LOS ANGELES CA – Canadian adult industry news site TEMPTATION NEWS (www.temptationnews.com) has revealed its First Annual Temptation Awards nominees, and Canoga Park-based WICKED PICTURES is pleased to announce that it has received 42 nominations, with over half of them going to their acclaimed trilogy of Editor’s Choices CURSE ETERNAL, ETERNITY, and THE CAMP CUDDLY PINES POWER TOOL MASSACRE.
Director Brad Armstrong’s acclaimed 2006 production CURSE ETERNAL received 10 major nominations, including Best Video, Best Hi Def Production, Best Director, Best Actress Video for Wicked contract star jessica drake, Best Actor Video for Wicked contract actor/director Randy Spears, as well as a nod for Best Marketing Campaign.
This big budget action adventure’s riveting erotic content was rewarded with several sex scene noms as well, including Best Group Scene Video, Best Three-Way Scene video (for jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, & Eric Masterson), and two nominations in the Best Couples Scene Video category (for jessica drake & Eric Masterson, and Kaylani Lei & Randy Spears, respectively).
Armstrong’s visually elegant shot-on-film period piece ETERNITY received a total of eight nominations, including Best Film, Best Director Film, Best Actress Film (Stormy Daniels), Best Actor Film (Randy Spears), Best Supporting Actress Film (jessica drake), Best Anal Scene Film (Keri Sable & Randy Spears), Best Couples Scene Film (Stormy Daniels & Randy Spears), and Best All Girl Scene Film (jessica drake & Stormy Daniels). Armstrong’s ambitious Devinn Lane vehicle LOVERS LANE also snared the talented and versatile Spears a Best Actor Video nod.
THE CAMP CUDDLY PINES POWER TOOL MASSACRE, Jonathan Morgan’s hilarious, multiple award winning ode to the slasher films of yesteryear, performed well once again, scoring five important nods including Best Comedy, Best Hi Def Production, Best Actress Video (Stormy Daniels), and two mentions in the Best Supporting Actor Video category (Eric Masterson and Randy Spears). The Best Comedy category also featured Michael Raven’s surprise comedic hit WOMEN ON TOP.
Other titles to receive recognition included Raven’s Stormy Daniels-scripted thriller WATCHING SAMANTHA, which snared Best Video, Best Actress Video (Stormy Daniels), Best Couples Scene Video (Daniels & Spears) and a Best Supporting Actress Video mention for voluptuous new Wicked Girl Kirsten Price, who also received a nod for the coveted title of Best New Starlet.
In recognition of her growing maturation as a feature filmmaker in her own right, Stormy also received a nomination for Best Director Video for her achievements in helming Wicked’s SECOND THOUGHTS (which also snared nods for Best Anal Scene Video and Best Oral Scene Video), while both she and jessica drake received noms as the year’s Best Contract Performer & Most Valuable Contract Star.
In telling proof that couples oriented features can still deliver erotic heat, the sensual diversity of Wicked’s product was celebrated with several more sex scene nominations, including Best All Girl Scene Video (Julia Ann & Stormy Daniels in AMERICAN DREAMS), Best Oral Scene Film (jessica drake, Brad Armstrong, Chris Cannon & Tommy Gunn in SOLD), Best Anal Scene Film (Carmen & Mario Rossi in SOLD), Best Oral Scene Video (Stormy Daniels and Michael Anthony in THE CLOSER), Best Group Scene Video (Keri Sable, Barrett Blade, Eric Masterson, & Tommy Gunn in BUT I’M WITH THE BAND), Best Couples Scene Video (Stormy Daniels & Steven St. Croix in WHAT’S A GIRL GOTTA DO?) and Best Anal Scene Video (Keri Sable & Evan Stone in DARK SINS. The sizzling action to be found in Wicked’s releases was also represented with a Best Compilation nod to the greatest hits collection JUICY.
As Temptation News founder George Whitty reveals, “the Temptation Awards recognize outstanding talent and achievement in the adult industry.” With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that perhaps the most significant nomination Wicked received was for Best Production Company.
The First Annual Temptation Awards, to be hosted by jessica drake, will take place on Saturday, July 29th at the prestigious Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.