(Hollywood, CA) Once again, multi-award-winning French Canadian adult director and writer Ricky Greenwood has scored many AVN nominations. He, his casts, and crews received an impressive 57 AVN Awards nominations.
AVN threw a very luxurious, well-attended nominations party at the Avalon nightclub in the heart of Hollywood that featured a star-studded red carpet, an open bar, and tasty snacks. Owner Tony Rios announced the top nominations, along with the 2025 trophy girls. Ricky Greenwood was there, walked the carpet, enjoyed a few adult beverages, and was elated to hear his name called out multiple times for Grand Reel and Outstanding Directing – Individual Work.
Ricky triumphed with nominations for Best Directing Portfolio – Varied Range and Outstanding Directing – Individual Work for Digital Playground’s “Gold Diggers.” Four of his features snagged Grand Reel nominations: Dorcel’s “Alive” and “Amuse Bouche” and Digital Playground’s “Gold Diggers” and “Project X.”
Ricky’s features also cornered the market on acting nominations. Dorcel’s “Alive” garnered nominations for Best Leading Actor for Chad Alva, Best Leading Actress for Victoria Voxxx, and Best Supporting Actress for Sophia Locke. Dorcel’s “Amuse Bouche” collected nominations for Best Leading Actor for Nathan Bronson, Best Leading Actress for Lumi Ray, Best Supporting Actor for Derrick Pierce, and Best Non-Sex Performance for Tommy Pistol. Digital Playground’s “Gold Diggers” acquired noms for Best Leading Actor for Scott Nails, Best Leading Actress for Adria Rae, Best Supporting Actor for Alex Jones, and Best Supporting Actress for Vicki Chase and Kimmy Granger. DP’s Dirty Cops obtained nominations for Leading Actress Nicole Kitt, Best Supporting Actor for Scott Nails, and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer White. And Digital Playground’s Project X secured nominations for Best Leading Actress for Cherie DeVille and Best Supporting Actress for Monique Alexander. Ricky’s features also received noms for scenes DP’s “Gold Diggers” got a Best Three-Way Sex Scene for Episode 5, and “Project X” garnered a Best Foursome/Orgy Scene for Episode 4.
The BTS players in his projects also did well. Digital Playground’s “Gold Diggers” and “Project X” received Best Art Direction nods. DP’s “Dirty Cops” snagged a Best Cinematography nod. Two features, Digital Playground’s “Gold Digger” and “Project X,” and one featurette, Pure Taboo’s “Jane Doe: A Ricky Greenwood Spotlight” were rewarded with Best Hair & Makeup noms. Dorcel’s “Amuse Bouche” received a Best Screenplay – Feature/Extended Work nom, and Pure Taboo’s “A Loving Home Environment” got a Best Screenplay – Featurette nod. DP’s “Project X” snagged a Best Editing nomination. And Dorcel’s “Alive” was given a Best Music nom.
Ricky’s non-feature work was also recognized. AllHerLuv’s “Erotic Premonitions,” Pure Taboo’s received a Best All-Girl Movie or Collected Release nom. Girlsway’s “Crossing the Finish Line” and Parasited’s “Just Friends” scored Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene nominations. Pure Taboo’s “Overachiever” garnered a Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene nom. Pure Taboo’s “A Loving Home Environment” was rewarded with a Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene nod. Dorcel’s “Climax 4” obtained a Best Foursome/Orgy Scene nomination. Dorcel’s “Luxure: My Wife’s Climax” scored a Best Multi-Partner Movie or Collected Release and a Best Tag-Team Sex Scene for Scene 2. Family Sinners “In-Laws 2” earned a Best Taboo Relations Movie or Collected Release nod.
Ricky’s featurettes were also recognized. Hollywood Cash received a Best Actor – Featurette nom for Pure Taboo’s “Preserving Our New Lifestyle” and Seth Gamble got one for “A Loving Home Environment.” “Preserving Our New Lifestyle” also earned a Best Tag-Team Sex Scene. Katie Kush snagged a Best Actress – Featurette nod for Pure Taboo’s “Saving the Family Business” and Melody Marks got one for “Mi Casa Es Su Casa.” Pure Taboo’s “A Loving Home Environment” received a Best Featurette nomination.
His trans scenes also received multiple nominations. Kalli Grace received a Best Trans Acting Performance for TransSensual’s “TS Taboo 9 – Scene 2: Let Her Explore,” and Kasey Kei got one for “Shutting Down the Dirty Massage Parlor” on “TS Massage 6.” TransSensual’s “My Best Friend’s TS Sister 2” scored a Best Trans Movie or Collected Release nod. Two of Ricky’s TransSensual scenes snagged Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene: Brittney Kade and Tommy King in “Custom Carwash” and Amanda Riley and Roman Todd in “TS Sister in Law 2 – Scene 1: Sneaky Sis.”
“Thank you to all the studios, performers, and crews I worked with this year. None of this would have been possible without you. And thank you, AVN, for recognizing our hard work this year. It’s an honor to receive this many nominations,” says Ricky Greenwood.
The AVN Awards are set to take place on Saturday, January 25th, at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
See all the 2025 AVN Awards nominees at avn.com/business/articles/video/avn-announces-nominees-for-2025-avn-awards-937919.html.
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ABOUT RICKY GREENWOOD
In 2017, French Canadian adult director and writer Ricky Greenwood started in the industry with a push from Mile High Media Vice President John Blitt, who has always been a genius when it comes to spotting true talent. Ricky came from a mainstream background working in television, reality TV, documentaries, feature films, and shorts—all this prepared him to take over the adult industry in the last seven years.
The multi-award-winning director and writer is known for his story-driven feature films, like Confessions of a Sinful Nun 2: The Rise of Sister Mona, Terror Camp, Talk Derby to Me, Grinders, and Killer on the Loose. Over the past three years, he’s become known as a multi-faceted director that works in the straight, gay, trans, and lesbian realms, and has worked with top-shelf studios like Sweetheart Video, TransSensual, Icon Male, Marc Dorcel, Adult Time, AllHerLuv, Parasited, and MissaX. Ricky has won multiple XBIZ Awards for Director of Year -Body of Work (Narrative), All-Girl Movie of the Year, Best Editing, and Director of the Year- Trans (three times). From the AVN Awards, he’s won Director of the Year, Best Directing Portfolio – Cross-Genre, Grand Reel (twice) and Best Screenplay – Featurette from the AVN Awards. His additional wins include Best Lesbian Movie or Limited Series, Feature Movie of the Year and Best Girl/Girl Release from the Urban X Awards, Best Scene Producer (twice) from the TEAs, Best Ruining Xmas for Adult Time’s The Bargain from the Bazowie Awards, Best Feature Director, Best Feature Film, Best All-Girl Release Editor’s Choice and Best Feature Production Fans’ Choice from the NightMoves Awards, and Best AltStar Feature Video (twice) from the AltStar Awards, and Best Director – Features (twice) from the XRCO Awards.
He’s also received over 600 award nominations for his directing, scenes, art direction, screenplays, cinematography, and editing in all the genres he works in from AVN, XBIZ XMAs, TEAs, Fleshbot, NightMoves, XCritic, Urban X, XRCOs, and Inked Awards. Ricky has been featured in Forbes in July of 2024, Hustler twice and scored the cover and a 14-page feature in the September 2023 issue of ASN Lifestyle Magazine.
Ricky is one of the hardest-working men in adult and loves to give his audiences a glimpse into the projects he’s working on from start to finish in photos on his Twitter/X @RickyGreenwoodX and Instagram @x_ricky_greenwood_x. You might also see more than a few adult performers you know in his timelines and posts.
