16th AVN Awards

The 16th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) honored the best of 1998 in pornographic movies and took place on January 9, 1999, at Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 68 categories. The ceremony, televised by Playboy TV,^[4] was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.^[1] Comedian Robert Schimmel^[1] returned as host^[5] and actresses Alisha Klass,^[2] Midori and Serenity co-hosted the award show.^[3] Five weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1998, the awards for gay pornographic movies were presented in a new separate ceremony known as the GayVN Awards.^[6]

16th AVN Awards
Choices: The 1999 AVN Awards Show program cover
Date	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)
Site	Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada[1]
Hosted by	Robert Schimmel[1] Alisha Klass[2] Midori[3] Serenity[3]
Produced by	Gary Miller[1]
Directed by	Mark Stone[1]
Organized by	Adult Video News
Highlights
Best Film	Looker[3]
Special Achievement	Larry Flynt Sharon Mitchell Shane Eddie Wedelstedt[3] Greg Allan[4]
Best Direction	Nic Cramer[3]
Best Actor	James Bonn[3]
Best Actress	Shanna McCullough[3]
Hall of Fame	Lasse Braun Nikki Charm Bob Chinn Diedre Holland Tami Monroe Richard Pacheco Suze Randall Patti Rhodes Annie Sprinkle[3]
Most awards	Looker[3]
Most nominations	Café Flesh 2
Television coverage
Network	Playboy TV[4]
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Looker won six awards including Best Film. Other winners included Café Flesh 2 with four awards, Tushy Heaven with three and Euro Angels 10, Forever Night, Masseuse 3, Models, Pornogothic, The Pornographer, Strange Life: The Breech, Tatiana each with two.

Winners and nominees

When the nominees for the 16th AVN Awards were announced, Café Flesh 2 earned the most nominations with 14; Models came in second place with 13. A new committee of 51 industry professionals voted to select the best in each category. There were 30 AVN voters.^[6]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 9, 1999.^[1] Besides winning Best Film, Looker's awards haul also included wins for Best Actress to Shanna McCullough, who won her first acting award 12 years earlier, and Best Director—Film to Nic Cramer, his second in consecutive years.^[4] Co-host Klass won Best New Starlet with Tom Byron and Chloe winning Male and Female Performer of the Year awards respectively.^[5] Erotic X-Film Guide suggested that with gonzo porn making a mark for itself in hardcore, the Best Gonzo Video and Best Gonzo Series awards, won by Whack Attack 2 and Seymore Butts respectively, were "perhaps the most important this past year."^[5]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film	Best Video Feature
Looker[3] Appassionata Carnal Instincts Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Love's Passion Masseuse 3 Models Phoenix Rising Shipwreck White Angel[6]	Café Flesh 2[3] Chamber of Whores Exile Flashpoint Forbidden Heartache L.A. Uncovered The Lecher 2 Lust & Lies Mission Erotica One Size Fits All Penitent Flesh Pornogothic Taboo 17 Turn About[6]

Performances

James Bonn accepting his award for Best Actor—Film

Shanna McCullough accepting her award for Best Actress—Film

Alisha Klass, Best New Starlet winner

Chloe, Female Performer of the Year winner

Tom Byron, Male Performer of the Year winner

Best Actor—Film	Best Actor—Video
James Bonn – Models[3] Tom Byron – Carnal Instincts Jon Dough – Shipwreck Mickey G. – Love's Passion Jonathan Morgan – Prey Wilde Oscar – Eros Instinct Herschel Savage – Phoenix Rising Alex Sanders – Appassionata Kyle Stone – The Kiss Vince Vouyer – Mobster's Wife[6]	Michael J. Cox – L.A. Uncovered[3] James Bonn – Bed of Roses Tyce Buné – Turn About Tom Byron – One Size Fits All Anthony Crane – Deep Throat: The Quest Begins Dave Hardman – Chamber of Whores Alec Metro – Exile Jonathan Morgan – Thai Me Up Kyle Stone – Snatchers Tony Tedeschi – In Your Dreams[6]
Best Actress—Film	Best Actress—Video
Shanna McCullough – Looker[3] Kaitlyn Ashley – Beautiful Asia Carrera – Appassionata Taylor Hayes – Masseuse 3 Lené Hefner – Deception Missy – The Good, the Bad and the Wicked Sydnee Steele – Shattered Vows Stephanie Swift – Prey Tina Tyler – Models Stacy Valentine – White Angel[6]	Jeanna Fine – Café Flesh 2[3] Asia Carrera – Thai Me Up Raquel DeVine – Snatchers Morgan Fairlane – Forbidden Melissa Hill – Turn About Toni James – Public Affairs Jill Kelly – Exile Misty Rain – Taboo 17 Serenity – Date From Hell Taren Steele – Rainwoman 12 Stephanie Swift – Beautiful Evil Kobe Tai – Mission Erotica Sunset Thomas – Lust and Lies Tina Tyler – Hanky Panky Stacy Valentine – Habits of the Heart[6]
Best Supporting Actor—Film	Best Supporting Actor—Video
Michael J. Cox – Models[3] Mike Horner – Appassionata J. D. Ram – Models Herschel Savage – Masseuse 3 Tony Tedeschi – Mobster's Wife[6]	Jamie Gillis – Forever Night[3] Brad Armstrong – Exile T. T. Boy – Freak Tom Byron – Hanky Panky Ian Daniels – Date From Hell Ron Jeremy – Nude World Order Mickey G. – Flashpont Dave Hardman – X Factor 3 Jonathan Morgan – Nurse Sadie Kyle Stone – To Live and Love in L.A. Marc Wallice – Thai Me Up[6]
Best Supporting Actress—Film	Best Supporting Actress—Video
Chloe – Masseuse 3[3] Dru Berrymore – Models Shayla LaVeaux – Bad Sister Shanna McCullough – Love's Passion Sharon Mitchell – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Misty Rain – Red Vibe Diaries 2 Alexandra Silk – Mobster's Wife Stephanie Swift – Shipwreck Tina Tyler – Shattered Vows Nancy Vee – Models[6]	Katie Gold – Pornogothic[3] Johnni Black – Date From Hell Chloe – Dinner Party at Six Roxanne Hall – L. A. Uncovered Melissa Hill – One Size Fits All Heather Hunter – Where the Boys Aren't 10 Jill Kelly – Flashpont Stephaie Swift – Turn About[6]
Best New Starlet	Best Tease Performance
Alisha Klass[3] Nikki Anderson Jessica Darlin Dee Elena Katie Gold Malitia Mocha Samantha Stylle Shelbee Myne Stryc-9 Temptress Inari Vachs[6]	Ava Lustra – Leg Sex Dream[3] Brittany Andrews – Barefoot Confidential Crystal Knight – Best Butt(e) in the West 4 Anita Dark – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble Nikki Anderson – Buttman in Budapest Tia Bella – Camera Shy Ava Lustra – Every Woman Has a Foot Fantasy Nikki Anderson – The Lecher Jessica Darlin – Planet of the Gapes 2 Jill Kelly – Skin: Cuntrol Raylin – Sodomania 24 Charlie – Welcome to the Cathouse Temptress – Wet Cotton Panties 5[6]
Female Performer of the Year	Male Performer of the Year
Chloe[3] Johnni Black Asia Carrera Roxanne Hall Alisha Klass Jill Kelly Midori Mocha Tiffany Mynx Silvia Saint Serenity Stacy Valentine[6]	Tom Byron Christoph Clark[3] Van Damage Dave Hardman Brandon Iron Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Alex Sanders Kyle Stone Vince Vouyer[6]
Best Non-Sex Performance—Film or Video
Robert Black – The Pornographer[3] Mike Alba – Nude World Order Anthony Crane – White Angel Simon Delo – Café Flesh 2 Dukey Flyswatter – Terrors From the Clit Veronica Hart – Café Flesh 2 Gloria Leonard – Phoenix Rising John Leslie – The Lecher 2 Ron Vogel – Exile[6]

Sex Scenes

Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film	Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Laura Palmer, Ruby, Charlie, Claudia – White Angel[3] Flower, Nikki Tyler, Charlie – Carnal Instincts Shane, Stephanie Swift – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation RayVeness, Shayla LaVeaux, Tina Tyler – Love's Passion Gwen Summers, Coral Sands – Phoenix Rising Lauren Montgomery, Lacy Ogden – Shattered Vows Kobe Tai, Stephanie Swift, Kelly Jean – Sleepover Ruby, Serenity – Wicked Cover Girls[6]	Caressa Savage, Roxanne Hall, Charlie – Buttslammers 16[3] Raylene, Christgen Wolf – Action Sports Sex 2 Jill Kelly, Toni James – Erotic Pool Party Juli Ashton, Taren Steele – Essentially Juli Juli Ashton, Amber Lynn – Fade to Blue Ava Lustra, Kerry Matthews – Leg Sex Dream Ruby, Raylin Sydnee Steele – Nasty Girls 17 18-girl orgy (Annah Marie, Ashley Renee, Carolina, Charlie, Crystal Knight, Dee, Devin Chang, Janis Jones, Kristina St. James, Lexi Erickson, Liza Harper, Monique DeMoan, Montana Gunn, Morgan Navarro, Nellie Pierce, Randee Lee, RayVeness, Sydnee Steele) – No Man's Land 20 Katie Gold, Asia Carrera – Pornogothic Caressa Savage, Misty Rain – Taboo 17 Alisha Klass, Samantha Stylle, Elle DeVyne, Elena – Tushy Girls Slumber Party Jennifer Worthington, Dee, Azlea – Welcome to the Cathouse The orgy finale (Felecia, Gina Ryder, Malitia, Marilyn Star, Nicole Lace, Roxanne Hall, T. J. Hart, Temptress) – Welcome to the Cathouse Heather Hunter, Janine – Where the Boys Aren't 10[6]
Best Anal Sex Scene—Film	Best Anal Sex Scene—Video
Chloe, Steve Hatcher, Tony Tedeschi – The Kiss[3] Kaitlyn Ashley, Jon Dough – Beautiful Tye, Shanna McCullough, Julian St. Jox – Eros Instinct Kobe Tai, Mark Davis – The Lie Silvia Saint, Hakan – Looker Shayla LaVeaux, RayVeness, Tina, John Decker – Love's Passion Chloe, Herschel Savage – Masseuse 3 Christi Lake, Julian St. Jox, Jake Steed – Ravishing Royalty Liza Harper, Ian Daniels, Brian Surewood – Shattered Vows Jacklyn Lick, Michael J. Cox – The Show 3[6]	Sean Michaels, Samantha Stylle, Alisha Klass – Tushy Heaven[3] Szonjoa, Greta, Vince Vouyer, Lexington Steele – Anabolic World Sex Tour 16 Omar, Alex, Kelly, Emma – Ben Dover's Crack Attack Red, Paschal, Bob, Ben Dover – Ben Dover's Extremely Wild Wenches Liza Harper, Marc Wallice, Jake Steed, Byron Long – Beyond Reality 5 Sylvia, Reka, Nikki Anderson, Amanda Steel, Judith Grant, Alex Sanders, Mark Davis – Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty Nikki Anderson, Christoph Clark, Andrew Youngman – Buttman in Budapest Johnni Black, Steve Hatcher, Katie Gold – Depraved Fantasies 5 Iroc, Van Damage, Tiffany Mynx – Lewd Behavior: 2nd Offense Tom Byron, Stryc-9 – Lord of Asses Careena Collins, Mr. Marcus, Julian St. Jox – 100% Amateur 45 Christgen Wolf, Alec Metro – Party Girls Jessica Darlin, Iroc, Tom Byron – Planet of the Gapes 2 Chloe, Sean Michaels – Sean Michaels' Up Your Ass 7 Elena, Mark Davis – S.M.U.T. 7 Tiffany Mynx, Mark Davis – Whack Attack[6]
Best Couples Sex Scene—Film	Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Stephanie Swift, Mickey G. – Shipwreck[3] Brook April, Fred Thomas – An American Girl in Paris N'J DeBahia, Jon Dough – Beautiful Nikki Tyler, T. T. Boy – Carnal Instincts Lexus, Jon Dough – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Silvia Saint, Hakon – Looker Juli Ashton, Mickey G. – Love's Passion dream sequence Taylor Hayes, James Bonn – Masseuse 3 Julie Meadows, Brian Surewood – Phoenix Rising Anita Blond, Vince Vouyer – Wet[6]	Jill Kelly, Eric Price – Dream Catcher[3] Taylor Moore, Kyle Stone – Backseat Driver 3 Anita Dark, Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble Amanda Steele, Rocco – Buttman in Budapest Jeanna Fine, Brian Surewood – Café Flesh 2 Ava Lustra, The Doctor – Every Woman Has a Foot Fantasy Jenna Jameson, T. T. Boy – Flashpoint Chloe, Tony Tedeschi – Leather World Judith Grant, John Walton – The Lecher Katie Gold, Marc Wallice – Nude World Order Lexi Eriksson, Valentino – Nurses to the Rescue Amytheist, Tom – Shane's World 11 Erika Bella, Peter North – Sodomania 24 Alisha Klass, Seymore Butts – Think Sphinc Ilana Moore, Jake Steed – The Voyeur 11[6]
Best Group Sex Scene—Film	Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Taylor Hayes, Mr. Marcus, Billy Glide – Masseuse 3[3] Randi Rage, Kaitlyn Ashley, Jon Dough – Beautiful Lexus, Toni James, Vince Vouyer – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Erika Bella, Shanna McCullough, Vince Vouyer – Looker Shayla LaVeaux, RayVeness, John Decker – Love's Passion Tina Tyler, Michael J. Cox, Nancy Vee, James Bonn – Models Deva Station, Alexandra Silk, Jon Dough – Shipwreck Mark Davis, Leanni Lei, Kimberly Jade – White Angel[6]	Sean Michaels, Alisha Klass, Samantha Stylle, Halli Aston, Wendy Knight – Tushy Heaven[3] Dina Jewel, Mr. Marcus, Mark Davis – World Sex Tour 13 Iroc, Stryc-9, Tiffany Mynx, Luciano, Van Damage – Asswoman in Wonderland Wendy, Ben Dover, Two guys (Alex Kater, Bob Scott) – Ben Dover's British Housewives Fantasies Holly Body, Katie Gold, Jessie James, Dakota, Alex Sanders, Alec Metro – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble Kathy Divine, Sophie Call, Rocco – Buttman's Rolling Cheeks Johnni Black, four guys – Depraved Fantasies 5 Gothic gangbang Jill Kelly, Sindee Coxx, Johnni Black, Steve Drake, Brad Armstrong, Mickey G., Mike Horner – Flashpoint Inari Vachs, Shelbee Myne, Sean Michaels, Paul Coxx – Fresh Meat 5 Ilana Moore, Brian Surewood, Mark Davis – The Lecher Byron Long, Macho, Dee, Monique, India – My Baby Got Back 15 Tom Byron, Jessica Darlin, Iroc – Planet of the Gapes 2 Kendra Jade, Brandon Iron, David Steel – Thrillsex scene in supermarket Alexa Schiffer, Wendy, Andrew Youngman, Jean-Yves LeCastel – The Voyeur 11 Sean Michaels, Temptress, Malitia Alex Dane – Whack Attack 2[6]
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release	Best Solo Sex Scene
10-person hotel orgy (Agness, Anna, Jessika, Laura, Laura Black, Lina, Niki Blue, an eighth girl, David Perry, Andrew Youngman) – Euro Angels 10[3] Deborah, Kiki, Bionca, Jean-Yves LeCastel, Leslie Taylor – Assman 4 Isaphan fourway (Ispahan, Vanda Vitus, Christoph Clark, Yves Baillat) – Euro Angels 4 Katya Kean, Andrew Youngman, et al. (Bolivia Samsonite, Brigitta) – Fatal Orchid Airplane hangar scene – Planet Sexxx Meat packing plant scene – Rocco Never Dies Five-man "Marquis" gangbang (Rita Cardinale, Bruno SX, David Perry, Frank Versace, Jean-Michel Kossa, Mephisto) – Tatiana Tanya Russof, Dimitri – Tatiana 3 Silvia Saint, Micha, etc. (David Perry, Frank Gun) – Triple X Files: Enjoy Silvie Ann-Marie, Rocco Siffredi, Omar – When Rocco Meats Kelly[6]	Toni James – Finger Lickin' Good[3] Felecia – The House That Black Built Nakita Ka$h – Real Female Masturbation Jill Kelly – L.A. Fashion Girls Alisha Klass – Seymore Butts Does Europe II Krisztina – Lil' Women: Vestal Virgins 3 Lovette – Girls Home Alone Kay London – Pussy Poppers 3 Taylor Moore – Girls Home Alone 4 Teri Starr – Pussy Poppers 6 Stacy Valentine – Forever Night[6]
Most Outrageous Sex Scene
Mila – Ass Artist ass painting scene[3] Johnny Toxic, Candy Hill, A. Cake – Asscakes Charlie, Kay London, Nicole London – Cat Scratch Fever milk fight scene Nancy Vee – Models plunger scene Helicopter Man scene – Samurai Debutantes[6]

By Genre

Best All Sex Film	Best All Sex Video
High Heels[3] Delirious Wet Wicked Cover Girls Delirious[6]	Fresh Meat 5[3] Beyond Reality 5 Depraved Fantasies 5 Dream Catcher Eros Forever Night Hustler's Pool Party Layered Skin: Cuntrol Spellbinders[6]
Best Gonzo Video	Best Vignette Tape
Whack Attack 2[3] Anabolic World Sex Tour 16 Ben Dover's British Housewives Fantasies Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty Buttman in Budapest Essentially Juli Party Girls Tom Byron's Cumback Pussy 10 The Voyeur 11[6]	Sodomania 24[3] Dogtales Gang Bang Auditions Hustler Presents: Love Letters Perverted Stories 16 Puritan Video Magazine 20 S.M.U.T. 4 Tails of Perversity 4 Wet Spots White Trash Whore 9 Whore Stories Wired for Sex[6]
Best Anal-Themed Feature	Best Comedy
Tushy Heaven[3] Anal Examiner Assman 4 Asswoman in Wonderland Ben Dover's Crack Attack Booty Duty 2 Buttholes Are Forever Lewd Behavior: 2nd Offense Lord of Asses Only the A Hole Planet of the Gapes 2 Rectal Rooter Rocco's True Anal Stories Sean Michaels' Up Your Ass 7[6]	The Pornographer[3] Date From Hell Hanky Panky Homey in the Haystack The Kiss Nude World Order Nurse Sadie Nurses To the Rescue Porno News Sudden Passions Terrors From the Clit Thai Me Up[6]
Best All-Girl Feature	Best Alternative Video
Welcome to the Cathouse[3] Buttslammers 16 Eat at the Pussy Café Girls Home Alone 4 Nasty Girls 18 No Man's Land 20 San Francisco 69'ers Shane's Slumber Party 2 Violation of Marylin Star Where the Boys Aren't 10[6]	Memorial Weekend T & A '98, Vol. 2[3] Buttman At Nudes-A-Poppin' 5 Hellcats in High Heels Nude Paradise Club #224 Vol. 2 Jenna Exposed Naked at the Lake Penthouse Love Games Playboy's Playmates Revisited Playboy Video Centerfold: 1998 Playmate of the Year Strip Shop Sweetheart Murders Taoist Sexuality: Energy, Elements, Ecstasy[6]
Best CD-ROM	Best DVD
Days of Oblivion[3] Betty Page Supermodels 2 Virtual Sex With Farrah[6]	Shock[3] Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty Conquest Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Dream Catcher Jeff Stryker's Underground New Wave Hookers 5 Night Trips Penetrator 2 The Pyramid 1, 2 & 3 Secrets of the Kama Sutra Zazel[6]
Best Ethnic-Themed Video	The Hot Video Award
Dinner Party at Six[3] Black Erotic Moments 6 Black Street Hookers 12 Ebony Muff Divers Freaks, Whoes & Flows Ho' In Inner City Black Cheerleader Search 22 Isis Blue Manhattan Black My Baby Got Back 15 Sugar Walls 6 Tokyo Summer Camp Girls 24•7, Vol. 9 Wonton Workers'[6]	(France's Hot Video magazine presents its award for Best American Production Released in France) Drop Sex[3] Buda Café Flesh 2 Control Cumback Pussy 6 Models One Track Mind Queen's Challenge Zazel[6]
Best Foreign Release	Best Foreign Vignette Tape
Tatiana 1, 2 & 3[3] Aphrodite: Goddess of Love Citizen Shane Debauchery Fatal Orchid 1 & 2 Light My Fire Planet Sexxx Profession: Porn Actress Rocco Never Dies 1 & 2 Sinful Desires 1 & 2 The Temptation of Clarisse That$ Life 2[6]	Euro Angels 10[3] Avena Extra Edition: Hungarian Style, Issue 2 Euro Angels 2 Euro Angels 3 Euro Angels 8 Lee Nover 6 Lil' Women: Vestal Virgins 3 No Mercy Ritch Bitch Triple X Files: Adele Triple X Files: Katya Kean[6]
Best Oral-Themed Feature	Best Pro-Am or Amateur Tape
(Tie) Blowjob Fantasies Coed Cocksuckers 7[3] The Blowjob Adventures of Dr. Fellatio 5 The Blowjob Adventures of Dr. Fellatio 10 Coed Cocksuckers 6 Cock Smokers Deep Throat: The Quest Begins In the Mouths of Babes Interracial Fellatio 2 It Don't Matter Just Don't Bite It 3 Shut Up and Blow Me! Shut Up and Blow Me! 2[6]	The Coeds 44[3] Adventures in Pantyland 1 Amateurs Only 90 Amateur USA 4 Beaver Hunt 3 The Clean Up Woman The Coeds 44 Fresh Faces 19 Global Warming Debutantes 11 Homegrown Video 500 More Dirty Debutantes 90 Triple X Amateur 86 Up and Cummers 54 Up and Cummers 56 Video Virgins 40[6]
Best Specialty Tape—Big Bust	Best Specialty Tape—Bondage
Big Tit Betrayal[3] Big Boob Bangeroo 11 Boobsville Cabaret Brown Sugar Babes 2 Chloe's Big Tit Conquests Dirty Deeds Double D Dolls 6 Natural Wonders of the World Stacked: Titanic Tits Stacked 2: Nightmare in Titsville Wild Wild Chest 6[6]	Uncut[3] Abduction of Chloe Authentic Divas: Brutal Submission The Boiler Room Dark Paradise Doomsday Dresden Diary 18 Extreme Tit Torture I Spit on Your Slave Leather Bound Dykes from Hell 10 Raging Pain Summer and Skye's Bondage Party Tokyo Torture Chamber Valentine's Day Massacre Whipped Wet[6]
Best Specialty Tape—Other Genre	Best Specialty Tape—Spanking
Strange Life: The Breech[3] Babes Ballin' Boys 4 Barefoot Confidential Bend Over Boyfriend Box of Laughter: Dueling Pages Every Woman Has a Foot Fantasy Hardcore Male-Female Oil Wrestling 2 Hot 50+ Two Latin Plump Humpers Leg Sex Dream Leg Sex Fantasy Little Anal Granny: Back to College Nina Hartley's Guide to Sex Toys Toe Tales 52 2000 Lbs. of Love[6]	C.P. Research Institute[3] The Caning 2 Discipline Daze II Lingerie Models Spanked Hotel Service Mistress Tara's Finishing School Spank Master 4[6]
Best Transsexual Tape
The Big-Ass She-Male Adventure[3] Cocks 'n Frocks 6 Mommy Queerest Real Transsexuals Sex Changes Sexual Transsexuals 2 That Darn Tranny The Tranny-Sylvanians Trans-Asian Transsexual University: Cheerleader Ed.'[6]

Marketing

Best Box Cover Concept	Best Packaging
Castle of Lucretia (In-X-Cess International)[3] The Art of Bondage (M. Zabel Productions) Afterglow (Wicked Pictures) Best Friends (Vivid Video) Café Flesh 2 (VCA Platinum Plus) Eros (Wicked Pictures) Phoenix Rising (Pleasure Limited Editions) The Rear Arrangers (Sterling Pictures) Skin: Cuntrol (Eurotique Entertainment) Skin 13 (Eurotique Entertainment) Thai Me Up (Cal Vista Video/Metro) Vortex (VCA Platinum Plus) Wicked Cover Girls (Wicked Pictures)[6]	Exile (Wicked Pictures)[3] Beautiful Evil (Sin City Ultra) Date From Hell (Wicked Pictures) Fantasy Lane (Vivid Film) Flashflood 2 (Coast to Coast Video) Heartache (Wicked Pictures) Intimate Exposure (VCA Platinum Plus) The Look (Vivid Film) Looker (Pleasure Limited Editions) Mobster's Wife (Vivid Film) No Man's Land 20 (Video Team) Pornogothic (Wicked Pictures) Thrust Fault (VCA Platinum Plus) Words of Lust (Klimaxxx Productions)[6]
Best Overall Marketing Campaign— Individual Title or Series	Best Overall Marketing Campaign—Company Image
Flashpoint (Wicked Pictures)[3] Cape Sin (Sin City Ultra) Eros (Wicked Pictures) Janine & Vince Neil • Hardcore & Uncensored (IEG/S&D Video) Nude World Order (Sin City Ultra) One Size Fits All (Adam & Eve Productions) Pam & Tommy Lee • Hardcore & Uncensored (IEG/S&D Video) Pornogothic (Wicked Pictures) Sexy Nurses 3 (Cal Vista Video/Metro)[6]	Wicked Pictures[3] Elegant Angel Video Evil Angel Productions Metro, Inc. Odyssey Group Video Sin City Entertainment VCA Pictures Video Team Vivid Video Zane Entertainment Group[6]

Series

Best Continuing Video Series	Best Ethnic-Themed Series
White Trash Whore (JM Productions/Legend)[3] 18 and Nasty (Devil's Films/IVC) 24•7 (Fat Dog Productions) Cherry Poppers: The College Years (Zane Entertainment Group) Nina Hartley: How To (Adam & Eve Productions) Nineteen Video Magazine (Dane Productions/Forbidden Films) No Man's Land (Video Team) PickUp Lines (Odyssey Group Video) Screw My Wife, Please (Tight Ends Productions) S.M.U.T. (Elegant Angel Video) Wet Cotton Panties (CDi Entertainment Group)[6]	Inner City Black Cheerleader Search (Woodburn/IVC)[3] Black Dirty Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions) Black Street Hookers (Devil's Films/IVC) Bootylicious (JM Productions/Legend) Chocolate Covered Cherry Poppers (Zane Entertainment Group) Freaks, Whoes & Flows (Jake Steed Productions) My Baby Got Back (Video Team) Nasty Video Magazine (Video Team) Players Video Magazine (Players Video/Vivid Raw) Sista (Video Team) Sugar Walls (Dark Side/Elegant Angel) Sweet Honey Buns (West Coast Productions)[6]
Best Gonzo Series	Best Pro-Am or Amateur Series
Seymore Butts (Seymore Butts Home Movies)[3] Anabolic World Sex Tour (Anabolic Video) Assman (Anabolic Video) Ben Dover (HK Video/VCA) Buttman (Evil Angel Productions) Butt Row (All Blew Shirts/Evil Angel) Dirty Dancers (Fallen Angel Entertainment) Fresh Hot Babes (West Coast Productions) Freshman Fantasies (All Good Video) Real Sex Magazine (Legend Video) Shane's World (Odyssey Group Video) Sweet Rides (All Good Video) Up Your Ass (Anabolic Video) The Voyeur (John Leslie/Evil Angel) Wet Cotton Panties (CDi Entertainment Group)[6]	Up & Cummers (Randy West/Evil Angel)[3] Amateurs Only (Fat Dog Productions) Beaver Hunt (Hustler Video/Vivid Raw) The Coeds (Sunny Day Productions) Creme de la Face (Odyssey Group Video) Cum Stoppers (Legend Video) Global Warming Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions) Homegrown Video (Xplor Media Group) Hot Fucking Amateurs (Pleasure Nastiest Moments) More Dirty Debutantes (Ed Powers Productions) Mother Productions (Mother Productions) Private Moments (GRG) Real Life Video (Real Life Video) Slut Search (Tight Ends Productions) Video Virgins (New Sensations)[6]

Technical Achievement

Nic Cramer, Best Director—Film and Best Screenplay—Film winner

John Leslie accepting his award for Best Director—Video

Best Art Direction—Film	Best Art Direction—Video
Tatiana[3] Delirious High Heels Looker Love's Passion Mobster's Wife Phoenix Rising Shattered Vows[6]	Pornogothic[3] Café Flesh 2 Dark Paradise Dream Catcher Eros Flashpoint Forever Night Generation Sex 4 Infinite Bliss Sexual Species Skin: Cuntrol Terrors From the Clit[6]
Best Cinematography	Best Videography
Jack Remy – Looker[3] Andrew Blake – Delirious Andrew Blake – High Heels Andrew Blake – Wet A. C. Fremont – White Angel Jake Jacobs – The Good, the Bad and the Wicked Kris Kramski – Models Ralph Parfait – Mobster's Wife Ralph Parfait – Motel Blue Ralph Parfait, Jack Remy – Masseuse 3 Jack Remy – Phoenix Rising Cyril Yano, Barry Wood – Love's Passion[6]	(Tie) Jack Remy – Café Flesh 2 Barry Wood – Forever Night[3] Antony Adams – Planet Sexxx Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4 Tashi Gold, Simon Poe – Skin: Cuntrol Barry Harley, Dino Ninn, Predator – Dream Catcher Jake Jacobs – Eros Jake Jacobs – Exile Jake Jacobs, Jack Remy – Flashpoint Joone – Rocki Roads' Wet Dreams Jack Remy – Penitent Flesh Barry Wood, Predator – Fade to Blue[6]
Best Director—Film	Best Director—Video
Nic Cramer – Looker[3] James Avalon – Carnal Instincts Veronica Hart – Love's Passion Kris Kramski – Models Bud Lee – Appassionata Paul Thomas – Masseuse 3[6]	John Leslie – The Lecher 2[3] Brad Armstrong – Flashpoint François Clousot – L.A. Uncovered Teri Diver, Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4 Tashi Gold – Skin: Cuntrol Ernest Greene – Dark Paradise Jonathan Morgan – Pornogothic Michael Ninn – Dream Catcher Antonio Passolini – Café Flesh 2 Jim Powers – Chamber of Whores Jace Rocker – Thai Me Up Candida Royalle – One Size Fits All David Stanley – Turn About Matt Zane – Lust and Lies Michael Zen – Taboo 17[6]
Best Director—Foreign	Best Music
Rocco Siffredi – Rocco Never Dies I & II[3] Karel C. – Journey Through My Heart Christoph Clark – The Temptations of Clarisse Marc Dorcel – Citizen Shane Anita Rinaldi – Planet Sexxx Frank Thring – Broken Dreams Pierre Woodman – Tatiana 1, 2 & 3'[6]	Razed in Black – Strange Life: The Breech[3] Johnny Toxic, Weed Whore – Action Man Asia Carrera – Appassionata Pantisi Sera – Café Flesh 2 Benedictus – The Craving PPM, Inc. – Depraved Fantasies 5 Lauren Alexander – Dream Catcher Tom Elliot, Marc Allan, Rook – Generation Sex 4 Raoul Valve – High Heels Vittorio Worx – Looker Melvin – Penitent Flesh The Long Beach Dub All-Stars – Porno Star Toshi Gold – Skin: Cuntrol Razed in Black – Strange Life: The Breech Nine-Inch Male – Welcome to the Cathouse Ivory Gibson – White Angel[6]
Best Editing—Film	Best Editing—Video
SCSi Post, Nic Cramer – Looker[3] Gabrielle Anex, Phil Leader – White Angel Andrew Blake – Delirious Andrew Blake – High Heels Evan Daniels – Carnal Instincts Steven Katz – Love's Passion Kris Kramski – Models Joe Kurtz – Masseuse 3 Jon Raven, Nic Cramer, Kelly Carpenter – Phoenix Rising SCSi Post, Nic Cramer – Intimate Strangers Motel Blue[6]	Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble[3] Keith Brian – Thai Me Up Tom Byron – Whack Attack 2 Robyn Dyer – Layered Tom Elliott – Generation Sex 4 Steven Katz – Dream Catcher Joe Kurtz – Mission Erotica John Leslie – The Lecher 2 Michael Ninn – Fade to Blue Antonio Passolini, D-3 – Café Flesh 2 Simon Poe – Skin: Cuntrol Tom Ponti – Planet Sexxx Alex Sanders – Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty SCSi Post – Heartache Bud Swope – Nude World Order[6]
Best Screenplay—Film	Best Screenplay—Video
Martin Brimmer, Nic Cramer – Looker[3] James Avalon – Carnal Instincts James Avalon – White Angel James Avalon, Bella Feege – Red Vibe Diaries 2 A. J. Barber – Mobster's Wife Asia Carrera – Appassionata Nic Cramer – Phoenix Rising Jane Hamilton – Love's Passion L. Meyers – Party Favors Raven Touchstone – Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Neil Wexler – Masseuse 3[6]	Mark Archer – Barefoot Confidential[3] Brad Armstrong – Exile Brad Armstrong – Heartache Brad Armstrong, George Kaplan – Flashpoint Martin Brimmer – No Man's Land 21 Martin Brimmer – Pornogothic Guillermo Brown – The Neighbor George Kaplan – Dinner Party at Six Cash Markman – Contract Cash Markman – Forbidden Antonio Passolini – Café Flesh 2 Jim Powers – Chamber of Whores Jace Rocker – Thai Me Up Candida Royalle – One Size Fits All David Stanley – Turn About[6]
Best Special Effects
Café Flesh 2[3] Bodyslammin': Shake & Tumble Bodyslammin' 2: Down & Dirty Dream Catcher Flashpoint Forever Night Generation Sex 4 Layered Phoenix Rising Terrors From the Clit[6]

Achievement Awards

Breakthrough Award Alex Sanders[3] Safe Sex Award One Size Fits All – Femme Productions/Adam & Eve[3] Special Achievement Awards Larry Flynt, LFP Sharon Mitchell, AIM Shane, Shane's World Eddie Wedelstedt, Goalie Entertainment[3] Greg Allan[4] Hall of Fame Lasse Braun Nikki Charm Bob Chinn Diedre Holland Tami Monroe Richard Pacheco Suze Randall Patti Rhodes Annie Sprinkle[3]

Larry Flynt, Special Achievement Award winner Best-Selling Tape of the Year Pam & Tommy Lee•Hardcore & Uncensored, S & D Video/IEG[6] Best-Renting Tape of the Year Pam & Tommy Lee•Hardcore & Uncensored, S & D Video o/I EG[6]

Movies with multiple nominations and awards

The following 22 movies received the most nominations: Nominations Film 14 Café Flesh 2 13 Models 12 Looker Love's Passion 11 Masseuse 3 Phoenix Rising 10 Flashpoint 9 Dream Catcher White Angel 8 Exile Pornogothic Skin: Cuntrol Thai Me Up 7 Appassionata Carnal Instincts Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation Mobster's Wife 6 Forever Night Generation Sex 4 Nude World Order One Size Fits All Turn About

The following 11 movies received multiple awards: Awards Film 6 Looker 4 Café Flesh 2 3 Tushy Heaven 2 Euro Angels 10 Forever Night Masseuse 3 Models Pornogothic The Pornographer Strange Life: The Breech Tatiana 1

Presenters and Performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Presenters

Name(s)	Role
Jewel De'Nyle Azlea Antistea	The Trophy Girls[6]
Christi Lake Misty Randy Spears Danielle Rogers	Presenters of the All-Girl Sex Scene—Video award[4]
Kylie Ireland Stacy Valentine Jill Kelly	Presenters of the All-Girl Sex Scene—Film award[4]
Jeanna Fine	Presenter of the Best Supporting Actor—Film award[4]
Smally Pauly (The Howard Stern Show) Tina Tyler Coral Sands	Presenters of the Best Couples Sex Scene—Video award[4]
David Chryso (Hot Vidéo) Laure Sainclair Oceane	Presenters of the Hot Video Award[4]
Paul Fishbein (AVN Publisher)	Presenter of a Special Achievement award[6]
Jenna Jameson	Presenter of the Breakthrough Award Award[6]
Al Goldstein (Screw publisher)	Presenter of the first five Hall of Fame awards[6]
Chloe Ruby Liz Leighton Rocki Roads Stryc-9 Crystal Knight	Presenters of the Best Group Sex Scenes awards[4]
Jenteal {{{last}}} Lori Michaels Taylor Hayes Taylor St. Claire Raquel DeVine Ian Daniels	Presenters of the Best Supporting Actor—Video award[4]
Janine Lindemulder	Presenter of the Best Selling and Renting Tapes awards[6]
Jane Hamilton	Presenter of the last four Hall of Fame awards[4]
Paul Fishbein (AVN Publisher) Vince Vouyer Christopher Alexander (Anabolic Video)	Presenters of additional Special Achievement awards[4]
Johnni Black (1998 Best New Starlet)	Presenter of the AVN Best New Starlet Award[6]
Ron Jeremy Candida Royalle Houston Claudia Chase Holly Body Alexandra Silk	Presenters of the Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video awards[4]
Raylene Marylin Star Tonisha Mills Nina Hartley Julian St. Jox	Presenters of the Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film awards[4]
Dee (actress) Misty Rain Lexus	Presenters of the Male Performer of the Year award[4]
Sean Michaels (pornographic actor) Jonathan Morgan Kyle Stone	Presenters of the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award[4]
Melanie Stone Lauren Montgomery Nikki Lynn	Presenters of the Best Video Feature award[4]
Marilyn Chambers Tony Tedeschi Juli Ashton	Presenters of the Best Video Feature award[4]

Performers

Performers

Name(s)	Role	Performed
AVN Orchestra[6]	Performers	Orchestral
World Modeling Dancers[5]	Performers	"Naked Choices"[6]
Wild Side Girls	Performers	Bump-and-grind routine[4]
John Leslie (pornographic actor)[5]	Performers	"One More Before I Go"[7]
Rich Williams	Performers	Bill Clinton impersonator[4]
Ed Powers[4]	Performers	"Swing That Thing"[6]

Ceremony information

Robert Schimmel hosted the 16th AVN Awards.

For 1999, "a decision was made to reinstate the mainstream portion of the technical awards et al. in one evening's presentation" because for the first time, awards for gay movie categories were split off into a new event, the GayVN Awards, which were held a month earlier. Previously, technical and some other categories were presented separately from the awards show; with them included, the 1999 show ran four hours.^[4]

Gary Miller was producer of the show^[1] and comedian Robert Schimmel was selected for a second consecutive stint as host.^[4] Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony and its related events. Mark Stone served as musical director for the festivities.^[6] John Leslie, who won his fourth Best Director statuette at the event, and who led a blues band in his spare time, performed a self-composed song as one of the musical performers.^[4]

The award show kicked off with presentation of the Best Couples Sex Scene—Film award, with the winners announced as Stephanie Swift and Jon Dough. Erotic X-Film Guide magazine reported this was a faux pas: "Stephanie went to the podium to get her award and swore that she did not have sex with Jon Dough in the video. In fact, it was true and was a misprint in the program."^[5]

Box office performance of nominees

The Pam & Tommy Lee • Hardcore & Uncensored celebrity sex tape won the awards for Best Selling Tape and Best Renting Tape, presented to Steven Hirsch on behalf of S&D Video and IEG.^[4]

Critical reviews

The show received a mixed reception from sex publications. Hustler magazine reported, "Accused of rigging its voting process to favor its advertisers in the past, Adult Video News's judges restored luster to the proceedings this year by bestowing awards to deserving nominees."^[2] However, the magazine noted co-host Klass managed "to shock the ceremony's seen-it-all, heard-it-all organizers by repeatedly expressing her fondness for" anal sex.^[2]

Erotic X-Film Guide was critical of the show's length: "We realized this was indeed the longest and most drawn out show AVN had ever produced. As much as the industry likes to pat itself on the back and as much as we love AVN for giving us the porn equivalent of the Oscars, the show must go on. But only if it's edited with a merciless sword. Something must be done to make one of the most anticipated nights in porn not be one of the most dreaded."^[5]

See also

• Erotica and pornography portal
• Biography portal
• Film portal

• AVN Awards
• AVN Best New Starlet Award
• AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
• AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
• AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
• List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame
• 1999 GayVN Awards
• 1998 in film
• 71st Academy Awards