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Date January 23, 2016 (2016-01-23) Hosted by Joanna AngelAnikka AlbriteKate Quigley Most awards Being Riley, Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody (5) | ||
The 33rd AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2015 and took place on January 23, 2016 at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News will present AVN Awards (often referred to as the Oscars of porn ) in 115 categories released from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. The ceremony, taped to be televised in the United States by Showtime, was produced by Gary Miller. Comedian and actress Kate Quigley co-hosted the show for the first time, joined by adult movie actresses Joanna Angel and Anikka Albrite.
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Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 33rd AVN Awards were announced on November 19, 2015, at the annual AVN Awards Nominations Party at Avalon nightclub in Hollywood.
Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody received the most nominations with 21 total, with Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody came in second with 18. BLACKED.com received 15 nominations, and TUSHY.com was given 12.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 23, 2016. Despite their lower amount of nominations, TUSHY.com were the big winners with Being Riley. Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody also shared the honors winning five trophies as well. Marriage 2.0, Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody and The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries each won four awards and European production The Doctor took three.
Major awards
Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 23, 2016, are highlighted in boldface.
Additional award winners
The following is the list of remaining award categories, which were presented apart from the actual awards ceremony.
Visionary Award
The Visionary Award went to AVN founder Paul Fishbein.
Hall of Fame
AVN on December 18, 2015, announced the 2016 inductees into its hall of fame:
Presenters and performers
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy sketches.
Ceremony information
For the first time, content released solely on video-on-demand is eligible for AVN Awards consideration. AVN announced VOD content would be eligible in the Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene, Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Anal Sex Scene categories. As usual, several of the categories were renamed and redefined and a new niche category was added, Best Polyamory Movie.
AVN has also stated that porn star James Deen, who has been the subject of publicized assault allegations, will continue to be eligible for awards in categories he or his production company has been nominated for, since the awards "do not reflect an official position on any other matter involving James Deen."