Television X Announce Nominees for 2012 SHAFTA Awards

LONDON, England—Awards season is upon us once more and not one to be left out of the limelight British adult TV channel Television X have launched their annual SHAFTA nominations. 2012 sees the third annual ceremony for the Soft and Hard Adult Film and Television Awards, the only ones of their kind which are voted by the general public. Voting goes live on February 1st exclusively on www.Shafta.xxx where visitors can sample some of the action and also download free wallpapers of SHAFTA stars. Nominees include two ex-school teachers, Johnny Anglais for Male Performer of the Year and porn producer Liselle Bailey for her series Liselle's Sordid Summer which followed Liselle and her group of porn star pals on holiday in Ibiza. Liselle spoke of the series saying, "Taking a load of porn stars to Ibiza could be seen as a dream job… I'd say it's nearly as tricky as controlling a class of 30 teenagers!" Controversial transsexual performer Holly Harlow has been nominated for Best New Starlet, a category usually dominated by female newcomers. Chris Ratcliff, Head of Programming at the channel, defended the choice saying, "The demand for transsexual content has seen a dramatic rise in recent years both online and through video on demand services on digital TV platforms. Holly Harlow has become one of the most watched performers and the term starlet fits her perfectly, she is feminine, sexy and a great performer." Also for the first time Television X will be streaming behind the scenes footage from the industry event live on March 15 via www.SHAFTA.xxx. The SHAFTA Uncut show will be presented by scouse superstar Tanya Tate who will be getting up close and personal with the SHAFTA nominees and bringing fans all of the top gossip as it happens. The full 2012 SHAFTA nominations are: BEST SPOOF SERIES Fang Bang - Swank Video Freddie's G Team - Freddie's World My Big Fat Gypsy Porno - Nigel Night Productions Orgasm Man - Kaizen XXX Royal Romp - Pure XXX BEST REALITY/GONZO SERIES Freddie's Tattooed Tarts - Freddie's World How to Train Your Wife - Andy Ide Jim Slip's Euroteens - Jim Slip Liselle's Sordid Summer - Liselle Bailey Tanya Tate's Sex Tour of Scotland - Macondo BEST SERIES Dollmaker - Nic Howard Good Girl Gone Bad - Macondo The Invite - Kaizen XXX Lara's All Anal Adventures - Jim Slip Secret Diary of a Porn Star - Pure XXX MOST OUTRAGEOUS SCENE Cock Hungary Carmen Episode 3 - Carmen Jay, Ian Scott, Lauro Giotto Doll Maker Episode 1 - Megan Coxxx, Ian Tate Entry Level Whore Episode 3 - Holly Harlow, Keisha Kane, Damien Duke The Invite Episode 3 - Syren Sexton, JJ O'Neal The Only Way Is Sex Episode 5 - Stacey Lacey, Emma Butt, Kai Taylor, Jeff Keane BEST ANAL SCENE Bellenders Episode 3 - Stacey Lacey, Emma Butt, Kai Taylor, Jeff Keane Cock Hungary Carmen Episode 5 - Carmen Jay, Ian Scott, George Uhl Cold War Whores Episode 2 - Danny D, Angel Rivas Embarrassingly Rude Bodies Episode 2 - Anna Joy, Peter Oh Toole Lara's Anal Adventures Episode 1 - Lara Latex, Kris Vicious, Rebecca Moore. BEST SEX SCENE Angel Long's Porn Apprentice Episode 2 - Angel Long, Lou Lou, Mai Bailey Cold War Whores Episode 5 - Danny D, Ivana Sugar, Nataly Gold How to Fuck Good Naked Episode 3 - Paige Turnah, Jamie Barry Lara's Anal Adventure Episode 3 - Lara Latex, Anna Joy, Leo Popps Liselle's Sordid Summer Episode 4 - Carla Cox, Daisy Rock, Johnny Cockfill FOREIGN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Aleska Diamond Angel Rivas Angel Summers Carla Cox Chloe Cruize MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Danny D Johnny Cockfill Leo Pops Mark Sloan Pascal White MILF OF THE YEAR Amica Bentley Emma Butt Lara Latex Rebecca More Tanya Tate BEST STUDIO Andy Ide Jim Slip Productions Kaizen XXX Macondo Nic Howard BEST NEW STARLET Anna Joy Holly Harlow Kit Cox Paige Turnah Paris Rocks FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Angel Long Megan Coxx Michelle Moist Stacey Lacey Syren Sexton For additional information, images, or anything else on the SHAFTA Awards, please contact Claire Wigington.