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NIGHT OF PLEASURE
Sunny Megatron to host ‘O’ Awards celebration
Every year, AVN’s “O” Awards celebrate the best of the best from the pleasure
Cosmopolitan and Playboy, on CNN, and on the websites Jezebel and Buzzfeed.
products segment of the adult industry.
Sunny’s passion is helping people become their authentic, sexual selves by
And for 2017, AVN has added something to make the evening even more
learning to overcome shame and shed inhibitions. As a lifestyle BDSM enthusiast,
pleasurable. Sunny Megatron, sex educator and host of the Showtime original
much of her work centers on normalizing alternative sexual practices and ending
series Sex With Sunny Megatron, will host the eighth annual awards show.
sexual stigma.
The ceremony is scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday, January 19, at Hard Rock Hotel
This year’s event will give nominees and guest the chance to mingle and imbibe
and Casino Las Vegas during the 2017 AVN Novelty Expo.
a bit, as cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
“I am so excited and honored to be this year’s host of the ‘O’ Awards!”
“The ‘O’ Awards have become an important part of the AVN Novelty Expo,”
Megatron said. “In addition to being an Adult Sexuality Educator I also call myself
said Tony Rios, CEO of AVN Media Network. “Each year, the makers of some of
a ‘Pleasure Advocate’—meaning, I focus a large part of my research and teaching
the most intriguing, most innovative and best-selling products of the past year
on using pleasure products to enhance sex. It’s very important to me that people
gather together for the ceremony and have the opportunity to honor themselves
have knowledge of and access to the most innovative, effective and body-friendly
and one another. And to have Sunny Megatron as this year’s host is such an added
sex tools on the market. Year after year, the ‘O’ Awards recognizes the best in the
thrill. It will definitely be an event to remember.”
industry and I’m delighted to be a part off that.”
Each year the “O” Awards honors nominees in a dozen categories that represent
This year, winners will be named in more than a dozen categories, including
the best products from leading and cutting-edge manufacturers.
Outstanding Product for Women, Outstanding Innovation and Outstanding
“Committee members never cease to be amazed by the pleasure products that
Marketing Campaign.
are produced each year,” said Sherri L. Shaulis, senior editor of pleasure products
Megatron is a sexuality educator, award-winning blogger, media personality,
for AVN. “The creativity, the technology, the designs … everyone is always
and pleasure products expert. She’s also executive producer of the aforementioned
looking to outdo themselves and one another, and it makes it fun—and, granted,
Sex with Sunny Megatron, a groundbreaking, sex-positive series. Named one of
sometimes very difficult—to narrow each category down to 15 nominees.”
the six most savvy sexologists in North America, her work has been featured in
This year’s nominees for the 2017 “O” Awards are as follows:
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT FOR WOMEN
Avond—Dorr
Enoki—Vive by Shots Toys
Flic Flac—Joydivision
Form 8—Jimmyjane
Intensifi Ema—Nasstoys
iScream Vibrator—Shiri Zinn
Lady Bi—Fun Factory
Luxe Opus—NS Novelties
Nova—We-Vibe
Ruby Glow—Rocks-Off
Satisfyer Pro 2—EIS GmbH
Snuggle—Lovelife from OhMiBod
Tiani 24K—LELO
Ultra Bullet Massager—FemmeFunn
Womanizer Deluxe—epi24
OUTSTANDING SUPPLEMENT/ENHANCEMENT
Aid Collection Male Enhancement Creams—Velv’Or
Awaken—Wicked Sensual Care
Blue Fusion—DNS Distribution
Buzz Liquid Vibrator—Doc Johnson
Citrus Blast Ultra Donkey Male—Donkey Male
Cloud 9 Aphrodisiac Drink—PAIT Solutions LLC
Dragon Sensitive—Shunga Erotic Art
Entice Him/Her—Blackstone Labs
Infinimax—After Dark Labs
Lotus Noir—Shunga Erotic Art
Oh Baby! Natural Formula—Oh Man Studios
Oral Wet (now Oral Ace)—SDR Group Inc.
Pjur Man Steel Gel—Pjur Group
Rock On Shots—Rock’n Products
Royal Eruption—Nasstoys
OUTSTANDING PRODUCT FOR MEN
Ace—Nexus
Blewit—Blewit
Fifi—WhizWorx
GO Stix—Screaming O
iFuk VR Stroker—Lovebotz/XR Brands
No. 19 from Black Door Collection—Impulse Novelties
Quickshot—Fleshlight
Reverse Cowgirl Love Doll—CalExotics/Vivid
The Rise—Rocks-Off
Sophia—Bad Dragon Enterprises Inc.
Sqweel XT—Lovehoney
SV Silicone Vibrating Oro Stimulator—CalExotics
3Fap—Autoblow
Tom of Finland Night Stick and Hammer—XR Brands
Vibrating Perfect Stroke—Zero Tolerance Toys
OUTSTANDING INNOVATION
Bi Stronic Fusion—Fun Factory
BlueMotion Nex2—OhMiBod
Bodywand 360—Bodywand
Buck-Off—Buck Angel/Perfect Fit
Dancing Pleasure Rabbit—Evolved Novelties
Hex—LELO
Interactive Fleshlight Stamina Trainer—Vstroker/
Fleshlight
Krush and TASL App—Lovelife by OhMiBod
Luxe—CalExotics
Mia Maxx—Dare Too
PicoBong Power Up Series—PicoBong
Rimming Plug—b-Vibe
Rumble Seat—Jimmyjane
Spork—Screaming O
Sync—We-Vibe
OUTSTANDING LUBRICANT PRODUCT OR LINE
Aqua Lube Organic Gel Lubricant—Paradise Marketing
Better Than Spit—Sir Richard’s Condom Company
Cherry Lubricant—Shots
Cinnamon Bun—Wicked Sensual Care
Feel Sexy Personal Lubricant—Jimmyjane
Gelato—System JO
H2O Personal Lubricant—B Cumming Co.
Migliori Personal Lubricants—Migliori Products
Pink Natural—Empowered Products
Premium Bang Oil—Amity Jack
Ruff—Oh Man Studios
Silicone Free Hybrid Lubricant—System JO
Unicorn Spit—Trigg Laboratories
Wet Organics—Trigg Laboratories
Wicked Hybrid—Wicked Sensual Care
OUTSTANDING NON-POWERED PRODUCT
Bon Bon Sex Toy Mount—Liberator/Tantus
CB-6000S Gold Edition—CB-X
Claw Expanding Anal Dilator—XR Brands
Climax Anal—Topco Sales
Danny D.’s Secret Weapon—NS Novelties
Echo the Snowstrider—Bad Dragon Enterprises Inc.
Inspire Silicone Dilator Kit—CalExotics
Kendra Lust Perfect Stroke—Zero Tolerance Toys
Love Dolls—Dreamdolls
Misty Stone Love Doll—1AmDoll
POPDildo—Semenette
Prince Yahshua 10.5” Cock—Doc Johnson
Real Rock Dildos—Shots Toys
Vondage Collection—Stockroom
Zolo Stax—Adult Brand Concepts
OUTSTANDING BODY/SKIN CARE PRODUCT OR
LINELINE
Kum Klean Soap—Kum Klean
Love Cosmetics—Bijoux Indiscrets
Love Lights Kit—Kama Sutra
Massage Candle—Shunga
Nadkins—Manager Inc.
One Love Body & Ambiance Spray—Eye Of Love
OptiMale Travel Essentials Kit—Doc Johnson
Peppermint Patty Body Butter—As You Like It
Raspberry Truffle Play Powder—Olivia’s Boutique
Sexy Writer—Sexy Romance
Shower Sex—It’s the Bom Bomb
Sliquid Soul—Sliquid
Snowball Holiday Massage Candle—Earthly Body
Soy Candles—Alexander Institute
Sugar Crotch Flavored Wipes—Sir Richard’s Condom
Company
OUTSTANDING POWERED PRODUCT
All That Jazz—Curve Novelties
Big Boss Vibrator 2.0—Fun Factory
Chari—Rhythm by Kama Sutra
Heart Vibe—Rianne S
La O Elastic Fantastic—Natural Contours
Lush—Lovense
Mia Maxx—Dare Too
Motorbunny Starter Kit—Motorbunny
Opal—Jopen
Prism Rouge—L’Amarouse
Rave—We-Vibe
Rumble—Tantus
San Francisco Nights—Ooh by Je Joue
Sola Egg—Sola (Blush Novelties)
Tryst—Doc Johnson
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