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The 14th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 1997 at Riviera Hotel & Casino, Winchester, Nevada, beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) in 41 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1995 and Sept. 30, 1996. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Bobby Slayton returned as host, with actresses Nici Sterling and Kylie Ireland as co-hosts. At a pre-awards event held the previous evening, 60 more AVN Awards, mostly for technical achievements, were given out by hostess Dyanna Lauren and comedy ventriloquist Otto of Otto & George, however, the pre-awards event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony.
Shock won the most awards with 11, however, Bobby Sox, an "off-beat period piece comedy" that received six statuettes, won for best film. Flesh and Blood was next with five awards including best gay feature.
Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 11, 1997. Missy was the first actress to win both Starlet of the Year and the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award in the same year. Kurt Young, however, was second to win the major gay awards in the same year, taking Gay Video Performer of the Year and Best Newcomer.
= Major awards
=Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
= Additional award winners
=These awards were also announced at the awards show, most in a winners-only segment read by Kylie Ireland during the event:
The previous night, January 10, 1997, during AVN's pre-awards cocktail reception, hostess adult film actress hostess Dyanna Lauren and comedy ventriloquist Otto of Otto & George handed out these awards, mostly for technical excellence:
= Honorary AVN Awards
=Special Achievement Awards
Mark Stone and Gary Miller on their 10th anniversary producing the AVN Awards Show
Berth Milton Jr. and Robert Tremont for their success with Private Video
AVN Breakthrough Award
Presented to Steve Perry for Ben Dover series
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 1997, announced during AVN's pre-awards event, were: Bunny Bleu, R. Bolla, Michael Carpenter, Desiree Cousteau, Duck Dumont, Jeanna Fine, Gail Force, Ken Gibb (posthumously), Victoria Paris, Jeannie Pepper, John Stagliano, Joey Stefano (posthumously), John Travis, Dick Witte
= Multiple nominations and awards
=Shock won the most awards with 11; Bobby Sox was next with six, followed by gay video Flesh and Blood with five. Buttman's Bend Over Babes 4, Conquest, The Show, Silver Screen Confidential and Unleashed had three apiece. American Tushy! Idol in the Sky, Night Walk and Switchhitters VIII had two each.
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy. The show's trophy girls were Midori and Stephanie Swift.
= Presenters
== Performers
=Ceremony information
Comedian Bobby Slayton made a return engagement as host of the show. This year the show was centered around an international theme, “the world of adult,” with added emphasis on European presenters and awards. This was the first year the awards ceremony was split over two nights, with a pre-awards event held January 10, 1997, where awards for technical achievements were distributed, while the main awards were presented January 11, 1997.
Several other people were also involved with the production of the ceremony. Serenity was responsible for choreography and Mark Stone was musical director with original songs by Mark J. Miller.
The top selling and renting tape of the year was Shock, although it was tied in the best-selling category with World's Biggest Gang Bang 2. There were several new awards categories this year including Best Advertisement and the AVN Breakthrough Award to acknowledge "those who were carving new niches and forging new territories in the adult business."
The ceremonies were published on VHS tape by VCA Pictures.
= Critical response
=The show received a negative reception from Hustler magazine, which said, “Long-winded speeches from several award winners threatened to bore everyone to death.” It went on to add that since AVN is a trade publication paid for by ads "from the same adult video companies it bestows awards upon, the critical value of such honors is subject to debate." Swank Video World magazine was a bit more positive, calling the show "the most glamorous night in the adult industry."
See also
AVN Award for Best Actress
AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress
AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year
AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
Notes
Bibliography
"Backstage at the Flesh Film Awards". Cheri Magazine. July 1997.
"Award Winning Pussy!". High Society magazine. July 1997. p. 90.
"AVN Awards event report". Bachelor magazine (in Japanese). Japan. April 1997.
"CES & AVN Awards show". Dick magazine (in Japanese). Japan. April 1997.
External links
Official website
Adult Video News Awards Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Movie Database
Adult Video News Awards 1997 (1997 Video) at IMDb
Adult Video News Awards 1997 at the Internet Adult Film Database
1997 AVN Awards at the Adult Film Database
"1997 AVN Award Winners" and categories at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
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