February 18, 2008 | The Biz

And the winners are...

The 10th Annual GAYVN Awards have come and gone, and this year's big winner was Raging Stallion Studios. With 9 awards, including Best Picture for "GRUNTS," Best Director for Chris Ward and Best Actor for Jake Deckard, the studio once again proved that it knows how to make men hard.

The show, which took place on Saturday in San Francisco, was hosted by famed drag queen Lady Bunny, with Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson of the "The Derek & Romaine Show" on Sirius OutQ satellite radio as co-hosts. 

Some of the highlights of the event: Ricky Sinz accepting his award for Best Solo Performance, for "GRUNTS", saying, "I never thought sticking AK47s up my ass would get me an award." We love him whatever he puts up his hole!

And Lady Bunny may have made an enemy for life when she quipped, "I told Michael Lucas to act his age. And he died!" (Oh no she didn't!)

The list of winners is an impressive one...  

Who wouldn't enlist in the Army to see action like this?

"GRUNTS" (Raging Stallion):

   Best Picture 
   Best Solo Performance: Ricky Sinz
   Best Still Photographer: Kent Taylor/Geof Teague
   Best Editing: Chris Ward/Ben Leon
   Best DVD Extras/Special Edition
   Best Sex Scene - Duo: Ricky Sinz and Roman Ragazzi
   Best Supporting Actor: Tie: Ricky Sinz; Christian Cruz, "The
      Intern" (Lucas Entertainment)
   Best Director: Chris Ward
   Best Actor: Jake Deckard
   Performer of the Year: Jake Deckard

Jake Deckard makes our dicks hard. 

"Link: The Evolution" (All Worlds Video)

   Best All-Sex Video
   Best Overall Marketing Campaign
   Best Packaging
   Best Group Scene:  Steve Cruz, Johnny Hazzard, Joe Strong,
      Matt Majors, Brendan Davies
   Best Art Direction
   Best Music: Red Shag

"I don't think this ruler is big enough..."

"The Intern" (Lucas Entertainment) 

   Best Non-Sexual Performance:  Joe Shepard
   Best Renting Title of 2007
   Best Sex Comedy

 
Blake Riley demonstrates why he was voted Best Newcomer.

Best Newcomer: Blake Riley
Best Amateur Video: "Edge Series 1" (Chaos Men)
Best Pro/Am Release: "Edinburgh" (Collin O'Neal's World of Men)
Best Alternative Release: "Naked Boys Singing" (TLA Releasing)
Best Bisexual Release: "Bi Accident" (Devil's Film)

Joey Amis' best side.

Best Oral Scene:  Joey Amis takes on the cast of "Mating Season"
      (Bel Ami)
Best Leather Video: "Folsom Leather" (Titan Media)
Best Specialty Release:  "Executive Pleasures 1" (MenAtPlay.com)
Best Specialty Release (18-23):  "Rebel" (Bel Ami)
Best Specialty Release (Bear):  "When Bears Attack" (Rascal Video)
Best Specialty Release (Extreme):  "Fear" (Titan Media)

You want to put that where, Tiger?

Hall of Fame Inductees: Paul Barresi; Rod Barry; Terry LeGrand; Greg Lenzman; Lucas Kazan; David McCabe; Tiger Tyson.

Best Boxcover Concept: "Passio" (Dark Alley Media)
Best Makeup Artist: Seth Stone, "On Fire!" (Jet Set Men)
Best Solo Video: "Minute Man Solo #29: Built" (COLT Studio)
Best Classic Gay DVD: "Falcon 35th Anniversary Box Set" (Falcon)
Best Actor - Foreign Release: "Jean Franko, The Men I Wanted" (Lucas Kazan Productions)

A traditional welcome in the gay friendly Amazonia.

Best Threesome: Jesse Santana, Nickolay Petrov, Jason White in 
   "Just Add Water" (Jet Set Men)
Best Ethnic-Themed Video: "Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine!"
   (Pitbull Productions)
Best Ethnic-Themed Video (Latin): "Amazonia: Capture and Release" (Athletic Model Guild/AMG Brasil)
Best Screenplay: Jerry Douglas, "Brotherhood" (Buckshot Productions)
Best Foreign Release: "Knockout" (Falcon International)
Best Videography: Brian Mills and Paul Wilde, "FEAR" (Titan Media)
Special Achievement Award: Tim Valenti, NakedSword.com