Las Vegas, NV–August 20, 2026—Fans Only: Dreams, Fame, Desire, the documentary that brings a deeply personal look at one of the most unique, stigmatized and misunderstood industries in popular entertainment has won the Urban X Award for Most Popular Porn Documentary.
“I’m absolutely thrilled that Fans Only 2: Dreams, Fame, Desire has now been recognized by two major awards within the adult entertainment industry. To have won an award at the XRCO Awards and now receiving the Best Documentary Award at the Urban X Awards is an incredible honor,” says Fans Only director and executive producer Joel Van der Molen. “I believe this demonstrates that a documentary about the adult entertainment industry can be recognized for its filmmaking, storytelling and human content, rather than simply its subject matter. We set out to make a film that looked beyond the stereotypes and allowed the people involved to tell their stories as human beings, and I’m incredibly proud that the industry itself has embraced the documentary in this way.”
“What an honor to be recognized for the work we put into the Fans Only documentary, most importantly we wanted to show that there are some amazing people in this industry and change the perception of the industry,” says performer and producer Tommy Gunn. “I believe the documentary does just that, I want to thank Urban X for the recognition and additionally Joel Van der Molen, Billy Lamug , James Bartholet and the cast for their trust and commitment to the project.”
“Thank You, Gianna and Urban X Awards,” says producer James Bartholet. “We are grateful and thrilled to have won this award. We’ve built a documentary series that shares a positive and insightful view of the industry. Thank you to everybody involved”
Like the first documentary Fans Only: The Human Side of Porn, director/creator and executive producer Joel Van Der Molen brings in industry legend and icon Tommy Gunn and James Bartholet for an ‘all-access’ journey through the adult film industry. Both Fans Only films are currently available on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWFDRJB5?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
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About James Bartholet:
Multiple award-winning actor of television and movies, a radio host and film producer James Bartholet has been working in the entertainment industry for over four decades. Appearing in both mainstream and adult films. Bartholet is the host of the long running and popular television and radio show “Inside the Industry,” now in its 20th season on the air. Bartholet also owns his own 24/7 ROKU TV Channel, Inside the Industry, and is heard on I Heart Radio, Apple and Google podcasts. Bartholet was also a radio host on Sirius XM.
Having won numerous awards over the years Bartholet has retired from the adult industry, and is back full time working in the mainstream industry. Bartholet has starred and produced numerous mainstream horror films including; Hitchhiker Massacre, The Lady Mummy, and Scissors, and the recently wrapped Scissors Chapter 2.
Bartholet also appears in Fans Only and Fans Only 2 which recently premiered in Piccadilly Circus in London. Bartholet is also a producer of this documentary.
James goes live on Instagram with his fans every Friday for “Live with James Bartholet” at 5pm ET/2pm PT.
Fans may catch his weekly talk show “Inside the Industry” at www.insidetheindustry.net and on Roku-TV every Wednesday.
