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AVN Adult Movie Awards Kicks Off 2009 With a Bang
CHATSWORTH, CA, Dec 02, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) --
The nominations for the 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards were announced
this week with winners in over 100 different categories to be
revealed live at the AVN Awards Show on January 10, 2009 at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This year's event is
co-hosted by two of the biggest names in the world of erotica,
Belladonna and Jenna Haze.
The 26th annual ceremony is the most important and star-studded night
for the adult film industry as it rolls out its red carpet and
celebrates the best and brightest in the business. Well over 6,000
productions were reviewed by the AVN staff during the year and then
again during a month-long nominating process. The event is a
Herculean effort treated with the same seriousness as the Academy(R)
Awards.
In addition to the movie awards AVN has added 40 nominees in three
web categories -- Adult Site of the Year, Web Starlet of the Year, and
Best New Web Starlet, all three categories are first-time entries in
the AVN Awards and show the increasing artistry in this ever growing
field.
"With the enormous amount of product being released weekly on the
American market, I must say how proud I am of the AVN staff for
vigorously watching thousands of titles to come up with these
nominations," said Paul Fishbein, president of AVN Publications.
"Most of the categories have 15 nominees and that is designed to
reward the thousands of people working in the adult business. While
it may seem to be a large amount of names per category, comparatively
speaking, it really isn't."
This year's nominees cover all variety of adult film production and
performance: Wicked Picture's sexy and sophisticated story of a
heavenly beauty, "Fallen," the no-holds-barred hot wheels of Zero
Tolerance/Adam and Eve's "Roller Dollz," the gritty gonzo of
Belladonna/Evil Angel's "Belladonna's Girl Train," and the socially
conscious mind of Vivid Alt.'s "The Doll Underground." The scope of
this year's awards is truly historic and shows just how far the
industry has come from the days of peep shows and stag films. A full
list of categories and nominees can be found at www.avnawards.com.
Tickets priced at $240, $212, $159 and $107 are now on sale at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center box office and at Ticketmaster locations
(Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Macy's stores and Ritmo Latino).
Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone
with a major credit card, call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702)
632-7580 or Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are
available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
First presented in 1983, the AVN Adult Movie Awards show is the adult
industry equivalent to the Academy(R) Awards for mainstream filmed
entertainment. Each January, industry talent, producers and
technicians gather together in Sin City/Las Vegas for a night of
accolades, entertainment and fun. The AVN Adult Movie Awards,
historically the biggest and most lavish celebration of the year,
honors the best movies, performers and production companies in adult
entertainment in more than 100 different categories. For more
information on the AVN Adult Movie Awards show, please visit
www.avnawards.com.
AVN Media Network has become a global leader in the adult
entertainment community. AVN's portfolio of business includes the
widely-recognized industry journals: AVN, AVN Online, GAYVN, and AVN
Novelty Business. In addition, AVN hosts the leading industry
conventions: AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Internext Las Vegas,
Internext Summer, AVN Adult Novelty Expo and the consumer show
Erotica LA. It also provides online coverage through AVN.com news,
along with cutting-edge industry e-newsletters. AVN also hosts the
annual AVN Adult Movie Awards and GAYVN Awards ceremonies. For more
information, visit the web site at avn.com.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning
destination resort, is set on 60 lush acres and offers 3,644 rooms and
suites including 424 accommodations managed by Four Seasons Hotels
and Resorts. Mandalay Beach, an 11-acre tropical pool environment,
features real California sand, a wave pool and lazy river. The
property also features the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center,
award-winning restaurants, Shark Reef and the 1.5-million-square-foot
Mandalay Bay Convention Center -- the largest convention center on
the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay Bay's brands include THEhotel, an
all-suite hotel which features 1,117 luxurious one-bedroom suites and
the BATHHOUSE Spa, and Mandalay Place, a collection of 41 unique
boutiques and restaurants. Mandalay Bay is a wholly owned subsidiary
of MGM MIRAGE(TM). For more information and reservations, visit the
web site at www.mandalaybay.com, or call toll free at (877) 632-7000.
Contacts:
Stephanie Heller
(702) 891-3446
MGM MIRAGE Public Relations
Sue Procko
Email Contact
Tim Williams
Email Contact
Scott Barton
Email Contact
(323) 653-5153
Sue Procko Public Relations
SOURCE: AVN
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