Yes, there were the SAG Awards this Sunday, and we've seen the Golden Globes come and go, but the glitzy names of Hollywood aren't the only ones one the award show circuit at the moment. While those events have been going full steam ahead, so has the porn circuit for gay porn, with the Str8UpGayPorn Awards, Cybersocket Web Awards, and the GayVNs all having recently taken place -- the Grabby's, which are referred to as the "Golden Globes of Gay Porn," happen in May in Chicago, taking place on the same weekend as International Mr. Leather. The juxtaposition of the shows can make for some interesting realizations.
"The gay porn awards nominated more female directors than the Oscars," porn performer Ty Mitchell tweeted after the Academy Awards released this year's nominations. The announcement came the morning after Str8Up's Kathy Griffin-hosted award show where mr. Pam was nominated for Best Director alongside Chi Chi LaRue for their work on NakedSword'sScared Stiff 2. But Monday night hosted the big kahuna of the circuit: the GayVNs, commonly referred to as the "Oscars of Gay Porn."
This year's GayVNs boasted Alec Mapa and Nicole Byer as hosts -- Shangela made an appearance to officially hand over the hosting duties -- with the likes of King Princess and Alyssa Edwards as performers. As in years passed, it included a line up of official GayVN Awards as well as a selection of fan voted, fan favorite awards.
There was a little news. When the Helix Studios team went up to accept Best Feature for Vegas Nights, Kyle Ross announced that the show "may be" his last time on stage as he plans to retire from filming, to work on the corporate side of the business. Considering Vegas Nights won Best Feature at the GayVNs, Best Picture at the Str8UpGayPorn Awards, in addition to Best Group and Best Movie at the Grabbys, he's certainly going out on a high note!
The night also marked the first time that a Black performer won Best Actor with DeAngelo Jackson winning for his work in Icon Male's Blended Family. The move comes only three years after the award show suffered cricism for "Ethnic" categories.
Here are the winners for 2020 GayVN Awards
2020 GayVN Hall of Fame inductee - Tim Valenti, NakedSword/Falcon Studios CEO
Best Actor - DeAngelo Jackson, Blended Family, Icon Male/Mile High
Best All-Sex Movie - Love and Lust in Montreal, Falcon Studios
Best Bi Sex Scene - Natalie Mars, Ella Nova, Ricky Larkin & Wesley Woods; Free for All, WhyNotBi.com
Best Director - Feature - Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian; Le Garcon Scandaleux, CockyBoys/PinkTV;
Best Director - Non-Feature - Steve Cruz; Outta the Park!, Raging Stallion/Falcon
Best Duo Sex Scene - Ashton Summers & Pheonix Fellington, Fellington's Flip Fuck, HelixStudios.com
Best Feature - Vegas Nights, HelixStudios.com
Best Fetish Sex Scene - Alex Mecum & Michael DelRay; My Brother's Discipline, Kink.com
Best Group Sex Scene - Alam Wernik, Blake Ryder, Jay Dymel, Nic Sahara & Sean Duran; Five Brothers: The Takedown, NakedSword/Falcon
Best Newcomer - Nic Sahara and Alex Riley (tie)
Best Supporting Actor - Dante Colle, At Large, Raging Stallion/Falcon
Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Jack Harrer, Peter Annaud & Marcel Gassion; Offensively Large 4, BelAmi/Pulse
Performer of the Year - Cade Maddox
GayVN 2020 Fan Awards
Favorite Bear - Teddy Torres
Favorite Body - Blake Mitchell
Favorite Bottom - Rourke
Favorite Butt - Beaux Banks
Favorite Cam Guy - Callum and Cole (joint page)
Favorite Cock - Calvin Banks
Favorite Daddy - Rocco Steele
Favorite Dom - Austin Wolf
Favorite FTM Star - Billy Vega
Favorite Top - Zilv Gudel
Favorite Twink - Joey Mills
Hottest Newcomer - Rhyheim Shabazz
Social Media Star - Armond Rizzo
