Another awards show has been bestowed on a grateful, clamoring public.
The FAME (Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment, because God knows the media aren’t entertaining, right?) awards will be launched this June 24 at the Erotica L.A. convention.
I’m hoping the FAME awards can inspire a new convention of their own, and then there can be a convention of awards-granting organizations, and then awards can be granted to the best convention.
Sponsors of the event include Adam & Eve, Genesis Magazine, and AVN.
While AVN’s own awards were never represented as fan-based, I don’t understand why the company would want to draw a distinction between its editors, who decide on the January AVN awards, and porn consumers. Any difference in who gets an award emphasizes AVN being out of touch with the porn-buying public.
Because we race cars together, I asked AVN president Paul Fishbein about overlap and how these awards would offer something new.
“The categories will be for the most part different,” he said. “It’s more of a fan mentality. So we will have categories like Best Tits and Best Ass, Hottest This or Hottest That.”
“Adam & Eve is sponsoring these awards in order to give the fans of adult movies and entertainment a real voice to tell the industry what they like best,” said A&E vice president Bob Christian. “Other awards use industry insiders to determine winners — F.A.M.E. listens to the real consumers and users of the products.”
“You got big dreams? You want FAME?” Debbie Allen asked. “Well, FAME costs. And right here is where you start paying–in sweat.”
You, the porn-buying public, can nominate films on FAME’s website until the Ides of March.
Previously: Awards-minting scheme; AVN wrap-up
See also: The FAME Awards; Adam & Eve
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