Private | |
Industry | Pornography |
Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Mike Ware (Esquire) |
Headquarters | Canoga Park, California, United States |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Products | Pornographic films |
Website | http://www.wickedpictures.com |
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. It is the only heterosexual studio to maintain a condoms-only policy since 2004.
Steve Orenstein founded Wicked Pictures in 1993, with help from Brad and Cynthia Willis, after developing an interest in creative aspects of film production while a partner in his previous adult company, X-Citement Video. During its first year, Wicked won industry awards and Orenstein signed Chasey Lain as the first "Wicked Girl". The second Wicked Girl, Jenna Jameson, signed in 1995. Under Wicked's promotion, Jameson became the only winner of AVN Awards for Best New Starlet, Best Actress, and Best Sex Scene in the same year.
Wicked won the first high-definition Adult Video News Award for Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre in December 2006. The movie went on to win several AVN Awards in 2007.
In October 2010, Wicked stopped production when an actor tested positive for HIV.
The studio agreed with Manwin to run its websites in December 2010.
The following is a selection of major awards Wicked films have won: