Working on your NightMoves awards

Even casual observers of adult awards will notice that the same people and projects tend to be nominated over the course of the several annual trophy presentations, from the AVNs in January to Tampa’s NightMoves in October. This not only squeezes every last cent of possible revenue from the same movies, contract stars, and sponsoring studios, but it also provides an opportunity for regional adult biz personalities to get together.

Like many of the other award shows, the NightMoves event is the high point of an accompanying convention. Among the dozens of porn personalities committed to this year’s NightMoves is the sturdy and capable Veronica Rayne (pictured).

But since NightMoves is the only significant east coast awards show and because it originated from an erotic dancer magazine, the 16-year-old show does have its own style and flavor and, because it is still well under the radar of consumers who only think of AVN and Las Vegas when they think of adult awards, the hijinks in Florida are allowed to be more raucous.

Plus, Florida is like Mecca for strippers. Going there is like a pilgrimage for them.

Here are the nominees for the 2008 NightMoves awards, to be presented October 13:

2008 Finalists
BEST FEMALE PERFORMER
Ashlynn Brooke
Belladonna
Bree Olson
Eva Angelina
Jenna Haze
Jesse Jane
Kaylani Lei
Penny Flame
Sasha Grey
Stormy Daniels

BEST MALE PERFORMER
Barrett Blade
Evan Stone
James Dean
Manual Ferrara
Marco Banderas
Marcus London
Randy Spears
Shane Diesel
Tommy Gunn

BEST DIRECTOR
Belladona
Bill Fisher
B. Skow
D.Cypher
Eli Cross
Jules Jordan
Robby D
Stormy Daniels

BEST NEW STARLET
Alexis Texas
Audrey Bitoni
Kayden Kross
Moxxie Maddron
Ryder Skye
Stoya
Tera Wray
Tori Black

BEST FEATURE DANCER
Carmen Hart
Gina Lynn
Jesse Jane
Lexi Lamour
Stormy Daniels
Sunny Lane
Teagan
Teri Weigel
Vivian West

BEST FEATURE PRODUCTION
Black Widow – Wicked Pictures
Cheerleaders – Digital Playground
Dark City – Adam & Eve
Fashionistas Safado: Berlin – Evil Angel
Oracle – Wicked Pictured
Twins Do Science – Vivid Entertainment
UpLoad – SexZ Pictures

BEST COMEDY / PARODY
Bree’s Slumber Party – Adam & Eve
Carolina Jones & The Broken Covenant – Adam & Eve
Not Another Porn Movie – Bad Seed / Burning Angel
Not The Brady’s XXX – X Play / Hustler Video
Operation Desert Stormy – Wicked Pictures
Spunk’d The Movie – 6969 Entertainment (EDITOR’S NOTE: This movie has not won a goddamn thing this year. Not to slam any other movie on this list [because who has the time?], but it is much better than any of them)
Stood Up – Vivid Entertainment

BEST SERIES
Bang Bus – Bang Brothers Productions
Big Wet Asses – Elegant Angel
Chica Boom – Kick Ass Pictures
Couples Seduce Teens – Pink Visual
Flesh Hunter – Jules Jordan
Jack’s Playground – Digital Playground
Meet The Fuckers – Zero Tolerance

BEST ALL SEX / GONZO RELEASE
Big Wet Asses #13 – Elegant Angel
Bring ‘Um Young #26 – Anabolic
Chemistry 3 – Vivid
Cock Pigs – Evil Angel
E For Eva – Evil Angel / Jonni Darkko
Jack’s Teen America #20 – Digital Playground
Teradise Island 2 – Teravision / Vivid

BEST ALL GIRL / GIRL RELEASE
Belladonna Fucking Girls #5 – Evil Angel
Bree & Kayden – Adam & Eve
Intimate Moments #12 “Sensual Intimacies” – Abagail Productions/Abby Winters
Lesbian Daydreams “Older Women / Younger Girls” – Sweetheart Video
No Man’s Land #43 – Video Team
Predator 2 – Wicked
Women Seeking Women #40 – Girlfriend Films

BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY
Adam & Eve
Digital Playground
Evil Angel
Hustler Video
Jules Jordan Video
Pink Visual Productions
Red Light District
SexZ Pictures
Vivid Entertainment
Wicked Pictures

Previously: You can think about the woman, or the peeler you knew in 2005; Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament, 2007
See also: Night Moves Awards, Bob Seger