boss Fantasies
Kinky Wedding Day
Vignette Series of the Year
My Hotwife’s Gangbang
Restraint
Watching My Hotwife
Performer Showcase of the Year
Meet Aidra Fox
Couples-Themed Release of the Year
The Swing Life
All-Girl Release of the Year
Sisterly Love 2
All-Girl Series of the Year
A Mother-Daughter Thing
Director of the Year – Body of Work
Eddie Powell
Jacky St. James
Paul Woodcrest
Director of the Year – Feature Release
Jacky St. James, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release
Eddie Powell, Innocence Bound
Jacky St. James, A Hotwife Blindfolded 2
Best Actress – Feature Release
Penny Pax, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Actor – Feature Release
Richie Calhoun, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Actress – Couples-Themed Release
Keira Nicole, The Swing Life
Best Actor – Couples-Themed Release
Logan Pierce, Kinky Wedding Day
Chad White, The Swing Life
Best Supporting Actress
Riley Reid, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Supporting Actor
Logan Pierce, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Scene – Feature Release
Penny Pax & Richie Calhoun, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Scene – Vignette Release
Marley Brinx & James Deen, Innocence of Youth 8
Casey Calvert & Toni Ribas, My Hotwife Blindfolded
Karla Kush & Logan Pierce, Almost Relatives
Jessa Rhodes & Tommy Gunn, Almost Relatives
Best Scene – Couples-Themed Release
Keira Nicole & Michael Vegas, The Swing Life
Screenplay of the Year
Jacky St. James, The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Cinematography
The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries, Eddie Powell
Best Art Direction
The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Music
The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries
Best Editing
The Submission of Emma Marx 2: Boundaries, Eddie Powell & Gabrielle Anex
Interracial Release of the Year
My Hot Wife’s First Interracial
