Leading adult company Mile High Media and its affiliated brands, O.L. Entertainment and Bellesa, earned a combined 41 nominations for the 2022 XBIZ Awards. The nominations recognize the notable work of the companies’ acclaimed directors and its studios including: Family Sinners, Sweet Sinner, Sweetheart Video, Icon Male, Noir Male, TransSensual, Hard X, Dark X, Lesbian X, Erotica X, Bellesa Films, and Bellesa House.

The awards, which honor excellence in adult entertainment, will be held on Sunday, Jan. 9 at the Hollywood Palladium.

“On behalf of our companies, we are excited to receive these nominations,” said Jon Blitt, Mile High Media’s vice president and O.L. Entertainment’s head of production. “We would like to thank XBIZ for recognizing the unique work of our dedicated group of professionals on both sides of the camera who are the very best of at what they do as they innovate and create outstanding content day in and day out for our amazing fans.”

Bellesa and TransSensual led its sister studios with six nominations each, including two nominations for Bellesa for Vignette Movie of the Year for its star-studded releases “First Times and Second Chances 3,” starring Abella Danger and Aidra Fox, and “Going for It,” with Lulu Chu and Vanna Bardot. TransSensual also received nominations for Trans Movie of the Year for “My Best Friend’s TS Sister,” and “TS Adventures.”

Mile High Media also earned a nomination in the prestigious Studio of the Year category.

The acclaimed gay studios Icon Male and Noir Male, the latter of which features men of color, were next with four nominations each, including three for Gay Movie of the Year for Icon Male’s “A Man in Uniform,” and “Painful Love,” and Noir Male’s “Hardcore Hookups 2.”

Erotica X, the noted couples’ studio, received three nominations, including Vignette Movie of the Year for “Erotic Affairs 4,” and Vignette Series of the Year for “Erotic Affairs.”

Hard X, earned two nominations, including Gonzo Series of the Year for its wildly popular “DP Me” series and Best Sex Scene – Gonzo for the series 11^th chapter, “DP Me 11.”

Sweetheart Video also earned three nominations, including one for “The Art of Kissing,” for All-Girl Movie of the Year – pitting it against sister studio Lesbian X which also earned a nomination in the category for its best-selling release “Lesbian Hardcore.”

The studios’ acclaimed directors Ricky Greenwood, Mason, Jacky St. James and Mike Quasar were each nominated for Director of the Year, while Greenwood also earned nominations for Director of the Year Gay and Director of the Year Trans.