AVN Award for Best Actress
Awarded forBest Actress
CountryUnited States
Presented byAVN Media Network
First awarded1984 (1984)[1]
Currently held byMaitland Ward
Drift (2023)
Websiteavnawards.avn.com

The AVN Award for Best Actress is an award that has been given by sex industry company AVN since the award ceremony's inception in 1984.[1] As of January 2023, the titleholder is Maitland Ward.

Winners and nominees

1984–1989

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
1984[1] Sharon Mitchell
Sexcapades
1985[2] Pamela Mann
X Factor
1986[3] Sheri St. Claire (f)
Corporate Assets
Ginger Lynn (v)
Project Ginger
1987[4] Colleen Brennan (f)
Getting Personal
Nina Hartley (v)
Debbie Duz Dishes
1988[5] Krista Lane (f)
Deep Throat II
Shanna McCullough (v)
Hands Off
1989[6] Ona Zee (f)
Portrait of an Affair
Barbara Dare (v)
Naked Stranger

1990–1994

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
1990[7] Sharon Kane
Bodies in HeatThe Sequel
1991[8] Hyapatia Lee (f)
The Masseuse
Lauren Brice (v)
Married Women
1992[9] Jeanna Fine (f)
Hothouse Rose
Ona Zee (v)
The Starlet
1993[10] Ashlyn Gere
Chameleons (f)
Two Women (v)
1994[11] Britney Loara
Mud Shark in the Water! (f)
Friday Night Delights (v)

1995–1999

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
1995[12] Ashlyn Gere
The Masseuse (f)
Body & Soul (v)
1996[13] Jeanna Fine (f)
Skin Hunger
Jenna Jameson (v)
Wicked One
1997[14] Melissa Hill (f)
Penetrator 2: Grudge Day
Jeanna Fine (v)
My Surrender
1998[15] Dyanna Lauren (f)
Bad Wives
Stephanie Swift (v)
Miscreants
1999[16] Shanna McCullough (f)
Looker
Jeanna Fine (v)
Café Flesh 2

2000–2004

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
2000[17][18] Chloe (f)
Chloe
Asia Carrera
Search for the Snow Leopard
Allysin Chaynes
Stray Cat
Racquel Darrian
Original Sin
Raylene
The Trophy
Nikki Sinn
Things Change 3
Gwen Summers
Nothing to Hide 3 & 4
Inari Vachs
The Awakening
Serenity (v)
Double Feature!
Chloe
Taboo 19
Kylie Ireland
Timeless
Katja Kean
Millennium
Ginger Lynn
Torn
Missy
Desperate Measures
Raylene
Manic Behavior
Stephanie Swift
Crossroads
2001[19][20] Taylor Hayes (f)
Jekyll and Hyde

Raylene (f)
Artemesia
(tie)
Nina Hartley
A Midsummer Night's Cream
Jenna Jameson
Dream Quest
Julie Meadows
Watchers
Sydnee Steele
Facade
Gwen Summers
Looker 2: Femme Fatale
Syren
Les Vampyres
Inari Vachs
Facade
Ava Vincent
Les Vampyres
Serenity (v)
M Caught in the Act
Juli Ashton
Bliss
Asia Carrera
Goddaughter 5
Jewel De'Nyle
Dark Angels
Kylie Ireland
Raw
Devinn Lane
Spellbound
Ginger Lynn
White Lightning
Tera Patrick
Sex Island
Sydnee Steele
Dark Angels
Gwen Summers
Virgin Whore
Inari Vachs
West Side
Ava Vincent
Perfectly Flawless
2002[21][22] Ginger Lynn (f)
Taken
Alexa
Shrink Wrapped
Taylor Hayes
Fade to Black
Lola
Free Sex on Earth
Raylene
Bad Wives 2
Nicole Sheridan
Taboo 2001
Sydnee Steele
Mafioso
Syren
Taboo 2001
Ava Vincent
Underworld
Sydnee Steele (v)
Euphoria
Allysin Chaynes
Wonderland
Chloe
Unreal
Jewel De'Nyle
Forbidden Flesh
Lola
Destiny Calling
Gina Ryder
Nice Neighbors
Serenity
XXX Training
Inari Vachs
Beauty and the Bitch
2003[23][24] Taylor St. Claire (f)
Fashionistas
Julia Ann
Paradise Lost
Sondra Hall
Poison Angel
Taylor Hayes
If You Only Knew
Raylene
Love Games
Sydnee Steele
Falling From Grace
Nici Sterling
Wifetaker
Syren
Les Vampyres 2
Devinn Lane (v)
Breathless
Aria
Naked Eye
Kate Frost
Virgin Canvas
Ashlyn Gere
Crime and Passion
Hannah Harper
Role Models 2
Kylie Ireland
One Sleepless Night
Julie Meadows
Sex World 2002
Alexa Rae
Karma
Raylene
Betrayed by Beauty
Sydnee Steele
Heroin
Gwen Summers
Double Vision
Ava Vincent
Heartbreaker
2004[25][26] Savanna Samson (f)
Looking In
Cassidey
Sordid
Dasha
Heaven's Revenge
Maya Divine
Virtual Love
Ashley Long
Compulsion
Julia Ann (v)
Beautiful
Ashley Blue
Girlvert 4
Chloe
Barbara Broadcast Too!
Stormy Daniels
Not A Romance
Chloe Dior
Riptide
Devinn Lane
Improper Conduct
Kaylani Lei
Angel X
Carmen Luvana
Rawhide
Ginger Lynn
Sunset Stripped
Ann Marie Rios
Babes Illustrated 13
Savanna Samson
Good Time Girl
Alexandra Silk
Stud Hunters
Sydnee Steele
Lost & Found
Sunset Thomas
Truck Stop Trixie

2005–2009

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
2005[27][28] Jenna Jameson (f)
The Masseuse
Sunrise Adams
Debbie Does Dallas: The Revenge
Jessica Drake
The Collector
Savanna Samson
Bare Stage
Jessica Drake (v)
Fluff and Fold
Julia Ann
Killer Sex and Suicide Blondes
Roxanne Hall
Slutwoman's Revenge
Jenna Jameson
Bella Loves Jenna
Jane
Loaded
Kaylani Lei
Sweatshop
Gia Paloma
Wild Things on the Run
Tawny Roberts
Unlovable
Savanna Samson
L'Affaire
Aurora Snow
Angels
Sunset Thomas
Misty Beethoven: The Musical
Michelle Wild
Hot Rats
2006[29][30] Savanna Samson (f)
The New Devil in Miss Jones
Sunrise Adams
Sentenced
Stormy Daniels
Eternity
Penny Flame
Dark Side
Janine Lindemulder
The Villa
Lezley Zen
Les Bitches
Janine Lindemulder (v)
Pirates
Kami Andrews
Texas' Asshole Massacre
Joanna Angel
Joanna's Angels
Cindy Crawford
Sodom
Jessica Drake
One Man's Obsession
Audrey Hollander
Catherine
Jesse Jane
Pirates
Devinn Lane
Lovers Lane
Sunny Lane
Dark Angels 2: Bloodline
Kaiya Lee
Shadow of a Geisha
Gia Paloma
Wild Things on the Run 2
Olivia Saint
Contract Girl
Savanna Samson
Freshness
Brittney Skye
Prisoner
2007[31][32] Jessica Drake (f)
Manhunters
Monique Alexander
To Die For
Janine Lindemulder
Emperor
Austin Kincaid
To Die For
Ava Vincent
Fade to Black 2
Hillary Scott (v)
Corruption
Joanna Angel
Joanna's Angels 2: Alt Throttle
Belladonna
Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
Violet Blue
Wonderland
Stormy Daniels
Taken
Jessica Drake
Curse Eternal
Kimberly Kane
The Visitors
Sunny Lane
Sex Pix
Nina Mercedez
Illicit
Missy Monroe
The Da Vinci Load
Austyn Moore
Tailgunners
Kirsten Price
Just Like That
Linda Roberts
The New Neighbors
Brittney Skye
Grub Girl
Heather Vuur
Sacred Sin
2008[33][34] Penny Flame (f)
Layout
Briana Banks
Layout
Roxy Jezel
Sex & Violins
Stefani Morgan
Debbie Does Dallas ... Again
Savanna Samson
Flasher
Eva Angelina (v)
Upload
Stormy Daniels
Black Widow
Jessica Drake
Delilah
Carmen Hart
Just Between Us
Jenna Jameson
Janine Loves Jenna
Roxy Jezel
For Love, Money or a Green Card
Tory Lane
Outkast
Kaylani Lei
Candelabra
Brianna Love
Brianna Love: Her Fine Sexy Self
Carmen Luvana
Lady Scarface
Kirsten Price
Coming Home
Savanna Samson
Stood Up
Lorena Sanchez
Black Worm
Hillary Scott
Not the Bradys XXX
Simone Valentino
Afrodite Superstar
2009[35][36] Jessica Drake
Fallen
Monique Alexander
Cry Wolf
Roxy DeVille
The Texas Vibrator Massacre
Sasha Grey
The Last Rose
Carmen Hart
Fired
Jenna Haze
Not Bewitched XXX
Jenna Jameson
Burn
Jesse Jane
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Devon Lee
Succubus of the Rouge
Kaylani Lei
The Wicked
Janine Lindemulder
Pipe Dreams
Marie McCray
Angel Faces
Bree Olson
Roller Dollz
Kirsten Price
Mouth
Savanna Samson
Miles from Needles

20102014

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
2010[37][38] Kimberly Kane
The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody
Asa Akira
Pure
Julia Ann
Identity
Lisa Ann
Who's Nailin' Paylin?
Alektra Blue
Educating Alli
Roxy DeVille
Whack Job
Jessica Drake
Hush
Sasha Grey
Throat: A Cautionary Tale
Audrey Hollander
Everybody Loves Lucy
Kayden Kross
The 8th Day
Kelli McCarty
Faithless
Melissa Monet
My Daughter's Boyfriend
Bree Olson
One Last Ride
Hillary Scott
Heaven
India Summer
Drill Baby Drill
2011[39][40] Andy San Dimas
This Ain't Glee XXX

India Summer
An Open Invitation:
A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco

(tie)
Nyomi Banxxx
Fatally Obsessed
Tori Black
Whatever It Takes
Ashlynn Brooke
WKRP in Cincinnati: A XXX Parody
Stormy Daniels
Partly Stormy
Jessica Drake
3 Days in June
Penny Flame
Real Wife Stories 6
Roxanne Hall
Scorned
Nikki Jayne
The Condemned
Kimberly Kane
The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody
Kayden Kross
The Perfect Secretary: Training Day
Sunny Lane
Alice
Sunny Leone
Gia: Portrait of a Porn Star
Lia
The Rush
Natasha Marley
Bonny & Clide
Samantha Ryan
Awakening to Love
Riley Steele
Love Fool
Misty Stone
A Love Triangle
Stoya
Stoya: Perfect Picture
2012[41][42] Jessie Andrews
Portrait of a Call Girl
Capri Anderson
Runaway
Tori Black
Killer Bodies
Jessica Drake
Horizon
Allie Haze
Lost and Found
Helly Mae Hellfire
This Ain't Lady Gaga XXX
Kagney Linn Karter
Official The Silence of the Lambs Parody
Kayden Kross
Love & Marriage
Lily LaBeau
The Incredible Hulk XXX: A Porn Parody
Natasha Nice
Dear Abby
Savanna Samson
Savanna Samson Is the Masseuse
Andy San Dimas
Rezervoir Doggs: An Exquisite Films Parody
Hillary Scott
The Flintstones: A XXX Parody
Bobbi Starr
A Little Part of Me
Misty Stone
Hustler's Untrue Hollywood Stories: Oprah
2013[43][44] Lily Carter
Wasteland
Nyomi Banxxx
Training Day: A Pleasure Dynasty Parody
Alektra Blue
Next Friday Night
Gracie Glam
Happy Endings
Presley Hart
Diary of Love
Allie Haze
Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
Lily LaBeau
Wasteland
Remy LaCroix
Torn
Brooklyn Lee
Voracious: The First Season
Kaylani Lei
Snatched
Natasha Nice
Love is a Dangerous Game
Chanel Preston
Romeo & Juliet: A DreamZone Parody
Andy San Dimas
Café Amore
Bobbi Starr
The Truth About O
India Summer
The Graduate XXX: A Paul Thomas Parody
2014[45][46] Remy LaCroix
The Temptation of Eve
Anikka Albrite
OMG… It’s the Leaving Las Vegas XXX Parody
Lexi Belle
Meant to Be
Alektra Blue
Getting Schooled
Jessica Drake
Sexpionage: The Drake Chronicles
Tara Lynn Foxx
This Ain't Homeland XXX
Allie Haze
Clerks XXX: A Porn Parody
Jesse Jane
Code of Honor
Sunny Lane
The Stripper 2
Brooklyn Lee
The New Behind the Green Door
Adrianna Luna
The Lone Ranger XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody
Maddy O'Reilly
Not The Wizard of Oz XXX
Penny Pax
The Submission of Emma Marx
Raven Rockette
Gia: Lesbian Supermodel
Jennifer White
The Stripper

20152019

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
2015[47][48] Carter Cruise
Second Chances
Asa Akira
Holly...Would
Anikka Albrite
Untamed Heart
Alex Chance
This Ain't Girls XXX
Brooklyn Chase
Odd Jobs
Jessica Drake
Aftermath
Ash Hollywood
No Way Out
Kimberly Kane
The Pornographer
Maddy O'Reilly
The Sexual Liberation of Anna Lee
Penny Pax
Wetwork
Romi Rain
The Laws of Love
Bonnie Rotten
Cape Fear XXX
Samantha Saint
Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Stevie Shae
Apocalypse X
Jodi West
Call Me Mother
2016[49][50] Penny Pax
The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries
Asa Akira
Starmaker
Adriana Chechik
The Turning
Carter Cruise
Waiting on Love
Dani Daniels
Sisterhood
Stormy Daniels
Wanted
Dana DeArmond
Mother's Little Helper
Daisy Haze
Bad Romance
Kimberly Kane
Family Secrets
Remy LaCroix
Stockholm Syndrome
Keira Nicole
Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Bonnie Rotten
Sisters of Anarchy
Riley Steele
Barbarella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
India Summer
Marriage 2.0
Sarah Vandella
Love, Sex & TV News
2017[51] Kleio Valentien
Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Asa Akira
The J.O.B.
Aria Alexander
Sex Machina: A XXX Parody
Samantha Bentley
Hard in Love
Carter Cruise
Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Cherie DeVille
Project Pandora: A Psychosexual Lesbian Thriller
Jessica Drake
DNA
Karlee Grey
Student Bodies 5
Veruca James
Deception: A XXX Thriller
Cassidy Klein
Little Red: A Lesbian Fairy Tale
Sara Luvv
Babysitting the Baumgartners
Abigail Mac
True Detective: A XXX Parody
Penny Pax
The Submission of Emma Marx: Exposed
Dana Vespoli
Lefty
Kasey Warner
Color Blind
2018[52] Sara Luvv
The Faces of Alice
Asa Akira
The Blonde Dahlia
Chloe Amour
Love for Sale 2
Abella Danger
The Obsession
Jessica Drake
An Inconvenient Mistress
Alexis Fawx
Fantasy Factory
Alexa Grace
Crash
Janice Griffith
Ingenue
Jill Kassidy
Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy
Cassidy Klein
Conflicted
Melissa Moore
The Voyeur
Katie Morgan
Bad Babes Inc.
Ella Nova
Snapshot
Romi Rain
Justice League XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Angela White
The Altar of Aphrodite
2019[53] Eliza Jane
Anne: A Taboo Parody
Britney Amber
Naked
Mercedes Carrera
Second First Date
Adriana Chechik
Star Wars: The Last Temptation - A Digital Playground XXX Parody
Jessica Drake
Fallen II: Angels & Demons
Kimmy Granger
Poon Raider: A DP XXX Parody
Aaliyah Love
Too Little Too Late
Avi Love
The Possession of Mrs. Hyde
Abigail Mac
Fantasy Factory: Wastelands
Gia Paige
Love in the Digital Age
Kenzie Reeves
A Trailer Park Taboo
Kristen Scott
Camgirl
India Summer
Flawless
Mona Wales
Insomnia
Whitney Wright
Cursed

2020

Year Photo Winner
Film
Nominees
Films
2020[54] Angela White
Perspective
Aiden Ashley
Insomniac
Christiana Cinn
Arcane
Jessica Drake
Lost Love
Lacy Lennon
The Gentleman
Kristen Scott
Teenage Lesbian
Magdalene St. Michaels
Confessions of A Sinful Nun 2: The Rise of Sister Mona
Kenzie Taylor
Captain Marvel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Whitney Wright
What We Do for Money
Ariel X
Girls of Wrestling
2021 Maitland Ward
Muse
2022 Kenna James
Under the Veil
2023 Maitland Ward
Drift

See also

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