International Animated Film (Annie) Awards

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 37th Annual Annie
Awards recognizing the year’s best animated features, television productions,
commercials, short subjects and outstanding individual achievements in the field of
animation. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog” received
eight nominations, including Best Animated Feature and individual nominations for
animated effects, character animation, production design and voice acting, while its
“Prep and Landing” received nine nominations including Best Animated Television
Production and individual nominations for character animation, character design, music,
production design, storyboarding and writing.

DreamWorks Animation received 11 nominations, including Best Animated
Television Production for “Merry Madagascar.” Laika received a total of 10 nominations
including Best Animated Feature “Coraline” and Pixar Animation Studios received a
total of nine nominations including Best Animated Feature “Up.” Completing the list of
Best Animated Features nominated are: “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” Sony
Pictures Animation, “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” 20th Century Fox and “The Secret of Kells,”
Cartoon Saloon.

Winners will be announced at the 37th Annual Annie Awards ceremony on Saturday,
February 6, 2010, at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA. For a complete listing
of Annie Award nominations and event information, please go to
www.annieawards.org.

posted by Dr. R. Taylor

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Heads turned as the red carpet zig-zagged through the Palms Casino Resort to the Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas on January 10, 2010 for the Adult Video Awards — the Oscars of Porn. Barely clad starlets waved, wiggled and blew kisses to a sea of fans. Our video of RSN’s real walk down the carpet reveals what is like to be inside the velvet ropes. To experience being a Real Star for a while, just click on our video link, walk the red carpet with us, wave to the fans and send your comments! Launch the awards season in style.

It was a night of naughtiness, parody, tears and laughter. The girls were excited and emotional to the extreme. This award celebration is the highlight of the year for most of these young stars where they can celebrate all the long hours and hard work. The pre-parties lasted so long that they couldn’t start the show for over an hour.

The show was hosted by comedian Dave Atell, Digital Playground’s Kayden Kross and Wicked Pictures’ Kirsten Price. Dave kept the audience laughing with raucous humor (like “shaving makes my guy look lonely”) while the flamboyant stars kept the audience ogling. Baby Bash performed.

Tori Black was the biggest winner holding five awards including Performer of the Year. She thanked her producers, friends and “all the people who fu**ed her”. She hopes to do it again. 21-year-old Tori finished with “I’d better stop, I’m going to cry.”

Sasha Grey, the keynote speaker at the Adult Entertainment Expo, also received numerous awards including Crossover Star of the Year (previously held by new mama Jenna Jameson).

The best oral winner commented in a hoarse voice “I must be really good at this.”

Interesting clips were shown from parody porn films like Sex Files (starring the porn versions of Moulder and Skully), Not married with Children XXX, Pirates of the Burning Sea and Not the Crosby’s. The addition in 2009 of the Best Parody category reflects the rapid growth in popularity of mainstream parodies.

“Nominations were culled from submissions by producers of products released between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009. We counted 6,897 actual new releases, from a total of 13,056 titles put out on DVD (including comps, amateurs and re-releases) this year,’ said Paul Fishbein, president of AVN Media Network.”

Trophies were awarded in 125 categories, including Best Video Feature, Best Parody, Female Performer of the Year, Best Adult Website and numerous Best Sex Scene awards. The winners included:

And the winners are…

Female Performer of the Year - Tori Black

Best Porn Parody – The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody and Not the Cosbys XXX

Best Film – The 8th Day

Best Screenplay - Throat: A Cautionary Tale

Clever Title of the Year - Who’s Nailin’ Paylin?

Best Selling & Renting Title of the Year - Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge

Best Actress - Kimberly Kane, The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody

Web Starlet of the Year - Sunny Leone

Best New Starlet - Kagney Linn Karter

Best New Web Starlet - Lexi Belle

MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year - Julia Ann

Male Performer of the Year - Manuel Ferrara

Best Actor - Eric Swiss, Not Married With Children XXX

See http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/ for a complete list of the winners in all 125 categories.

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