The 39th AVN Awards was a pornography awards ceremony recognizing the best actresses, actors, directors and films in the adult industry in 2021. The 39th edition of the ceremony which began in 1984 encompassed 120 categories involving content creation, production, retail and web/tech forums in the adult industry. The ceremony was held virtually on January 22, 2022, and streamed on Adult Video News' AVNStars.com.
Show overview
Hosts On November 30, 2021, adult performers Mia Malkova and Mighty Emelia were announced as co-hosts for the show.
Winners and nominees The nominees for the 39th AVN Awards were announced on November 19, 2021.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 22, 2022.
Major awards Winners of categories announced during the awards ceremony are highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().
{| class="wikitable" role="presentation" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Gianna Dior Vanna Bardot Lulu Chu Avery Cristy Gia Derza Emma Hix Kenna James Kira Noir Kenzie Reeves Scarlit Scandal Alexis Tae Angela White Jane Wilde Emily Willis | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Telli Santosh Krishna Dante Colle Xander Corvus Charles Dera Manuel Ferrara Oliver Flynn Seth Gamble Quinton James Isiah Maxwell Ramón Nomar Jax Slayher Codey Steele Michael Stefano Zac Wild |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Kenna James – Under the Veil, MissaX Aiden Ashley – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Casey Calvert – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Gianna Dior – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Aila Donovan – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Ana Foxxx – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Mariska – Betrayal, Dorecl/Pulse Maitland Ward – Muse Season 2, Deeper Jane Wilde – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment Emily Willis – Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Tommy Pistol – Under the Veil, MissaX Mick Blue – Tell Her, Deeper/Pulse Dante Colle – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Xander Corvus – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Duke Daybreak – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner Seth Gamble – Gods & Sinners, Wicked Pictures Small Hands – Succubus, BurningAngel Entertainment Quinton James – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Scott Nails – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Derrick Pierce – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Lacy Lennon – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Siri Dahl – Third Wheel, Pure Taboo Elena Koshka – Something Borrowed, MissaX Melody Marks – My New Family, AllHerLuv Kenzie Reeves – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo Jessie Saint – Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse Violet Starr – The Scheme, A POV Story Victoria Voxxx – One Man's Trash, Pure Taboo Mona Wales – Worth the Trouble, Deeper Maya Woulfe – Spark, Lust Cinema | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Tommy Pistol – Second Chance, MissaX Nathan Bronson – The Scheme, A POV Story Dante Colle – Spark, Lust Cinema Xander Corvus – Fashionista Provocateuse, Digital Playground Seth Gamble – Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix Steve Holmes – Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo Brad Newman – Her Spitting Image, Pure Taboo Pierce Paris – The Widow, Pure Taboo Will Pounder – Can Never Make It Up to You, Pure Taboo Codey Steele – The Cure, MissaX/Pulse |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures Muse Season 2, Deeper Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Under the Veil, MissaX | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix The Cure, MissaX/Pulse Deny It All You Want, Pure Taboo Fairest of Them All, Transfixed/Adult Time Murder Mystery, ForPlay Films Quarantine, Up to and Including Her Limits, Deeper/Pulse Second Chance, MissaX Spark, Lust Cinema The Widow, Pure Taboo Worth the Trouble, Deeper |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Kira Noir – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Brooklyn Gray – Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Ryan Keely – Matriarch, Digital Playground/Pulse Helena Locke – Under the Veil, MissaX Misha Montana – Ink Motel 3, AltErotic/Stunner Jessa Rhodes – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse Scarlett Sage – Written in the Stars, AllHerLuv/Pulse Charlotte Stokely – Under the Veil, MissaX Misty Stone – Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Victoria Voxxx – Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Tommy Pistol – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time A.J., Muse Season 2 – Deeper Stirling Cooper – Survive the Night, Digital Playground/Pulse Charles Dera – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Manuel Ferrara – Muse Season 2, Deeper Oliver Flynn – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Steve Holmes – Under the Veil, MissaX Ricky Johnson – Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse Ryan Mclane – Toxic, Sweet Sinner/Mile High Michael Vegas – Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Little Caprice Ginebra Bellucci Anna de Ville Cassie del Isla Clea Gaultier Angelika Grays Tina Kay Cherry Kiss Jia Lissa Baby Nicols Kaisa Nord Liya Silver Sybil Rebecca Volpetti Zaawaadi | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Alberto Blanco Sam Bourne Tommy Cabrio Kristof Cale Christian Clay Raul Costa Charlie Dean Dorian del Isla Erik Everhard Maximo Garcia Angleo Godshack Freddy Gong Vince Karter Joss Lescaf Steve Q |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Blake Blossom Alina Ali Gizelle Blanco Anna Claire Clouds Destiny Cruz Kayley Gunner Lily Larimar Coco Lovelock Maddy May April Olsen Freya Parker Kylie Rocket Sera Ryder Maya Woulfe Angel Youngs | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Casey Kisses Melanie Brooks Erica Cherry Korra Del Rio Aubrey Kate Nicole Knight Lianna Lawson Natalie Mars Ivory Mayhem Lena Moon Roxxie Moth Angelina Please Emma Rose Daisy Taylor Crystal Thayer |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Ricky Greenwood Joanna Angel Mick Blue Kay Brandt Casey Calvert Jonni Darkko Julia Grandi Kayden Kross Pat Myne Mike Quasar Rocco Siffredi B. Skow Laurent Sky Jacky St. James Billy Visual | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group – Gabrielle Anex Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Wicked Comix – Axel Braun Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Jess X & Missa X Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Angelo Poirier I Am Aubrey, Evil Angel Films – John Stagliano Love, Sex & Lawyers, Adam & Eve Pictures – Hollywood Max Muse Season 2, Deeper – Duboko Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor Red Light Arena, Digital Playground/Pulse – Margot Misandry, Papa McMuffin & Alexplose Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse – Sean Aitch |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Mistress Maitland 2, Deeper/Pulse – Set Walker Blue Moon Rising, MissaX – Matt Holder Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Mike Quasar & David Lord Consumed by Desire 2, Bellesa/Mile High – Steve Matts & Ralph Parfait Fantasy Roleplay 5, Erotica X/O.L. Entertainment – James Avalon Glamcore, Wicked Pictures – Axel Braun & Chris Alessandra Kill Code 87, Digital Playground/Pulse – Francois Clousot One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse – Alis Locanta Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema – Bryn Pryor Top Girls, Jacquie & Michel Elite – Pascal Luka | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Casey: A True Story'', Adult Time Blue Moon Rising, MissaX Future Darkly: Pandemic, Adult Time/Pulse Glamcore, Wicked Pictures Influence Emily Willis, Vixen Media Group J&M Airlines, Jacquie & Michel Elite Primary Season 2, Lust Cinema Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Unbound, Digital Playground/Pulse
Additional award winners
VIDEO & WEB Best Anal Movie or Limited Series: Angela Loves Anal 3, AGW/Girlfriend Best Anal Series or Channel: V., Tushy Raw/Pulse Best Anal Sex Scene: Gianna Dior & Mick Blue – Psychosexual Part 2, Tushy/Vixen Best Anthology Movie or Limited Series: Auditions, Deeper/Pulse Best Anthology Series or Channel: Natural Beauties, Vixen/Pulse Best Art Direction: Muse Season 2, Deeper Best BDSM Movie or Limited Series: Diary of a Madman, Kink/Digital Sin Best Blowbang Scene: Savannah Bond – Savannah Bond Beach Bikini Slut Sc. 2, Darkko/Evil Angel Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene: Gianna Dior & Troy Francisco – Psychosexual Part 1, Blacked Raw/Vixen Best Curve Appeal Movie or Limited Series: Rack Focus 2, Jules Jordan Video Best Directing – Banner/Network: Jules Jordan – Jules Jordan Video Best Directing – International Production: Julia Grandi – Jia, Vixen Media Group Best Directing – Narrative Production: Kayden Kross – Psychosexual, Vixen Media Group Best Directing – Non-Narrative Production: Jules Jordan – Flesh Hunter 15, Jules Jordan Video Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene: Angela Loves Anal 3 – Scene 4, AGW/Girlfriends – Angela White, Michael Stefano & John Strong Best Foursome/Orgy Sex Scene: Marica Hase, Lulu Chu, Scarlit Scandal, Mona Wales, Destiny Cruz & Oliver Flynn – Chaired, Deeper Best Gangbang Scene: Influence Emily Willis Part 4, Blacked/Vixen – Emily Willis, Rob Piper, Anton Harden, Isiah Maxwell & Tee Reel Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene: Light Me Up, Explicit Acts, Slayed – Vanna Bardot & Emily Willis Best Gonzo/Compendium Movie or Limited Series: Flesh Hunter 15, Jules Jordan Video Best Gonzo/Compendium Series or Channel: V., Blacked Raw/Pulse Best Group Sex Movie or Limited Series: Angela Loves Threesomes 3, AGW/Girlfriends Best Ingenue Movie or Limited Series: Ripe 10, Jules Jordan Video Best Ingenue Series or Channel: Bratty Sis, Nubiles Best International Anal Sex Scene: Jia Episode 4, Tushy/Vixen – Jia Lissa & Christian Clay Best International Boy/Girl Sex Scene: Give In, Vibes 3, Vixen/Pulse – Lexi Belle & Alberto Blanco Best International Group Sex Scene: Better Together, Vibes 4, Vixen/Pulse – Emily Willis, Little Caprice, Apolonia Lapiedra & Alberto Blanco Best International Lesbian Sex Scene: Caprice Divas Luscious, Little Caprice Dreams – Little Caprice & Lottie Magne Best International Production: One Night in Barcelona, Dorcel/Pulse Best Lesbian Group Sex Scene: We Live Together Season 1 – Episode 4: Saying Goodbye, Reality Kings/Pulse – Gina Valentina, Emily Willis, Gia Derza & Autumn Falls Best Lesbian Movie or Limited Series: TIE - Lesbian Ghost Stories 5, Girlfriends Films & Sweet Sweet Sally Mae, Adult Time/Pulse Best Lesbian Series or Channel: Women Seeking Women, Girlfriends Films Best Makeup: Blue Moon Rising, MissaX; Alexxx Moon Best Male Newcomer: Anton Harden Best MILF/Mixed-Age Fantasy Series or Channel: Manuel Is a MILF-o-Maniac, Jules Jordan Video Best MILF Movie or Limited Series: MILF Performers of the Year 2021, Elegant Angel Productions Best Mixed-Age Fantasy Movie or Limited Series: Moms Teach Sex 26, Nubiles/Pulse Best New International Starlet: Romy Indy Best New Production Banner: Slayed Best Niche Movie or Limited Series: Choked and Soaked 5, Belladonna/Evil Angel Best Niche Series or Channel: Teen Creampies, Hard X/O.L. Entertainment Best Non-Sex Performance: Derrick Pierce – Casey: A True Story, Adult Time Best Oral Series or Channel: Swallowed, Lit Up/Evil Angel Best Oral Sex Scene: Oral Queens Riley Reid and Skin Diamond Give Spit Filled Sloppy BJ, Jules Jordan Video – Riley Reid, Skin Diamond & Winston Burbank Best POV Sex Scene: Kenzie Reeves Is Out of This World, MrLuckyPOV – Kenzie Reeves & Mr. Lucky
Content (ctd.) Best Screenplay: Casey: A True Story, Adult Time – Casey Kisses, Joanna Angel & Shawn Alff