The Erotic Comedy ‘Love Emergency’ Receives 10 Nods,
Including Best Comedy and Best Director – Comedic Production
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (December 6, 2019) – Adam & Eve Pictures has received 18 nominations for the 2020 AVN Awards, with the erotic comedy Love Emergency earning 10 nods, including Best Comedy and Best Director – Comedic Production for AVN Hall of Fame writer/director Will Ryder.
The 2020 AVN Awards will be hosted by adult superstar Nikki Benz and camming sensation Emily Bloom and presented on Saturday, January 25, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The awards showcase excellence and outstanding achievement in the adult industry.
“We are honored to be recognized by AVN with these outstanding nominations,” said Rachel Vigneaux, Adam & Eve’s executive producer. “We are particularly thrilled to see Love Emergency touch a chord with fans and AVN voters as they recognize the charm and uniqueness of the film from the talented Will Ryder. We are also excited for all of our nominees who have dedicated themselves to create quality adult entertainment and share their gifts with all of us.”
Love Emergency earned nominations for Best Comedic Screenplay for Ryder, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Adams and Brad Armstrong, along with Best Non-Sex Performance for James Bartholet and Missy Stone. The erotic comedy is about a panhandler masquerading as a surgeon in order to win the heart of a pretty nurse.
Additional nominations were The Motorbunny Club, for Best Anthology Series or Channel; Best Oral Production for the edging-themed Taken to the Edge, and Kay Brandt’s adaptation of Selena Kitt’s bestselling novel, The Lustful Wife, which earned a nomination for Best Romance.
Other nominations include:
- Best Art Direction, Love Emergency
- Best Cinematography, The Kitten Club, Jay Allan & Jeff Allan
- Best Editing, Love Emergency, Hollywood Max
- Best Makeup, Love Emergency, Edyn Blair
- Best Polyamory Production, Private Sex Society, Fallen Angel/Adam & Eve
- Best Polyamory Production, Unfolding
- Best POV Sex Scene, BBC POV, Elsa Jean, Ricky Johnson & Isiah Maxwell
- Best Pro-Am/Exhibitionist Production, Real Amateurs
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About AVN Awards:
For over three decades the AVN Awards show has been the adult industry’s biggest night and the award itself, the industry’s highest honor. With a stylish red carpet pre-show and lavish star-studded ceremony, AVN celebrates outstanding achievements in “the business of pleasure”. Nearly 100 awards are given out in categories as diverse as Best Video, Best New Starlet, Most Outrageous Sex Scene, Best Group Sex Scene and Best Selling DVD of the Year. The AVN Awards show takes place each January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas and is attended by everyone who is anyone in the adult industry. The show has included performances by grammy-nominated artist Lil’ Wayne, Flo Rida, Baby Bash, Smashmouth, Lit, Lil’ Jon & the Ying Yang Twins and has featured appearances by celebrities such as Lisa Lampanelli, Dave Attell, Gene Simmons, Jim Norton, Bobby Slayton, Chris Angel, Vince Neil and more. For more information, please visit AVN.com/Awards.
About Adam & Eve Pictures:
Founded in 1993, Adam & Eve Pictures is the nation’s leading adult film production company with thousands of critically acclaimed titles in their library and millions of satisfied viewers around the world. An offshoot of Adam & Eve corporate, Adam & Eve Pictures was formed to create and contribute aesthetically ethical adult video content to the mass market. Since its inception, Adam & Eve Pictures has produced a multitude of best-selling and highly awarded blockbusters, including Rawhide and Pirates. They have also invested heavily in the sex education segment and offer an entire line by Nina Hartley with titles including Nina Hartley’s Guides to Double Penetration, Oral Sex, Bondage, and Threesomes. In 2015 Adam & Eve Pictures became the first adult production company to bring a New York Times best-selling novel to screen with the critically acclaimed Babysitting the Baumgartners series. Boasting over 90 awards over 25 years, Adam and Eve Pictures is a cornerstone of adult entertainment. For more information, visit AdamEve.com.