15th AVN Awards
History: The 1998 AVN Awards Show program cover
Date	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
Site	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada
Hosted by	Robert Schimmel Racquel Darrian Misty Rain
Preshow hosts	Gary Gray Williamson Howe
Produced by	Gary Miller
Directed by	Mark Stone
Highlights
Best Picture	Bad Wives (Best Film)
Most awards	Zazel (7)[1]
Television coverage
Network	Playboy TV

The 15th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 10, 1998 at Caesars Palace, in Paradise, Nevada, U.S.^[2] During the show, AVN presented AVN Awards (the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards)^[3][4][5] in 54 categories honoring the best pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 30, 1997. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone.^[2] Comedian Robert Schimmel hosted, with adult film actresses Racquel Darrian and Misty Rain as co-hosts.^[2][5] At a pre-awards cocktail reception held the previous evening, 50 more AVN Awards, mostly for behind-the-scenes achievements, were given out by hosts Nici Sterling and Dave Tyree,^[1] however, this event was neither televised nor distributed on VHS tapes as was the main evening's ceremony. Both events included awards categories for gay movies; the final year the show included both gay and heterosexual awards. The gay awards were subsequently spun off into a separate show, the GayVN Awards.

Zazel won the most awards with seven, however, Bad Wives, which received six statuettes, won for best film. Buda won for best shot-on-video feature. Nic Cramer won Best Director—Film for Operation Sex Siege.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 10, 1998. Besides winning best film, Bad Wives also won Best Actress for Dyanna Lauren, Best Actor for Steven St. Croix and Best Screenplay for Dean Nash. Zazel was named best all-sex film and Naked Highway was the best gay video. Johnni Black won Best New Starlet, while Performers of the Year were: Stephanie Swift, female; Tom Byron, male; and Jim Buck, gay.^[1]

Major awards

Tom Byron, Male Performer of the Year winner

Stephanie Swift, Female Performer of the Year

Johnni Black, Best New Starlet winner

Steven St. Croix, Best Actor—Film winner

Dyanna Lauren, Best Actress—Film winner

Nic Cramer, Best Director—Film winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Best Film
Bad Wives‡[1] Africa Rising Basic Elements Control Doin' the Ritz Heat Lisa Operation Sex Siege Red Vibe Diaries Satyr The Scope Twisted The Zone[2]
Best Shot-on-Video Feature	Best Gay Video
Buda‡[1] All About Eva Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra Blue Dahlia Crazed Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor Fountain of Innocence The Gift Indigo Delta Impact Miscreants New Wave Hookers 5 Persona Seduce & Destroy A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute[2]	Naked Highway‡[1] An American in Prague Anchor Hotel A Body to Die For Fallen Angel Family Values GoodFellas/BadFellas Hard Core High Tide Jeff Stryker's Underground Journey to Italy A Love Story Marine Crucible Matador Pleasure Principle Tailspin[2]
Male Performer of the Year	Gay Performer of the Year
Tom Byron‡[1] Mark Davis Rod Fontana Jack Hammer Dave Hardman Mr. Marcus Sean Michaels Rodney Moore Ed Powers Jake Steed Max Steiner Vince Vouyer[2]	Jim Buck‡[1] Drew Andrews Blue Blake Matt Bradshaw Rick Chase Dino DiMarco Paul Morgan Johan Paulik Richard Reyes Lukas Ridgeston Jeff White[2]
Female Performer of the Year	Best New Starlet
Stephanie Swift‡[1] Chloe Jill Kelly Christi Lake Dyanna Lauren Shanna McCullough Mila Missy Tiffany Mynx Julie Rage Jasmin St. Claire Serenity Stacy Valentine[2]	Anita Blond Angelica de la Sol Angel Hart LeeAnna Heart Toni James Midori Mila Alexandra Silk Kobe Tai Vicca[2]
Best Actor—Film	Best Actress—Film
Steven St. Croix, Bad Wives‡[1] Buck Adams, Filth Mickey G. The Zone Mike Horner, Africa Rising Mike Horner, Smoke & Mirrors Mike Horner, Tight Spot Jonathan Morgan, Sleaze Tony Tedeschi, The Heist Vince Vouyer, Control[2]	Dyanna Lauren, Bad Wives‡[1] Julia Ann, The Heist Lené Hefner, Control Melissa Hill, Sweet Revenge Heather Hunter, Heat Jenna Jameson, Satyr Dyanna Lauren, The Zone Shanna McCullough, Tight Spot Stacy Valentine, Red Vibe Diaries[2]
Best Actor—Video	Best Actress—Video
Tom Byron, Indigo Delta‡[1] Mickey G., Surrender Dave Hardman, A Pervert Walks Among Us Mike Horner, Crazed Mike Horner, Swinging in the Rain Jonathan Morgan, Makin' Whoopee Jonathan Morgan, Texas Dildo Masquerade Wilde Oscar, Moondance Tony Tedeschi, Blue Dahlia Valentino, Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor[2]	Stephanie Swift, Miscreants‡[1] Brittany Andrews, The Fanny Davia Ardell, Makin' Whoopee Juli Ashton, Scotty's X-Rated Adventure Tricia Devereaux, A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute Morgan Fairlane, Restless Desire Jeanna Fine, Night and Day 3 Nina Hartley, All About Eva Kylie Ireland, Face Jam Sharon Kane, Night of the Living Bi Dolls Jill Kelly, Persona Dyanna Lauren, Bad Girls 9 Shanna McCullough, Seduce & Destroy Missy, Sinister Sister Serenity, Crazed[2]
Best Supporting Actor—Film	Best Supporting Actress—Film
Wilde Oscar, Doin' the Ritz‡[1] Mark Davis, Corporate Assets 2 John Decker, Tight Spot Jon Dough, Bad Wives Mickey G., Satyr Dave Hardman, Doin' The Ritz Wilde Oscar, Twisted Joey Silvera, Heat Tony Tedeschi, Filth Tony Tedeschi, The Heist[2]	Melissa Hill, Bad Wives‡[1] Asia Carrera, Satyr Sindee Coxx, Control Missy, Satyr Julie Rage, Tattle Tales Misty Rain, Red Vibe Diaries Nikki Sinn, Tight Spot Stephanie Swift, Temporary Positions Kobe Tai, The Show 2[2]
Best Supporting Actor—Video	Best Supporting Actress—Video
Dave Hardman, Texas Dildo Masquerade‡[1] Steve Austin, Swinging in the Rain Tom Byron, Enchanted Steve Drake, Uncontrollable Lust Mickey G., Crazed Steve Hatcher, Agent Muff ATF Sean Michaels, Face Jam Jonathan Morgan, Masters of Perversion Peter North, Scotty's X-Rated Adventure Kyle Stone, Lost Angels Scott Styles, First Whore's Club[2]	Jeanna Fine, Miscreants‡[1] Alyssa Allure, Glass Houses Brittany Andrews, Swinging in the Rain Candy Apples, Texas Dildo Masquerade Juli Ashton, New Wave Hookers 5 Alex Dane, Night and Day 3 Alex Dane, Restless Desire Jeanna Fine, New Wave Hookers 5 Nina Hartley, Ginger's Island Melissa Hill, Indigo Delta Missy, Surrender Julie Rage, All About Eva[2]
Best Director—Film	Best Director—Video
Nic Cramer, Operation Sex Siege‡[1] James Avalon, Red Vibe Diaries Andrew Blake, Paris Chic/Dark Angel Seymore Butts, Willy Red; Dinner Party 2 Stuart Canterbury, Africa Rising Toni English, Heat Kris Kramski, Klimaxx Philip Mond, Zazel Phil M. Noir, Twisted Ralph Parfait, The Scope Paul Thomas, Bad Wives Paul Thomas, The Zone Michael Zen, Satyr[2]	Robert Black, Miscreants‡[1] Brad Armstrong, Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra James Avalon, Blue Dahlia François Clousot, SexHibition 5 Gregory Dark, Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals Teri Diver, Tom Elliott; Persona Jim Enright, Seduce & Destroy Toshi Gold, Skin 11: Unbound Ernest Greene, Surrender Jim Holliday, Sorority Sex Kittens 3 John Leslie, Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor Cash Markman, Swinging in the Rain Jonathan Morgan, Indigo Delta Michael Ninn, New Wave Hookers 5 Jace Rocker, Makin' Whoopee Candida Royalle, The Gift John Stagliano, Buda[2]
Best Director—Gay Video	Best All-Girl Feature
Wash West, Naked Highway‡[1] Sam Abdul, A Love Story Paul Barresi, GoodFellas/BadFellas Kristen Bjorn, Anchor Hotel Bruce Cam, Robert Kirsch; Fallen Angel Kevin Clarke, Pleasure Principle Gino Colbert, John Trennel; Jeff Stryker's Underground Chip Daniels, Marine Crucible Jerry Douglas, Family Values George Duroy, An American in Prague Lucas Kazan, Journey to Italy Derek Kent, A Body to Die For Chi Chi LaRue, Hard Core John Rutherford, High Tide John Travis, Tailspin Michael Zen, Matador[2]	Diva 4‡[1] Buttslammers 15 Catlickers 4 Diva Everybody Wants Some 3 Femania Jenna's Built for Speed Nasty Girls 15 Possessions Shane's World 6 Violation of Jill Kelly Where The Boys Aren't 9[2]
Best Foreign Release	Best European Release (The Hot Video Award)
The Fugitive 1 & 2‡[1] Anita Betty Bleu Cold Desire Dead Man's Wish Euro Angels The Magnificent 7 Girls Messalina, The Virgin Empress Immortal In Your Dreams Rebecca in Paris II Sexy Killer "Nikyta" Skin: The 8th Consecration Torero Virility[2]	President by Day, Hooker by Night‡[1] Beauty and the Beast No Entry to the Public The Magnificent Seven Mamma[2]
Best All-Sex Film	Best All-Sex Video
Zazel‡[1] Dark Angel Dinner Party 2 Klimaxx Paris Chic[2]	Fresh Meat 4‡[1] America's 10 Most Wanted 2 Bombshell Decadence Dirty Days in Hollywood Dreamscape Filthy Coeds Liquid Lust Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals Skin 11: Unbound Sodomania 21 World Sex Tour 10 World Sex Tour 11[2]
Best Gonzo Video	Best Sex Comedy
Voyeur 7 & 8: Live in Europe‡[1] Assman Ben Dover's Little Smart Asses Buttman in Barcelona Butt Row Euro Style Buttwoman '97 Cunt Hunt 2 Gluteus to the Maximus Lil' Women: Vestal Virgins Max World 7: Tube Steak Boogie Nice Fuckin' Movie Rock 'n Roll Rocco Shameless Desire Shane's World 5 Tom Byron's Cumback Pussy 7[2]	Cellar Dwellers II‡[1] The Fanny A Little Piece of My Heart Makin' Whoopee A Pervert Walks Among Us Rainwoman 10 Raw Footage South by Southeast Suggestive Behavior Swinging in the Rain Texas Dildo Masquerade Women Behaving Badly[2]
Best Selling Tape of the Year	Best Renting Tape of the Year
Zazel‡[1] Bad Wives Buttman in Barcelona Dinner Party 2 New Wave Hookers 5 Rocco More Than Ever Rock 'n' Roll Rocco Satyr Sodomania 22 Where the Boys Aren't 9 Wicked Weapon The World's Luckiest Man[2]	New Wave Hookers 5‡[1] Bad Wives Ben Dover's English Asscapades Bottom Dweller 5 Buttman in Barcelona Buttman's Bend Over Babes IV Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor The Pyramid 3 Rocco's Private Fantasies Satyr Seymore butts: Gluteus to the Maximus Zazel[2]
Best Couples Sex Scene—Film	Best Couples Sex Scene—Video
Misty Rain, Marc Wallice; Red Vibe Diaries‡[1] Jon Dough, Dyanna Lauren; Bad Wives Lené Hefner, Vince Vouyer; Control Asia Carrera, Steve Hatcher; Corporate Assets 2 Sean Michaels, Stephanie Swift; Dinner Party 2 Heather Hunter, Steven St. Croix; Heat Alec Metro, Liza Harper; Lisa Nikki Tyler, Rocco Siffredi; Nikki Loves Rocco Alex Sanders, Alyssa Love; Red Vibe Diaries Asia Carrera, Mickey G.; Satyr Steven St. Croix, Ruby (actress); The Show 2 Shanna McCullough, Tony Martino; Tight Spot Gina LaMarca, Jon; Zazel[2]	Rocco Siffredi, Ursula Moore; Buda‡[1] Dyanna Lauren, Peter North; Bad Girls 9 Tony Tedeschi, Roxanne Hall; Blaze Ruby (actress), Colt Steele; Boobwatch Fernanda, Deniro; Brazil on Butt Row Rocco Siffredi, Elizabeth Shay; Buttman in Barcelona Van Damage, Nikki Smalls; Filthy Coeds Mark Davis, Shanna McCullough; The Gift Missy, Mickey G.; Heart & Soul Alex Sanders, Serenity; Lost Angels Nikita, Mickey G.; Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals Ona Zee, Mark Davis; Sex 4 Hire Roxanne Hall, John Decker; SexHibition5 Sindee Coxx, T. T. Boy; Sorority Sex Kittens 3 T. T. Boy, Yumi; Wild Bananas on Butt Row[2]
Best Group Sex Scene—Film	Best Group Sex Scene—Video
Anna Romero, Sasha Vinni, Drew Reese, Kevin James; Zazel‡[1] Steven St. Croix, Melissa Hill, Stephanie Swift; Bad Wives Vince Vouyer, Sindee Coxx, Lexus; Control Shanna McCullough, Davia Ardell, Peter North; Doin' the Ritz Marcella Reeves, Leslie Grant, Omar Williams; Klimaxx Hijackers' Boat Orgy, Operation Sex Siege Stacy Valentine, Maya, David Steele; Red Vibe Diaries Jenna Jameson, Brad Armstrong, Mickey G.; Satyr Stacy Valentine, Tom Byron, Peter North; Satyr Johnni Black, Kyle Stone, Vince Vouyer; Temporary Positions Krista Maze, T. T. Boy, Alex Sanders; Twisted Sasha Vinni, Brooke Lane, Helene, Antonio Valentino; Zazel Dyanna Lauren, Byron Long, Weed; The Zone[2]	Peter North, Alyssa Love, Holli Woods, Katie Gold, Shay Sweet; Gluteus to the Maximus‡[1] Orgy scene (Dyanna Lauren, Papillon, Tatiana, Jon Dough, Peter North, Vince Vouyer); Ancient Secrets of the Kama Sutra Ann, Alberto Ray, Paschal, Ben Dover; Ben Dover's Little Smart Asses Chloe, Roxanne Hall, Marc Wallice; Blue Dahlia Opening orgy (Monika Kiss, Holly Black, Reka Gabor, Szilvia, Leslie Taylor, Steve Hard, Zenza Raggi, John Walton); Buda Jake Steed, Mark Davis, Mikki Malone, Leah Dawn, Rainahh; Butt Row Unplugged Jake Steed, Lauren Montgomery, Monti; Drop Sex: Wipe the Floor Serenity, Alex Sanders, Sindee Coxx; Lost Angels Dru Berrymore, Jack Hammer, Liza Harper, Randi Lee, Tom Byron; Miscreants Airin, K. C., Ed Powers, Jake Steed, Bobbi; More Dirty Debutantes 71 Mickey G., Missy, Ruby, Chloe; Gregory Dark's The Psycho Sexuals The orgy (Clarissa Bruni, Elizabeth King, Eva, Heidy Cassini, Illana Moore, Jeanette La Douce, Lenka Veborova, Olga Lovi, Dina Pearl, Regina Sipos, Stephanie Silver, Samantha del Rio, Katarina Martinez, Sophie Call, Cassandra, Vivienne Clash, Andrea Nobili, Andrea Spider, Christoph Clark, Francesco Malcom, Jean-Yves Le Castel, Pavel Sahaj, Richard Langin, Robert Rosenberg, Roberto Malone, Rocco Siffredi, Silvio Evangelista, others); Rock 'n' Roll Rocco 2: Backstage Pass Jacklyn Lick, Missy, T. T. Boy; Sinister Sister T. T. Boy and 15 women; Sorority Sex Kittens 3 Erika Bella, Zoltan Cowboy, [Dorian Lux, Leslie Taylor; The Voyeur 10 Precious Silver, Marc Wallice, Kyle Stone, Brian Surewood; A Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute[2]
Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Film	Best All-Girl Sex Scene—Video
Missy, Jenna Jameson, Satyr‡[1] Sally Layd, Traci Angel; Africa Rising Dyanna Lauren, Stephanie Swift, Jenteal; Censored Melissa Hill, Lené Hefner; Control Heather Hunter, Jenteal, Misty Rain; Heat Tabitha Stevens, Nikki Tyler, Melissa Hill; Nikki Loves Rocco Deva Station, Charlie; Red Vibe Diaries Missy, Asia Carrera; f Sasha Vinni, Nikie St. Gilles; Zazel Lené Hefner, Sasha Vinni, Devin; Zazel Dyanna Lauren, Kobe Tai; The Zone[2]	Jeanna Fine, P. J. Sparxx, Tricia Devereaux; Cellar Dwellers II‡[1] Caressa Savage, Nici Sterling; Anal Aristocrats Tiffany Mynx, Coral Sands, Tonisha Mills, Raylene; Buttwoman '97 Sindee Coxx, Felecia; Club Imagination Serenity, Missy; Crazed Vicca, Laura Palmer; Diva Liza Harper, Mila, Kitana Steel, Erika Lockett, Zasu Knight, Amber; Everybody Wants Some 3 Misty Rain, Tiffany Mynx; First Time Ever: The New Harvest Jenna Jameson, Missy, Nadia Moore; Jenna's Built for Speed Taylor Hayes, Jordan McKnight; Musical Tushies Jacklyn Lick, Missy, Ruby; Nasty Girls 14 Juli Ashton, Asia Carrera, Felecia; New Wave Hookers 5 Shayla LaVeaux, Jill Kelly; Not the Lovin' Kind Summer Knight, Caressa Savage; Pussyman Takes Hollywood Missy, Jill Kelly, Felecia, Alexis; Shameless Desire The power drill orgy (Brianna Lee, Caressa Savage, Gina Rome, Julie Rage, Kiss, Sally Layd); Violation of Brianna Lee Dyanna Lauren, Chasey Lain, Janine Lindemulder; Where the Boys Aren't 9[2]

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers or comedy.^[1] Presenters of the gay awards were not recorded. The show's trophy girls were Candy Roxxx and Katie Gold.^[2]

Ceremony information

While accepting her Lifetime Achievement Award, Christy Canyon announced her official retirement.^[1]

Among the people participating in production of the ceremony, Mark Stone also served as musical director; an opening video entitled "History" was produced by Steve Austin and Serenity was responsible for choreography.^[2]

The ceremonies were published on VHS tapes by both VCA Pictures^[6] and Playboy Entertainment Group.^[7] The Playboy tape includes softcore scenes from the winning movies,^[10] while the VCA tape features hardcore scenes of the winners. The awards show was also rebroadcast over the Internet by High Society magazine via cun-tv.com on May 16, 1998.^[5]

The 1998 AVN Awards later achieved an unexpected shot of mainstream coverage when David Foster Wallace attended the ceremony as part of his overall exploration of pornography's place (or non-place) in American society as the 20th century was nearing its end. Wallace wrote about the event and some matters connected to in an article entitled "Neither Adult Nor Entertainment" published under a pseudonym in the September 1998 issue of Premiere magazine. The article was later collected in Wallace's 2005 nonfiction collection Consider the Lobster under the title "Big Red Son."

In Memoriam

AVN publisher Paul Fishbein paid tribute to the passing of adult industry businessman Reuben Sturman during the show.^[1]

See also

• AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
• AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
• AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
• List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame

Notes

Bibliography

• "Exclusive Coverage CES 1998". Fox Magazine. September 1998. p. 70.
• "On the Scene: AVN Awards Ceremony". Swank's Video World. September 1998. p. 40.
• "CES & AVN Awards". Dick magazine (in Japanese). Japan. April 1998.

External links

• Official website
• Adult Video News Awards Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Movie Database
• Adult Video News Awards 1998 (1998 video) at IMDb
• Adult Video News Awards 1998 at the Internet Adult Film Database
• 1998 AVN Awards at the Adult Film Database