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FEATURE
Greg Lansky, meanwhile, claimed his second straight AVN Director
of the Year award and the companies he oversees as chief creative
officer—Blacked, Tushy and Vixen—combined for a whopping 12 other
awards.
Those trophies include Best Director - Non-Feature; Best Boy/Girl
Sex Scene (Kendra Sunderland & Mick Blue, Natural Beauties, Vixen/
Jules Jordan); Best Anal Sex Scene (Megan Rain & Manuel Ferrara,
Anal Models, Tushy/Jules Jordan); Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Girl/Girl/
Boy (Alex Grey, Karla Kush & Christian Clay, Anal Beauty 4, Tushy/
Jules Jordan); Best Anthology Movie (Natural Beauties, Vixen/Jules
Jordan); Best Anal Movie (The Art of Anal Sex 3, Tushy/Jules Jordan);
and Best Anal Series (Anal Beauty, Tushy/Jules Jordan).
His studios also captured Best Interracial Movie (My First Interracial
7, Blacked/Jules Jordan); Best Ethnic/Interracial Series (Black &
White, Blacked/Jules Jordan); Best Marketing Campaign – Company
Image (Blacked/Tushy/Vixen); Best New Imprint for Vixen; and Best
Membership Website for Tushy.com.
The 34-year-old native of Paris thanked his wife Jennifer upon taking
the stage in a passionate speech.
“Without you none of this would be possible,” Lansky said. “My
brother Mike Moz, so much love for you. My partners Steve and Mike.
My team inspiring me to be better every day. And my performers. The
adult performer. You guys are artists!
“THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO TELL
YOU IT ISN’T ART. IT IS. ART ISN’T
A PAINTING. ART ISN’T
SOMETHING THAT YOU HANG ON
THE WALL. … THEY DO NOT
DEFINE WHAT WE DO.
— GREG LANSKY
“They’re going to try to tell you it isn’t art. It is. Art isn’t a painting. Art isn’t something
that you hang on the wall. … They do not define what we do. We define what we do!
“This is our time guys. Now is the time to take the respect that you all deserve. Don’t let
them shame you. I am proud to be a part of this industry … I have so much love and respect
for you. You guys are artists. What you do is art. Do not let them shame you!”
Lansky’s words brought at least two performers to tears—Kissa Sins and Carter Cruise.
“You made me cry,” Sins, who was getting ready to present the next award, told Lansky
backstage. “Your speech was beautiful.”
Cruise tweeted, “I’m not usually an emotional person but @GregLansky brought me to tears
with his acceptance speech. Thank you for respecting us as humans.”
Lansky, whose studios won a combined 16 AVN Awards in 2016, now has collected 29
trophies in two years.
2017 AVN Awards | By Dan Miller
SWEET SUCCESS Clockwise from top right: Kissa Sins, Layla Sin, Johnny Sins and Gina Valentina stand by while Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene
winners Reena Sky and Riley Reid share a kiss; Reid with Favorite Female Porn Star Fan Award; Director of the Year Greg Lansky; Best Boy/Girl
Sex Scene winners Mick Blue and Kendra Sunderland. Photo of Lansky by Rick Garcia; all others by JFK/FUBARWebmasters.com.
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