2008 GayVN Award Winners
An archive edition. It lists the winners on public record — for some years the headline categories rather than every award presented.
Type a name, title, or studio
Best Actor
Jake Deckard, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Actor – Foreign Release
Jean Franko, The Men I Wanted, Lucas Kazan Productions
Best All-Sex Video
Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Alternative Release
Naked Boys Singing, TLA Releasing
Best Amateur Video
Edge Series 1, Chaos Men
Best Art Direction
Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Bisexual Release
Bi Accident, Devil's Film
Best Boxcover Concept
Passio, Dark Alley Media
Best Classic Gay DVD
Falcon 35th Anniversary Box Set, Falcon Entertainment
Best Director
Chris Ward
Best DVD Extras/Special Edition
GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Editing
Chris Ward/Ben Leon, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Ethnic-Themed Video
Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine!, Pitbull Productions
Best Ethnic-Themed Video (Latin)
Amazonia: Capture and Release, Athletic Model Guild/AMG Brasil
Best Foreign Release
Knockout, Falcon International
Best Group Scene
Steve Cruz, Johnny Hazzard, Matt Majors, Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Leather Video
Folsom Leather, Titan Media
Best Makeup Artist
Seth Stone, On Fire!, Jet Set Men
Best Music
Red Shag, Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Newcomer
Blake Riley
Best Non-Sexual Performance
Joe Shepard, The Intern, Lucas Entertainment†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)
Best Overall Marketing Campaign
Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Oral Scene
Joey Amis takes on the cast of Mating Season, BelAmi
Best Packaging
Link: The Evolution, All Worlds Video
Best Picture
GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Pro/Am Release
Edinburgh, Collin O'Neal's World of Men
Best Renting Title of 2007
The Intern, Lucas Entertainment†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)
Best Screenplay
Jerry Douglas, Brotherhood, Buckshot Productions
Best Sex Comedy
The Intern, Lucas Entertainment
Best Sex Scene – Duo
Ricky Sinz and Roman Ragazzi, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)
Best Solo Performance
Ricky Sinz, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Solo Video
Minute Man Solo #29: Built, COLT Studio
Best Specialty Release
Executive Pleasures 1, MenAtPlay
Best Specialty Release (18-23)
Rebel, BelAmi
Best Specialty Release (Bear)
When Bears Attack, Rascal Video
Best Specialty Release (Extreme)
Fear, Titan Media
Best Still Photographer
Kent Taylor/Geof Teague, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Supporting ActorTie
Christian Cruz, The Intern, Lucas Entertainment
Ricky Sinz, GRUNTS, Raging Stallion
Best Threesome
Jesse Santana, Nickolay Petrov, Jason White, Just Add Water, Jet Set Men
Best Videography
Brian Mills and Paul Wilde, FEAR, Titan Media
Performer of the Year
Jake Deckard
Special Achievement Award
Tim Valenti, NakedSword.com
GayVN Hall of Fame
Paul Barresi
Rod Barry
Lucas Kazan
Tiger Tyson
David McCabe†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)
Greg Lenzman†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)
Terry LeGrand†(corrected against AVN’s archived official winners list)