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January 10, 2008
Lucas PR: Lucas Entertainment honored with 27 GAYVN Award nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY (January 10th, 2008) -- Lucas Entertainment has been nominated 27 times for the 10th Annual GAYVN Awards, including Best Picture for "Michael Lucas' Gigolo" and Best Actor, Best Director, and Performer of the Year for company President and CEO Michael Lucas.
"I'm honored and thankful," said Lucas. "It was a landmark year of breaking through into the mainstream for me, my company, and for the gay adult industry as a whole. Thank you to GAYVN for all your continued support, and congratulations to Tony Dimarco, all the actors, and everyone at Lucas Entertainment for your nominations."
Lucas Entertainment's two blockbusters of 2007, "Michael Lucas' Gigolo" and "The Intern," are each nominated for 12 awards. "The Intern," Lucas Entertainment's first sex comedy, is nominated for Best Sex Comedy. "Auditions 18: Florida Part 1" is nominated for Best Pro/Am Release.
Lucas shares the Best Director nomination for "Michael Lucas' Gigolo" with Tony Dimarco, who is also nominated for Best Videographer (along with Mr. Pam), Best Still Photographer, and twice for Best Screenplay for both "The Intern" and "Michael Lucas' Gigolo."
Lucas Entertainment exclusive Christian Cruz is nominated for three awards, including Best Supporting Actor, Best Newcomer, and Best Oral Scene. Lucas exclusive Ben Andrews is nominated for Best Oral Scene with Cruz, and exclusive Ray Star is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Michael Lucas' Gigolo."
The GAYVN Awards are dedicated to recognizing outstanding movies and talented individuals who have contributed to the advancement of the gay adult entertainment industry. Its broad-based, nationwide panel of judges, predominantly from the gay press, has been awarding trophies for 21 years, making the GAYVN Awards the most respected and recognized awards in gay adult entertainment history.
Lucas Entertainment has garnered multiple GAYVN Awards throughout the years. The company won Best Picture two years in a row for "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita." Last year, the company broke the industry record by being nominated for 14 GAYVN awards and winning all of them for "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita."
"I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that I will not be submitting any of my films to the Grabby Awards for consideration," said Lucas. "This way they don't have to make up any lies this year."
Below is the full nominations list for Lucas Entertainment:
BEST ACTOR
Gigolo - Michael Lucas
BEST ART DIRECTION
Gigolo
BEST BOXCOVER CONCEPT
The Intern
BEST DIRECTOR
Gigolo - Michael Lucas & Tony Dimarco
BEST DVD EXTRAS/SPECIAL EDITION
Gigolo
BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST
Gigolo - Kinga & Michael Lucas
The Intern - KJ Bennett
BEST MUSIC
Gigolo - Nekked
The Intern - Nekked
BEST NEWCOMER
Christian Cruz
BEST NON-SEXUAL PERFORMANCE
The Intern - Joe Shepard
BEST ORAL SCENE
The Intern - Christian Cruz & Ben Andrews
BEST OVERALL MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Gigolo
The Intern
BEST PACKAGING
Gigolo
The Intern
BEST PICTURE
Gigolo
BEST SCREENPLAY
Gigolo - Tony Dimarco
The Intern - Tony Dimarco
BEST PRO/AM RELEASE
Auditions 18: Florida Part 1
BEST SEX COMEDY
The Intern
BEST SEX SCENE
The Intern - Zack Randall & Jimmy Trips
BEST STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
The Intern - Tony Dimarco
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Gigolo - Ray Star
The Intern - Christian Cruz
BEST VIDEOGRAPHER
Gigolo - Tony Dimarco & Mr. Pam
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Michael Lucas
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Posted by Michael at January 10, 2008 12:45 PM
Comments
Congratulations Michael. As always, well deserved.
Posted by: Donald in Toronto at January 11, 2008 07:03 PM
