XBIZ Awards Announces 2012 Winners

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Adult industry media company XBIZ announced the winners of its 10th annual awards last night at the Barker Hangar in the Santa Monica Airport. The awards show, which was the company’s largest in its history, drew a sizeable crowd from all sectors of the industry. Hosted by Wicked Pictures star Jessica Drake, Digital Playground’s Kayden Kross and comedian Ben Gleib, XBIZ handed out awards in adult video production both straight and gay, web and technology, pleasure products, and retail and distribution.    The winners of the 2012 XBIZ Awards are: MOVIES & PRODUCTION Studio of the Year Elegant Angel Feature Studio of the Year New Sensations  Feature Movie of the Year Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel) Parody Studio of the Year Hustler Video Gonzo/All-Sex Studio of the Year Jules Jordan Video Parody Release of the Year – Comedy Beverly Hillbillies XXX (X-Play/Adam & Eve) Parody Release of the Year – Drama Top Guns (Digital Playground) Gonzo Release of the Year Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 (Elegant Angel) Gonzo Series of the Year Phat Bottom Girls (Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel) All-Sex Release of the Year Performers of the Year 2011 (Elegant Angel)                                                                        All-Sex Series of the Year Seasoned Players (Tom Byron Pictures) Vignette Release of the Year Office Perverts 6 (Reality Junkies/Mile High Media)                                                                 Vignette Series of the Year Bus Stop Girls (Smash Pictures)                                                                       All-Girl Release of the Year Cherry (JewelBox Films/Digital Playground)                                                                        All-Girl Series of the Year Budapest (Girlfriends Films)  Couples-Themed Release of the Year Love is a Dangerous Game (New Sensations)                                                                      Director of the Year – Body of Work Robby D Director of the Year – Individual Project Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel)  Female Performer of the Year Asa Akira Male Performer of the Year Rocco Reed New Starlet of the Year Jessie Andrews  New Male Performer of the Year Xander Corvus MILF Performer of the Year India Summer Crossover Star of the Year Katsuni Performer Comeback of the Year Prince Yahshua                                                                       Acting Performance of the Year – Female Jessie Andrews, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel) Acting Performance of the Year – Male Tommy Pistol, Taxi Driver XXX (Sensuous Diamond/Pleasure Dynasty/Exile Distribution) Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Female Raven Alexis, Top Guns (Digital Playground) Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Male Xander Corvus, Horizon (Wicked Pictures) Non-Sex Acting Performance of the Year Alec Knight, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel) Screenplay of the Year Graham Travis, Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel) Best Cinematography Portrait of a Call Girl (Elegant Angel), Mason, Carlos Dee & Alex Ladd Best Art Direction The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody (Wicked Pictures) Best Special Effects Top Guns (Digital Playground) Best Editing Fighters (Digital Playground) Marketing Campaign of the Year Spider-Man XXX (Vivid Entertainment) Foreign Female Performer of the Year Anna Polina Foreign Male Performer of the Year Nacho Vidal Amateur Release of the Year Can He Score 8 (Bang Productions) Fetish Studio of the Year Kink.com Fetish Release of the Year Odd Jobs 5 (Belladonna Entertainment/Evil Angel) Specialty Studio of the Year Third World Media Specialty Release of the Year Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal Edition (Wicked Pictures) All-Black Release of the Year A Touch of Seduction (Wicked Pictures) All-Black Series of the Year Big Ass Cheaters (West Coast Productions) Interracial Release of the Year Lex the Impaler 7 (Jules Jordan Video) Interracial Series of the Year Interracial Swingers (Devil's Film) Latin-Themed Release of the Year Made in Xspana 7 (Nacho Vidal/Evil Angel) Latin-Themed Series of the Year Latin Adultery (Naughty America) Asian-Themed Release of the Year Superstar Showdown 6: Asian Edition – Asa Akira vs. Katsuni (Reality Blue Media) Asian-Themed Series of the Year Kamikaze Girls (Kamikaze Entertainment) European Studio of the Year Marc Dorcel European Feature Release of the Year Les Filles de la Campagne (Marc Dorcel/Wicked Pictures) European Non-Feature Release of the Year Slutty Girls Love Rocco 3 (Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel) Gay Studio of the Year Titan Media Gay Movie of the Year Assassin (Lucas Entertainment) Gay Director of the Year Chris Ward, The Other Side of Aspen VI (Falcon Studios) Gay Performer of the Year Adam Killian Transsexual Studio of the Year Grooby Productions Transsexual Release of the Year She-male Police 2 (Joey Silvera/Evil Angel) Transsexual Director of the Year Joey Silvera Transsexual Performer of the Year Jesse Flores                                                                                                                                                      WEB & TECHNOLOGY                                                                            Affiliate Program of the Year – Multi-Platform Gamma Entertainment Affiliate Program of the Year – Single-Platform PremiumCash Solo Girl Affiliate Program of the Year Blazing Bucks European Affiliate Program of the Year Adult Webmaster Empire Dating Affiliate Program of the Year DatingGold Retail Affiliate Program of the Year FNCash VOD Affiliate Program of the Year AEBN Live Cam Affiliate Program of the Year IMLive / PussyCash Content Provider of the Year AdultCentro Web Host of the Year MojoHost  Design Studio of the Year (tie) AdultDesign & Zuzana Designs Billing Company of the Year – IPSP Epoch Billing Company of the Year – Merchant Services NETbilling Billing Company of the Year – Alternative SOFORT (Payment Network AG)  European Billing Company of the Year CommerceGate  Software Company of the Year Elevated X Traffic Services Company of the Year EroAdvertising Mobile Services Company of the Year Affil4You Gay Web Company of the Year NakedSword Innovative Web/Tech Product of the Year PVLocker.com (Pink Visual) Progressive Web/Tech Company of the Year AdultCentro Web Babe of the Year Vicky Vette Adult Site of the Year – (Multi-Genre) VideoBox.com Adult Site of the Year – (Solo/All-Girl) AbbyWinters.com Adult Site of the Year – Portal/Hub FreeOnes.com VOD Site of the Year HotMovies.com Live Cam Site of the Year MyFreeCams.com Dating Site of the Year CitySex.com Retail Site of the Year AdamEve.com Studio Site of the Year NaughtyAmerica.com Porn Star Site of the Year SunnyLeone.com Gay Site of the Year HotHouse.com Transsexual Site of the Year WendyWilliamsXXX.com Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year Wasteland.com Mobile Site of the Year iPinkVisual.com/PinkVisualPad.com   PLEASURE PRODUCTS Pleasure Products Company of the Year Pipedream Products Sex Toy Company of the Year BMS Factory Luxury Toy/Line of the Year Jopen "Vanity" Male Pleasure Product of the Year Rocks-Off "Hand Solo" Non-Powered Pleasure Product of the Year Fun Factory USA "Shared" Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Design Fun Factory USA "Yooo" Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Technology Standard Innovation Corp. "We-Vibe 3" Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year Fleshlight "Fleshlight Girls/Lisa Ann" Alternative Pleasure Product of the Year Stockroom "Mike's Spikes" Excellence in Product Packaging Icon Brands Marketing Campaign of the Year (tie) The Screaming O "Studio Collection" & Sportsheets "Sex & Mischief"                               Lingerie/Apparel Company of the Year Baci Lingerie Sexual Supplement Company of the Year Empowered Product Sexual Stimulant Company of the Year PJUR USA Sex Lubricant Company of the Year Sliquid Sensual Bath & Body Product of the Year Kama Sutra "Intimate Caress" Sensual Accessory Product/Line of the Year Baci Lingerie "Lashes Collection" International-Based Pleasure Products Company of the Year Shunga BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year Sportsheets New Pleasure Products Company of the Year Wet for Her   RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION                                                                           Retailer of the Year – Chain (10+ stores) Adam & Eve Retailer of the Year – Boutique The Pleasure Chest  Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year Eldorado Specialty Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year Paradise Marketing   SPECIAL HONOREES Industry Icon Award Larry Flynt, Hustler Industry Pioneer Award – Novelty Ron Braverman, Doc Johnson Industry Pioneer Award – Retail Mark Franks, Castle Megastore Industry Pioneer Award – Web Kim Nielsen, ATKingdom Industry Innovator Award Steve Shubin, Fleshlight Executive Leadership Award – Novelty Al Bloom, California Exotic Novelties Executive Leadership Award – Web Gary Jackson, CCBill Woman of the Year Diane Duke, Free Speech Coalition Man of the Year Dan O'Connell, Girlfriends Films ASACP Service Recognition Award Rodney Thompson, Cyber Stampede FSC Leadership Award Allison Vivas, Pink Visual Eros Progressive Business Award Windsor Wholesale Australia & Swiss Navy