List of adult industry awards
This list of adult industry awards is an index to articles about notable awards related to the sex industry. The list gives the country of the awarding organization, but recipients are not necessarily limited to that country. A general list is followed by lists of gay and American pornographic films.
General
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Given for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Adult Industry Awards | Australian Taxation Office | Outstanding Australian achievements in the adult industry |
| Australia | X Awards Australia | Sweet Release Agency | Australian Adult Entertainment Business Industry Awards. |
| Worldwide | X Awards Global | Sweet Release Agency | XAWARDS Global Adult Industry Awards Network |
| Japan | AV Open / AV GrandPrix | Japanese adult video industry | |
| Spain | Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival | FICEB | Various awards |
| Germany | Erotixxx Award | eLine, Venus Berlin trade fair | Adult film industry |
| Belgium | European X Awards | Brussels International Festival of Eroticism | European adult video industry |
| Canada | Feminist Porn Award | Good for Her | Erotica that complicates dominant representations of desire, desirability, sexuality and gender |
| France | Hot d'Or | Adult film industry | |
| Switzerland | La Fête du Slip | Viviane & Stéphane Morey | Body, gender, and sexuality in art |
| Japan | Pink Grand Prix | PG Magazine | Film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film |
| Japan | Pinky Ribbon Awards | Pink Link | Excellence in the pink film genre |
| Germany | PorYes | European feminist porn movie award | |
| United Kingdom | Sexual Freedom Awards | Achievement in the sexuality and erotica industries worldwide | |
| Brazil | Sexy Hot Award | Sexy Hot | Pornographic film awards |
| United Kingdom | SHAFTA Awards (adult video) | Television X | Film award ceremony for pornographic films |
| Japan | Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards | SKY PerfecTV! | Performances in adult video programs shown on SKY PerfecTV! satellite TV channels in Japan |
| United Kingdom | UK Adult Film and Television Awards | Adult film | |
| Germany | Venus Award | Venus Berlin trade fair | Adult film award |
Gay pornographic films
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Given for |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards | Cybersocket, Inc. | Gay web content: cam sites to processors to content providers |
| United States | Blatino Erotica Awards | Blatino Oasis | Gay men of color who have distinguished themselves in adult entertainment |
| United States | GayVN Awards | AVN (magazine) | Work done in the gay pornography industry |
| United States | Grabby Awards | Grab Magazine | Work done in the gay adult erotic video industry |
American pornographic films
| Award | Sponsor | Given for |
|---|---|---|
| X-Caliber Awards | Adam Film World | Based on votes of readers who are members of the audiences of the adult theaters |
| AVN Awards | AVN (magazine) | Achievement in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. See also List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame |
| CAFA Awards | Critics Adult Film Association | Awards for those working in pornographic film during the 1980s |
| Erotic Film Awards | Adult Film Association of America | Adult film awards ceremony |
| Erotic Movie Awards | Hustler | Excellence in the erotic-film industry |
| The Fannys | Exxxotica Expo | Award nominees and winners selected by the fans through voting |
| Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Award | Genesis (magazine) etc. | Favorite adult film stars, directors, movies, and companies |
| Fans of X-Rated Entertainment | FOXE | Male Fan Favorite, Female Fan Favorite, and Video Vixen |
| FSC Lifetime Achievement Awards | Free Speech Coalition | Adult industry businesses and professionals for outstanding achievements and contributions to the adult entertainment industry |
| NightMoves Award | NightMoves | Various categories |
| SHINE Awards | The Media Project | Those in the entertainment industry who do an exemplary job incorporating accurate and honest portrayals of sexuality into their programming |
| Transgender Erotica Awards | Grooby Productions | Achievement in the transgender adult industry |
| Urban X Award | Giana Taylor | Achievement in ethnic pornography |
| XBIZ Award | XBIZ | Individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films |
| XRCO Award | X-Rated Critics Organization | People working in adult entertainment. See also List of members of the XRCO Hall of Fame |
See also
- List of pornographic film awards
- List of gay pornography awards
- List of Japanese adult video awards (1991–2008)
- Lists of awards
- List of business and industry awards