(Hollywood, CA) Multi-award-winning French Canadian adult director and writer Ricky Greenwood walked into the 2026 Trans Erotica Awards (TEAs) with nine nominations as a producer and for his scene work and DVDs, but walked out with something much greater.

On Sunday night, the glitzy and glamorous TEAs, complete with multiple star-studded red carpets, happened at the Avalon in Hollywood, and the turnout was tremendous. Ricky Greenwood was presented with one of the biggest honors of the night—one of two Lifetime Achievement Awards. Ricky was presented with the Behind the Camera Lifetime Achievement Award by Jessica Drake and Zariah Aura, who referred to him as “a director who is so amazing to all of us, treats us well, and makes amazing fucking porn.” When taking to the stage to accept his award, Ricky spoke about how the trans genre has changed over the past 10 years, what an amazing journey it’s been, and that there’s still work to do to advance and grow.

“When I heard I was getting this award, I was blown away. With 10 years in the industry, it’s not a long time for an award like this. But I was reminded about the impact I’ve made, and I will continue on this path while I’m in this industry. Thank you, Steven, Kristel, and everyone at Grooby for the award and an amazing show,” says Ricky Greenwood.

A complete list of the night’s winners can be found at theteashow.com/2026-winners.

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In 2017, French Canadian adult director and writer Ricky Greenwood started in the industry with a push from Mile High Media Vice President John Blitt, who has always been a genius when it comes to spotting true talent. Ricky came from a mainstream background working in television, reality TV, documentaries, feature films, and shorts—all this prepared him to take over the adult industry in the last eight years.

The multi-award-winning director and writer is known for his story-driven feature films, like Raw, Wanted, Deadly Vows, Project X, Machine Gunner, Confessions of a Sinful Nun 2: The Rise of Sister Mona, Terror Camp, Talk Derby to Me, Grinders, and Killer on the Loose. Over the past three years, he’s become known as a multi-faceted director who works in the straight, gay, trans, and lesbian realms, and has worked with top-shelf studios like Sweetheart Video, TransSensual, Icon Male, Marc Dorcel, Adult Time, AllHerLuv, Parasited, and MissaX. Ricky has won multiple XBIZ Awards for Director of Year – Body of Work (Narrative), All-Girl Movie of the Year, Best Editing, and Director of the Year- Trans (three times). From the AVN Awards, he’s won multiple awards for Director of the Year, Best Directing Portfolio – Varied Range, Outstanding Directing – Individual Work Grand Reel, and Best Screenplay – Featurette from the AVN Awards. His additional wins include Best Lesbian Movie or Limited Series, Feature Movie of the Year and Best Girl/Girl Release from the Urban X Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award and Best Scene Producer multiple times from the TEAs, Best Ruining Xmas for Adult Time’s The Bargain from the Bazowie Awards, Best Feature Director, Best Feature Film, Best All-Girl Release Editor’s Choice and Best Feature Production Fans’ Choice from the NightMoves Awards, and Best AltStar Feature Video (twice) from the AltStar Awards, and Best Director – Features (three times) and Director of the Year (twice) and Best Release from the XRCO Awards.

Ricky is one of the hardest-working men in adult and loves to give his audiences a glimpse into the projects he’s working on from start to finish in photos on his X @RickyGreenwoodX and Instagram @x_ricky_greenwood_x. You might also see more than a few adult performers you know in his timelines and posts.