| Number: | 18 |
| Award: | AVN Awards |
| Site: | The Venetian Las Vegas at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. |
| Host: | Jenna Jameson[1] [2] |
| Preshow: | Chi Chi LaRue |
| Producer: | Gary Miller |
| Director: | Mark Stone |
| Best Picture: | Watchers (Best Film) |
| Most Wins: | Dark Angels (6) |
| Most Nominations: | Dream Quest (20) |
| Last: | 17th |
| Next: | 19th |
The 18th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 8, 2001 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A.[3] During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in 77 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1999 and Sept. 30, 2000. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Adult film star Jenna Jameson hosted the show for the second time.
The year's biggest winner was Dark Angels with six awards, including best Video Feature and Best Director—Video for Nic Andrews, however, Watchers won for Best Film while capturing three additional trophies. Other multiple winners included: Les Vampyres with five awards, Dream Quest with four and Raw and West Side each with three.
The nominees[4] for the 19th AVN Awards were announced in November 2000. Dream Quest led the way with 20, followed by Watchers with 18, Les Vampyres with 17, West Side with 16, Raw with 15, Dark Angels with 14, Jekyll and Hyde with 12 and A Midsummer Night's Cream, Artemesia and In the Days of Whore with 10 apiece.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 2001.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .
| Best Film | Best Video Feature | |
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| Best DVD | Best New Starlet | |
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| Male Performer of the Year | Female Performer of the Year | |
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| Best Actor—Film | Best Actress—Film | |
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| Best Actor—Video | Best Actress—Video | |
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| Best Director—Film | Best Director—Video | |
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| Best Supporting Actress—Video | Best Sex Comedy | |
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| Top Selling Tape | Top Renting Tape | |
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| Hot Video Award (Best U.S. Release in France) | Best Foreign Release | |
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| Best All-Sex Film | Best All-Sex Video | |
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| Best Gonzo Release | Best Gonzo Series | |
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| Best Ethnic-Themed Series | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release | |
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| Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film | Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video | |
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| Best Couples Sex Scene—Film | Best Couples Sex Scene—Video | |
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AVN Hall of Fame inductees for 2001 were: Kaitlyn Ashley, John T. Bone, Asia Carrera, Bud Lee, Shayla La Veaux, Clive McLean, Earl Miller, Tiffany Mynx, Reb Sawitz, Sunset Thomas, Bob Vosse, Honey Wilder, Sam Xavier
The following releases received the most nominations.
| Nominations | Movie |
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| Dream Quest | |
| Watchers | |
| Les Vampyres | |
| West Side | |
| Raw | |
| Dark Angels | |
| Jekyll and Hyde | |
| 10 | A Midsummer Night’s Cream |
| Artemesia | |
| In the Days of Whore | |
| 9 | Spellbound |
| White Lightning | |
| 8 | Adrenaline |
| Goddaughter 5 | |
| Screamers | |
| Shayla's Web |
The following 15 releases received multiple awards:
| Awards | Movie |
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| Dark Angels | |
| Les Vampyres | |
| 4 | Dream Quest |
| Watchers | |
| 3 | Raw |
| West Side | |
| 2 | Blowjob Adventures of Dr. Fellatio 26 |
| Façade | |
| Hell, Whores and High Heels (Pirate Video 10) | |
| In the Days of Whore | |
| Jekyll and Hyde | |
| M: Caught In the Act | |
| Please 12 | |
| Rocco's True Anal Stories 11 | |
| Shayla's Web |
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy. The show's trophy girls were Haven and Lacey.
| Name(s) | Role | |
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Crystal Knight Lee Stone | Presenters of the awards for Best Couples Sex Scene—Film and Best Couples Sex Scene—Video | |
Mikko Lee | Presenters of the awards for Best Gonzo Series and Best Ethnic-Themed Series | |
Nicole Sheridan | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video and Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film | |
| Presenter of the awards for Best Renting Tape and Best Selling Tape | ||
Mike Saccone | Presenters of the award for Best Sex Comedy | |
Shyla Fox | Presenters of the award for Best DVD | |
| Presenters of the awards for Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release and Best Foreign Release | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress—Video | ||
| Presenter of the Hall of Fame honors and first Reuben Sturman Memorial Award | ||
| Presenters of the second Reuben Sturman Memorial Award | ||
| Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Video and Best Actress—Video | ||
| Presenter of the Best New Starlet Award | ||
Lola Charlie | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor—Film and Best Actress—Film | |
Cassidey Mikayla Matthews | Presenters of the awards for Male Performer of the Year and Female Performer of the Year | |
Juliet Cariaga Ashley Degenford | Presenters of the award for Best Director—Film and Best Director—Video | |
Kid Vegas | Presenters of the awards for Best All-Sex Film, Best All-Sex Video and Best Gonzo Video | |
| Presenters of the awards for Best Video Feature and Best Film |
| Name(s) | Role | Performed | |
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| Performer | Standup comedy segment | ||
| Performers | Musical numbers |
The awards show marked the premiere of its new trophy design, which Adult Video News called "an original 3-D Lucite monolith that hailed the long awaited Demise of the Golden Bitch."
The year's show featured a "Pussy Cam", a floor-level camera near the stage's podium, which offered attendees an infrequent glimpse of female stars lingerie or lack thereof. In his moment at the podium, actor Mark Davis offered female attendees equal time by dropping his trousers for the audience's supposed benefit.[5]
The show was recorded and a DVD of the show was published and distributed by VCA Interactive.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Dream Quest was announced as the adult movie industry's top selling movie and was also the top renting movie of the previous year.
The show received a negative reception from Adult DVD Talk. An article by Groundskeeper Willie was titled, "The Adult Video Snooze Awars" and besides having found the show slow and monotonous with occasional gaffes, he also took organizers to task for not using film or video clips during the show, even in the major categories.[10]
Hustler magazine agreed that "the ceremony dragged on for what seemed like an eternity but still managed to entertain, despite the shaky hositn gskills of cock-shy Jenna Jameson" and also decried the $195 fee for admission tickets.