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blackdragontea
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Posted - Aug 10 2023 : 3:21PM
I have originally started this discussion in the All Things Lesbian thread, but I think at least some aspect of this is also of some interest to those who are not necessarily into lesbian porn, especially those familiar with some pornstars of the 2000s. So I will start a new thread here.

As a g/g genre fan, I decided to start a project: to document all the women who have won either general (Female Performer of the Year) or g/g genre specific (All-Girl, or Girl/Girl, or Lesbian Performer of the Year) award from three major awards in porn: AVN, XBIZ, and XRCO during the past 20 years, and all the one-on-one scenes they have had with each other. Note that AVN and XBIZ only started g/g awards in 2014, and XRCO only started in 2016. You can see all the results here. The source for the awards that I use is https://aiwards.com/ and I use IAFD as a source for all other information (and I try to verify IAFD as much as possible to eliminate double counting compilations). Hopefully this is a useful resource for fans of g/g porn, and below I will list some additional findings (other than the scene listings) that I regard as interesting.

First, a list of all the women who have won such awards (the numbers in the parenthesis are the number of awards they have won): Abigail Mac, Adriana Chechik (3), Aiden Ashley, Aidra Fox (2), Andy San Dimas, Angela White (7), Anikka Albrite (3), April O'Neil, Asa Akira (4), Ashley Blue (2), Audrey Hollander, Aurora Snow, Belladonna, Bobbi Starr, Bonnie Rotten, Brooklyn Lee, Charlotte Stokely (10), Dani Daniels, Darcie Dolce, Emily Willis (4), Eva Angelina, Gianna Dior (2), Hillary Scott (2), Jane Wilde, Jenna Haze (3), Jenna Sativa (3), Katrina Jade, Kenna James, Kira Noir, Lauren Phoenix (2), Nicki Hunter, Prinzzess, Remy LaCroix, Riley Reid (2), Romi Rain, Sasha Grey (2), Scarlett Sage, Serene Siren, Shyla Jennings (3), Sinn Sage, Tanya Tate, Tori Black (5), Vanessa Veracruz, Vanna Bardot. For the years and specific awards they won, see the link in the previous paragraph.

2. Some notable absences.
- Malena Morgan is genearally held to be one of the best g/g performers of all time. She was nominated for the best g/g performer of the year in 2014 at both AVN and XBIZ, but was beaten at AVN by Shyla Jennings and at XBIZ by April O'Neil.
- Since the awards are all American, European women like Sandy or Eufrat are nowhere to be found.
- Some well known generalist pornstars who I thought for sure had won something: Abella Danger, Lana Rhoades, Mia Malkova.

3. Our queen of lesbos is Charlotte Stokely. She has won 10 g/g genre awards.

4. Which pairing has had the most scenes with each other? Both invovlve Abigail Mac.
- Abigail and Romi Rain: 10 scenes.
- Abigail and Vanessa Veracruz: 10 scenes.

5: Who has the most scenes with other superstars?
- 1st place: Abigail Mac and Jenna Sativa, tied at 41
- A few others in descending order: Charlotte Stokely (39), Shyla Jennings (37), Dani Daniels (35), Kenna James (33), Riley Reid (32; quite a few of hers are on her own site "reidmylips"); Aiden Ashley and Romi Rain (tied at 24); Aidra Fox and Vanessa Veracruz (tied at 23).

6: Who has the fewest scenes with other superstars?
- Last place: Audrey Hollander, none.
- A few others: Hillary Scott, Lauren Phoenix, and Nicki Hunter (tied at 1), Ashley Blue and Aurora Snow (tied at 2), Sasha Grey (3), Belladonna, Brooklyn Lee, and Eva Angelina (tied at 6).

Now for some findings that arguably reach beyond the g/g genre fans.

7: 10 year divide.
- By looking at the names (depending on your experience, some may be complete strangers to you), you may have noticed a pattern: all the top ones are recent, all the bottom ones are from the distant past.
- Of course this is not a coincidence: all three organizations only started handing out awards to g/g performers in the past decade. For the first 10 years or so, there were only general awards (Female Performer of the year).
- If we sort performers by when they won their first award, then those from the first decade of this period (2003-2013) are all ranked at the bottom in terms of the number of scenes they have had with others on the list, whereas just about all those from the second decade (2013-2023) are on the top part of the list.

8: Paying dues.
- IAFD gives the year when a performer starts (first video). Subtract this from the year they win their first award, and you get a duration that I call "paying dues" -- how long do you have to be in the adult industry before you get an award? I suspect that's at least one factor people consider when deciding on awards.
- There are 6 performers who had to pay more than 10 years: Charlotte Stokely, Aiden Ashley, Angela White (tied at 14), Sinn Sage (13), Prinzzess (11), and Aidra Fox (10). Of these, Angela White's award is the only general award. All others got g/g award.
- The three to get an award (all general award) fastest are: Bonnie Rotten, Sasha Grey, and Ashley Blue. All are at just two years.
- The following waited for three years: Jenna Sativa, Darcie Dolce, Remy Lacroix, Katrina Jade, Tori Black, Brooklyn Lee, Aurora Snow, Hillary Scott, Nicki Hunter, and Audrey Hollander. Jenna Sativa and Darci Dolce got g/g awards, all others got general awards.

9: More on paying dues.
- On average, for those who got general awards, the wait period is 4.6 years. Interestingly, this also has a decadal divide: during the first decade of this period (2003-2013), they only waited 3.8 years; but for those who got general awards during the second decade, the wait is longer at 5.4 years.
- On average, for those who got g/g awards, the wait period is massive 8 years! I mentioned this before, but it's no wonder women like Sinn Sage (13 years) and Serene Siren (9 years) reported being very happy in interviews when they got their g/g award.

morbidthoughts All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2023 : 3:43PM
Stokely and Angela are outliers. Stokely took a 4 year break effectively around 2008 and transitioned to g/g. Angela moved to the US around 2015-2016 more than 10 years into her career.
blackdragontea
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Posted - Aug 10 2023 : 5:02PM
^Thanks for the reply.

Good to know about Charlotte's case. I didn't really know the details. I think I'll keep her as starting in 2004, as Performer of the Year award in g/g genre doesn't necessarily mean they are exclusively g/g. There are other "generalists" who won those awards other than Charlotte.

As for Angela, looking at IAFD, it seems she started performing scenes with US performers and releasing them on her own website angelawhite.com (which is no longer in operation) starting 2013? If I use that number, then her due is only 5 years. This also changes the averages.

For those who won general Female Performer of the Year awards, the overall "wait period" is 4.2 years (instead of 4.6).

The "decade divide" still exists, though not as big:
-- During the first decade (2003-2013): 3.8 years.
-- During the second decade (2013-2023): 4.7 years (instead of 5.4).

Some possible interpretations:

- General awards are about who has the spotlight currently. How fast someone rises to this top position may have slowed down over the years.
- G/G specialist awards on average take almost twice as long to get. They are more like "lifetime achievement" award.

morbidthoughts All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2023 : 5:22PM
You should also look at the nominee turnover between the two categories. The GG list seems to be more stagnant from year to year. The same names have dominated the g/g performer list for a while compared to the general female performer category.
blackdragontea
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Posted - Aug 10 2023 : 10:46PM
The reason is that they tried to nominate those who are exclusive g/g scene performers, but there are just too few of them. In more recent years, you see people like Kenna James, Aiden Ashley, and Aidra Fox, who are great g/g scene performers but not exclusively g/g, winning some awards. As a g/g fan, i think this is a positive thing. In the future, similarly women like Freya Parker, Alex Coal, and Victoria Voxxx, if they don't win the general award, should be given these g/g genre award for their accomplishment.



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