Str8UpGayPorn Announces Nominees for 1st Award Show

NEW YORK — Str8UpGayPorn has announced the nominations for its inagural Str8UpGayPorn Awards, hosted by Sandra Bernhard and presented by PornHub.

The show will honor outstanding achievement in gay adult film — “bringing performers, fans and surprise celebrity guests together for one unforgettable night.” 

17 out of 19 categories will be determined solely by the Str8UpGayPorn Awards' panel of judges, while two will be chosen by fan votes (fan voting on the two “Viewer’s Choice” categories will begin on April 24).

The nominees are as follows:

BEST PICTURE

  • “Cauke For Free” (Titan Men)
  • “Just Love” (Cocky Boys)
  • “Lifeguards: Summer Session” (Helix Studios)
  • “Scared Stiff” (Naked Sword)
  • “Tarzan” (Men)

BEST PERFORMER

  • Austin Wilde
  • Blake Mitchell
  • Carter Dane
  • Colby Keller
  • Diego Sans
  • Justin Owen
  • Kevin Warhol
  • Levi Karter
  • Sean Cody’s Randy
  • Sean Zevran

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Marty Stevens — ”Last Summer In Greece”
  • Alex Roman — ”Lifeguards: Summer Session”
  • Chi Chi LaRue — ”Scared Stiff”
  • Jake Jaxson — ”The Stillest Hour”
  • Marc MacNamara — ”Tarzan”

BEST ACTOR

  • Matthew Bosch, “Cauke For Free”
  • Liam Riley, “One Erection”
  • Ryan Rose, “Scared Stiff”
  • Will Wikle, “The Stillest Hour”
  • Diego Sans, “Tarzan” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Bruce Beckham, “Cauke For Free”
  • Diesel Washington, “Lies And Affairs”
  • Blake Mitchell, “Lifeguards: Summer Session”
  • Colton Grey, “Secrets & Lies”
  • Justin Owen, “Will Fuck 4 Home” 

BEST NEWCOMER

  • Calvin Banks
  • Derek Bolt
  • Corbin Colby
  • Sean Ford
  • Collin Simpson

BEST BODY

  • Kris Evans
  • Ryan Rose
  • Austin Wilde
  • Arad Winwin
  • Sean Zevran

BEST COCK

  • Sean Cody’s Randy
  • Boomer Banks
  • Corbin Colby
  • Joel Birkin
  • Blake Mitchell 

BEST ASS

  • Corbin Colby
  • Carter Dane
  • Levi Karter
  • Dante Martin
  • Sean Zevran

BEST GAY-FOR-PAY STAR

  • Vadim Black
  • Tom Faulk
  • Johnny Rapid
  • Sean Cody’s Sean
  • Collin Simpson

VIEWER’S CHOICE: FAVORITE GAY PORN STAR

  • Boomer Banks
  • Bruce Beckham
  • Brent Corrigan
  • Sean Ford
  • JJ Knight
  • Liam Riley
  • Armond Rizzo
  • Ricky Roman
  • Ryan Rose
  • Kyle Ross 

VIEWER’S CHOICE: FAVORITE GAY PORN POWER COUPLE

  • Brent Corrigan And JJ Knight
  • Kyle Ross And Max Carter
  • Diego Sans And Marc MacNamara
  • Tyler Hill And Evan Parker
  • Colby Chambers And Mickey Knox

BEST GAY PORN COMEBACK

  • Bruce Beckham
  • Dean Phoenix
  • Chi Chi LaRue
  • Taylor Reign
  • Jason Vario

BEST GAY PORN NEWSMAKER

  • Blake Mitchell’s Bottoming Debut For Sean Ford
  • Colby Keller’s Vote For Donald Trump
  • Jarec Wentworth’s Imprisonment For The Extortion Of Donald Burns
  • Killian James’ Fake Death
  • Will Wikle’s Gay Porn Debut

BEST GROUP SCENE

  • “Last Summer In Greece” (Adam Archuleta, Marc Ruffalo, Marcel Gassion, Robin Michaux, Brian Jovovich, Roald Ekberg — Bel Ami)
  • “Tarzan” (Diego Sans, Luke Adams, Colton Grey, Tobias — Men)
  • “One Erection” (Colby Keller, Allen King, Levi Karter, Liam Riley, Tayte Hanson, Kody Stewart —  Cocky Boys)
  • “Lifeguards: Summer Session” (Kyle Ross, Blake Mitchell, Max Carter, Joey Mills, Tyler Hill, Evan Parker — Helix Studios)
  • “Grab Him By The Mussy” (Models Unidentified — Fraternity X) 

BEST DUO SCENE

  • Brent Corrigan And Calvin Banks Flip-Fuck (“Extra Sausage,” Ultra Fan — NakedSword)
  • Jess Fucks Sean (Sean Cody)
  • Austin Wilde Fucks Jack Hunter (Guys In Sweatpants)
  • Blake Mitchell Fucks Justin Owen (“Fair Game” — Helix Studios)
  • Jake Davis Fucks Dante Martin (“Dirty Poolboy” — Next Door Studios)

BEST THREE-WAY SCENE

  • Levi Karter, Colby Chambers, Mickey Knox (Cocky Boys)
  • Jack Harrer, Peter Annaud, Brian Jovovich (“Offensively Large” — Bel Ami)
  • Randy, Dean, Cory (Sean Cody)
  • Ellis, Hugh, Sebastian (“Ellis Gets Double-Dicked” — Corbin Fisher)
  • Johnny Rapid, Adam Bryant, Will Braun (“Fuckemon Go” — Men) 

BEST ALL-SEX STUDIO

  • Chaos Men
  • Guys In Sweatpants
  • Fraternity X
  • Gay Hoopla
  • Corbin Fisher

BEST GAY PORN STUDIO

  • BelAmi
  • CockyBoys
  • Falcon Studios
  • Helix Studios
  • Naked Sword
  • Next Door Studios
  • Men
  • Titan Men
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