LOS ANGELES — Over two decades, the XBIZ Awards have become the adult industry®’s biggest night. The coveted gold ‘X’ trophy, which extends from the flagship Hollywood extravaganza to special editions in Miami and Amsterdam, has come to symbolize the pinnacle of celebration of outstanding works and innovations. Building on this legacy, XBIZ Media is pleased to announce the rebranding of the awards series as the
Click to view the newly launched website for the XMAs here.
The refreshed brand identity, designed to underline the awards program’s global influence and its evolution from its industry roots, now includes the broadest range of categories in the event’s history, expanded and refined to further elevate and to create an even atmosphere. wider audience.
For the upcoming January edition of the
This year’s awards category changes related to film production include the return of Best Comedy Film and Best Comedy Sex Scene, along with the introduction of a new Best Orgy Sex Scenes category to recognize the complicated logistics and increased coordination such scenes require is.
Additionally, the all-encompassing award categories that recognize creators have been updated to Creator of the Year – Streaming, Creator of the Year – Clips, and Creator of the Year – Premium Social.
Additionally, under the Pleasure & Retail business, the category list has been streamlined to emphasize product quality and innovation, and three new categories have been introduced: Best Specialty Product, Best Novelty/Gift Product and Best Accessory Product.
To complement the updates, XMAs is introducing Fan Favorite categories. The fan-chosen categories are Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Girl/Girl Artist, Favorite MILF Artist, Favorite Gay Artist, Favorite Trans Artist, Favorite New Artist, Favorite Female Creator, Favorite Male Creator, Favorite MILF creator, Favorite Gay Creator, Fav Trans Creator and Fav New Creator.
Please note that pre-nominations for the Fan Favorite categories run separately, from October 1st through October 31st.
To be eligible for nomination, films, scenes and pleasure products must have been released and newly launched websites or brands must have debuted between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. No more than five entries per category may have been released. submitted by an individual, brand or representative acting on their behalf.
Industry professionals who are registered members of XBIZ.net can access the pre-nomination portal here until September 30th.
Links to digital content, marketing materials and/or website access information must be provided via the entry forms.
Without further ado, here’s the list of 2025 XMA categories:
- Best feature film
- Best Comedy Film
- Best vignette film
- Best vignette series
- Best Gonzo Movie
- Best Gonzo Series
- Showcase for best artists
- Best chick flick
- Best All-Girl Series
- Best featurette
- Best Web Series/Channel
- Best gay film
- Best Gay Non-Narrative Film
- Best trans movie
- Director of the Year – Body of Work (story)
- Director of the Year – Body of Work (Non-Narrative)
- Director of the Year — Individual Work
- Director of the Year – Gay Works
- Director of the Year — Trans Works
- Female Artist of the Year
- Male Artist of the Year
- Girl/Girl Artist of the Year
- MILF Performer of the Year
- Gay Artist of the Year
- Trans artist of the year
- Best New Artist
- Best Acting – Leading Role
- Best Acting – Supporting
- Best Sex Scene – Feature Film
- Best Sex Scene – Comedy Film
- Best Sex Scene – Performers Showcase
- Best Sex Scene – Vignette
- Best Sex Scene – Gonzo
- Best Sex Scene – All-Girl
- Best Sex Scene – Featurette
- Best Sex Scene – First Career Performance
- Best Sex Scene – Orgy/Group
- Best Sex Scene – Gay
- Best Sex Scene – Trans
- Best Sex Scene – Virtual Reality
- Best case scenario
- Best cinematography
- Best editing
- Best Art Direction
- Best new studio/print
- Payment site company of the year
- Cam company of the year
- Creator Platform Company of the Year
- Payment Services Company of the Year – IPSP
- Payment Services Company of the Year — Merchant Services
- Payments Company of the Year – Alternative
- VOD Company of the Year
- Web Services Company of the Year
- Emerging web brand of the year
- Creator of the Year – Streaming
- Creator of the Year – Clips
- Creator of the Year – Premium Social
- Creator platform of the year
- Cam Site of the Year — Premium
- Cam Site of the Year — Freemium
- Payment site of the year
- Best new site
- VOD site of the year
- Gay site of the year
- Transsite of the year
- Virtual Reality site of the year
- Specialty site of the year
Fun and retail
- Best luxury pleasure product
- Best sex toy – powered
- Best sex toy – without power supply
- Best sex toy for couples
- Best innovative sex toy
- Best male pleasure product
- Best Queer Pleasure Product
- Best fetish product
- Best specialty product
- Best game for adults
- Best novelty/gift product
- Best sex lube
- Best sex enhancement product
- Best sensual accessory product
- Best cannabis intimacy product
- Best Intimate Clothing Line
- Best product packaging
- Pleasure brand of the year
- Best new pleasure brand
- Expert of the year
- Retailer of the Year (10+ stores)
- Retailer of the Year (3-9 stores)
- Retailer of the Year (1-2 stores)
- Retailer of the Year (Pleasure & Smoke Hybrid)
- Online store of the year
- Boutique Online Retailer of the Year
- Best Retail Education/Training Program
- Home Party Company of the Year
- Pleasure Products Distributor of the Year
- International Retailer of the Year (10+ stores)
- International Distributor of the Year