| 35th AVN Awards | |
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| Date | January 27, 2018 |
| Site | The Joint Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, USA |
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| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations | Justice League XXX: An Axel Braun Parody (13) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Showtime |
The 35th AVN Awards, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017, and took place on January 27, 2018 at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards (often referred to as the Oscars of porn[2][3][4]) in more than 100 categories. Webcam star Harli Lotts and performer/director Angela White co-hosted the ceremony, each for the first time.[1] Master of ceremonies was comedian Aries Spears.
The show was webcast live on AVN.com originating from Livestream.com. This year also marked the return of GayVN Awards after extended hiatus held at same location a week before AVN awards; both being part of AVN Adult Entertainment Expo also known as AVN Week.[5]
Best Drama winner Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy earned honors as Best Movie.[6] However, Justice League XXX: An Axel Braun Parody[2] and Angela 3 each won six awards, tied for the most honors at the show. Movie of the Year winner Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy took four trophies.
- ^ a b c "Angela White, Harli Lotts Revealed as 2018 AVN Awards Show Hosts". Adult Video News. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "KAPOW! Justice League XXX sweeps porn's Oscars". Toronto Sun. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Drillinger, Meagan (January 25, 2018). "6 Steamy Porn Trends You'll See In 2018". Men's Health. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Ahead of the Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) and AVN Awards (a.k.a. the porn Oscars) in Las Vegas this year ...
- ^ Frances Stead Sellers (January 27, 2018). "'Any exposure is good exposure': At porn expo, a Trump-size spotlight on two industry stars". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Instead, Trump's biggest impact at the annual porn convention at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was to put a brighter spotlight on Daniels and Drake, who had both been nominated for honors Saturday night in a red-carpet awards ceremony regarded as the Oscars of erotica.
- ^ AVN, AVN Staff. "2018 GayVN Awards Pre-Nomination Site Launches | AVN". AVN. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "2018 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2018.