Adult Film Association of America
The Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of porn film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual Pornographic film awards ceremony.
It was founded in 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri, with Sam Chernoff of Astro-Jemco Film Co. as its first president. Other notable presidents included producer David F. Friedman, elected the third president in 1971, and re-elected four times before becoming Chairman of the Board, and erotic actress and magazine publisher Gloria Leonard.
It held Pornographic film awards ceremonies from 1976 through 1985, for a time the most notable such awards. In later years this ceremony was increasingly accused of bias, especially for the victory of Virginia in 1984, Shauna Grant And The Launching Of The XRCO article by Luke Ford which led to the founding of the X-Rated Critics Organization. The role of Pornographic film awards has been mostly supplanted by the AVN Awards.
With the advent of pornography on video, the AFAA renamed itself Adult Film and Video Association of America (AFVAA). Its role as the trade association of the adult entertainment industry has been taken over by the Free Speech Coalition, organized in 1991, which acknowledges the AFAA as its first ancestor. [http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/aboutus.htm History of the Free Speech Coalition
AFAA awards
Best Actor
- 1976: Jamie Gillis (The Opening of Misty Beethoven)
- 1977: Jamie Gillis (A Coming of Angels)
- 1978: Aldo Ray (Sweet Savage)
- 1979: Jamie Gillis (The Ecstasy Girls)
- 1980: John Leslie (Talk Dirty To Me)
- 1981: John Leslie (Wicked Sensaations)
- 1982: John Leslie (Talk Dirty To Me Part II)
- 1983: Paul Thomas (Virginia)
- 1984: John Leslie (tie; for both Dixie Ray and Every Woman Has A Fantasy)
- 1985: Jerry Butler (Snake Eyes)
Best Actress
- 1976: Jennifer Welles (Little Orphan Sammy)
- 1977: Georgina Spelvin (Desires Within Young Girls)
- 1978: Desireé Cousteau (Pretty Peaches)
- 1979: Samantha Fox (porn star)|Samantha Fox (Jack 'N' Jill)
- 1980: Samantha Fox (Tramp)
- 1981: Georgina Spelvin (The Dancers)
- 1982: Veronica Hart (Roommates)
- 1983: Kelly Nichols (In Love)
- 1984: Rachel Ashley (Every Woman Has A Fantasy)
- 1985: Gloria Leonard (Taboo American Style (The Miniseries))
Best Supporting Actor
- 1976: Carlos Tobalina (Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here)
- 1977: John Leslie (A Coming of Angels)
- 1978: Roger Caine (Bad Penny); John Seeman (Sweet Savage
- 1979: Bobby Astyr (People)
- 1980: Richard Pacheco (Talk Dirty To Me)
- 1981: Robert Bolla (Outlaw Ladies); Richard Pacheco (Nothing To Hide)
- 1982: Jamie Gillis (Roommates)
- 1983: Ron Jeremy (Suzie Superstar)
- 1984: Ron Jeremy (All The Way In)
- 1985: John Leslie (Taboo IV)
Best Supporting Actress
- 1976: Georgina Spelvin (Ping Pong)
- 1977: Annette Haven (A Coming of Angels)
- 1978: Georgina Spelvin (Take Off)
- 1979: Georgina Spelvin (The Ecstasy Girls)
- 1980: Georgina Spelvin (Urban Cowgirls)
- 1981: Holly McCall (Nothing To Hide)
- 1982: Veronica Hart (Foxtrot)
- 1983: Kay Parker (Sweet Young Foxes)
- 1984: Chelsea Blake (Great Sexpectations)
- 1985: Lisa De Leeuw (Raw Talent)
Best Director
- 1976: Radley Metzger / Henry Paris (The Opening of Misty Beethoven)
- 1977: Alex de Renzy (Baby Face)
- 1978: Armand Weston (Take Off)
- 1979: Henri Pachard (Babylon Pink)
- 1980: Tsanusdi (Urban Cowgirls)
- 1981: Anthony Spinelli (Nothing To Hide)
- 1982: Chuck Vincent (Roommates)
- 1983: Henri Pachard (The Devil In Miss Jones Part II)
- 1984: Anthony Spinelli (Dixie Ray)
- 1985: Henri Pachard (Taboo American Style)
Best Film
- 1976 The Opening of Misty Beethoven
- 1977 Desires Within Young Girls
- 1978 Legend of Lady Blue
- 1979 Babylon Pink
- 1980 Talk Dirty to Me; Urban Cowgirls
- 1981 Nothing to Hide
- 1982 Roommates
- 1983 The Devil in Miss Jones, Part II
- 1984 Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star
- 1985 Taboo American Style 1: The Ruthless Beginning
Best Screenplay
- 1976: The Opening of Misty Beethoven
- 1977: Desires Within Young Girls
- 1978: Legend of Lady Blue
- 1979: The Ecstasy Girls
- 1980: The Budding of Brie
- 1981: The Dancers
- 1982: Roommates
- 1983: In Love
- 1984: Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star
- 1985: Raw Talent
Best Sex Scene
- 1983: Virginia (no specific scene)
- 1984: Firestorm (the "Red Scene")
- 1985: New Wave Hookers; Passage Thru Pamela (tie)
Notes
References
- Early Porn: Notes on the History of Pornography
- IMDb: Adult Film Association of America Listing of film awards handed out by the association
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