The AVN Awards show took place on Saturday night. During the show, they announced those who this year were inducted into the hall of fame.

AVN introduced the Hall of Fame in 1985. The first inductees were Gerard Damiano, Marilyn Chambers, and Harry Reems. They were announced in the April 1985 issue of the magazine. It’s considered a tremendous honor to be inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame, of which over 400 performers have since been awarded that honor.

The individuals inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame have made significant contributions to the adult industry and have had a minimum of 10 years in the industry to be considered for induction.

It’s not just porn stars that are inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. In fact, there are several branches of the AVN Hall of Fame:

• Performers and directors enter the original AVN, video-based Hall of Fame.
• The Founders branch is for those who founded the industry’s pioneering companies.
• The Internet Founders Branch is for those who built the online sector of the industry.
• The Pleasure Products branch is for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of sex toys.
• The Executive branch is for key members of the industry who work behind the scenes in the corporate offices or excelled in other capacities—for example, in sales, marketing, or education.

So just who was honored this year? Here is the list …

Video Branch

• Alexis Texas
• Charles Dera
• Derrick Pierce
• India Morel
• Justin Slayer
• Keiran Lee
• Kristina Rose
• Lacey Duvalle
• Lea Lexis
• Naomi Banxxx
• Phoenix Marie
• Rachel Starr
• Ryan Conner
• Tommy Pistol
• Tori Black

Executive Branch

• Robert Blitt (Mile High Media)
• Gregory Dorcel
• Michael Klein

Pleasure Products Branch

• Jiro Takashima (Aneros)
• Jackie White (CalExotics)

Web-Tech Branch

• Julius “JFK” Kedvessy