LOS ANGELES — XBIZ is pleased to announce the official awards categories and pre-nomination dates for adult entertainment’s biggest industry awards show, the 10th annual XBIZ Awards to be held on Jan. 10, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

Several new award categories have been added for the 2012 show in an effort to be more inclusive of previously unrecognized market segments and in response to feedback from members of the adult entertainment industry.

In the Adult Video field, the new categories include outstanding achievements for Supporting Acting Performances, All-Girl Release and Series of the Year, Couples-Themed Release and Series, and Black, Latin and Asian-Themed Release and Series of the Year, among others.

In the Web/Tech field, new categories include two Adult Site of the Year categories, Mobile Site of the Year, Blog Site of the Year and European Billing Company of the Year, among others.

In the Novelty sector, new categories for 2012 include Male Pleasure Product of the Year, Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year, Sexual Supplement Company of the Year and more.

Winners will be announced at the highly anticipated ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

“We are planning our grandest night of festivities to date as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the XBIZ Awards and honor the best of the best,” said Alec Helmy, president and publisher of XBIZ. “We encourage everyone in the adult industry community to participate in the pre-nominations and call our attention to the most notable works of the past year.”

The first phase of the pre-nominations launching Sept. 1 will encompass the Video, Novelty and Retail sectors of the industry. The Web/Tech pre-nominations will start with a special advance period during the XBIZ EU conference Sept. 23-25 in London. Web/Tech pre-nom submissions will open industry-wide on Sept. 26.

To submit pre-nominations in any of the awards categories, industry professionals must be registered members of the XBIZ.net social network and use the online submission form to record their entries. With a user base approaching 6,000 XBIZ.net industry professionals, record pre-nomination submissions are projected.

The deadline for all 2012 XBIZ Awards pre-nominations is midnight on Friday, Oct. 21.

In order to be eligible for consideration for a 2012 XBIZ Award, video and novelty products must be released between Nov. 1, 2010, and Oct. 21, 2011.

Upon completing the pre-nomination submission form, XBIZ encourages producers and manufacturers to submit their product samples and marketing materials to:

Adnet Media, Attn.: 2012 Noms
4929 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 960
Los Angeles 90010

The 10th anniversary XBIZ Awards will highlight a week of industry-leading business events that include digital media conference XBIZ LA (Jan. 9-11) and XBIZ Retail Expo & Conference (Jan. 9-10). XBIZ LA will return to the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles, while XBIZ Retail will be held at the Burbank Marriott hotel immediately following ANME.

Here is the complete list of 2012 categories:

MOVIES & PRODUCTION

Studio of the Year

Feature Studio of the Year

Feature Movie of the Year

Parody Studio of the Year

Gonzo Studio of the Year

Parody Release of the Year – Comedy

Parody Release of the Year – Drama

Gonzo Release of the Year

Gonzo Series of the Year

All-Sex Release of the Year

All-Sex Series of the Year

Vignette Release of the Year

Vignette Series of the Year

All-Girl Release of the Year

All-Girl Series of the Year

Couples-Themed Release of the Year

Couples-Themed Series of the Year

Director of the Year – Body of Work

Director of the Year – Individual Project

Female Performer of the Year

Male Performer of the Year

New Starlet of the Year

New Male Performer of the Year

MILF Performer of the Year

Crossover Star of the Year

Performer Comeback of the Year

Acting Performance of the Year – Female

Acting Performance of the Year – Male

Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Female

Supporting Acting Performance of the Year – Male

Non-Sex Acting Performance of the Year

Screenplay of the Year

Best Cinematography

Best Art Direction

Best Special Effects

Best Editing

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Foreign Female Performer of the Year

Foreign Male Performer of the Year

Amateur Release of the Year

Fetish Studio of the Year

Fetish Release of the Year

Specialty Studio of the Year

Specialty Release of the Year

All-Black Release of the Year

All-Black Series of the Year

Interracial Release of the Year

Interracial Series of the Year

Latin-Themed Release of the Year

Latin-Themed Series of the Year

Asian-Themed Release of the Year

Asian-Themed Series of the Year

European Studio of the Year

European Feature Release of the Year

European Non-Feature Release of the Year

Gay Studio of the Year

Gay Movie of the Year

Gay Director of the Year

Gay Performer of the Year

Transsexual Studio of the Year

Transsexual Release of the Year

Transsexual Director of the Year

Transsexual Performer of the Year

WEB & TECH

Affiliate Program of the Year – Multi-Platform

Affiliate Program of the Year – Single-Platform

Solo Girl Affiliate Program of the Year

European Affiliate Program of the Year

Dating Affiliate Program of the Year

Retail Affiliate Program of the Year

VOD Affiliate Program of the Year

Live Cam Affiliate Program of the Year

Content Provider of the Year

Web Host of the Year

Design Studio of the Year

Billing Company of the Year – IPSP

Billing Company of the Year – Merchant Services

Billing Company of the Year – Alternative

European Billing Company of the Year

Software Company of the Year

Traffic Services Company of the Year

Mobile Services Company of the Year

Gay Web Company of the Year

Innovative Web Product of the Year

Progressive Web Company of the Year

Web Babe of the Year

Adult Site of the Year – Paysite

Adult Site of the Year – Portal/Hub

VOD Site of the Year

Live Cam Site of the Year

Dating Site of the Year

Retail Site of the Year

Studio Site of the Year

Porn Star Site of the Year

Review Site of the Year

Gay Site of the Year

Transsexual Site of the Year

Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year

Blog Site of the Year – Consumer

Mobile Site of the Year – Consumer Paysit

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

Pleasure Products Company of the Year

Sex Toy Company of the Year

Luxury Toy/Line of the Year

Male Pleasure Product of the Year

Non-Powered Pleasure Product of the Year

Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Design

Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year – Technology

Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year

Alternative Pleasure Product of the Year

Excellence in Product Packaging

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Lingerie/Apparel Company of the Year

Sexual Supplement Company of the Year

Sexual Stimulant Company of the Year

Sex Lubricant Company of the Year

Sensual Bath & Body Product of the Year

Sensual Accessory Product/Line of the Year

International-Based Pleasure Products Company of the Year

BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year

New Pleasure Products Company of the Year

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION

Retailer of the Year – Chain

Retailer of the Year – Boutique

Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year

Specialty Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Woman of the Year

Man of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

Industry Pioneer Award – Web

Industry Pioneer Award – Video

Industry Pioneer Award – Novelty

Industry Pioneer Award – Retail

Executive Leadership Award – Web

Executive Leadership Award – Video

Executive Leadership Award – Novelty

ASACP Service Recognition Award

FSC Leadership Award

Eros Progressive Business Award

(via @Xbiz)