The 12th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN) took place on January 7, 1995, at Bally's Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars of porn) in 89 categories honoring the movies released during the period December 1, 1993 to November 30, 1994. The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller, Mark Stone and Marco Polo. Actor Steven St. Croix hosted the show for the first time, with co-hosts Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart.
Michael Ninn's Sex won nine awards, including Best Film. Other winners included Dog Walker and Shame with five each. Flashpoint and Idol Country were the top gay movies with four trophies apiece.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 12th AVN Awards were announced at the AVN nominations luncheon 30 days prior to the awards ceremony. Dog Walker and Michael Ninn's Sex earned the most nominations with fourteen. They were the most nominated movies since the awards began in 1984. Shame, an avant-garde western, earned ten nominations while Body & Soul and The Dinner Party had nine apiece.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 7, 1995. John Leslie won best director in both the film and the video categories, the first time that had happened. He joined previous winners Cecil Howard and Henri Pachard as the only people to have won three best director awards. Ashlyn Gere won Best Actress in both the film and the video categories, just as she had done two years earlier. Asia Carrera became the first person to win the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in her first year in the industry. Kylie Ireland was crowned Starlet of the Year.
Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Additional award winners
These awards were also announced at the awards show, in two winners-only segments read by T. T. Boy, Dyanna Lauren and Tera Heart. Some of the gay awards were announced by Gender and Chris Green.
Best All-Girl Feature: Creme de Femme
Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film: Celeste, Debi Diamond, Misty Rain; The Dinner Party Best Alternative Adult Video/Film Featurette: Sex On The Strip Best Alternative Feature Film: Killer Looks Best Alternative Specialty Tape: Labor Day Wet T&A 1994 Best Amateur Series: Video Virgins Best Amateur Tape: Homegrown Video 432 Best Anal Sex Scene: Sara, Jessica, Felipe, Rocco Siffredi; Bend Over Brazilian Babes 2 Best Anal-Themed Feature: Butt-Banged Bicycle Babes Best Art Direction—Film: Sex Best Art Direction—Video: Shame Best Box Cover Concept: Film Buff Best Cinematography: Jack Remy, Dog Walker Best Compilation Tape: Sodo-Mania: The Baddest Of The Bad Best Editing—Film: B. Dennis Wood, Sex Best Editing—Video: Phillip Christian, Shame Best Ethnic-Themed Video: My Baby Got Back 3 Best Explicit Series: Infinity 2-Hour Series Best Foreign Release: Virgin Treasures 1 & 2 Best Gang Bang Tape: Starbangers 6 Best Gonzo Video: Dick & Jane Do Northridge Best Group Sex Scene, Film: Gerry Pike, Debi Diamond, Diva, Misty Rain; Sex Best Music: Dino Ninn, Sex Best Non-Sexual Performance: E. Z. Ryder, Erotika Best Original CD-ROM: Nightwatch II Best Overall Marketing Campaign: John Wayne Bobbitt: Uncut Best Packaging—Film: Sex Best Packaging—Video: Blondage Best Packaging—Specialty: The Domination of Summer 2 Best Pro-Am/Gonzo Series: Radical Affairs Best Pro-Am Tape: Up 'n' Cummers 7