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The Girlfriend Experience is one of Steven Soderbergh’s bite-size, semi-improvised, shot-on-DV doodles (like Bubble or Full Frontal), and it’s the best one he’s made. As it opens, we see jagged medium-range shots of a man and a woman murmuring to each other in a taxi, a fancy low-lit bar, and a bedroom. By the time they wake up, we’ve more or less decided that they’re a couple. Only they’re not. The guy is some sort of wealthy finance dude, and the girl is a  high-end escort who provides not just sex but conversation, canoodling over late-night wine, and morning-after chit chat–the illusion of intimacy.

Shot during the early days of the economic crisis, The Girlfriend Experience is a mysterious and arresting look at how the culture of money turns love and desire into something you want to control. The escort, Chelsea, is played by Sasha Grey, a real-life adult-video star who is not so much a natural actress as a natural-born placid, affectless Barbie doll (imagine Elliot Spitzer consort Ashley Dupre with a touch of Demi Moore). The movie has the fascination of a documentary about a fictional character. Chelsea, with her ambitious teasing blankness, occupies the center of a crumbling mosaic of money, status, deception, and manipulated lust. We see her out with her clients; bickering with her live-in lover (Chris Santos), a gym trainer who pretends her job doesn’t bother him; and in meetings, some sinister; that promise to advance her career. Chelsea’s clients all seek the “girl friend experience,” but they aren’t alone; she, too, tries to barter herself into romance. Soderbergh has captured an America in which the line between selling out and selling yourself has never been thinner. (Review by Owen Gleiberman)

The F.A.M.E. Awards which stands for Fans of Adult Media & Entertainment are the first adult awards show where the fans get a say in who wins as they are the ones who cast the votes for the winners. This year’s winners will be announced on June 7, 2008. For now let us enjoy the nominees!

TORY LANE

Tory Lane is nominated for the Favorite Female Starlet, as well as the award for Dirtiest Girl in Porn, Favorite Oral Starlet, Favorite Anal Starlet and Favorite Breasts. Here we have 3 sexy video clips of Tory Lane for you to enjoy and in celebration of her nomination.

source: AVN Awards

Best Film

Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Actor – Film

Actor : Tom Byron
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Actor – Video

Actor : Brad Armstrong
Title : Coming Home
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Actress – Film

Actress : Penny Flame
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Actress – Video

Actress : Eva Angelina
Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best Video Feature

Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best All-Girl Release

Title : Girlvana 3
Company : Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Best All-Girl Series

Title : Women Seeking Women
Company : Girlfriends Films

Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film

Actor(s) : Faith Leon, Monique Alexander & Stefani Morgan
Title : Sex & Violins
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video

Actor(s) : Sophia Santi, Alektra Blue, Sammie Rhodes, Angie Savage & Lexxi Tyler
Title : Babysitters
Company : Digital Playground

Best All-Sex Release

Title : G for Gianna
Company : Jonni Darkko/Evil Angel

Best Alternative Release

Title : Buttman at Nudes a Poppin’ 20
Company : Evil Angel Productions

Best Amateur Release

Title : Cherries 56
Title : Cherries 56
Company : Homegrown Select/Pure Play Media

Best Amateur Series

Title : AbbyWinters Intimate Moments
Company : AbbyWinters

Best Anal Sex Scene – Film

Actor(s) : Chelsie Rae & Tyler Knight
Title : The Craving
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Anal Sex Scene – Video

Actor(s) : Bree Olson & Brandon Iron
Title : Big Wet Asses 10
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best Anal-Themed Release

Title : Ass Worship 10
Company : Jules Jordan Video

Best Anal-Themed Series

Title : Big Wet Asses
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best Animated Release

Title : Night Shift Nurses: Experiment 1 & 2
Company : Adult Source Media

Best Art Direction – Film

Title : The Craving
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Art Direction – Video

Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best BDSM Release

Title : Bondage Thoughts
Company : Daring Media Group

Best Big Bust Release

Title : Gina Lynn’s DD’s and Derrieres 2
Company : Gina Lynn Distribution

Best Big Bust Series

Title : Big Natural Breasts
Company : New Sensations

Best Cinematography

Title : Fashion Underground
Title : Fashion Underground
Company : Teravision/Vivid

Best Classic DVD

Title : Debbie Does Dallas, Definitive Collector’s Edition
Company : VCX

Best Continuing Video Series

Title : Belladonna: Manhandled
Title : Belladonna: Manhandled
Company : Belladonna/Evil Angel

Best Couples Sex Scene – Film

Actor(s) : Penny Flame & Tom Byron
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Couples Sex Scene – Video

Actor(s) : Jenna Haze & Manuel Ferrara
Title : Evil Anal 2
Company : Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel

Best Director – Film

Director : Paul Thomas
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Director – Foreign Release

Director : Alessandro Del Mar
Title : Dangerous Sex
Company : Private U.S.A./Pure Play Media

Best Director – Non-Feature

Director : Belladonna
Title : Belladonna: Manhandled 2
Company : Belladonna/Evil Angel

Best Director – Video

Director : John Stagliano
Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best DVD Extras

Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best DVD Menus

Title : Not the Bradys XXX
Company : X-Play/Hustler

Best Editing – Film

Editor : Andrew Blake
Title : X
Company : Studio A Entertainment

Best Editing – Video

Editor : John Stagliano
Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian

Title : Anabolic Asians 5
Company : Anabolic Video

Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Black

Title : Big Black Wet Butts 7
Company : Evasive Angles Entertainment

Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Latin

Title : Big Latin Wet Butts 5
Company : Evasive Angles Entertainment

Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Asian

Title : Asian 1 on 1
Company : Naughty America/Pure Play Media

Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Black

Title : Black Reign
Title : Black Reign
Company : Mercenary Pictures

Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Latin

Title : Chicks & Salsa
Title : Chicks & Salsa
Company : Third Degree Films

Best Fem-Dom Strap-On Release

Title : Babes Ballin’ Boys 17
Company : Pleasure Productions

Best Oral Sex Scene – Film

Actress : Kylie Ireland
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Oral Sex Scene – Video

Actress : Sasha Grey
Title : Babysitters
Company : Digital Playground

Best Oral-Themed Release

Title : Face Full of Diesel
Company : Digital Sin

Best Oral-Themed Series

Title : Feeding Frenzy
Company : Jules Jordan Video

Best Foot Fetish Release

Title : Stiletto
Company : Penthouse Digital Media / Pulse

Best Foreign All-Sex Release

Title : Angel Perverse 8
Title : Angel Perverse 8
Company : Clark Euro Angel/Evil Angel

Best Foreign All-Sex Series

Title : Ass Jazz
Company : Buttman Magazine Choice/Evil Angel

Best Foreign Feature

Title : Furious Fuckers: Final Race
Company : Evil Angel/Rocco Siffredi

Best Gonzo Release

Title : Brianna Love Is Buttwoman
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best Gonzo Series

Title : Bang Bus
Company : Bang Productions

Best Group Sex Scene – Film

Actor(s) : Stefani Morgan, Savanna Samson, Monique Alexander, Evan Stone, Christian & Jay Huntington
Title : Debbie Does Dallas … Again
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Group Sex Scene – Video

Actor(s) : Annette Schwartz, Sintia Stone, Judith Fox, Vanessa Hill & Rocco Siffredi
Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best High-Definition Production

Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best High End All-Sex Release

Title : Dave Navarro’s Broken
Company : Teravision / Vivid

Best Internal Release

Title : All Internal 5
Company : Cruel Media / Jules Jordan Video

Best Internal Series

Title : 5 Guy Cream Pie
Company : Kick Ass Pictures

Best Interactive DVD

Title : ** TIE ** InTERActive
Company : Teravision / Hustler Video
Title : ** TIE ** Interactive Sex With Jenna Haze
Company : Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Best Interracial Release

Title : Black Owned 2
Company : Jules Jordan Video

Best Interracial Series

Title : My Daughter’s Fucking Blackzilla
Company : Hush Hush Entertainment

Best Male Newcomer

Actor : Alan Stafford

Best MILF Release

Title : It’s a Mommy Thing
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best MILF Series

Title : Momma Knows Best
Company : Red Light District

Best Music

Title : Afrodite Superstar
Company : Femme Chocolat/Adam & Eve Pictures

Best New Starlet

Actress : Bree Olson

Best New Video Production Company

Company : Silver Sinema

Best Non-Sex Performance

Actor : Bryn Pryor
Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best On-Line Marketing Campaign – Individual Project

Title : Debbie Does Dallas … Again
Company : + World of Wonder/Vivid Entertainment Group

Best On-Line Marketing Campaign – Company Image

Company : ClubJennaMovies.com, Club Jenna

Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image

Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project

Title : Coming Home
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Packaging

Title : Janine Loves Jenna
Company : Club Jenna/Vivid

Best Packaging Innovation

Title : The Exquisite Multimedia Lighted Boxes
Company : Exquisite Multimedia

Best POV Release

Title : Fucked on Sight 2
Company : Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel

Best POV Series

Title : Fucked on Sight
Company : Manuel Ferrara/Evil Angel

Best POV Sex Scene

Actress : Sunny Lane
Title : Goo Girls 26
Company : Rodnievision/Exquisite

Best Pro-Am Release

Title : Breakin’ ‘em In 11
Title : Breakin’ ‘em In 11
Company : Vouyer Media

Best Pro-Am Series

Title : Filthy’s First Taste
Company : Club Jenna/Vivid

Best Retail Website – Rentals

Company : Sugar DVD

Best Retail Website – Sales

Company : Adult DVD Empire

Best Screenplay – Film

Writer : Phil Noir
Title : Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Screenplay – Video

Writer : Alvin Edwards & Eli Cross
Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best Sex Comedy

Title : Operation: Desert Stormy
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production

Actor(s) : Gianna, Vanessa Hill, Sarah James, Marsha Lord, Poppy Morgan, Kelly Stafford, Jazz Duro, Omar Galanti, Kid Jamaica & Joachim Kessef
Title : Furious Fuckers Final Race
Company : Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel

Best Solo Sex Scene

Actress : Eva Angelina
Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best Solo Release

Title : Extreme Holly Goes Solo
Company : Pink Visual Productions

Best Spanking Release

Title : Baltimore Brat 2
Company : Kelly Payne Productions

Best Special Effects

Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best Specialty Release – Other Genre

Title : Cum on My Tattoo 3
Company : Burning Angel Entertainment/Pulse

Best Specialty Series – Other Genre

Title : Jack’s Leg Show
Company : Digital Playground

Best Squirting Release

Title : Flower’s Squirt Shower 4
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best Squirting Series

Title : Jada Fire Is Squirtwoman
Company : Elegant Angel Productions

Best Supporting Actor – Film

Actor : Randy Spears
Title : Flasher
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Supporting Actor – Video

Actor : Barrett Blade
Title : : Coming Home
Company : Wicked Pictures

Best Supporting Actress – Film

Actress : Kylie Ireland
Title Layout
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Best Supporting Actress – Video

Actress : Hillary Scott
Title : Upload
Company : SexZ Pictures

Best Tease Performance

Actress : Brianna Love
Title : Brianna Love: Her Fine Sexy Self
Company : John Leslie/Evil Angel

Best Three-way Sex Scene

Actor(s) : Katsuni, Melissa Lauren & Rocco Siffredi
Title : Fashionistas Safado: Berlin
Company : Evil Angel

Best Transsexual Release

Title : Transsexual Babysitters 2
Company : Devil’s Film

Best Transsexual Series

Title : Transsexual Prostitutes
Company : Devil’s Film

Best Videography

Title : Black Worm
Company : Mandril

Best Vignette Release

Title : Babysitters
Company : Digital Playground

Best Vignette Series

Title : Barely Legal School Girls
Company : Hustler Video

The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year

Actress : Stormy Daniels

Director of the Year (Body of Work)

Director : Jules Jordan

Female Foreign Performer of the Year

Actress : Monica Mattos

Female Performer of the Year

Actress : Sasha Grey

Male Foreign Performer of the Year

Actor : David Perry

Male Performer of the Year

Actor : Evan Stone

Most Outrageous Sex Scene

Actor(s) : Cindy Crawford, Rick Masters & Audrey Hollander
Scene : “There are Some Things Even an Asshole Shouldn’t Attempt”
Title : Ass Blasting Felching Anal Whores
Company : Powersville/JM

Reuben Sturman Awards

Actor : Jeff Steward (JM Productions)
Actor : Rondee Kamins (General Video of America)

Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007

Title : Debbie Does Dallas … Again
Company : Vivid Entertainment Group

Top Selling Title of the Year – 2007

Title : Pirates
Company : Digital Playground/Adam & Eve

Transsexual Performer of the Year

Actor : Allanah Starr

Unsung Starlet of the Year

Actor : Gianna

Hall of Fame

Actor : Brittany Andrews
Actor : Jay Ashley
Actor : Skye Blue
Actor : Jake Jacobs
Actor : Angel Kelly
Actor : Dyanna Lauren
Actor : Michael Raven
Actor : Raylene
Actor : Ruby
Actor : Alexandra Silk
Actor : Angela Summers
Actor : Tasha Voux

Hall of Fame – Founders Branch

Founder : Martin Rothstein (Model Distributors)
Founder : Teddy Rothstein (Star Distributors)
Founder : Kenneth Guarino (Metro Home Video)