The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic films. They are often called the "Oscars of porn". The awards are divided into over 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres and others that are specific to pornographic/erotic film and video. AVN sponsored the first AVN Awards ceremony in February 1984. The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 2008, the ceremony has aired in a form edited for time on Showtime, which is usually broadcast in a 90-minute time slot. Awards for gay adult video were a part of the AVN Awards from the 1987 ceremony through the 1998 ceremony. The increasing number of categories made the show unwieldy. For the 1999 ceremony AVN Magazine began hosting the GayVN Awards, an annual adult movie award event for gay adult video. Categories Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Male Performer of the Year Female Performer of the Year Male Foreign Performer of the Year Female Foreign Performer of the Year Transgender Performer of the Year Director of the Year Best New Starlet Best Director Best Non-Sex Performance Best Cinematography Best All-Sex Video Best Renting Title of the Year Best Selling Title of the Year Best Film Best Video Feature Best Foreign Feature Best Tease Performance Best All-Girl Sex Scene Best All-Girl Feature Best Newcomer – Gay Video Best Bi-Sexual Video Best Gay Video Best Actor – Gay Video Best Supporting Actor – Gay Video Best Director – Bi-Sexual Video Best Director – Gay Video Best Screenplay – Gay Video Best Sex Scene – Gay Video Best Non-Sexual Performance – Bi, Gay, or Trans Video Best Gay Alternative Video Best Gay Solo Video Best Gay Specialty Release Best Videography – Gay Video Best Alternative Adult Feature Film Most Outrageous Sex Scene Best Sex Comedy Breakthrough Award Best Performer of the Year – Gay Video Best Male Newcomer Best Director – Foreign Release Best Classic Release Best DVD Best High Definition Production Unsung Starlet of the Year Best High-End All-Sex Release Best All-Sex Release Best MILF Release Best Director – Feature Best Director – Foreign Feature Best Boy/Girl Scene Best All-Girl Couples