Popular Star Also Receives Best Actress – All-Girl
Release Nom for Wicked Pictures’ ‘Girlfriends’!
LOS ANGELES (November 23, 2015) – In a year of high profile movies, mainstream media attention, and outspoken support for the adult industry, acclaimed adult performer Casey Calvert has been nominated for Female Performer of the Year for the 2016 XBIZ Awards.
Calvert received the honor along with a nomination for Best Actress – All Girl Release for the best-selling film “Girlfriends” by Wicked Pictures. The movie, written and directed by adult superstar Stormy Daniels, tells the story of a small town girl (Calvert) who moves to Los Angeles and becomes involved in a same sex relationship and in the drama that ensues.
“It’s been an amazing year of incredibly hard work and lots of accomplishments, so I’m very thankful to XBIZ for these nominations,” Calvert said. “I’m especially thankful to Wicked and Stormy for the opportunity to be a part of ‘Girlfriends’ and its amazing cast and production team.”
Earlier this year, the talented young performer was named “One of the Top 7 Porn Stars You Need to Know About” by Bustle.com, one of the top women’s lifestyle sites in the world. Calvert’s rising star power was also acknowledged by the adult industry when XRCO named her the 2015 Unsung Siren of the Year.
In addition to her acclaimed role in “Girlfriends,” the brunette beauty earned critical praise for her performance as the daughter of porn stars in B. Skow’s “Proud Parents,” from Skow for Girlfriends Films. XCritic’s Don Houston noted, “This was a breakout role for Casey Calvert, who was well cast as the lead, and I doubt anyone else could have captured the family dynamics.”
Calvert’s work in Hard X’s “Analized” earned this review from Rob Perez of XCritic: “Casey Calvert is surely one of the most explosive performers today, a girl who not too long ago was saving herself for the right person; now, she’s a full blown anal queen.”
Performing aside, it has been a big year off-screen for Calvert. Since January, she has been featured in Huffington Post, Mandatory.com, Refinery 29, The Daily Beast, UPROXX, NextShark.com, Ravishly.com, CraveOnline, Cosmopolitan, and many other top news and entertainment sites. She is also starring in the new television campaign for WeAre18.com and is the official BDSM & Fetish Expert for GameLink.com
In October, Calvert’s compelling personal essay about her decision to join the porn business was published in Coming Out Like a Porn Star, an all-new book edited by industry veteran Jiz Lee.
The 2016 XBIZ Awards will be held on Friday, January 15 at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. For more information, click here.
About Casey Calvert:
Casey Calvert, the fetish model turned rising adult star began watching porn at a young age, but didn’t lose her virginity until she was 21. Recognizing a deep-seated desire to act out her strongest sexual urgings, Casey decided to wait to for the perfect fetish-themed experience to have sex for the first time. Self-admittedly kinky before she knew what it was, Casey has experimented with all types of fetish play, and takes pleasure in pushing the boundaries of BDSM. With a first name deriving from “K” and “C”, the initials of her celebrity crushes’ children, and a last name stemming from a college professor who taught her about first amendment law and pornography, the athletic and curvy newcomer embraces porn as a way to “explore fantasies that aren’t safe in the real world.” A recipient of numerous AVN and XBIZ Awards nominations, as well as the 2015 XRCO Unsung Siren award, Casey regularly performs for the adult industry’s most popular studios and boasts modeling credits in Hustler’s Taboo and the Mammoth Book of Erotic Photography. The University of Florida magna cum laude grad’s resume also includes writing about sexuality and culture for outlets, such as The Huffington Post and AVN, along with a featured essay in the book Coming Out Like a Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy. Casey also educates on the topics of BDSM and fetishes through live appearances around the country, such as speaking to university students at UCLA, USC, and Chapman. Additionally, adult e-tail site GameLink.com enlists her services as its official BDSM & Fetish Expert. Open-minded, adventurous, and open to try anything at least once, Casey is focused on seizing the moment and on making her mark as a star, director, and producer. Find more information about Casey Calvert at www.caseycalvert.com/, and follow her on social media at www.twitter.com/caseycalvertxxx and www.instagram.com/caseycalvert.
About the XBIZ Awards:
A star-studded red carpet affair that hosts a who’s who from the business of sex, the XBIZ Awards is the adult industry’s biggest night and most prestigious symbol of success. The annual gala recognizes outstanding excellence across every facet of the multibillion-dollar business, including movie production, pleasure products, technology and retail. Since its inception, top personalities from the world of erotica have played host to the event, including Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Jesse Jane, Jessica Drake, Kayden Kross and James Deen. Attracting international media coverage, the XBIZ Awards show has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, CNBC, TIME, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, Huffington Post and The Daily Beast, among others. For more information, visit http://xbizawards.xbiz.com.
