The 1st Annual Tranny Awards were a pornographic awards event recognizing the best in transgender pornography form the previous year from November 1, 2007 to 31 October 2008. Nominations were announced online on December 16, 2008 on Grooby.com. The winners were announced online on January 9, 2009. The winners were decided by a panel of industry judges.[1] It was the first installment of the Tranny Awards which are now known as the Transgender Erotica Awards.[2][3]
| 1st Tranny Awards | |
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| Date | January 9, 2009 |
| Site | Grooby.com |
| Hosted by | Steven Grooby |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Buddy Wood’s Shemale Superstars |
| Most awards | No multiple winners |
| Most nominations | Kelly Shore (4) |
This was the first awards dedicated to recognising achievements in transgender pornography. Steven Grooby the founder of the awards stated that he wanted to address the lack of representation of transgender performers in awards.[4]
Winners and nominees
editThe nominees for the 1st Tranny Awards were announced on December 16, 2008, online on the Grooby.com website. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 9, 2009.[5][6]
Awards
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
| Best North American/European Website Model | Best Website Model from an Asian Country |
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| Best Website Model from a South American Country | Best Performer in a DVD |
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| Best Non-TS Performer | Best DVD Release |
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| Best Solo TS Paysite or Paysite Operated by a TS. | Best Non-Adult TG Orientated Website |
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| Best Amateur Style* TG Website | Black TGirl Model of the Year |
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| Shemale Yum Model of the Year | Grooby New Face of 2008 |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | |
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References
edit- ^ "Transgender Erotica Awards Set for Feb 15 at Avalon Hollywood". AVN.com. AVN. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "'Tranny Awards' Changes Its Name, Not Its Nature". advocate.com. Pride Publishing Inc. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Kobola, Frank. "The Tranny Awards are getting a Less Offensive Name". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Porn's taboo transsexual stars". Salon. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Tranny Awards 2008 Winners". Grooby.com. Grooby Productions. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Tranny Awards Nominations Announced!!". Grooby.com. Grooby Productions. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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