The 30th AVN Awards ceremony, or XXX AVN Awards, was an event during which Adult Video News (AVN) presented its annual AVN Awards to honor the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2012. Movies or products released between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2012, were eligible. The ceremony was held on January 19, 2013, at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. Comedian April Macie, AVN Hall of Fame inductee Jesse Jane and Asa Akira, who won Female Performer of the Year, hosted the AVN Awards. The awards show was held immediately after the Adult Entertainment Expo at the same venue.
Best Romance Release was one of several new categories created for the 30th Awards Show. The new categories "reflect the ever-evolving market trends of the business" and the Best Romance award is for a movie with a romantic story line geared specifically to women or couples. Torn, starring best actor winner Steven St. Croix, won the first Best Romance award.
Wasteland took top honors as Movie of the Year, also winning best drama and six other awards, including a directing award for Graham Travis, who also directed the previous year's top movie, and a Best Actress victory for Lily Carter. Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody took six awards including Best Parody – Comedy.
Octomom Home Alone won the Best Celebrity Sex Tape category, while Axel Braun won his third straight Director of the Year award and Remy LaCroix won the AVN Best New Starlet Award. All winners were presented newly redesigned trophies, depicting an intertwined couple, to celebrate the awards' 30th anniversary.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 30th AVN Awards were announced on November 30, 2012.
Major awards Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony January 19, 2013, are highlighted in boldface. Movie of the Year Female Performer of the Year Oil Overload 7 (Best All-Sex Release) Nurses 2 (Best Comedy) Ass Trapped Undercover (Best Foreign Feature) Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody (Best Parody - Comedy) Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning (Best Parody - Drama) Torn (Best Romance Movie) Asa Akira to the Limit (Best Star Showcase) Slutty and Sluttier 16 (Best Vignette Release) Best New Starlets 2012 (Best Wall-to-Wall Release) Asa Akira Jessie Andrews Eva Angelina Lexi Belle Lily Carter Dana DeArmond Skin Diamond Gracie Glam Allie Haze Kayden Kross Lily Labeau Brooklyn Lee Chanel Preston Kristina Rose Samantha Saint Andy San Dimas Bobbi Starr Jada Stevens Misty Stone Alexis Texas Male Performer of the Year Transsexual Performer of the Year James Deen Mike Adriano Mick Blue Xander Corvus Erik Everhard Manuel Ferrara Keiran Lee Mandingo Ramón Nomar Mr. Pete Tommy Pistol Toni Ribas Evan Stone Nacho Vidal Prince Yahshua Vaniity Celeste Amy Daly Danni Daniels Jessica Fox Joanna Jet Eva Lin Venus Lux Sunshyne Monroe Aly Sinclair Brittany St. Jordan Tiffany Starr Wendy Summers Sarina Valentina Wendy Williams Director of the Year Best New Starlet Axel Braun Mike Adriano Joanna Angel Brad Armstrong Mick Blue Ettore Buchi Jessica Drake William H. Jules Jordan Mason Lee Roy Myers Eddie Powell Jim Powers Joey Silvera Bobbi Starr Remy LaCroix Anikka Albrite Dani Daniels Ana Foxxx Kendall Karson Tessa Lane Leilani Leeane Adrianna Luna Melina Mason Cassandra Nix Maddy O'Reilly Penny Pax Riley Reid Rihanna Rimes Jessie Rogers Bonnie Rotten Stevie Shae Siri Trinity St. Clair Christie Stevens Karina White Best Actor Best Actress Steven St. Croix - Torn Richie Calhoun - Diary of Love Xander Corvus - Immortal Love Dane Cross - A Mother's Love Richie Deville - My Mother's Best Friend 6 Giovanni Francesco - The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody Seth Gamble - Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Marcus London - Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning Eric Masterson - Dallas XXX: A Parody Brendon Miller - Happy Endings Tommy Pistol - Pee-Wee's XXX Adventure: A Porn Parody Anthony Rosano - The Friend Zone Randy Spears - Men in Black: A Hardcore Parody Evan Stone - Mork & Mindy: A DreamZone Parody Jack Vegas - Blow Nyomi Banxxx - Training Day: A Pleasure Dynasty Parody Alektra Blue - Next Friday Night Gracie Glam - Happy Endings Presley Hart - Diary of Love Allie Haze - Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Lily Labeau - Wasteland Remy LaCroix - Torn Brooklyn Lee - Voracious: The First Season Kaylani Lei - Snatched Natasha Nice - Love Is a Dangerous Game Chanel Preston - Romeo & Juliet: A DreamZone Parody Andy San Dimas - Café Amore Bobbi Starr - The Truth About O India Summer - The Graduate XXX: A Paul Thomas Parody Best Foreign Feature Best Drama Ass Trapped Undercover The Bodyguard Inglorious Bitches The Journalist Man Trap: Apply Within A Million Dollar Hoax The Nightmare of... Seriel Fucker Black Scary Movie Blow The Con Job Countdown The Four In Her Head Legal Appeal A Mother's Love Mothers & Daughters My Mother's Best Friend 6 One Night in the Valley The Truth About O The Valley Voracious: The First Season Best Parody - Comedy Best Parody - Drama Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody The Addams Family XXX Brazzers Presents: The Parodies 2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer XXX: A Parody El Gordo y La Flaca XXX Family Guy: The XXX Parody Fuckenstein Godfather: A DreamZone Parody Men in Black: A Hardcore Parody Mork & Mindy: A DreamZone Parody Not Animal House XXX Not The Three Stooges XXX Official The Hangover Parody Pee-Wee's XXX Adventure: A Porn Parody This Ain't The Expendables XXX 3D Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning Birds of Prey XXX: A Sinister Comixxx Parody Dallas XXX: A Parody The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody Diary of Love The Graduate XXX: A Paul Thomas Parody Iron Man XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody Last Tango Official Scarface Parody Romeo & Juliet: A DreamZone Parody This Ain't Avatar 2 XXX 3D: Escape From Pandwhora This Ain't Jaws XXX 3D Tomb Raider XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody Training Day: A Pleasure Dynasty Parody Zorro XXX: A Pleasure Dynasty Parody Best Star Showcase Best Romance Release Asa Akira to the Limit Alexis Ford Darkside Bobbi Loves Boys Chanel Preston: No Limits Dani Daniels Dare Jada Stevens Is Buttwoman The Insatiable Miss Saint Jessie Rogers: Unbreakable Kristina Rose: Unfiltered Lexi Lily Carter Is Irresistible Lisa Ann: Fantasy Girl Meet Bonnie Remy Ultimate Fuck Toy: Riley Reid Torn Brave Hearts Cafe Amore Color of Love Forever Love Trust The Friend Zone Happy Endings Immortal Love Love or Lust Love, Marriage & Other Bad Ideas A Mother's Love Overnight Shared Wives Tango to Romance Voila Best Anal Sex Scene Best Oral Sex Scene Brooklyn Lee, Manuel Ferrara - Oil Overload 7 Asa Akira, Keiran Lee - Real Wife Stories Presents Asa Akira – Say Hi to Your Husband for Me Veronica Avluv, Manuel Ferrara - Oil Overload 7 Lexi Belle, James Deen - Lexi Lily Carter, Mick Blue - Best New Starlets 2012 Charley Chase, Manuel Ferrara - Big Wet Asses 21 Skin Diamond, Nacho Vidal - Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah Alexis Ford, Lexington Steele - Alexis Ford Darkside Franceska Jaimes, Manuel Ferrara - Big Wet Butts 6 Kagney Linn Karter, Prince Yahshua - Prince the Penetrator Chanel Preston, Nacho Vidal - Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah 2 Kristina Rose, Michael Stefano - Kristina Rose: Unfiltered Bobbi Starr, Toni Ribas - Slutty and Sluttier 15 Jada Stevens, Mick Blue - Big Wet Asses 20 Jennifer White, Tom Byron - Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Lexi Belle - Massive Facials 4 Jessie Andrews, Cassandra Nix - Filthy Cocksucking Auditions Alexis Ford - Alexis Ford Darkside Havana Ginger, Ice La Fox - Rack City XXX Allie Haze - Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Kimberly Kane - This Ain't The Expendables XXX 3D Remy LaCroix - Massive Facials 5 Ashlynn Leigh - Massive Facials 5 Kristina Rose - Spit Samantha Saint - The Insatiable Miss Saint Katie St. Ives - The Valley Sarah Shevon - Let Me Suck You 3 Heather Starlet - Let Me Suck You 3 Bobbi Starr - Spit Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production Nacho Vidal, Alexis Ford - Alexis Ford Darkside James Deen, Kayden Kross - The Con Job Erik Everhard, Lily Carter - Sport Fucking 9 Erik Everhard, Dani Daniels - Dani Daniels Dare Manuel Ferrara, Gracie Glam - US Sluts 3 Manuel Ferrara, Karlie Montana - Nerdy Girls Manuel Ferrara, Maddy O'Reilly - Young & Glamorous 3 Giovanni Francesco, Aiden Ashley - The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody Tommy Pistol, Chanel Preston - The Valley Steven St. Croix, Remy LaCroix - Torn Lexington Steele, Allie Haze - Massive Asses 6 Michael Stefano, Lexi Belle - Performers of the Year 2012 Michael Stefano, Alexis Texas - D3viance Voodoo, Riley Reid - Ultimate Fuck Toy: Riley Reid Voodoo, Samantha Saint - The Insatiable Miss Saint Bibi Noel, Mira, Rocco Siffredi - Aliz Loves Rocco Cindy Hope, Jessie Volt, Candy Alexa, Abbie Cat, Barbie White, Aliz, Bibi Noel, Jessica, Bellina, Victoria Tiffani, Keiran Lee, Scott Nails - Brazzers Worldwide: Budapest Brooklyn Lee, LouLou, Danny D. - Brooklyn Lee: Nymphomaniac Anissa Kate, Ian Scott, Omar - Den of Depravity Franceska Jaimes, Nacho Vidal (scene 2) - Fucking Tour Lea Lexis, Nick Lang, Mugur - In Anal Sluts We Trust 4 Aleska Diamond, Anastasia Devine, Anna Polina, Cindy Dollar, Defrancesca Gallardo, Katy, Nataly, Jenna Lovely, Lucy Bell, Niki Sweet, Silvie De Lux, Suzie Carina, Valleria, Pavel Matous, George Uhl, Marcio Gonzales, Leny Ewil, Steve Q., J. J. - Inglorious Bitches Lucie Love, Kai Taylor - J’Adore Closing orgy - The Journalist Paige Ashley, Lexi Ward, Kai Taylor - Man Trap: Apply Within Claire Castel group scene - Pornochic 23: Claire Castel Melanie Memphis, Aliz, J. J., Neeo, Mr. Pete, Ian Scott, Mick Blue - A Ship E-rect Holly D., Pascal White - Stilettos Aliz, J. J., Leny Ewil - Swinger's Club Prive 2: Cum and Party Franki, Danny D., George Uhl, Iain Tate - Young Harlots: Highland Fling Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene The Fan Awards Dani Daniels, Sinn Sage - Dani Daniels Dare Jessie Andrews, Taylor Vixen - Lush 2 Aiden Ashley, Kimberly Kane - Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Lily Carter, Skin Diamond - Interracial Lesbian Romance Jelena Jensen, Ryan Keely - Me and My Girlfriend Remy LaCroix, Lexi Belle - Remy Sunny Leone, Daisy Marie - Lesbian Workout Chastity Lynn, Dana DeArmond - Belladonna: Fetish Fanatic 10 Kristina Rose, Belladonna - Kristina Rose: Unfiltered Brett Rossi, Riley Jensen - An American Werewolf in London XXX Porn Parody Brett Rossi, Celeste Star - Nice Shoes, Wanna Fuck? Bobbi Starr, Lexi Belle - Vicarious India Summer, Prinzzess - Lesbian Sex 9Favorite Body: Riley Steele Twitter Queen: April O'Neil Favorite Porn Star: Riley Steele Best Free Adult Website: pornhub.com
Additional Award Winners These awards were not presented during the awards ceremony itself but were announced separately. In addition, the awards for Best Animated Release, Best Gonzo Series, Best Softcore Release, and Best Vignette Series were on the list of award categories, but were not presented in 2013.
Video/DVD Categories Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene: Brooklyn Lee, Ruth Medina, Samantha Bentley - Brooklyn Lee: Nymphomaniac Best All-Girl Release: Dani Best All-Girl Series: Women Seeking Women Best All-Sex Release: Oil Overload 7 Best Amateur Release: Dare Dorm 9 Best Amateur Series: College Rules Best Anal Release: Anal Boot Camp Best Anal Series: Anal Fanatic Best Art Direction: Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody Best BDSM Release: Rubber Bordello Best Big Bust Release: Big Wet Tits 11 Best Big Bust Series: Boobaholics Anonymous Best Big Butt Release: Big Wet Asses 21 Best Big Butt Series: Big Wet Asses Best Celebrity Sex Tape: Octomom Home Alone Best Classic Release: Buttwoman II: Behind Bars Best Comedy: Nurses 2 Best Continuing Series: Slutty and Sluttier - Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel