The AVN Award for Best Actor is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1984.[1]
AVN Award for Best Actor | |
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AVN award for contributions of actors to pornography | |
![]() The 2024 recipient: Tommy Pistol | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
Sponsored by | AVN |
Location | Las Vegas |
Country | USA |
Presented by | AVN Media Network |
First awarded | 1984 |
Last awarded | 2024 |
Most recent winner | Tommy Pistol Feed Me (2024) |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Mike Horner, Randy Spears, Evan Stone and Tommy Pistol (5 awards) |
Total awarded | 63 (40–for films, 23–for videos) |
First winner | Richard Pacheco Irresistible (1984) |
Website | avnawards |
Till 2008, the award was awarded annually for two different categories–film and video. From year 2009, it is awarded annually for a single category.
First recipient of the award was Richard Pacheco, who was awarded at 1st AVN Awards in 1984 for his performance in Irresistible.[1] As of 2024, Mike Horner, Randy Spears, Evan Stone and Tommy Pistol are the most honoured pornographic actors with five awards followed by Buck Adams, Steven St. Croix, Tom Byron and Seth Gamble with four awards, Eric Edwards with three awards while five pornographic actors–Jon Dough, Dale DaBone, Brad Armstrong, Robert Bullock and James Bonn–have won the award two times. Jamie Gillis is the oldest recipient of the award at the age of 53 for his performance in Bobby Sox (1997) and Steven St. Croix is the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 26 for his performance in Chinatown (1995). The most recent recipient is Tommy Pistol, who was honoured at the 41st AVN Awards in 2024 for his performance in Feed Me.[2]
Winners and nominees
edit1980s
editYear | Photo | Winner | Film/Video | Nominees | Ref(s) |
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1984 | Richard Pacheco | Irresistible (f) | – | [1] | |
1985 | Eric Edwards | X Factor (f) | [3] | ||
1986 | Harry Reems | Trashy Lady (f) | [4] | ||
Eric Edwards | Dangerous Stuff (v) | ||||
1987 | Mike Horner | Sexually Altered States (f) |
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[5][6] | |
Buck Adams | Rockey X (v) |
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1988 | John Leslie | Firestorm II (f) | – | [7] | |
Robert Bullock | Romeo and Juliet (v) | ||||
1989 | Portrait of an Affair (f) |
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[8][9] | ||
Buck Adams | Rockey X–The Final Round (v) |
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1990s
editYear | Photo | Winner | Film/Video | Nominee(s) | Ref(s) |
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1990 | Jon Martin | Cool Sheets (v) | – | [10] | |
1991 | Randy Spears | The Masseuse (f) |
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[11][12] | |
Eric Edwards | The Last X-Rated Movie, Part 1 (v) | – | |||
1992 | Buck Adams | Roxy (f) | [13] | ||
Tom Byron | Sizzle (v) | Joey Silvera, Indiscretions | |||
1993 | Mike Horner | The Seduction of Mary (f) | Rocco Siffredi, Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2 | [14][15][16][17] | |
Joey Silvera | The Party (v) | Tony Tedeschi, The Buttsizer | |||
1994 | Mike Horner | Justine: Noting To Hide 2 (f) |
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[18][19][20][21] | |
Jonathan Morgan | The Creasemaster (v) |
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1995 | Buck Adams | No Motive (f) |
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[22][23][24] | |
Steven St. Croix | Chinatown (v) |
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1996 | Mike Horner | Lessons in Love (f) |
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[25][26][27] | |
Jon Dough | Latex (v) |
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1997 | Jamie Gillis | Bobby Sox (f) |
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[28][29][30][31] | |
Jon Dough | Shock (v) |
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1998 | Steven St. Croix | Bad Wives (f) |
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[32][33][34] | |
Tom Byron | Indigo Delta (v) |
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1999 | James Bonn | Models (f) |
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[35][36][37] | |
Michael J. Cox | L.A. Uncovered (v) |
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2000s
editYear | Photo | Winner | Film/Video | Nominees | Ref(s) |
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2000 | James Bonn | Chloe (f) |
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[38][39][40] | |
Randy Spears | Double Feature! (v) |
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2001 | Evan Stone | Adrenaline (f) |
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[41][42][43][44] | |
Joel Lawrence | Raw (v) |
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2002 | Anthony Crane | Beast (f) |
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[45][46][47][48] | |
Mike Horner | Euphoria (v) |
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2003 | Brad Armstrong | Falling From Grace (f) |
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[49][50] | |
Dale DaBone | Betrayed By Beauty (v) |
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2004 | Randy Spears | Heart of Darkness (f) |
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[51][52] | |
Evan Stone | Space Nuts (v) |
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2005 | Justin Sterling | The Masseuse (f) |
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[53][54][55] | |
Barrett Blade | Loaded (v) |
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2006 | Randy Spears | Eternity (f) |
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[56][57] | |
Evan Stone | Pirates (v) |
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2007 | Randy Spears | Manhunters (f) |
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[58][59][60] | |
Evan Stone | Sex Pix (v) |
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2008 | Tom Byron | Layout (f) |
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[61][62] | |
Brad Armstrong | Coming Home (v) |
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2009 | Evan Stone | Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge |
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[63][64] |
2010s
editYear | Photo | Winner | Film | Nominees | Ref(s) |
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2010 | Eric Swiss | Not Married With Children XXX |
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[65][66] | |
2011 | Tom Byron | The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody |
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[67][68] | |
2012 | Dale DaBone | Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody |
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[69][70] | |
2013 | Steven St. Croix | Torn |
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[71][72] | |
2014 | Tommy Pistol | Evil Head |
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[73][74] | |
2015 | Steven St. Croix | Wetwork |
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[75][76] | |
2016 | Tommy Pistol | Stryker |
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[77][78] | |
2017 | Xander Corvus | The Preacher's Daughter |
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[79][80] | |
2018 | Tommy Pistol | Ingenue |
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[81][82] | |
2019 | Seth Gamble | Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody |
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[83][84] |
2020s
editYear | Photo | Winner | Film | Nominees | Ref(s) |
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2020 | Seth Gamble | Perspective |
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[85][86] | |
2021 | A Killer on the Loose |
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[87][88] | ||
2022 | Tommy Pistol | Under the Veil |
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[89][90] | |
2023 | Seth Gamble | Going Up |
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[91][92] | |
2024 | Tommy Pistol | Feed Me |
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[2][93] |
Superlatives
editSuperlative | Actor | Record |
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Actor(s) with most awards | Mike Horner, Randy Spears, Evan Stone and Tommy Pistol | 5 |
Actor with most consecutive wins | Seth Gamble (2019-21) |
3 |
Oldest winner | Jamie Gillis | 53 |
Youngest winner | Steven St. Croix | 26 |
Multiple winners
editWins | Actor |
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5 | Mike Horner |
Randy Spears | |
Evan Stone | |
Tommy Pistol | |
4 | Buck Adams |
Steven St. Croix | |
Tom Byron | |
Seth Gamble | |
3 | Eric Edwards |
2 | Jon Dough |
Dale DaBone | |
Brad Armstrong | |
Robert Bullock | |
James Bonn |
See also
edit- AVN Award for Best Supporting Actor, an award that has been given by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1984
- AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year, an award that has been given by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1993
- AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year, an award that has been given by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 2003
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