CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Adult industry members are invited to begin submitting their pre-nominations starting today for movies, scenes and performers to be considered for the 2026 GayVN Awards Show.
All working members of the industry can pre-nominate until the deadline, which this year will close promptly at midnight the night of September 15, and there will be no extension of this deadline.
The traditional deadline of September 30 to release submitted material commercially will remain in place.
The Pre-Nomination Site is located at: submissions.awards.avn.com.
The 2026 GayVN Awards ceremony will take place on January 22, 2026 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Anyone who has previously been approved to use the Pre-Nomination Site may use the same login to access the site for this year’s submissions. Those without a login must request access using the sign-up form here.
For any questions about the Pre-Nominations Site, contact AVN managing editor Peter Warren at peter.warren@avn.com.
Pre-nominations are also now open for the 2026 AVN Awards and industry members may request access to submit pre-nominations for that event as well using the same application form.
Complete eligibility rules for consideration in the various GayVN Video & Web categories may be found here.
Producers who wish to send physical copies of their submitted productions for consideration are asked to deliver two (2) copies of each submitted title to the AVN office by September 30.
Items should be mailed or hand-delivered to the following address:
AVN Media Network
Attn: GayVN Nominations
9400 Penfield Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
The categories for the 2026 GayVN Awards are as follows (subject to change at the GayVN Awards committee’s discretion):
Best Actor
Best Leading Actor – Featurette
Best All-Sex Movie
Best Bi Sex Scene
Best Directing – Feature
Best Directing – Non-Feature
Best Directing – Featurette
Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene
Best Duo Sex Scene
Best Feature
Best Featurette
Best Fetish Scene
Best Group Sex Scene
Best Oral Sex Scene
Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
Best Newcomer
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay – Featurette
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor – Featurette
Best Three-Way Sex Scene
Performer of the Year
