AVN Awards
The Oscars of porn, running since 1984.
The AVN Awards have been handed out by the trade magazine Adult Video News since February 1984. The Oscars-of-porn label mostly fits: a January ceremony in Las Vegas, more than a hundred categories, and a trophy that follows a performer for the rest of her career. The show runs inside the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. Even a nomination here is the single most-cited credit in the business, which is why it shows up on so many of the profiles below.
Across the performers we index, that comes to 132 wins and 4004 nominations, spread over 1402 performers.
Recognition over time
Performers from our index recognised at the AVN Awards each year. Wins shown darker.
Which categories our performers are recognised in
Each bar counts the AVN Awards nominations and wins held by performers in our index that fall under that category. A longer bar means more of our roster has been recognised there; the amber part is wins.
Browse by year
Plus 611 further AVN Awards entries on record without a year listed.