LOS ANGELES — Organizers of the AltPorn Awards have opened their pre-nominations period and have announced a return to the ceremony's traditional springtime slot on the calendar for its 2021 virtual celebration, currently set for May 28.
"Normally, this is when we’d let you know to mark your calendars for our star-studded blowout, but, with everything still going on in the world right now, we are planning to livestream a virtual awards show again this year," noted AltPorn Awards producers in a statement. "Every year, we do noms and voting online, so celebrating this digital part of our awards process now continues as always."
"If you know of any work produced in 2020 that really deserves attention for being outstanding, just hit up our nominations form," they said. "We introduced some new ones a couple years ago, especially for indie-produced clips. If, as the world changes, and alt drives the future, you can think of categories we should add, please suggest them. If you only want to nominate in one category, that is fine. If you want to share your opinion on all of them, that works, too."
A "panel of judges" will assess the qualified suggestions in each category; however, producers said, "it is helpful if you let us know why you suggested your noms."
They added that performers, filmmakers and artists are "welcome to ask friends and fans and collaborators to nominate you, but it is a plus if they mention why you are awesome and links to the work always help, too. Shares on Twitter of who you nominated will also be considered."
The deadline to submit pre-noms is 11:59 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, March 16. Click here to submit suggestions.
The 36 2021 AltPorn Awards categories are as follows:
- AltPorn Hall of Fame
- Best Webcam site for Alternative Cams
- Best AltPorn Membership Site – Multi-Performer/Community
- Best Solo Performer AltPorn Membership Site
- Best Clip site for Indie Clip Artists
- Best Female Performer of the Year
- Best Male Performer of the Year
- Best Feature AltPorn Video
- Best Gonzo AltPorn Video
- Best Modern Burlesque
- Best Alternative Erotica Photographer
- Best Cam Model of the Year
- Best Clip Artist of the Year
- Best Alt Magazine (that isn’t AltStar Magazine)
- Best Alt Visual Arts Book of the Year
- Best Sex Toy
- Best Butt Toy
- Best Tech Toy
- Best Tech Innovation
- Best Free AltPorn Site (that isn’t AltPorn.net)
- Best Cam Creativity
- Best Gothic Cam
- Best Rave Cam
- Best Modified Cam Girl
- Best Punk Cam
- Best Nerd Cam
- Best 420 Cam
- Best Cosplay Cam
- Best Toys Clip Artist
- Best Cosplay Clip Artist
- Best Inked Clip Artist
- Best Punk Shoot
- Best Gothic Shoot
- Best 420 Shoot
- Best Cosplay Shoot
- Best Rave Shoot
Click here for a list of winners of the 2020 AltPorn Awards; the live webcast, including the virtual red carpet, can be found on YouTube.
Visit AltPorn.net for additional details; follow the show on Twitter and AltStar Magazine on Instagram.
