| 15th AVN Awards | |
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 History: The 1998 AVN Awards Show program cover | |
| Date | January 10, 1998 |
| Site | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada |
| Hosted by | |
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| Produced by | Gary Miller |
| Directed by | Mark Stone |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Bad Wives (Best Film) |
| Most awards | Zazel (7)[1] |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Playboy TV |
The 15th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 1998 at Caesars Palace, in Paradise, Nevada, U.S.[2] During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards)[3][4][5] in 54 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 30, 1997. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.[2] Comedian Robert Schimmel hosted, with adult film actresses Racquel Darrian and Misty Rain as co-hosts.[2][5] At a pre-awards cocktail reception held the previous evening, 50 more AVN Awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes achievements, were given out by hosts Nici Sterling and Dave Tyree,[1] however, this event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony. Both events included awards categories for gay movies; the final year the show included both gay and heterosexual awards. The gay awards were subsequently spun off into a separate show, the GayVN Awards.
Zazel won the most awards with seven, however, Bad Wives, which received six statuettes, won for best film. Buda won for best shot-on-video feature. Nic Cramer won Best Director—Film for Operation Sex Siege.[1]
- ^ a b c Ross, Gene (March 1998). "Buda, Bad Wives & Zazel Take Top Prizes at the 15th Annual AVN Awards". Adult Video News. Vol. 14, no. 3. Van Nuys, California: AVN Publications, Inc. pp. 52–97. ISSN 0883-7090.
- ^ a b c "History: The 1998 AVN Awards Show". Official Program. Van Nuys, California: AVN Publications, Inc. January 9, 1998.
- ^ Paige, Cinnamon (August 1998). "Exxxtra! Exxxtra!". Adult Cinema Review. Vol. 16, no. 8. New York, New York: Princeton Publishing, Inc. pp. 6–10. ISSN 0277-2914.
- ^ "Porn Vixens in Vegas!". Club International. Vol. 22, no. 6. Sandy Hook, Connecticut: Paragon Publishing, Inc. June 1998. pp. 26–29. ISSN 0747-0819.
- ^ a b "The 1998 Adult Video News Awards!". High Society. Vol. 23, no. 8. New York, New York: Crescent Publishing Group Inc. August 1998. pp. 106–111.