1997 AVN Award Winners
An archive edition. It lists the winners on public record — for some years the headline categories rather than every award presented.
Type a name, title, or studio
Best New Starlet
Missy
Female Performer of the Year
Missy
Male Performer of the Year
T.T. Boy
Best Actress – Film
Melissa Hill – Penetrator 2: Grudgefuck Day
Best Actress – Video
Jeanna Fine – My Surrender
Best Actor – Film
Jamie Gillis – Bobby Sox
Best Actor – Video
Jon Dough – Shock
Best Supporting Actress – Film
Shanna McCullough – Bobby Sox
Best Supporting Actress – Video
Juli Ashton – Head Trip
Best Supporting Actor – Film
Tony Tedeschi – The Show
Best Supporting Actor – Video
Tony Tedeschi – Silver Screen Confidential
Best Non-Sex Performance
Scotty Schwartz – Silver Screen Confidential
Best Tease Performance
Janine – Extreme Close-Up
Best Director – Film
Paul Thomas – Bobby Sox
Best Director – Video
Michael Ninn – Shock
Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film
Dreams of Desire – Melissa Hill and Jill Kelly
Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video
Buttslammers the 13th – Missy, Misty Rain and Caressa Savage
Most Outrageous Sex Scene – Video
Shock – Shayla LaVeaux, T. T. Boy and Vince Vouyer
Best Cinematography
Unleashed – Andrew Blake
Best All-Sex Film
Unleashed
Best All-Sex Video
John Leslie's Fresh Meat 3
Best All-Girl Feature
The Violation of Missy
Best Renting Title of the Year
Shock
Best Selling Title of the YearTie
Shock and The World's Biggest Gangbang 2
Best Film
Bobby Sox
Best Sex Comedy
The Show
Best Video Feature
Shock
Best Foreign Feature
The Pyramid
Breakthrough Award
Steve Perry – for Ben Dover series
Best Performer of the Year – Gay Video
Kurt Young
Best Newcomer – Gay Video
Kurt Young
Best Bi-Sexual Video
Switchhitters VIII
Best Gay Video
Flesh and Blood
Best Actor – Gay Video
Kurt Young – Flesh and Blood
Best Supporting Actor – Gay Video
Dino Phillips – Happily Ever After
Best Director – Bi-Sexual Video
Gino Colbert – Switchhitters VIII
Best Director – Gay Video
Jerry Douglas – Flesh and Blood
Best Screenplay – Gay Video
Jerry Douglas – Flesh and Blood
Best Sex Scene – Gay Video
Tradewinds – Derek Cameron and Kurt Young
Best Non-Sexual Performance – Bi, Gay, or Trans Video
Jeanna Fine – Flesh and Blood
Best Gay Alternative Video
Nighthawken
Best Gay Solo Video
Brad Posey's Hot Sessions 3
Best Gay Specialty Release
Orgy Boys 1 & 2
Best Videography – Gay Video
Bruce Cam – Desert Train
Best Alternative Adult Feature Film
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