Adult Film Association of America

The Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.

It was founded in 1969 in Kansas City, with Sam Chernoff of Astro-Jemco Film Co. as the first president. Other notable presidents included producer David F. Friedman, elected the third president in 1971, and re-elected four times before becoming Chairman of the Board, and erotic actress and magazine publisher Gloria Leonard.

It held adult film awards ceremonies from 1976 through 1985, for a time the most notable such awards. In later years this ceremony was increasingly accused of bias, especially for the victory of "Virginia" in 1984, [ [http://www.lukeisback.com/images/photos/050602a.htm Shauna Grant And The Launching Of The XRCO] article by Luke Ford] which led to the founding of the X-Rated Critics Organization. The role of adult film awards has been mostly supplanted by the AVN Awards.

With the advent of pornography on video, the AFAA renamed itself "Adult Film and Video Association of America" (AFVAA). Its role as the trade association of the adult entertainment industry has been taken over by the Free Speech Coalition, organized in 1991, which acknowledges the AFAA as its first ancestor. [ [http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/aboutus.htm History of the Free Speech Coalition] ]

AFAA awards

Best Actor

* 1976: Jamie Gillis ("The Opening of Misty Beethoven")
* 1977: Jamie Gillis ("A Coming of Angels")
* 1978: Aldo Ray ("Sweet Savage")
* 1979: Jamie Gillis ("The Ecstasy Girls")
* 1980: John Leslie ("Talk Dirty To Me")
* 1981: John Leslie ("Wicked Sensations")
* 1982: John Leslie ("Talk Dirty To Me Part II")
* 1983: Paul Thomas ("Virginia")
* 1984: John Leslie (tie; for both "Dixie Ray" and "Every Woman Has A Fantasy")
* 1985: Jerry Butler ("Snake Eyes")

Best Actress

* 1976: Jennifer Welles ("Little Orphan Sammy")
* 1977: Georgina Spelvin ("Desires Within Young Girls")
* 1978: Desireé Cousteau ("Pretty Peaches")
* 1979: Samantha Fox ("Jack 'N' Jill")
* 1980: Samantha Fox ("Tramp")
* 1981: Georgina Spelvin ("The Dancers")
* 1982: Veronica Hart ("Roommates")
* 1983: Kelly Nichols ("In Love")
* 1984: Rachel Ashley ("Every Woman Has A Fantasy")
* 1985: Gloria Leonard ("Taboo American Style (The Miniseries)")

Best Supporting Actor

* 1976: Carlos Tobalina ("Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here")
* 1977: John Leslie ("A Coming of Angels")
* 1978: Roger Caine ("Bad Penny"); John Seeman ("Sweet Savage"]
* 1979: Bobby Astyr ("People")
* 1980: Richard Pacheco ("Talk Dirty To Me")
* 1981: R. Bolla ("Outlaw Ladies"); Richard Pacheco ("Nothing To Hide")
* 1982: Jamie Gillis ("Roommates")
* 1983: Ron Jeremy ("Suzie Superstar")
* 1984: Ron Jeremy ("All The Way In")
* 1985: John Leslie ("Taboo IV")

Best Supporting Actress

* 1976: Georgina Spelvin ("Ping Pong")
* 1977: Annette Haven ("A Coming of Angels")
* 1978: Georgina Spelvin ("Take Off")
* 1979: Georgina Spelvin ("The Ecstasy Girls")
* 1980: Georgina Spelvin ("Urban Cowgirls")
* 1981: Holly McCall ("Nothing To Hide")
* 1982: Veronica Hart ("Foxtrot")
* 1983: Kay Parker ("Sweet Young Foxes")
* 1984: Chelsea Blake ("Great Sexpectations")
* 1985: Lisa De Leeuw ("Raw Talent")

Best Director

* 1976: Henry Paris ("The Opening of Misty Beethoven")
* 1977: Alex de Renzy ("Baby Face")
* 1978: Armand Weston ("Take Off")
* 1979: Henri Pachard ("Babylon Pink")
* 1980: Tsanusdi ("Urban Cowgirls")
* 1981: Anthony Spinelli ("Nothing To Hide")
* 1982: Chuck Vincent ("Roommates")
* 1983: Henri Pachard ("The Devil In Miss Jones Part II")
* 1984: Anthony Spinelli ("Dixie Ray")
* 1985: Henri Pachard ("Taboo American Style")

Best Film

* 1976 "The Opening of Misty Beethoven"
* 1977 "Desires Within Young Girls"
* 1978 "Legend of Lady Blue"
* 1979 "Babylon Pink"
* 1980 "Talk Dirty to Me"; "Urban Cowgirls"
* 1981 "Nothing to Hide"
* 1982 "Roommates"
* 1983 "The Devil in Miss Jones, Part II"
* 1984 "Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star"
* 1985 "Taboo American Style 1: The Ruthless Beginning"

Best Screenplay

* 1976: "The Opening of Misty Beethoven"
* 1977: "Desires Within Young Girls"
* 1978: "Legend of Lady Blue"
* 1979: "The Ecstasy Girls"
* 1980: "The Budding of Brie"
* 1981: "The Dancers"
* 1982: "Roommates"
* 1983: "In Love"
* 1984: "Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star"
* 1985: "Raw Talent"

Best Sex Scene

* 1983: "Virginia" (no specific scene)
* 1984: "Firestorm" (the "Red Scene")
* 1985: "New Wave Hookers"; "Passage Thru Pamela" (tie)

Notes

References

* [http://www.tranquileye.com/historyofporn/early_porn.html Early Porn: Notes on the History of Pornography]
* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Adult_Film_Association_of_America/ IMDb: Adult Film Association of America] Listing of film awards handed out by the association