XRCO Announces 2025 Awards Nominees

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) has unveiled the nominees list for its 41st annual awards.

The award ceremony will be held May 25 at Boardners in Hollywood, and hosted by Cherry Kiss and Gigi Dior. Presenters include Hailey Rose, Sasha Pearl, Alexis Fawx, Alexis James, Anna Claire Clouds, Casey Calvert, Caitlyn Baby, Chanel Camryn, Charlotte Stokely and Christy Canyon, among others.

"This is our sixth year to release an announcement video, and every year I am amazed by the creativity and fun that over 60 performers put into making this video," said XRCO chairman Dirty Bob. "From Casey Calvert humping an unresponsive human skeleton, to Ivan getting an XRCO tattoo, and everything in-between, makes this long-awaited release simply astounding. I can't help but be extremely thankful and proud of their great response to making their individual video clips."

The nominations video is streaming on LoyalFans.

The list of nominees follows:

Best Release

  • Alive – Marc Dorcel
  • American MILF – MILFY
  • Amuse Bouche – Marc Dorcel/Pulse
  • Birth – Adult Time
  • Gold Diggers – Digital Playground/Pulse
  • Iris – Wicked Pictures
  • Juicy Silver – Digital Playground/Pulse
  • Let Me In – Adult Time
  • Project X – Digital Playground/Pulse
  • Ulterior Motives – Adam & Eve Pictures

Best Comedy

  • American MILF – MILFY/Pulse
  • D.O.L.L.S – Transfixed/Adult Time
  • Momster In Law – MYLF – New Sensations
  • Payback’s A Bitch – Digital Playground/Pulse
  • The Prize – Pure Taboo/Pulse
  • So Extra! – Wicked Pictures/Pulse
  • Sunny Goldmelons – Wicked Pictures/Pulse

Best Gonzo Movie

  • Anal Room 3 - Ricky’s Room
  • DP Masters 9 – Jules Jordan Video
  • Baddies 9 – Blacked/Pulse
  • Big Wet Asses 31 – Elegant Angel
  • Double Anal Angels 2 – Evil Angel
  • Day With A Pornstar 14 – Brazzers/Pulse
  • Obscura – LucidFlix/Pulse
  • Tushy Raw 70 – Tushy/Pulse

Best Gonzo Series

  • Amateur Allure – Amateur Allure
  • Ass Worship – Jules Jordan Video
  • Blacked Raw – Blacked Raw/Pulse
  • Superstar Room – Ricky’s Room
  • Hookup Hotshot: E-Girls – Hotshot/Evil Angel
  • Nympho – Nympho
  • Performers of the Year 2024 – Elegant Angel

Best Girl/Girl Series

  • All Girl Massage – Fantasy Massage/Adult Time/Pulse
  • Dyked – Team Skeet
  • Hot and Mean – Brazzers
  • Lesbian Massage – Mile High
  • Play – Slayed/Pulse
  • When Girls Play – Twistys/Pulse
  • Women Seeking Women – Girlfriends Films

Best Anal Series

  • Anal Glory – Brazzers/Pulse
  • Anal, Oil, Latex – Evil Angel
  • Anal Savages – Jules Jordan Video
  • Anal Threesomes – Private
  • Big Wet Asses – Elegant Angel
  • Put It In Her Ass – Reality Kings/Pulse
  • Tushy Raw – Tushy Raw/Pulse

Best Ethnic/Blended Series

  • 8th Street Latinas – Reality Kings/Pulse
  • Stars – Blacked/Pulse
  • Brown Bunnies – Bang Bros/Girlfriends Films

Best Director (Features)

  • James Avalon
  • Casey Calvert
  • Seth Gamble
  • Julia Grandi
  • Ricky Greenwood
  • Kayden Kross
  • Lea Lexis
  • Mike Quasar

Best Director (Non-Features)

  • Jonni Darkko
  • Jules Jordan
  • Sid Knox
  • Mason
  • Pat Myne
  • Laurent Sky
  • Chris Streams

Best Director (Web)

  • Mike Adriano
  • Maestro Claudio
  • Derek Dozer
  • Bryan Gozzling
  • Ivan
  • Miles Long

Best Actress

  • Blake Blossom,Birth – Adult Time / Pulse
  • Chanel Camryn, Spun – Adult Time / Pulse
  • Christy Canyon, American MILF – MILFY
  • Vicki Chase, Gold Diggers / Digital Playground
  • Lumi Ray, Amuse Bouche – Marc Dorcel
  • Maitland Ward, American MILF – MILFY
  • Victoria Vox, Alive – Marc Dorcel
  • Jennifer White, Dirty Cops – Digital Playground

Best Actor

  • Chad Alva, Alive – Marc Dorcel
  • Nathan Bronson, Amuse Bouche – Marc Dorcel
  • Danny D, Scandalous – Digital Playground
  • Seth Gamble, Birth – Adult Time/Pulse
  • Alex Jones, Sweethearts – Digital Playground
  • Scott Nails, Gold Diggers – Digital Playground/Pulse
  • Tommy Pistol, So Extra! – Wicked Pictures/Pulse

XRCO Personal Favorite

  • Blake Blossom
  • Vicki Chase
  • Anna Claire Clouds
  • Liz Jordan
  • Kira Noir
  • Freya Parker
  • Sasha Pearl
  • Lauren Phillips
  • Octavia Red
  • Hailey Rose
  • Angela White

Favorite Adult Website

  • AVN
  • AdultTime
  • Blacked
  • Brazzers
  • Deeper
  • EvilAngel
  • IAFD
  • JulesJordan
  • MYLF
  • Tushy
  • TrueAnal
  • Vixen

Charlotte Stokely Girl/Girl Performer of the Year

  • Lilly Bell
  • Blake Blossom
  • Chanel Camryn
  • Anna Claire Clouds
  • Nicole Doshi
  • Olivia Jay
  • Cherry Kiss
  • Kira Noir
  • Octavia Red
  • Angela White
  • Angel Youngs

Female Performer of the Year

  • Blake Blossom
  • Chanel Camryn
  • Anna Claire Clouds
  • Nicole Doshi
  • Kira Noir
  • Octavia Red
  • Jennifer White
  • Angel Youngs

Male Performer of the Year

  • Mick Blue
  • Hollywood Cash
  • Seth Gamble
  • Ricky Johnson
  • Vince Karter
  • Isiah Maxwell
  • Codey Steele
  • Zac Wild

Trans Performer of the Year

  • Zariah Aura
  • Ria Bentley
  • Ariel Demure
  • Brittney Kade
  • Kasey Kei
  • Leilani Le
  • Emma Rose
  • Daisy Starlet
  • Jade Venus
  • Izzy Wilde

New Starlet

  • Briella Coley
  • Dan Dangler
  • Hayley Davies
  • Sage Hunter
  • Rissa May
  • Sinatra Monroe
  • Sasha Pearl
  • Gal Ritchie
  • Addison Vodka
  • Madison Wilde
  • Angel Windell
  • Polly Yangs

New Stud

  • Alex Charger
  • Sheem the Dream
  • Ken Feels
  • Chocolate God
  • Axel Haze
  • Kai Jaxon
  • Rocket Powers
  • Ethan Seeks

Teen Dream

  • Liz Jordan
  • Demi Hawks
  • Sage Hunter
  • Molly Little
  • XxLayna Marie
  • Rissa May
  • Myra Moans
  • Gal Ritchie
  • Hailey Rose
  • Aria Valencia

Star Showcase

  • Cali Caliente is Slutwoman – Elegant Angel
  • Anna Claire Clouds Dark Side – Jules Jordan Video
  • Kira Noir On Display – Brazzers/Pulse
  • Cherry Kiss Cumming To LA – Evil Angel
  • Hailey Rose All Or Nothing - Adult Time/Pulse
  • Angela White Fuck Angela – AGW/Girlfriends Films
  • Jennifer White Overload – Evil Angel

Unsung Siren

  • Chloe Amour
  • Alyia Brynn
  • Amber Moore
  • Hazel Moore
  • Natasha Nice
  • Jessica Ryan
  • Ember Snow
  • Aubree Valentine
  • Penelope Woods

Unsung Stud

  • Ray Black
  • Nathan Bronson
  • Dante Colle
  • Owen Grey
  • Kyle Mason
  • Brad Newman
  • Tee Reel

Superslut

  • Cali Caliente
  • Chanel Camryn
  • Anna Claire Clouds
  • Kaitlyn Katsaros
  • Cherry Kiss
  • Coco Lovelock
  • Rebel Ryder
  • Hailey Rose
  • Summer Vixen
  • Angela White

Vicki Chase Orgasmic Oralist

  • Nicole Aria
  • Chanel Camryn
  • Anna Claire Clouds
  • Kenna James
  • Jenna LaRose
  • Molly Little
  • Rissa May
  • Violet Myers
  • Willow Ryder
  • Addison Vodka

Awesome Analist

  • Scarlett Alexis
  • Nicole Aria
  • Sophia Burns
  • Chanel Camryn
  • Gia Derza
  • Liz Jordan
  • Jessie Pony
  • Ryan Reid
  • Alexis Tae
  • Angela White

All in the Family Theme

  • Cum Swapping Sisters 6 - Nubiles/Pulse
  • LIA’s Big Step Family 2 – Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel
  • My Horny Step Sister 3 – Reality Junkies/Mile High/Pulse
  • My Stepdad Makes Me Cum - Penthouse/Girlfriends
  • Stepson Seductions 2 – Family Sinners

MILF of the Year

  • Penny Barber
  • Cherie DeVille
  • Serenity Cox
  • Reagan Foxx
  • Lexi Luna
  • Bunny Madison
  • Lauren Phillips
  • Slimthick Vic
  • Maitland Ward
  • Dee Williams

2025 XRCO Awards Hall of Fame

  • Brittany Andrews
  • Dirty Bob
  • Ivan
  • John Strong
  • Pat Myne
  • Paul & Tracy Allen
  • Drew Black
  • Tim Von Swine
  • Where The Boys Aren’t

For more information, visit XRCO.

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