LAS VEGAS, NV – Orona/Stevens Productions, headed by acclaimed Director Gary Orona and AVN Hall of Fame star Tabitha Stevens were honored with a total of 20 AVN nominations for work in three of their 2011 titles, produced in conjunction with Zero Tolerance.

“The Official Basic Instinct Parody”, “The Official Psycho Parody” and ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody” picked up nominations in multiple categories for Writing, Directing and Technical achievements in addition to Acting nods to four performers.

“Wow, this is great!” enthused Orona.

“We’re very honored by the accolades for these projects and give much of the credit to my crew and the actors who gave each project 150%, in addition to Zero Tolerance Entertainment who let us create our vision.” Stevens continues, “We were very specific about every detail from storyline to post-production work and the nominations reaffirm what we always believed: There is a market for high quality adult entertainment. “

Gary Orona is nominated in the Best Director, Parody category with a nod as Director of the Year for his Body of Work as well as recognition for his editing, cinematography and screenplays.

The full list of Orona/Stevens Productions 2012 AVN nominations:

Best Parody, Drama – “The Official Basic Instinct Parody” and “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Parody, Comedy – ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best Screenplay, Parody – Gary Orona for “The Official Psycho Parody” and ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best Art Direction – Gary Orona for “The Official Psycho Parody” and ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best Cinematography: Gary Orona for “The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best DVD Extras – “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Editing – Gary Orona for “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Makeup – Lori Elle for “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Packaging – “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Actor – Ben English for ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody” and Ryan McLane for “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Actress – Kagney Linn Karter for ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best Supporting Actor – Mark Wood for ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Best Supporting Actress – Sarah Vandella for “The Official Psycho Parody”

Best Director, Parody – Gary Orona for ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”

Director of the Year (Body of Work) – Gary Orona

Most Outrageous Sex Scene – ‘The Official Silence of the Lambs Parody”; Riley Evans & Mark Wood in “It Takes the Dildo in Its Hooha”

The 29th annual AVN Award Show will be held Saturday, January 21, 2011 at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information visit www.AVNAwards.com.

Orona/Stevens latest production with Zero Tolerance Entertainment, “The Official Scarface Parody” will include Tabitha Steven’s last starring role on screen, all future appearances will be on her web site www.tabithastevens.com and you can follow her on Twitter @MissTabithaStevens.

For more information on Gary Orona, visit www.garyorona.com.