29th AVN Awards ceremony , presented by '' Adult Video News '' , honored the best pornographic movies and adult entertainment products of 2011 of the United States and took place January 21 , 2012 , at a new venue , The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise , Nevada . Movies or products released between Oct. 1 , 2010 and Sept. 30 , 2011 were eligible . The ceremony was televised in the United States by Showtime . Comedian Dave Attell hosted the show for the second time . He first presided over the 27th ceremony held in 2010 , and shared the 29th ceremony with co-hosts Bree Olson and Sunny Leone . The awards show was held together with the Adult Entertainment Expo and Internext at the same venue
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