Adult Industry Awards Database
Type of site | Adult site, movie database |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Website | aiwards |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2017 |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Proprietary |
The Adult Industry Awards Database (AIWARDS) is an online database of awards issued by the porn industry to honor pornographic films, actresses, actors, directors, industry professionals, studios, sites, sex toys and more.[1] At the present time AIWARDS is targeted at tracking awards issued only by US sex industry.
As of April 2018 AIWARDS tracks over 100 ceremonies of AVN, XRCO, XBIZ and NightMoves awards.[2]
History[edit]
Initially the project was launched on 11 July 2017 with over 4000 winners.[3] According to the owner, it took around two and a half years to develop the database and fill it with the data.
The sources of information about the winners include official press releases, adult magazines and Internet Archive. According to AIWARDS crew, in difficult cases, where the source is ambiguous or some part of the data is absent, a manual research in physical archives is being conducted to gather missing bits of information about the ceremony of interest.[4]
In October 2017 the project team released a press-release with some interesting facts concerning NightMoves Award show of 2017.[5]
In January 2018 AIWARDS the ability to search the winners by name in the database was added.[6]
In November 2018 the database was extended to track F.A.M.E. Awards, The Fannys and TheSexAwards.[7] In the same time AIWARDS received its first nomination for 2019 XBIZ Awards in the category "Fan Site of the Year".[8]
AIWARDS.com is partnered with an online adult retailer AdultDVDEmpire.com, which provides media content for the database and pays affiliate commission for the product purchased through AIWARDS.
Research[edit]
AIWARDS main goal is to track all the trophies ever issued in sex industry. Specifically, the project aims to find the winners of old and already discontinued awards.
The first step in this direction has been taken right after the initial launch of the website with the identification of the missing winners of XRCO Awards between 1985 and 1993. According to information from X-Rated Critics Organization,[9] the winners prior to 1993 was missing and the organization asked anyone who had the information to contact them.
On 16 November 2017 AIWARDS released the full list of the winners in the missing range.[10] During the investigation the project's team studied a fair number of old magazines (which were bought from old archives), video materials of the ceremonies, photos of that period of time and books.
See also[edit]
- Internet Adult Film Database
- Adult Film Database
- AVN Awards
- XRCO Awards
- XBIZ Awards
- NightMoves Award
References[edit]
- ↑ "Adult entertainment award winners database — AIWARDS". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "AIWARDS — Adult Industry Awards Database". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Database of Adult Industry Awards Now Online - AVN". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "About us — AIWARDS". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "2017 Nightmoves Awards overview by AIWARDS - Porn Fan Community Forum". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Search winners of Adult Industry Awards — AIWARDS". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Adult Awards Database Now Has F.A.M.E., The Fannys & TSXA Winners - AVN". Adult Video News. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2019 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ "PREVIOUS WINNERS and NOMS - 2002 & Before". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Industry Awards Site Recovers Missing 1985-'93 XRCO Winners — AVN". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links[edit]
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