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Best of 2007: The Contenders, Part One
December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Industry insiders already know the GAYVN Awards annual pre-nom ritual is now underway, in advance of the 02/18/08 show in San Francisco (unfortunately, Kathy Griffin will not be hosting this year). However, dragstresses Chi Chi LaRue and Honey West will be co-hosting the Grabby Awards for the 10th time (!), 05/24/08, in Chicago. Through the month of December we’ll be examining the Best of 2007, with help from our Constant Readers, of course. What I want to do with this series is put a spotlight on some of the lesser-known contenders. We all know which boldfaced names will be nominees and that has a lot to do with having a good press machine churning away. So let’s start with folks and/or movies who could be overlooked. The list that follows is culled from my staff of reviewers for this year’s Adam Gay Video Directory. Folks, they watched a lot of porn and they know what’s what. Read on…
First a quick note: Please let us know if we’ve neglected to mention someone’s name or flubbed a credit, and we’ll add it tout de suite, as soon as it can be confirmed.
BEST BOTTOM
* Steve Cruz
* C.J. Knight
* Tory Mason
* Matthieu Paris
* Steven Ponce
* Jay Renfro
* Glenn Santoro
BEST FOREIGN RELEASE
* THE MEN I WANTED (Lucas Kazan Productions; d. Lucas Kazan)
* SPANISH PLAYHOUSE 1-2 (Alexander Pictures; d. Alexander)
BEST DUO
* BROTHERHOOD (Buckshot Productions/COLT Studio): Tory Mason & Dean Phoenix
* FIST & SHOUT, PART 1 (Raging Stallion Studios): Lee Heyford & Matthieu Paris
* INK STORM (Screaming Eagle XXX/Raging Stallion): Jake Deckard & Logan McRee
* INSIDE ANDY (Studio 2000): Andy Frakes & Eliah Keilor
* INSTINCT (Raging Stallion): Rafael Alencar & François Sagat
* JOCKSTRAP (Hot House Video): Vinnie D’Angelo & Tyler Riggz
* OBSESSIONS OF D.O. (Black Scorpion Video): Rafael Alencar & Mason Wyler
* SPANISH PLAYHOUSE 2 (Alexander Pictures): Oscar Blanco & Cesar Santos
BEST MUSIC
* DANTE (Red Devil Entertainment)
BEST NEWCOMER
* Max Blue
* Steve Cruz
* D.O.
* Tory Mason
* Ricky Sinz
BEST SPECIALTY RELEASE (EXTREME)
* FIST & SHOUT, PART 1 (Raging Stallion)
BEST THREEWAY
* BROTHERHOOD (Buckshot/COLT): Justin Burkshire, Jorden Michaels & Kurt Wild
* THE BIGGER, THE BETTER (Lucas Entertainment): Ben Andrews, Chad Hunt & Steven Ponce
* JOCKSTRAP (Hot House Video): Alex Collack, C.J. Knight, Tyler Saint
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
* Tober Brandt
* Roberto Giorgio
* Matthieu Paris
* Glenn Santoro
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I’m shocked you mentioned Glenn/Glen Santoro and Jay Renfro. Unless they’re Bel Ami, European models almost never get recognition, I think because they show up in so many movies that people get jaded. But Glenn and Jay (or Brock Wilder) are always great.
I’d also mention: Rick Bauer/Gabor Szeles, Fred Fele/Norbert Somlay, Roberto Giorgio, Lucio Maverick, Helmut Muller/Leslie Bart, Julian Veneziano, Julian Vincenzo.
And Tommy Lima, representing Latin America.
Speaking of european guys, what about Lucio Maverick taking it up the ass for Michael Lucas for the first time?
Jake Deckard for Best Top, Best Performer.
Roman Ragazzi for Best Bottom.
Dirk Jager for Best Top.
Diesel Washington for Best Top/Performer.
Jason Ridge for Performer.
Roman Heart for Performer.
Great choice for Matthieu Paris for Best Bottom/Performer.
wish i could vote,but in renting porn i don’t pay much attention to these names, the movie serves it purpose then i move on…don’t care much to know about the other than that:-(
I would definitely add Blake Riley to the list for Best Newcomer.
A few suggestions who shouldn’t be overlooked:
Best Bottom – Jesse Santana, CJ Knight, Christian Cruz
Best Newcomer – CJ Knight, Jesss Santana,Dean Flynn, Christian Cruz, Tyler Saint, Ty LeBouf
Best Top – Tyler Saint, Jeremy Hall, Cort Donovan, Nikolay Petrov
Performer of The Year – Tyler Saint, Nikolay Petrov, Dean Flynn, Rafael Alencar