Adam & Eve Celebrates 16 XCritics Awards Nominations

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Adam & Eve is celebrating a clutch of 2018 XCritics Awards nominations.

The venerable, XBIZ Award-winning production company earned 16 nominations, including six gongs for “Cursed XXX,” and another five for “Unleashed.” Earning Best Director citations were Will Ryder, Kay Brandt and Skye Blue, respectively, for “Cursed XXX,” “Unleashed” and “Blindsided.”

“We are very grateful to XCritic, the fans and everyone who supported Adam & Eve for these amazing nominations,” said Adam & Eve executive producer Rachel Vigneaux. “We are especially proud of Will Ryder and Kay Brandt for creating two outstanding movies that resonated with fans and critics alike. We also congratulate the talented performers who brought our movies to life for their outstanding nominations!”

Nods for “The Cursed XXX” include Best Feature Release, Best Director (Feature), Best Actor for Brad Armstrong, Best Actress for Riley Reid and dual Best Supporting Actress nods for Kat Dior and Misty Stone.

“Unleashed” received nominations for Best Non-Feature Release, Best Director (Non-Feature), Best Overall GG Action (DVD) and two nominations for Best GG Action (Scene)  for matchups pairing Jill Kassidy and Whitney Wright, and the group sexplay with Kassidy, Edyn Blair, Honey Gold, Eliza Jane and Scarlett Sage.

Additional citations include Best Actor for Ryan Driller for “The Seduction of Heidi”; Best Actor for Derrick Pierce in “Naked”; Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Pistol in “Losers Never Get Laid”; Best Actress for Whitney Wright in “The Seduction of Heidi”; and Best Director (Feature) for Skye Blue for “Blindsided.”

Click here for a complete list of nominees and follow XCritic on Twitter; winners will be revealed Jan. 1, New Year’s Day.

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