Editing X-Rated Critics Organization (section)

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[[Image:XRCO Presenters 2009.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Presenters on-stage for the 25th Anniversary XRCO Awards, Hollywood, California on April 17, 2009. From left to right: Angelina Armani, Alektra Blue, [[Nina Hartley]], [[Jessica Drake]].]]

'''The X-Rated Critics Organization''' ('''XRCO''') is a group of writers and editors from the American [[adult entertainment]] industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the Best Erotic Scene win for the movie ''Virgin'' in 1984 at the [[Adult Film Association of America]] awards, the XRCO and its "Heart-On Awards" were founded.<ref name="rimmer">[[Robert Rimmer]], ''The X-Rated Videotape Guide'', Prometheus Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-87975-799-X}}</ref>