24th AVN Awards
| 24th AVN Awards | |
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| Date | January 13, 2007 |
| Site | Mandalay Bay Events Center at Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. |
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| Produced by | Gary Miller |
| Directed by | Gary Miller |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Manhunters (Best Film) |
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| Most nominations | Manhunters (24) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Playboy TV |
| Duration | 2 hours, 10 minutes |
The 24th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), honored the best pornographic films of 2006 and took place January 13, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, Adult Video News presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn)) in 119 categories released during the eligibility period, Oct. 1, 2005 to Sept. 30, 2006. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Playboy TV, was produced and directed by Gary Miller. Adult film star Jessica Drake hosted for the first time, with comedian Jim Norton, who also co-hosted in 2004.
Manhunters won seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Brad Armstrong, as did Corruption, which won Best Video Feature and Best Director—Video for Eli Cross. Other winners included Fuck and Sacred Sin each with five and Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge with three.
The nominees were announced Nov. 22, 2006 by AVN.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 13, 2007. The coveted Female Performer of the Year and Best New Starlet awards went to Hillary Scott and Naomi respectively while Tommy Gunn won Male Performer of the Year.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (
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These awards were announced in a pre-recorded winners-only segment during the event but were not part of the televised awards show. Trophies were mailed to the recipients later:
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