The 2021 AVN Award Nominees

And here we go with the granddaddy awards show – the one they call The Oscars of Porn. On January 23, 2021 the porn world will virtually gather to celebrate the work done by members of the adult film community. And we’re here to bring you our annual annotated guide.

Hats off to this year’s nominating committee, no errors that we found!

This is not the exhaustive list of nominees – it’s just a subset of the performers and titles in categories that we track in the database.  The full list of nominees can be found at the AVN Awards site.

(Disclosure: we’re voters again this year. Please, no wagering.)

Our breakdowns of the nominees:

Grand Reel

All-Girl Performer of the Year

Best Actor – Featurette

Best Actress – Featurette

Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene

Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology

Best Anal Movie or Anthology

Best Anal Sex Scene

Best Art Direction

Best BDSM Movie or Anthology

Best Blowbang Scene

Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene

Best Cinematography

Best Curve Appeal Movie or Anthology

Best Directing – Comedy

Best Directing – Drama

Best Directing – Foreign Production

Best Directing – Non-Narrative Production

Best Directing – Site/Network Content

Best Double Penetration Sex Scene

Best Editing

Best Episodic Movie or Anthology

Best Featurette

Best Female Mixed-Age Movie or Anthology

Best Foreign Production

Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene

Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene

Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene

Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene

Best Gangbang Scene

Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene

Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or Anthology

Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Series or Site

Best Group Sex Movie or Anthology

Best Group Sex Scene

Best Ingenue Movie or Anthology

Best Leading Actor

Best Leading Actress

Best Makeup

Best Male Newcomer

Best MILF Movie or Anthology

Best New Foreign Starlet

Best New Starlet

Best Niche Movie or Anthology

Best Non-Sex Performance

Best Oral Movie or Anthology

Best Oral Sex Scene

Best POV Sex Scene

Best Quarantine Sex Scene

Best Screenplay – Comedy

Best Screenplay – Drama

Best Solo/Tease Performance

Best Soundtrack

Best Special Effects

Best Squirting Movie or Anthology

Best Star Showcase

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Taboo Relations Movie or Anthology

Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G

Best Three-Way Sex Scene: G/G/B

Best Transgender Group Sex Scene

Best Transgender Movie or Anthology

Best Transgender One-on-One Sex Scene

Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene

Clever Title of the Year

Director of the Year

Female Foreign Performer of the Year

Female Performer of the Year

Mainstream Venture of the Year

Male Foreign Performer of the Year

Male Performer of the Year

MILF Performer of the Year

Most Outrageous Sex Scene

Niche Performer of the Year

Transgender Performer of the Year

The 2020 XRCO Nominations

Because 2020, the XRCO Committee put together a great video announcing their 2020 Slate of Nominees which you can see over at their AVN Stars page.

It features an impressive roster of stars – past and present – reading off the nominations for the coming year. Here are some of the stars: Alex Coal. Alexandria Silk, Angela White, Aria Khaide, Ariana Marie, Britney Amber, Cherry Kiss, Dani Daniels, Dee Siren, Ember Snow, Evan Stone, Felicia Fox, Gianna Dior, Jada Kai, Jillian Janson, Joanna Angel, Katie Morgan, Kelly Shibari, Kenzie Madison, Lauren Phillips, Lexi Luna, Luc Wylder, Mike Horner, Miles Long, Porno Dan Leal, Richard Pacheco, Shelby Paris, Tanya Tate, Val Dodds, Will Ryder

(As an aside, we would have liked to have seen a bit more representation in the talent – I don’t want to throw around #XRCOSoWhite but it might have been nice to have some Black and Trans talent involved in the nomination presentation. Maybe we can do better in the awards presentation?)

But for those of you who like our annotated list, here you go. There are a few more categories offered which you can read over the the XRCO Site.

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Comedy

Best Director (Features)

Best Director (Non-Features)

Best Director: Parody

Best Director: Web

Best Gonzo Movie

Best Parody

Best Release

Female Performer of the Year

Girl/Girl Performer of the Year

Male Performer of the Year

MILF Performer of the Year

Trans Performer of the Year

New Starlet of the Year

New Stud

Orgasmic Analist of the Year

Orgasmic Oralist of the Year

Star Showcase

Superslut of the Year

Teen Dream

Unsung Siren of the Year

Unsung Swordsman of the Year

All in the Family Theme

A Look Back: FOXE Awards, 1991

We’re always excited to get an email from photographer John A. Mozzer (who is also known around these parts as performer Alan Adrian) because he’s almost always sharing a bunch of photos from porno days gone by – this time, the 1991 FOXE Awards held at Gazzarri’s in West Hollywood. FOXE is the Fans of X-Rated Entertainment, a fan collective headed up by Bill Margold.

I do love their tagline: “X is just another letter in the entertainment alphabet.”

We can’t recommend enough getting lost and clicking around John’s meticulously captioned galleries over on SmugMug â€“ it’s a cornucopia of the NYC downtown scene (and elsewhere) peppered with some familiar faces and a really great eye for the candid…

So, click on the first page of the evening’s program below to visit the gallery…

Program page 1 of 4 for Bill Margold’s FOXE (Fans of X-Rated Entertainment) Awards at Gazzarri’s, West Hollywood, California, 1991.

The 2020 Spank Bank Award Winners!

This year marked the 10th annual Spank Bank Awards presented by IAFD.com, the premier resource for information about the porn community, committed to providing the most comprehensive statistics and data on the web for both adult films and performers. While the adult film industry’s most irreverent, lighthearted, and all-encompassing awards show’s ceremony was dealt a major obstacle in the form of the coronavirus this year, as has been said for ages, the show must go on!

New awards show Host Charlotte Sartre was unsurprisingly up to the task, taking a very ‘hands on’ approach in this time of social distancing by immersing herself in a full on ‘dom’ persona, then instructing her minions ….err, I mean Trophy Girls Lisey Sweet and Lydia Black to join her via Zoom video conferencing. With an eye towards social distancing, Charlotte quickly had both ladies begin fisting their own asses, rather than her originally planned ‘double barreled fisting’ of the girls as they read through the vast list of Technical category award winners.

Once the Technical portion was completed, dom/host Charlotte instructed the girls to begin alternating announcing the winners of the Major categories while subsequently giving themselves one hard spank on the ass for each winner’s name called. By the end of the night, both ladies bottoms were bright red, and a celebratory glass of piss was enjoyed by one and all.

This season’s awards saw a number of new categories, new winners, and a surprise (to some maybe) in the coveted Female Performer of the Year.

The Spank Bank Awards would like to thank the following for being a part of this year’s committee:
@TheDonJuanXXX , @RikGraves , @TheRealCyber5 , @My_Fav_Pornstar , @mutantmo , @pornoissuer and @TRPWL

Follow @iafdcom and @Gabriel_Lan on Twitter for more details and to get the heads start on influencing next year’s nominations.

*Disclaimer: Spank Bank Awards are bestowed by taking into account a combination of input by a committee of fans, notable adult film connoisseurs, aficionados, and critics, IAFD.com listed scene credits (both quantity and quality), and a committee chairman who has final authority (Gabriel Lan). Nominees who entice or influence the panel and/or chairman with any form of ‘sweet talking’, ‘sexual innuendo’, ‘buttering up’, or outright eluding to sexual favors may greatly increase their chances of winning.

The Main Categories

Areola of the Gods

Headshot of Adira AllureAdira Allure

Airtight Angel of the Year

Headshot of Adria RaeAdria Rae

Amazing Anal Artist of the Year

Headshot of Lexi LoreLexi Lore

America’s Porn Sweetheart

Headshot of Ana FoxxxAna Foxxx

ATM Machine

Headshot of Zoe SparxZoe Sparx

ATOGM Girl of the Year

Headshot of Anna de VilleAnna de Ville

Baroness of Licking Lady Ass

Headshot of Serene SirenSerene Siren

Best ‘After’ Hair

Headshot of Lana SharapovaLana Sharapova

Best All Around Porn Goddess

Headshot of Casey CalvertCasey Calvert

Best Body Built For Sin

Headshot of Brett RossiBrett Rossi

Best Booty

Headshot of Paige OwensPaige Owens

Best Breasts

Headshot of Cherie DeVilleCherie DeVille

Best Eyes

Headshot of Adira AllureAdira Allure

Best Legs

Headshot of Misha CrossMisha Cross

Best Lips

Headshot of Elsa JeanElsa Jean

Best Live Performance

Headshot of Kit MercerKit Mercer

Best ‘O’ Face

Headshot of Keira CroftKeira Croft

Best Piercing

Headshot of Ella HughesElla Hughes

Best Smile

Headshot of Charlotte SartreCharlotte Sartre

Best Spitter / Drooler

Headshot of Harmony WonderHarmony Wonder

Best Supporting Mattress Actress

Headshot of Jane WildeJane Wilde

Best Swallower

Headshot of Isabella NiceIsabella Nice

Best Vocals

Headshot of Carolina SweetsCarolina Sweets

Bewitching Brunette of the Year

Headshot of Adria RaeAdria Rae

Big Dick Adventurist of the Year

Headshot of Rebel RhyderRebel Rhyder

Blowbang / Bukkake Badass of the Year

Headshot of Adria RaeAdria Rae

Bondage Artiste of the Year

Headshot of London RiverLondon River

Breathtaking Blonde of the Year

Headshot of Kenna JamesKenna James

Buxom Beauty of the Year

Headshot of Angela WhiteAngela White

Contessa of Cum

Headshot of Angela WhiteAngela White

Cosplay Queen

Headshot of Kenzie TaylorKenzie Taylor

Countess of Contortionism

Headshot of Kenzie ReevesKenzie Reeves

Creampied Cutie of the Year

Headshot of Hazel MooreHazel Moore

Cuckold Queen of the Year

Headshot of Penny PaxPenny Pax

Cumfartist of the Year

Headshot of Anastasia RoseAnastasia Rose

Customs/Clips Specialist of the Year

Headshot of Rebel RhyderRebel Rhyder

Daisy Chain Darling of the Year

Headshot of Lacy LennonLacy Lennon

Deepest Throat

Headshot of Natalia QueenNatalia Queen

Dick Demigod of the Year (Male Performer of the Year)

Headshot of Isiah MaxwellIsiah Maxwell

Dirty Cheerleader of the Year

Headshot of Athena FarisAthena Faris

Doctoral Degree in Dildology

Headshot of Lisey SweetLisey Sweet

Downward Doggystyle

Headshot of Abella DangerAbella Danger

DP Dynamo of the Year

Headshot of Adriana ChechikAdriana Chechik

Empress of Nipple Paradise

Headshot of Lexi LoreLexi Lore

Energizer Fuck Bunny

Headshot of Jane WildeJane Wilde

European Enchantress of the Year

Headshot of Cherry KissCherry Kiss

Excellence in Muff Maintenance (Best Groomed Bush)

Headshot of Alex BlakeAlex Blake

Fabulous Footjob Artisan of the Year

Headshot of Riley StarRiley Star

Facial Cum Target of the Year

Headshot of Arietta AdamsArietta Adams

Fantastic Face Sitter of the Year

Headshot of Izzy LushIzzy Lush

Fetish Virtuoso of the Year

Headshot of Casey CalvertCasey Calvert

Finger Banging Phenom of the Year

Headshot of Jenna SativaJenna Sativa

Fucking Nerd of the Year

Headshot of Kate KennedyKate Kennedy

Full Nelson Wunderkind

Headshot of Keira CroftKeira Croft

Fun Sized (Spinner of the Year)

Headshot of Kenzie ReevesKenzie Reeves

Gangbanged Girl of the Year

Headshot of Kristy BlackKristy Black

Gloryhole Guru of the Year

Headshot of Kendra SpadeKendra Spade

Golden Shower Goddess of the Year

Headshot of Lydia BlackLydia Black

Group / Orgy Maestro of the Year

Headshot of Riley ReidRiley Reid

Guru of Gonzo (Director of the Year – Gonzo)

Headshot of Mike AdrianoMike Adriano

Hand Job Heroine of the Year

Headshot of Alex CoalAlex Coal

Hardest Working Ho in Ho Biz

Headshot of Adriana ChechikAdriana Chechik

Horny Housewife of the Year

Headshot of Britney AmberBritney Amber

IBTC Khaleesi

Headshot of Emily WillisEmily Willis

Indestructible Butthole Superstar

Headshot of Sara BellSara Bell

Instagram Girl of the Year

Headshot of Aidra FoxAidra Fox

Lesbian Thespian of the Year

Headshot of Aidra FoxAidra Fox

Life Sized Human Hand Puppet (Best Fistee)

Headshot of Luna RivalLuna Rival

Magnificent MILF of the Year

Headshot of Alexis FawxAlexis Fawx

Master of Debauchery (Director of the Year – Web)

Headshot of Casey CalvertCasey Calvert

Master of Filth (Director of the Year – Body of Work)

Headshot of Aiden RileyAiden Riley

Master of Missionary

Headshot of Cherie DeVilleCherie DeVille

Masterful Masseuse of the Year

Headshot of Cherie DeVilleCherie DeVille

Masturbator of the Year

Headshot of Zoe BloomZoe Bloom

Mattress Actress of the Year

Headshot of Avi LoveAvi Love

Minstrel of Smut (Director of the Year- Plot Driven)

Headshot of Whitney WrightWhitney Wright

Miss Congeniality

Headshot of Sara BellSara Bell

Mistress of the Strap On

Headshot of Kira NoirKira Noir

Most Adorable Sexual Deviant

Headshot of Luna RivalLuna Rival

Most Awe Inspiring Gape

Headshot of Emily WillisEmily Willis

Most Beautiful Seductress

Headshot of Gianna DiorGianna Dior

Most Comprehensive Utilization of All Orifices

Headshot of Angela WhiteAngela White

Most Luscious Labia

Headshot of Karla KushKarla Kush

Most Photogenic Nymphomaniac

Headshot of Lacy LennonLacy Lennon

Most Talented Tongue (Best Girl/Girl Kisser of the Year)

Headshot of Scarlett SageScarlett Sage

Most Underrated Smut Siren

Headshot of Haley ReedHaley Reed

Most Voluptuous Vixen

Headshot of Autumn FallsAutumn Falls

My (Wet) Dream Girl

Headshot of Haley ReedHaley Reed

Naughty Babysitter of the Year

Headshot of Emma StarlettoEmma Starletto

Newcummer of the Year

Headshot of Naomi SwannNaomi Swann

Oral Authority of the Year

Headshot of Romi RainRomi Rain

PAWG of the Year

Headshot of Lisey SweetLisey Sweet

Phenomenal Pussy of the Year

Headshot of Alina LopezAlina Lopez

Porn’s ‘It’ Girl

Headshot of Gianna DiorGianna Dior

POV Perfectionist of the Year

Headshot of Whitney WrightWhitney Wright

Prettiest Girl In Porn

Headshot of Naomi SwannNaomi Swann

Prettiest ‘Whore Mouth’

Headshot of Violet MonroeViolet Monroe

Pretty In Pink (Prettiest Pussy)

Headshot of Hazel MooreHazel Moore

Pretty In Pink II (Prettiest Butthole)

Headshot of Lexi LoreLexi Lore

Princess of the Piledriver

Headshot of Anastasia RoseAnastasia Rose

Puppeteer of the Year (Best Hands/Fister)

Headshot of Kate KennedyKate Kennedy

Queen of Cunnilingus (Girl/Girl Star of the Year)

Headshot of Charlotte StokelyCharlotte Stokely

Ravishing Redhead of the Year

Headshot of Maitland WardMaitland Ward

Reverse Cowgirl Connoisseur of the Year

Headshot of Emma HixEmma Hix

Rough Sex Specialist

Headshot of Dee WilliamsDee Williams

Royal Majesty of the Stripper Pole

Headshot of Maddy O'ReillyMaddy O’Reilly

Sage of 69

Headshot of Kristen ScottKristen Scott

Seductive Schoolgirl of the Year

Headshot of Mackenzie MossMackenzie Moss

Sensational Scissorist

Headshot of Maya KendrickMaya Kendrick

Sensational Step Sister / Step Daughter of the Year

Headshot of Gia DerzaGia Derza

Servile Sub of the Year

Headshot of Lydia BlackLydia Black

Sharing Is Caring (Cumswapping Cutie of the Year)

Headshot of Maya KendrickMaya Kendrick

Silky Smooth (Best Bald Beaver)

Headshot of Emma HixEmma Hix

Size Queen

Headshot of Avi LoveAvi Love

Sloppy Head Savant of the Year

Headshot of Chloe TempleChloe Temple

Sovereign Dom of the Year

Headshot of Charlotte SartreCharlotte Sartre

Spit Roasted Superstar of the Year

Headshot of Chloe CherryChloe Cherry

Spooning Specialist

Headshot of Jill KassidyJill Kassidy

Stiff Actor of the Year

Headshot of Seth GambleSeth Gamble

Super Squirter of the Year

Headshot of Paige OwensPaige Owens

Tantalizing Tall Drink of Water

Headshot of Lena AndersonLena Anderson

Tattooed Temptress of the Year

Headshot of Karma RXKarma RX

The Dirtiest Player in the Game

Headshot of Anna de VilleAnna de Ville

The Dirty Little Slut of the Year (Female Performer of the Year)

Headshot of Jane WildeJane Wilde

The Girl Next Door…. Only Dirtier

Headshot of Zoe BloomZoe Bloom

The Most Fapped To Girl of the Year

Headshot of Haley ReedHaley Reed

The Sexiest Woman Alive

Headshot of Adriana ChechikAdriana Chechik

The Total Package

Headshot of Paige OwensPaige Owens

Three Kielbasas in a Corridor (Triple Anal Performer of the Year)

Headshot of Charlotte SartreCharlotte Sartre

Threesome Savant of the Year

Headshot of Maitland WardMaitland Ward

Tiniest Vag

Headshot of Kyler QuinnKyler Quinn

Tortured Fuck Doll of the Year

Headshot of Cadence LuxCadence Lux

Two Hot Dogs in a Hallway (Double Anal Performer of the Year)

Headshot of Kira ThornKira Thorn

Two Peas in a Pod (Double Vaginal Performer of the Year)

Headshot of Angel EmilyAngel Emily

Undisputed Twitter Champion of the Year

Headshot of Mike QuasarMike Quasar

VR Star of the Year

Headshot of Chloe CherryChloe Cherry

The Technical Awards

8th Elastic Wonder of the World

Abs of Steel

Best / Goofiest Car Dancer

Best Bad Jokes

Best Bad Jokes, Dad Jokes, and Rad Jokes

Best Entrepreneurial Bush Trimming Businesswoman

Best Hand / Tongue Coordination

Best Leg Shaking Orgasms

Best New PAWG Starlet

Best New Sports League Founder

Best New Stage Name

Best Ponytail / Pigtail Game

Best Problem Solver

Best Self DP’ing Performance

Best Tanlines

Best Wall Art Collection

Best Zombie Apocalypse Survival Partner

Born To Tease

Bratty

Bratty, Ballsucking Biologist

Can Simultaneously Design Your Space And Décor While Sucking Your Cock

Certified Anal Yoga Instructor

Cherubic Tart

Chokes On Dick Gladiator

Cl(ass) Clown

Cornfed Booty

Country Girl Cockstar

Craftiest Macrame Artist

Cutest Accent

Cutest Crazy Cat Lady

Cutest Dimples

Deepest Desire For Whip Marks

Deutschland’s Dirtiest Schatz

Dirtiest Little Mermaid

Dirty DC Supervillain

Dirty Dynamic Duo

Doggie Mommy of the Year

Fabulous Firecrotch

Far Beyond Stunning

Fastest Tongue in the West

Filthy Fairy Princess

First Lady of Squats

Food Porn Master Chef

Fortnite Legend

Founding Member of the Church Of Latter Day Sluts

Frequently Described As “Literally Perfect”

Friendliest Lean, Mean Sex Machine

Fun Personified

Handstand Champion of the World

Happiest When Her Holes Are Being Used

High Priestess of Hotness

Hottest Hippie In History

Inimitable Trash Baby

Introverted Rumpshaker

Kinkiest Cutie

Least Likely To Get Or Spread Cooties

Like A Fine Wine of Filth

Living Proof That Vegans Are Both Sexy AND Dirty

Magnificent Mamacita

Majority Whip of the Filth Party

Marvel’s Agent Of Filth

Miss Teen USA – Pornstar Edition

More Beautiful Than Every Painting in the Louvre

Most Voluminous Vintage Candelabra Collection

Most Adorable Stoner

Most Courageous Enchantress

Most Deceptive ‘Innocent Look / Filthy Mind’ Combination

Most Eagerly Anticipated 1st Anal in Modern History

Most Elaborate Turtle Enclosure

Most Elastic Asshole

Most Elegant Consumpion of a Glazed Donut

Most Epic Fuck-A-Fan 

Most Expensive Dog Toy Budget

Most Fantastic Freckles

Most Immaculate Camel Toe

Most Impressive Cape Collection

Most Improved ‘Fan Sign’ Model

Most Likely To Achieve Martyrdom Through Sarcasm

Most Likely to be Airtighted by Jim

Most Likely to be Airtighted by Jim, Dwight and Michael

Most Likely To Be Banned From Rodeo Drive For Public Indecency

Most Likely To Become The Cirque de Soleil’s Performance Masturbator

Most Likely To Break A Toe On Her Own Stripper Pole

Most Likely To Dislodge a Nipple Piercing While Twerking

Most Likely To Get Fucked Against A Tree

Most Likely To Have Dildo Silhouettes In Her Bathroom Window

Most Likely To Have Her Buttplug Mistaken For A Bomb By The TSA

Most Likely To Leave The Maid A Big Tip After Squirting

Most Likely To Liquify Fruit Snacks With Her Butthole

Most Likely To Live On / Own A Zoo

Most Likely To Tag Team Three Cocks on a Friday

Most Likely To Wear Out A Pair Of Converse In 3 Months Or Less

Most Loads Consumed in a Single Day

Most Outstanding Underboob Proponent

Most Ravishing Rosebud

Most Salacious Ex-Mormon

Most Scantily Clad Potential US Senate Candidate

Most Censored TikTok Artist

Most Underrated Butt Slut

Most Valiant Self Waxer

Most Versatile Vixen

Mrs. McDreamy

Much More Than ‘A Mouthful’

Naked With Pigtails. Always.

Nicest Nihilist

Onion Booty

Panty Salesperson of the Year

PAWG Emeritus

Porn Unicorn

Porn’s Biggest Girl/Girl Crush

Potentate of Positivity

Proof That Money (Specifically $15K) CAN Buy Happiness

Pussy Licking Legend

Quadruple (Anal) Threat

Queen of Cornbread

Queen of Cum Bubbles

Relentlessly Insatiable

Sexaholics Anonymous Dropout

Sexual Salsa

Side Chick of the Year

Sluttiest E-girl of the Year

Somersault Perfectionist

Stacked Sweetheart

Statistically Sexier Than 99.999% Of Everyone In Human History

Sucking Dick Is Her Love Language

Sweeter Than A Cream Filled Cannoli

Sweetest Holes

Sweetest Sexual Succubus

The G.O.A.T. of Nasty

The O.G. Euro PAWG

The Original Punk Princess of Porn

The Ultimate California Girl

The Wayne Gretzky of Canadian Pornstars

There’s No Other Name So Glorious!

Tiger Woods’ Stiffest Competition

Tiny Butt

Tiny Butt, Huge Heart

Titty Fucking Titan of the Year

Top Notch Skinny Dipper

Trading Blowjobs For Cuddles

Transcended Supreme Sexiness

Twinkle Toes

Unapolgetically Amazing

Virginia Is For (Pussy) Lovers

Weiner Wrangler

Will Literally Bend Over Backwards TO Suck Your Dick

Will Trade Nudes For Art Supplies

Wonderful Wanker

World’s Favorite (and Greatest) Gamer

World’s Sexiest Weirdo

Doing Better.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better. - Maya Angelou

Considering recent events in America, the team at IAFD would like to state unequivocally and firmly that black lives matter. The murder of George Floyd, along with the murders of countless other black folks at the hands of police in America is cause for alarm and concern. We stand with the protesters exercising their first amendment rights – the same right we enjoy by documenting and archiving adult film data here at IAFD.

We stand up for black performers who have been made to feel fetishized, minimized, and othered in these categories. We do not condone the racist pay gaps between performers in IR scenes. We are dismayed when we hear stories that black performers in group scenes need to mind who they come in contact with because a fellow performer “doesn’t do blacks yet” since performing with a black man can command a higher rate and is usually saved for later in one’s career.

In striving to be the change we want to see in the world, we are eliminating the IR (“Interracial”) tag on our site.

Internally among the editorial staff, we have believed that interracial porn largely serves to uphold racist stereotypes and imagery – stereotypes and imagery that inform acts of racist hatred. We feel its narrow definition – black men fucking white women – only serves to further a narrative started hundreds of years ago; one with deserves to be relegated to the history books. We justified tracking this information because the industry embraces and promotes it.

No more. We won’t be a part of it.

We have also eliminated race-based categories in our annual Spank Bank Awards.

In the absence of a fund to directly help adult film performers, we have made a donation to The Black Sex Worker Collective, an organization which seeks to address the needs of current and former Black sex workers by providing education, legal assistance, healthcare resources, and affordable housing referrals in order to successfully leave & maintain a life outside of the industry. Their goal is to create a safe space where the unique experiences and needs of Black sex worker voices are validated and responded with appropriate needs based resources.

This is by no means the end of IAFD’s commitment to racial justice. As always IAFD remains committed to ensuring that all customers continue to have free and available access to the most recent and accurate information about adult films and the performers who appear in them.

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