AVN Awards 2011: It Has Begun

AVN, a venerable publication dedicated to the furtherance of the pornographic arts, has released the 5,000 nominations for its 2011 awards earlier than expected, leaving Porn Valley to exult or to stew in its giblets a little longer, depending.

When I worked at AVN and was in charge of posting the nominations, I was given very specific instructions: "Wait until just before the Thanksgiving break, hit Send, and run."

Because you absolutely cannot please everyone, much as AVN tries. The best analogy is if the biggest awards in Hollywood were given out by Variety, the trade paper, and if Variety was funded solely by the advertising dollars of the Hollywood studios. It's tough, but that's why AVN gets the big money.

Fleshbot has reviewed several dozen of AVN's nominees for Best Picture, including "Sanatorium," "A Real Swinger's Orgy," and "Malice in La La Land," but some we had never heard of. And don't get us started on the transsexual releases-it's like we haven't watched "General Hospital" for a month and need to catch up. Except it's trannies.

Hosted by Riley Steele and Tori Black, the AVN Awards will be held at the Palms Casino January 8. Individual tickets go for $300.

Team Fleshbot will be at the 2011 Adult Entertainment Expo and Awards in full effect, so book your tickets now!

· Nominations for 2011 AVN Awards Announced (avn.com)