(Hollywood, CA) Multi-award-winning prolific director Jim Powers has 20 AVN Awards nominations as a director and for his scenes and series.
Last week, the 2024 AVN Awards nominations were announced, and Jim Powers made the impressive list 20 times as a director and for his scenes and series. Jim’s biggest nomination is for Best Directing Portfolio – Mixed, a new nomination for directors like him who direct for multiple studios and produce content in various genres. Another big score for Jim was the Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy for Zero Tolerance’s “Let’s Bang the Babysitter 8.”
As for his scene work, Jim received a Best Gangbang Scene nom for DFXtra’s “Aliya Brynn,” Best Blowbang Scene nom for DFXtra’s “Chanel Camryn,” Best Tag-Team Sex Scene nom for Devil’s Film’s
“Fucking the Neighbors 5,” Best Three-Way Sex Scene for Devil’s Film’s “We Love Us More Than You” on the Dare We Share 2 DVD, Best Trans Group Sex Scene for Gender X Films’ “Date & Switch” Devil’s “Lesbians Love Trans – Scene 1”, and Devils’ Trans Sandwich (And I’m the Meat!) 2 – Scene 1,” and Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene nom for Gender X Films’ “TNT 4 – Scene 2” and Gender X Films’ “Trans Am – Scene 4.”
Jim also did really well with noms for his series, including Best Female Mixed-Age Movie or Limited Series for Devil’s Film’s “Wanna Fuck My Student? Gotta Fuck Me First!,” Best Anal Movie or Limited Series for Devil’s “Don’t Tell My Parents I Assfucked the Babysitter 2,” Best Anthology Series or Channel for Devil’s “Kiss Me/Fuck Me,” Best Trans Movie or Limited Series for Devil’s Lesbian Love Trans’ “It’s a Trans Sandwich (And I’m the Meat!) 2,” and Best Trans Series or Channel Gender X Films’ “Trans Honey Trap, and Best Taboo Relations Movie or Limited Series for Devil’s “My Wife’s Teen Girl Is an Exhibitionist.”
“As usual, it’s been a hectic year, and we had a lot of great work to submit for consideration. I’m grateful that AVN gave me a director nod and so many nominations for my scenes and series,” says Jim Powers.
The 41st Annual AVN Awards Show is set to take place on Saturday, January 27th, at Resorts World in Las Vegas. A complete list of the nominees can be found at avn.com/awards/2024_nominees.
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ABOUT JIM POWERS
Jim Powers is one of the most prolific directors of our time who’s always been known for being controversial and once told Forbes he wants to be the Warren Buffett of porno. Growing up in the Valley in the 1970s, Jim was influenced by comic books, horror movies, fan magazines, and skateboarding, and in the 1980s, all he wanted to do was be a punk rocker and skateboarder. After graduating from Cal State Northridge, he became a stockbroker, a DVD distributor, and a part-time pornographer.
In 1992, while gambling in Ballys in Vegas, Jim wandered into the AVN Awards and decided he could make a better movie than most people there for $5k—he and his friend put up $2500 each to make “The Hills Have Thighs.” Kevin Beachum of Midnight Pictures encouraged him to shoot amateurs on the beach, even though he had never even picked up a camera. While shooting on the beach in Malibu, his set was shut down, and he was hit with felony charges of pandering and conspiracy. He continued to shoot at private houses and swinger parties for Beachum and other companies to cover his legal bills.
In 1993, a chance meeting with Jeff Mike of JM Productions led to history when the two joined forces, regularly pushing the limits of sex while still staying out of prison. Jim helped them roll out their bukkake line and invented American Bukkake—Downtown Larry Melrose from the Howard Stern Show was frequently on his sets. Jim had his own company, Powersville, and directed for legendary adult studios Heatwave, Mayhem, Sin City, Notorious, Immoral Productions, and Smash Pictures. Currently, he directs for Gender X, Devil’s Film, BiPhoria, Dogfart, Zero Tolerance, Adult Time, Transfixed, Fantasy Massage, and Addicted to Girls, and averages over 300 scenes per year.
With 50 performer credits and thousands of scenes as a director, Jim won Director of the Year (Body of Work) and Best Director – Non-Feature from the AVN Awards and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005. He’s also scored countless AVN Awards nominations for Best Director, Best Director – Feature, Director of the Year: Individual Project, Best Directing Portfolio – Specialty, Best Director – Parody, Director of the Year (Body of Work), Director – Non-Feature, and Best Videography, as well as Gonzo Director of the Year from the XBIZ Awards, Best Producer Nominee from the TEAs, Best Director – Parody from XRCOs, and Top BDSM Release from AEBN’s VOD Awards.
During the Black Flag era, Jim sported a mohawk and toured in punk rock bands. He still plays bass in the punk rock band Killroy at high-end venues like Roxy, Viper Room, and Knitting Factory. Follow his adventures on set, learn more about his upcoming scenes and features, and when he plays punk rock live on stage by checking out his Twitter/X @jimpowersxxx.
