XRCO Awards

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Original award plaques were made of wood in the shape of a heart and used until 2014

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Cast and crew of the feature Not Bewitched on stage during the 25th Anniversary XRCO Awards at The Highlands, Hollywood, CA on April 17, 2009 (from left to right: Nina Hartley, Eva Angelina, Will Ryder, Flower Tucci, Sunny Lane, who is back to camera in yellow dress, Jenna Haze, Teagan Presley and producer Scott David)

The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Once every calendar year, XRCO members are asked to submit their own nominations. Members do not have to vote in every award category, and they are asked only to vote in areas that they feel qualified in.<ref name="XRCO FAQ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The award ceremony usually takes place during the spring and no later than the first week of April.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.

The XRCO online archive is missing many results prior to 1993 and the site encourages visitors to send in older results. The awards have been called "an X-rated version of the Academy Awards" and "a combination high-school beer bash, Mardi gras and Frederick's of Hollywood lingerie show".<ref name="Academy Awards of XXX Convene in 'the Valley of Lust'">Template:Cite news</ref> They have also been referred to as the "critics' circle awards for porn".<ref name="ENGLISHEnglish2009">Template:Cite book</ref>

HistoryEdit

After the controversy and criticism of the best erotic scene victory for the movie Virginia in 1984 at the Adult Film Association of America (AFAA) awards, the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and its "Heart-On Awards", were founded.<ref name="rimmer">Robert Rimmer, The X-Rated Videotape Guide, Prometheus Books, 1993, Template:ISBN.</ref> Jim Holliday was a founder and previously the honorary historian of the X-Rated Critics Organization.<ref name="Academy Awards of XXX Convene in 'the Valley of Lust'"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Connelley>Template:Cite magazine</ref> After Holliday's death, the position of XRCO Historian was temporarily filled by XRCO founding member Bill Margold until 2006.<ref name="XRCO website">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The first XRCO Awards were presented on February 14, 1985,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> where Ginger Lynn won a "veritable Triple Crown: 'Best Female Performer', 'Video Vixen' and 'Starlet of the Year'".<ref name="The Actress, the Producer and Their Porn Revolution">Template:Cite news</ref> Until 1991, the awards were presented on Valentine's Day each year. The specific award categories at the XRCO Awards have changed over the years.<ref name="Original XRCO Categories">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In March 2015, changes to the award program were announced. Citing the venue and date changes made in 2014, the event organizers announced that the awards show would be recorded and broadcast by the company Vrai Voyeur. Also announced was the debut of a new design for the award handed out to winners. The "iconic wooden heart on trophies" would be retired and be replaced with "something bigger and better than ever".<ref name=2015changes>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

All in the Family ThemeEdit

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2017: Me, My Brother and Another (New Sensations)<ref name="2017awards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2018: Dysfucktional: Blood Is Thicker Than Cum (Kelly Madison/Juicy)<ref name="2018awards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2019: A Trailer Park Taboo (Pure Taboo/Pulse)<ref name="2019awards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2020: My Stepson Is Evil (Evil Angel Films)<ref name="2020awards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Best 3D ReleaseEdit

2012: This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX (Hustler Video)<ref name="XRCO12">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

XRCO Awards

HistoryEdit

All in the Family ThemeEdit

Best 3D ReleaseEdit

Best Actor (Single Performance)Edit

Best Actress (Single Performance)Edit

Best Adult Web SiteEdit

Best Amateur or Pro-Am SeriesEdit

Best Anal or D.P. Sex SceneEdit

Best Anal SeriesEdit

Best Comedy or ParodyEdit

2004–2010Edit

2011–2016Edit

ComedyEdit

DramaEdit

ComicEdit

2017–presentEdit

ComedyEdit

ParodyEdit

Best CumbackEdit

Best DirectorEdit

Best DVD ExtrasEdit

Best Ethnic/Interracial/Blended SeriesEdit

Best: Girl-Girl Sex SceneEdit

Best Girl-Girl Release or SeriesEdit

Best Gonzo ReleaseEdit

Best Gonzo SeriesEdit

Best Group Sex SceneEdit

Best Male-Female (Couples) Sex SceneEdit

Best Mini-Feature SeriesEdit

Best On-Screen ChemistryEdit

Best POV Release or SeriesEdit

Best ReleaseEdit

Best EpicEdit

DVD of the YearEdit

Best Feature Film of the YearEdit

Best Video Feature of the YearEdit

Best ScreenplayEdit

Best SeriesEdit

Best Supporting ActorEdit

Best Supporting ActressEdit

Best Threeway Sex SceneEdit

Best Vignette SeriesEdit

Deep Throat AwardEdit

Female Performer of the YearEdit

Girl/Girl or Lesbian Performer of the YearEdit

Kinky SceneEdit

Mainstream Adult Media FavoriteEdit

Male Performer of the YearEdit

MILF of the YearEdit

Most Outrageous DVD ExtrasEdit

New StarletEdit

New StudEdit

Oral SceneEdit

Orgasmic or Awesome AnalistEdit

Orgasmic OralistEdit

Personal FavoriteEdit

Star ShowcaseEdit

SuperslutEdit

Teen or Cream DreamEdit

Trans Performer of the YearEdit

Unsung SirenEdit

Unsung SwordsmanEdit

Woodsman of the YearEdit

Worst MovieEdit

ReferencesEdit

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