LAS VEGAS, JANUARY 28, 2018
Adult film actor Small Hands picks up his wife, adult film actress/director Joanna Angel, as they attend the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada
For over three decades the AVN Awards show has been the adult industry’s biggest night and the award itself, the industry’s highest honor. With a stylish red carpet pre-show and lavish star-studded ceremony, AVN celebrates outstanding achievements in “the business of pleasure”. Nearly 100 awards are given out in categories as diverse as Best Video, Best New Starlet, Most Outrageous Sex Scene, Best Group Sex Scene and Best Selling DVD of the Year. The AVN Awards show takes place each January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas and is attended by everyone who is anyone in the adult industry. Featuring mainstream comedians and music acts, the has been broadcast on Showtime Networks since 2008. Viewed by millions, the show has included performances by Grammy-nominated artist Flo Rida, Baby Bash, Smashmouth, Lit, Lil’ Jon & the Ying Yang Twins and has featured appearances by celebrities such as Lisa Lampanelli, Dave Attell, Gene Simmons, Jim Norton, Bobby Slayton, Chris Angel, Vince Neil and more.