OK - so my journalist/reporter skills suck...
I was having so much of a good time, that I only took about a dozen pictures. But if any of them do come out OK, I'll be sure to send them to Steph to link into this thread.
My evening started out on a bad note, as I couldn't fit into the outfit I wanted to wear, then I decided to wear a black catsuit, and when I went to put on the shoes (when I got to the Universal Hilton after the hour drive there), a strap broke and I had to attach it with a safety pin.
But from then on, it was a blast...
I stopped in at David Forest's pre-awards party in a beautiful suite at the Universal Hilton (next to Universal City's Universal Studios). The rooms were packed with people, mostly guys, drinking champagne and taking pictures of the various gorgeous stars in attendance.
From there, we made our way down to the awards in a spacious, elegant ballroom, where there was fun music and some appetizers waiting on the tables.
David Forest told me that several of his "boys" hadn't shown up yet, so I could sit at his tables in the 2nd row. Very cool. But at the last minute, Billy Brandt, Billy Herrington and Rocky all showed up, so I was relegated back to my assigned seat about 10 rows back. When I got there, I found Ron Jeremy - snacking on the appetizers of course!
I also stopped off to see Tina Tyler, who was very nervous, but still gorgeous.
Tayler Negron was excellent throughout the night. Very casual, and adlibbing when he would lose his place in the notes, and he's so natural a comedic talent, that it may have been part of the act.
Trophy boys for the night were DC Chandler and Matt Summers.
As expected, the big winners of the night were Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4 from Titan Media and Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony from All Worlds Video.
A complete list of the evening’s winners follows, with a few comments thrown in. For an alphabetical listing of categories with winners, see AVN.com.
Best Newcomer
Matthew Rush
Best Alternative Release
The House of Morecock, 10% Productions/Adult Visual Animation
This video is an animated adult video.
Best Gay DVD Extras
Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4 (Hardcore Collector’s Edition), Titan DVD
Best Gay DVD
Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4 (Hardcore Collector’s Edition), Titan DVD
I totally think that this this DVD (as well as the movie) was excellent. I'll be posting a review VERY soon.
Best Classic Gay DVD
The Other Side of Aspen 1, Falcon DVD
Best Solo Performance
Tuck Johnson, Goosed for 3! A Bisexual Love Affair, Stable Entertainment
This is Tina Tyler's video!
Best Solo Video
Alone With… 1, Falcon Studios
Best Director - Bisexual Video
Chi Chi LaRue, Mile Bi Club, All Worlds Video
In Chi Chi's acceptance speech, she said she thought that Tina had won this category.
Best Bisexual Video
Goosed for 3! A Bisexual Love Affair, Stable Entertainment
Once again, Tina's video!!!
Best Foreign Release
Moscow: The Power of Submission, Sarava Productions
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Kramer, Going Down and Cumming Out in Beverly Hills, Great Dane Productions
Best Editing
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, All Worlds Video
Best Non-Sex Performance - Gay or Bi
Sharon Kane, Cracked, Catalina Video
This is the 5th time Sharon has won this category, and her first of 2 awards tonight, the other in the Best Music category.
At this point, the next 7 award winners were announced with no nominee names listed and no acceptance speeches.
Best Amateur Video
Personal Trainers 2, Bel Ami
Best Art Direction
Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4, Titan Media
Best Ethnic-Themed Video
Top to Bottom, Lucas Entertainment
Best Leather Video
Shock, Mustang Studios
Best Overall Marketing Campaign
The Back Row, Rascal Video
Best Packaging
The Back Row (1972 & 2001), Rascal Video
Best Specialty Release
Slap Happy, Global Warming Video
Next, Paul Fishbein, owner of AVN, came out to present for the Best Renting Tape of the Year.
Best Renting Tape of the Year
Coverboys, Bel Ami
Best Group Scene
The Other Side of Aspen 5, Living Room Orgy, Falcon Studios
Best Videography
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, All Worlds Video
This was my favorite acceptance speech of the night, as Wash West, who has a gorgeous accent by the way, thanked all the performers who have the most difficult job of all, performing in front of his camera. Then he said, "I am very inspired by your very photogenic penises."
Best Threesome - Gay or Bi
Vengeance, Chad Hunt, Erik Martins & Carlos Morales, Lucas Entertainment
Best Music - Gay or Bi
The Back Row, Rascal Video
Best All-Sex Video
Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4, Titan Media
Best Oral Scene
The Joint, Shower Scene, Men of Odyssey
Best Screenplay
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, All Worlds Video
Best Sex Comedy
A Dream Come True, Rad Video
Best Actor
(tie)Tony Donovan, Carnal Intentions, Men of Odyssey Zak Spears, The Joint, Men of Odyssey
Best Sex Scene
Sea Men: Fallen Angel 4, Adriano Marquez & Dred Scott, Titan Media
Best Director
Wash West, Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, All Worlds Video
Gay Performer of the Year
Michael Brandon
Best Gay Video
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, All Worlds Video
Hall of Fame Inductees
Jim Bentley
Josh Eliot
Chad Johnson
John Rutherford
Ken Ryker
Steven Scarborough
Jim Steel
Performer Special Achievement Award for AIDS Causes
Shawn Islander
After the award show ended, I dropped off my goodies bag at my car. All attendees received a LARGE bottle of ID lube, a toy from Topco sales (I got some very nice, also LARGE, Anal beads), and Unzipped, Cybersocket web magazine, In magazine - Los Angeles, and the Colt Hunks 2002 calendar. The nice people at my table also gave me 3 of their bottles of lube. I couldn't snag the other anal beads though. And I figured the cock and balls toy wouldn't feel all that great for me!
When I came back inside, Blake Harper was standing right in front of me. My jaw dropped, as he is unbelievably more gorgeous in person than in any of his pictures or videos. He was very gracious, too. I asked if I could take his picture, and he happily obliged, then asked me if I wanted to pose for a picture with him. Duh! I handed my camera to the nearest person and started drooling. OK - I need to see every video this man has ever been in!
After meeting some more of the stars - Andel, Colton Ford, Matt Summers, Billy Herrington, Lance Gear, Matthew Rush, it was time to move on.
Someone asked me if I wanted to join him to Chi Chi's party, but as I had heard someone mention that she wanted to keep her party small and intimate this year, I decided not to go.
So I headed back up to David Forest's room where I talked some more with Tina Tyler, and a couple of her stars of Goosed! 3: Keri Windsor and Blake Harper (again, wow!).
I also talked to one of my favorite people, Jason Sechrest. I believe his website address is jasoncurious.com. Jason is one of the sweetest people I have ever met, and also one of those people that you can just tell that it would be a pleasure to fuck because he would really know how to make love to you. Well, being as how I'm monogamous with John, I limited myself to admiring his very full bottom lip and running my finger along his mouth. Jason is not drop-dead gorgeous in the way that say, Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt are. But he's VERY attractive, and has always set my heart pounding.
I had fun hanging out with all the guys that were in my first directing video - Jeremy Tucker, Jake Hart, Andy Hunter, Dane Brando, and Rocky. I believe that I met the next person that I want to hire, but I don't want to jinx it, so I'll hold off on saying who. Actually, neither Andy nor Dane recognized me at first because on the days of their shoots, I was wearing sweats and glasses and a ponytail. They couldn't get over how different I looked, although both of them are completely gay, they mentioned several times how good they though I looked. Always good for my ego!
I would have stayed longer, but I had to go home for the nanny. I'm looking forward to next year. All of the people I saw that have also gone to the straight awards agreed that the GayVN awards were MUCH better.
My only regrets of the night were:
Bruce Cam was not there, and I would have really liked to meet him and tell him how much I admire his work.
I didn't get to talk to Faron from Men of Odyssey.
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