AVN Award for Transgender Performer of the Year

AVN Award for Transgender Performer of the Year
Awarded forTransgender Performer of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAVN Media Network
First awarded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Last awarded2023
Currently held byEmma Rose
Websiteavnawards.avn.com

The AVN Award for Transgender Performer of the Year (previously the AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year) is presented every January in Las Vegas, Nevada at the AVN Awards ceremony. It represents the transgender pornographic film performer who has had the best body of work in the previous year. It has been given annually since 2004.[1]

Vaniity was the first winner and first two-time winner; winning in 2004 and 2013. Venus Lux was the first back-to-back winner; winning in 2015 and 2016. Buck Angel is the only trans man to have won the award, winning in 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Initially, winners were not presented the award on stage, with on-stage presentations first beginning with the 2013 award to Vaniity.[7] As of January 2023, the titleholder is Emma Rose.[8]

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  2. ^ "2004 AVN Awards Winners". AVN. January 10, 2004. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2013 Transsexual Performer of the Year: Vaniity". AVN. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Adam B. Vary (March 12, 2013). "Buck Angel Is A Trans Porn Star, But That's Not Why He's Interesting". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Jillian Page (March 11, 2015). "Transgender rights: Buck Angel calls for gender-neutral bathrooms". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Interview: Transsexual Performer of the Year Venus Lux". AVN. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Transsexual Reps, AVN Meet to Discuss Award Show Issues". AVN. February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference AVN2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).