Had you been among the thousands of porn fans who paid upwards of $107 a ticket to watch the 2007 AVN Awards from nosebleed seating at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, you might have come to the conclusion that the American adult entertainment industry sees fit to celebrate its accomplishments in a venue better suited to Whitesnake concerts than High Art; that said industry is still amused by anal sex and Viagra jokes; and that Wicked Pictures' releases this year were better than everyone else's. However, had you not left early to beat the taxi line like we did, you would also have seen the lovely Tristan Taormino take home the trophy for Best Gonzo Release, the first time the award was won by a woman; the equally lovely Buck Angel win Best Transexual Performer, the first time (though we hope not the last) the award was won by an FTM actor; the eminent Joanna Angel win Best Porn Comedy for "Joanna's Angels 2: Alt Throttle"; the shoulder-stink avoiding Mika Tan win Underrated Starlet of the Year; and Fleshbot faves Jack The Zipper and Eon McKai tie for Best All-Sex Release for "Blacklight Beauties" and "Neu Wave Hookers" respectively.

We'll be posting more about this year's AVN Awards—not to mention our annual Red Carpet Fashion Roundup—once we've caught up on sleep and given our sinuses a chance to readjust from spending the last five days in a heady mixture of cigar smoke and recirculated desert air. In the meantime, we'll let the always-lovely-even-when-she's-mugging-for-the-camera Justine Joli express the way we're feeling right now via this shot we snapped of her on the way to the awards ceremony a few hours ago. See you on the other side, kids!

· "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced" (avn.com)
· Fleshbot's 2007 AVN Expo Coverage
· Justine Joli photo by Nikola Tamindzic; more here

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