Random thoughts...

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6. Best Gonzo Release - The Gauntlet 3, Vouyer Media



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72. Best High-End All-Sex Release, Icon, SexZ Pictures
73. Best All-Sex Release, Alexis Texas is Buttwoman, Elegant Angel Productions




What is the difference between between 'All-Sex' and 'Gonzo' exactly? I thought the whole point of Gonzo was that it was All-Sex, i.e., the sex scenes are not punctuated by dialogue or plot sequences, as you would expect in a Feature. Do AVN adhere to the strictest definition of Gonzo, wherein the director/auteur is allowed to break the 'fourth wall' and interact verbally (and indeed, sometimes physically) with the performers? This is the only possible distinction I can think of.

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22. Best Supporting Actor - Ben English, Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge




Insert Caverject joke here. I'm in too good a mood to do one about Spurs supporting or 'propping up' the rest of the Premier League at the minute...

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26. Female Foreign Performer Of The Year - Eve Angel




Steps levels down to g/g only, wins award. There's logic for you.

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29. Best New Web Starlet - Bree Olson




Okay. That makes perfect sense to me.

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31. The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star Of The Year - Katie Morgan




They may as well have given next year's award to Sasha Grey this year, because I don't really see anyone edging her out in terms of mainstream exposure in the next 12 months...but who knows?

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50. Best New Line - Spearmint Rhino Films




I believe this has something to do with a phenomenon known as 'Payola'?

I'm totally buying Ninn's next movie as a point of principle now...and to beat off to.

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60. Best Adult Website, Brazzers.com




Fuck Brazzers...they support filesharing with their advertising dollars.

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62. Best New Video Production Company, Brazzers




...oh, and they also evidently support AVN with their advertising dollars too.

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103. Unsung Starlet Of The Year, Amber Rayne




I'm not Gianna's biggest fan...she's got fantastic boobs, but I'm just not that into her. Still, even I can look beyond my own personal preferences and see that she is an amazing performer who really keeps the gonzo marketplace ticking over...so I'm more than a little surprised/disappointed that AVN has seen fit to punk her out yet again. I guess she passed up the opportunity to 'Mike Ramone' at some point, hence no award love?

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125. Transsexual Performer Of The Year, Wendy Williams




Yes, it's a completely unrelated coincidence that in the year Jeff didn't buy a booth, JM Productions didn't win any awards (What are the odds on that, eh?), but at least everyone here can take solace in the fact that XPT alumnus Wendy Williams bought home the gold in the tranny category.

You go girl (or guy...or whatever)!!!