LOS ANGELES, CA – (December 3, 2019) – Global adult entertainment innovator Wicked Pictures and the lines it distributes have received over sixty 2020 AVN Awards nominations, with nearly half going to Captain Marvel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, Lost Love, and Divine. The latter two were directed by blockbuster creator Brad Armstrong and showcased the talents of Wicked Girl jessica drake, whose groundbreaking educational project jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex also received multiple nominations. The Wicked team’s richly diverse productions were recognized by the editors of Adult Video News alongside high-profile contributions from such independent filmmakers as Mike Quasar and Hank Hoffman. These acclaimed releases from each of the studio’s in-house imprints (Wicked Comix, Wicked Blockbuster, Wicked Sex-Ed, Wicked Passions, and Wicked Feature) spotlight the gifts of their creators and crews, as well as the talents of such industry superstars as Kenzie Taylor, Ryan Mclane, Small Hands, and Avi Love, who, like jessica drake for Lost Love, were all recognized in the Best Actress/Actor categories. (A full list of nominees appears below.)

Captain Marvel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody received a plethora of nominations, including Best Parody, Best Art Direction, Best Comedic Screenplay Axel Braun, Best Director – Comedic Production Axel Braun, Best Editing, Axel Braun & Claudia Ross, Best Leading Actress Kenzie Taylor, Best Makeup Dusty Lynn, Best Soundtrack, Best Special Effects, Best Supporting Actor Quinton James, Best Three-Way Sex Scene Kenzie Taylor, Lacy Lennon & Seth Gamble, and Best Transgender One-on-One Sex Scene Aubrey Kate & Kenzie Taylor. Axel Braun’s Nylon received Best Anthology Series or Channel, and Gazongas 2, produced by Braun and directed by his son Rikki, received a Best Big Bust Production nom.  The consistently high caliber of Axel’s work over the last twelve months was rewarded with the coveted Director of the Year nomination.

Longtime Wicked Pictures writer, actor, director, and production designer Brad Armstrong’s haunting Lost Love emerged as Wicked’s most acclaimed original dramatic production of 2019, earning Best Drama, Best Cinematography Barrett Blade, Curious Judas, Steve Matts & David Lord, Best Director – Dramatic Production Brad Armstrong, Best Dramatic Screenplay Brad Armstrong, Best Editing Geddy Lee Roth, Best Leading Actress jessica drake, Best Non-Sex Performance Frank Bukkwyd, Best Solo/Tease Performance jessica drake, Best Soundtrack, Best Supporting Actor Ryan Driller, and Best Supporting Actress Penny Pax. Intense and stylish, drake’s vibrant Armstrong-directed Editor’s Choice Divine received attention in the Best Anthology Production and Best Art Direction categories. In recognition of her work as a filmmaker and progressive sexual wellness authority, the groundbreaking jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex earned drake and co-creator/senior sex advocate Joan Price Best Niche Production and Best Director – Gonzo/Anthology Production nominations.

Love Song, Mike Quasar’s excellent contribution to the Wicked Passions label, was rewarded with nearly half a dozen major nominations,  including Best Romance, Best Director – Dramatic Production Mike Quasar, Best Dramatic Screenplay, Mike Quasar, Best Leading Actor Small Hands, and Best Supporting Actress Joanna Angel.

Outside lines distributed by the company, including European powerhouse Dorcel and innovative, ‘all-natural’ content creator abbywinters.com, were recipients of major nominations. And in recognition of the Wicked brand’s continuing expansion into other sectors of the adult space, Wicked Sensual Care, the acclaimed creator of luxurious lubricants and enhancers, was recognized with a Best Lubricant Manufacturer nomination.

“There is so much to be thankful for in these diverse nominations,” said media liaison Daniel Metcalf. “It’s rewarding to see that fourteen of Wicked’s in-house productions earned over forty nominations. The contract directors, stars, and independent collaborators who created them are continuing to keep the quality of their work at the highest level. When you factor in the foreign lines Wicked distributes, like Dorcel and abbywinters.com, the studio has nominations in nearly fifty different categories. Thank you, AVN, for recognizing and celebrating the consistently high quality of the movies Wicked produces and distributes.”

Wicked Pictures congratulates its talented performers, filmmakers, distributors, web partners, and staff on their 2020 AVN nominations. For a complete list of nominations, see below.

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2020 AVN AWARDS Nominations
Wicked Pictures

Captain Marvel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Best Parody
Best Art Direction
Best Comedic Screenplay, Axel Braun
Best Director – Comedic Production, Axel Braun
Best Editing, Axel Braun & Claudia Ross
Best Leading Actress, Kenzie Taylor
Best Makeup, Dusty Lynn
Best Soundtrack
Best Special Effects
Best Supporting Actor, Quinton James
Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Kenzie Taylor, Lacy Lennon & Seth Gamble
Best Transgender One-on-One Sex Scene, Aubrey Kate & Kenzie Taylor

Axel Braun’s Nylon
Best Anthology Series or Channel

Director of the Year
Axel Braun

Gazongas 2
Best Big Bust Production

Lost Love
Best Drama
Best Cinematography, Barrett Blade, Curious Judas, Steve Matts & David Lord
Best Director – Dramatic Production, Brad Armstrong
Best Dramatic Screenplay, Brad Armstrong
Best Editing, Geddy Lee Roth
Best Leading Actress, jessica drake
Best Non-Sex Performance, Frank Bukkwyd
Best Solo/Tease Performance, jessica drake
Best Soundtrack
Best Supporting Actor, Ryan Driller
Best Supporting Actress, Penny Pax

Divine
Best Anthology Production
Best Art Direction

jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex
Best Niche Production
Best Director – Gonzo/Anthology Production, jessica drake & Joan Price

Love Song
Best Romance
Best Director – Dramatic Production, Mike Quasar
Best Dramatic Screenplay, Mike Quasar
Best Leading Actor, Small Hands
Best Supporting Actress, Joanna Angel

Kiss Me
Best All-Girl Narrative Production

A Daughter’s Deception
Best Supporting Actress, Avi Love

He Loves to Watch
Best Polyamory Production

Sexual Fidelity
Best Romance

Faithless
Best Drama

Sex & Lies
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Ana Foxxx & Serene Siren

…Upon Further Reflection
Best Leading Actor, Ryan Mclane

2020 AVN AWARDS Nominations
Dorcel

Female Foreign Performer of the Year
Clea Gaultier

Best Director – Foreign Production
40 Years Old, the Education of My Young Neighbor, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Liselle Bailey
Alexis, Escort Deluxe, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Franck Vicomte
Rebecca, An Indecent Story, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Alis Locanta
Sex Games, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Herve Bodilis

Best Foreign Production – Open Genre
40 Years Old, the Education of My Young Neighbor, Marc Dorcel/Wicked
Sex Games, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

Best Foreign-Shot All-Girl Sex Scene
Girl Girl Sex 259, abbywinters/Wicked; Amber & Daniela

Best Foreign-Shot Anal Sex Scene
Clea, Private Banker, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Clea Gaultier, Potro de Bilbao & Emilio Ardana

Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene
Liya 4 You, Marc Dorcel; Liya Silver & Ricky Mancini

Best Foreign-Shot Group Sex Scene
Club Xtrem: Anna & Kaisa Double Penetration, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Anna Polina, Kaisa Nord, Yanick Shaft & Kristof Cale
The Flight Attendants, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Anny Aurora, Cassie del Isla, Valentina Nappi & Ricky Mancini
Lucy, the New Secretary, Marc Dorcel/Wicked; Lucy Heart, Cherry Kiss, Charlie Dean & Lutro

Best Group Sex Production
Club Xtrem: Adriana & Cherry Stars Perversions, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

Best Ingénue Production
Young & Perverted, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

Best MILF Production
40 Years Old Temptations of a Married Woman, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

Best Polyamory Production
Luxure: Education of Married Women, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

Best Star Showcase
Rebecca, An Indecent Story, Marc Dorcel/Wicked

2020 AVN AWARDS Nominations
abbywinters.com

Best All-Girl Series or Channel
Girl Girl Sex, abbywinters/Wicked

Best Gonzo Series or Channel
Girls and Their Boys, abbywinters/Wicked

2020 AVN AWARDS Nominations
Wicked Sensual Care

Best Lubricant Manufacturer
Wicked Sensual Care

ABOUT WICKED PICTURES

Established in Canoga Park, California in March 1993, Wicked Pictures was formed with a firm commitment to producing quality adult productions created specifically for women and couples, a decision the company has stayed true to for over twenty-six years, even when this mission seemed at odds with prevailing economic trends. And after a health scare in 1998 led many companies to begin instituting policies of mandatory condom usage, Wicked is the only producer still safeguarding performers’ health by continuing to adhere to this policy over twenty years later. Wicked continues to diversify and expand its commitment to couples’ intimacy through such initiatives as the romance-driven Wicked Passions label, the AVN / XBIZ award-winning franchises Wicked Comix and Wicked Fairy Tales, the award-winning educational series jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex, and the Wicked Sensual Care line of luxurious lubricants and enhancers. These forward-thinking ventures allow Wicked to explore new ground while staying true to its core vision of producing quality adult entertainment and strengthening its appeal to women and couples.

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