| 23rd AVN Awards | |
|---|---|
 2006 AVN Awards DVD cover art | |
| Date | January 7, 2006 |
| Site | The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. |
| Hosted by | |
| Preshow hosts |
|
| Produced by | Gary Miller[1] |
| Directed by | Gary Miller[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Devil in Miss Jones (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Pirates (11) |
| Most nominations | Pirates (24) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Playboy TV[2] |
| Duration | 2 hours, 29 minutes[1] |
The 23rd AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic films of 2005 and took place January 7, 2006 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars of porn[3][4][5]) in 104 categories honoring films released between October 1, 2004, and September 30, 2005.[6] The ceremony, televised in the United States by Playboy TV, was produced and directed by Gary Miller. Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons hosted the show with adult film star Jesse Jane.[1]
The Devil in Miss Jones, a remake of the 1973 classic of the same name, won nine awards including Best Film, but the big winner of the evening was Pirates with 11 awards including Best Video Feature.[7] Other multiple award winners included Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre and Dark Side with five apiece and Squealer with three. The telecast was subsequently issued on DVD by Spice Studios.[1][8][9]
- ^ a b c d e f g Miller, Gary (Director) (2006). 2006 AVN Awards (DVD). U.S.A.: Spice Studios/CinemaPlay Entertainment.
- ^ Stanton, Thomas J. (March 16, 2006). "2006 AVN Awards Show to Debut on Playboy TV". AVN.com. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Oscars of porn". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. January 9, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
The 23rd annual Adult Video News (AVN) Awards, the Oscars of porn, boasted a higher attendance than ever this year, with more than 5,000 watching Saturday night's two-hour-long event in a huge ballroom at the ritzy Venetian Hotel.
- ^ "Lighting Up Sin City". Hustler. U.S.A.: Larry Flynt Publications, Inc. July 2006. pp. 77–80.
Think of the AVN Awards as the porn Oscars.
- ^ Grecco, Michael (Director) (2009). Naked Ambition: An R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry (DVD). United States: Phase 4 Films (USA) LLC. 1:52 minutes in.
The finale to the expo is the AVN Awards Show, also known as the Oscars of Porn. The AVN Awards brings together 3,000 performers and producers and has the glitz of Hollywood's Academy Awards.
- ^ "2006 AVN Awards Nominations Announced". AVN.com. AVN Media Network. November 25, 2005. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Rutter, Jared (March 2006). "Sin City Sextacular: AVN Awards Sail Smoothly as Pirates Plunders a Devil of a Night". Adult Video News. Vol. 22, no. 3. Chatsworth, California, U.S.A.: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 48–116. ISSN 0883-7090.
- ^ Houston, Don (September 5, 2006). "2006 AVN Awards Show, The". XCritic. XCritic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ X, Nelson (September 1, 2006). "The 2006 AVN Awards Show". AVN.com. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 13, 2016.