5th AVN Awards

The 5th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place on January 8, 1988 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada beginning at 9:00 p.m. PST / 12:00 a.m. EST.^[1] During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 33 categories, plus several extra awards, honoring pornographic movies released the previous year. The ceremony was produced by Mark Stone and Gary Todd.^[2] The show was hosted by Adult Video News publisher Paul Fishbein and executive editor Gene Ross.^[3]

Firestorm II won the most awards with four, however, the Best Film award went to Careful, He May Be Watching.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 5th AVN Awards were announced in the January 1988 issue of Adult Video News magazine. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 8, 1988.^[3][1]

Awards

John Leslie, Best Actor winner

Richard Pacheco, Best Director winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Best Film	Best Shot-on-Video Feature
Careful, He May Be Watching[3] Crazy With The Heat Deep Throat II Firestorm II 1001 Erotic Nights, Part 2[1]	Romeo and Juliet[3] Cabaret Sin Falcon Breast Hands Off Memoirs Of A Chambermaid Nymphette Does Hollywood Raw Talent II Robofox Seduction By Fire Ultra Sex[1]
Best All-Sex Film	Best New Starlet
Baby Face II Let’s Get It On With Amber Lynn[3] Load Warriors Mouthwatering Sky Foxes[1]	Samantha Strong[3] Barbii Angela Baron Alicia Monet Jamie Summers[1]
Best Actor	Best Actress
John Leslie, Firestorm II[3] Robert Bullock, Playpen Eric Edwards, Doll Face Michael Grant, Cravings Jamie Gillis, Baby Face II[1]	Krista Lane, Deep Throat II[3] Tish Ambrose, Lilith Unleashed Taija Rae, Inner Blues Seka, Careful, He May Be Watching Joanna Storm, Crazy With The Heat[1]
Best Actor: Shot-On-Video	Best Actress: Shot-On-Video
Robert Bullock, Romeo and Juliet[3] Jerry Butler Greg Derek John Leslie Randy West[1]	Shanna McCullough, Hands Off[3] Barbara Dare Keisha Krista Lane Ona Zee[1]
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Michael Gaunt, Firestorm II[3] Tom Byron, Sky Foxes Jamie Gillis, 1001 Erotic Nights Part 2 Mike Horner, Careful He May Be Watching Joey Silvera, Doll Face[1]	Tish Ambrose, Firestorm II[3] Danielle, Miami Spice Barbara Dare, Playpen Tamara Longley, Crazy With The Heat Sharon Mitchell, Load Warriors[1]
Best Director	Best Director: Shot-On-Video Feature
Richard Pacheco, Careful, He May Be Watching[3] Alex de Renzy, Baby Face 2 Cecil Howard, Firestorm II Robert McCallum, Crazy With The Heat L. Vincent Revane, Deep Throat II[1]	Henri Pachard, Talk Dirty To Me, Part V[3] John T. Bone Anthony Spinelli Kirdy Stevens Paul Thomas[1]
Best Director: Gay Video	Best Director: Bisexual Video
John Summers, Rock Hard[3] Steven Lucas Unk Stiletto Jean Daniel Cardinot William Higgins[1]	Paul Norman, Innocence Lost[3] John Travis Axe Watson[1]
Best Total Sexual Content: Shot-On-Video	Best Compilation Video
Edwin Durell’s Dreamgirls[3] Caught From Behind Loose Ends 3 Surf, Sand and Sex Ultra Sex[1]	Only The Best[3] All For His Ladies Best Of Caught From Behind Legends Of Porn Oral Majority 3[1]
Best Foreign Release	Best Specialty Tape
Forbidden Pleasures[3] Evil Mistress Rise Of The Roman Empress[1]	Loose Ends 3[3] Caught From Behind 7 Trans Action 2[1]
Best Featurette Tape	Best Softcore Release
Edwin Durell’s Dreamgirls[3] Amazing Tales Tales Of The Uncensored Taste Of Ambrosia Three Daughters[1]	Encounters[3] Hustler Honeys, Volume 1 In Search Of The Perfect 10 Playboy’s Bedtime Stories Starlet Screentest[1]
Best Gay Video	Best Bisexual Video
Rock Hard[3] Hard Choices Hot Rods Ski Fever Weekend Warriors[1]	Innocence Lost[3] Close Friends Heatwaves Switch Hitters II The Switch Is On[1]
Best Sex Scene	Best Shot-On-Video Sex Scene
Krista Lane, others; scene in alley, Deep Throat II[3] Firestorm II Let’s Get It On With Amber Lynn Miami Spice Playpen[1]	Joey Silvera, Tracey Adams; Made In Germany[3] Amazing Tails II Romeo and Juliet Seduction By Fire Talk Dirty To Me One More Time, Part II[1]
AVN Top Selling and Renting Tape	Best Cinematography
Traci, I Love You[3]	Elroy Brandy, Firestorm II[3] Deep Throat II Miami Spice Oddest Couple 1001 Erotic Nights, Part 2[1]
Best Screenplay	Best Screenplay: Shot-On-Video
Rinse Dream, Deep Throat II[3] Crazy With The Heat Firestorm II Mardi Gras Passion Oddest Couple[1]	Michael Ellis, Hands Off[3] Falcon Breast Memoirs Of A Chambermaid Outrageous Foreplay Raw Talent II[1]
Best Film Editing	Best Editing: Shot-On-Video
Alex de Renzy, Baby Face II[3] Crazy With The Heat Deep Throat II Firestorm II Miami Spice[1]	Edwin Durell, Edwin Durell’s Dreamgirls[3] Cabaret Sin Nymphette Does Hollywood Snake Eyes II Strange Love[1]
Best Art Direction	Best Overall Marketing Campaign
Careful, He May Be Watching[3] Firestorm II Load Warriors Miami Spice 1001 Erotic Nights, Part 2[1]	Furburgers, Vidco[3] Barbii Promotion The Brat Series Genital Hospital Miami Spice Switch Hitters Vanessa del Rio Special[1]
Best Packaging	Best Packaging For A Shot-On-Video
Miami Spice, Caballero Home Video[3] Blow Off Cravings Deep Throat II Playpen[1]	Bringing Up Brat, Vivid Video[3] Afrodisiac The Brat Broadway Fanny Rose Ginger and Spice Lucy Makes It Big Nymphette Does Hollywood Switch Hitters II Tres Riche Twins[1]

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Ceremony information

Traci, I Love You was awarded with the AVN Top Selling and Renting Tape honors.^[3]

See also

• AVN Award for Best Actress
• AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress
• AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year
• AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
• List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame

References

External links

• AVN Awards
• Adult Video News Awards at the Internet Movie Database