BEST GROUP SCENE. 
  What a list! Putting together and directing an orgy scene is arguably one of the most difficult things to do. When you've got multiple performers the trick is to avoid confusion as to what's going on--otherwise it becomes a un-sexy distraction that you want to fast-forward through.  Many of this year's nominees succeed very well in this regard and they're also memorable even though it's been months since we've seen them.  It's called staying power. Some of our favorites of the year were nominated and we look forward to pointing them out now.

 Focus/Refocus, Raging Stallion. Featuring  Damien Crosse, Francesco D'Macho, Wilfred Knight, Steve Cruz & Angelo Marconi this scene was so integral to the plot of of the voyeuristic porn noir flick that you can't imagine the film without it. It's a well-shot sexy-dirty scene with one of the hottest groups of stars you could find.
 
Gridiron Gang Bang, C1R. No plot here to speak of but what an amazingly executed scene. It's really hard to separate the group scene out from the rest of the movie because it's eesentially one huge scene. The no-dialog scene builds slowly and naturally with  Vance Winter, Mitchell Rock, Johnny Hazzard, Jeremy Bilding, Cameron Marshall, Cameron Adams, Josh Griffin, Dayton O'Conner and Spencer Whitman all letting loose.
 
Playing With Fire 4, C1R, Matthew Rush, Mitchell Rock, Johnny Hazzard, Landon Conrad & Drew Cutler. Again a totally well shot sequence that really benefits from being a fantasy scene.
 
Taken to the Lowest Level, Channel 1 Releasing: Adam Killian, Jeremy Bilding, Mitchell Rock, Phillip Aubrey and Luke Cassidy also participate in a surrealistic fantasy sequence so there are no restraints on what happens. As we mentioned in our review, this is almost artistic.

 We would love to add the nominated scene from Battle Creek Breakdown, simply because it's by director Joe Gage  However, the scene wasn't in the version we rented. Can someone please illuminate?

BEST THREE WAY.
  Again we commend the nominees here for three-way scenes that are both hot and unique and so well-performed. These are our faves. 
 
  Adam Killian gets special mention for appearing in two of the nominated scenes. As a videographer Adam has a very intimate touch and makes even the straight and bisexual performers feel comfortable enough to let loose. He's very much the same way as a performer as well as inhibition-free. In the The Trainer (Falcon)he's got two very hot guys to work with Leo Giamani & Ty Colt, both of whom defy labels. There's a very natural feel to the scene and it's downright hot.
 
 There 's even more heat in the Adam Killian/Steve Cruz/Ricky Sinz scene in Focus/Refocus. As with the group scene this one is very pivotal to the plot and you'll see it play out from different points of view. Ultimately it's the super-hot sex that stands out with all three of these tattooed stars giving it their all.

 Alessio Romero, Dayton O'Conner & Johnny Hazzard, have the same chemistry in their nominated scene from Playing With Fire 4.  Hot, sexy, dirty fun that sets the tone (and the plot) for the rest of the movie.

  Because it's part of a huge extended sequences the scene with Aron Ridge, Cameron Adams, & Eddie Diaz is hard to separate from the rest of  Blackballed 7 but it really does stand out. Adams really has perfected the no-holds barred bottom role, and Ridge & Diaz are right there to make sure he gets there.

 We also liked the floating 3-D three-way in Whorrey Potter (Dominic Ford), the surprising twists in the young jock three way in Falcon's Dripping Wet 2, the naughty student/teacher/parent scene in Titan's Bad Conduct, and the hot muscle man in bondage scene in Skuff 4, (Hot House Entertainment)

 BEST DUO.
  The previous categories may have been hard to narrow down and choose between but this category is a killer. Some of these match-ups are fantasies come true and some of the ways they play out are instant classics. Frankly they are all so good that singling one out over the others is almost unfair. So, we'll recap them all.
  
  --Aden & Jordan Jaric, The Trainer, Falcon: This is what happens when you get guys into each other on screen AND off.  

  --Benjamin Bradley & Lucky Daniels, Seize Your Bottom, Channel 1 Releasing. Is there anyone who DOESN'T have chemistry with these two guys? Besides it 's hot to see a little kink.
 
  --Benjamin Bradley & Nelson Troy bring on the kink here too in Tread Heavy. 

  --Blake Riley & David Taylor, Taken to the Lowest Level.  Two hot "it" guys you would never expect to see together but this really works.

 --Bobby Clark & David West, Boy Country, BUCKSHOT. Beautiful sexy jocks in a hot outdoor setting.

 --Diesel Washington & Kamron Scott, Playbook, Titan Men.  Here's  what happens when a hot jock meets a basketball pro. Diesel creates another signature move and makes in memorable once again.

 --Jonathan Agassi & Matan Shalev, Men of Israel, Lucas Entertainment. Impossible not to be impressed with the sexy guys here that almost overshadow the unique & beautiful setting.  

 -- Kyle King & Tony Mecelli, Reckless, Hot House Entertainment. Two stunners brought together doing what they do best.

  --Marcus Steele & Josh Griffin, Car Jacked, Jet Set Men. A hot pairing that's accentuated with good, solid natural acting.
 
 -- Matthew Rush & Francois Sagat, Full Access, Titan Men. One of those dream pairings you never thought you'd see that meeets every expectation.

 -- Nash Lawler & Ty Colt, Roughin It, Falcon. Lawler finally gives it up doesn't just go through the motions as he bottoms for studly Colt.
 
 --Rafael Alencar & Matan Shalev, Revenge, Lucas Entertainment. Another dream pairing of impossibly beautiful guys who know how to perform.
 
 --Tony Buff & Will Parker, Folsom Filth, Titan Men. A fantasy scene that is visually exciting. LOts of work went into this one and it shows. Benefits by two hard-working performers.

 BEST SOLO.  
  Again another category that's hard to decide. The challenge for guys doing solos is to find a way to stand out doing something that they've been doing for years! There may not be another performer to have chemistry with but the guys here have to have rapport with an unseen viewer and that's sometimes harder. For us the guys that made the most out of their solos were Adam Killian (Taken), Cole Streets (Focus/Refocus), Logan McCree (The Visitor), Jason Crew (Menace), Mitchell Rock, (Focus/Refocus), and Phillip Aubrey (Taken).

 BEST CUM SCENE & BEST RIMMING SCENE.
  Oh jeez. Talk about a subjective couple of categories! In the first category do you vote for volume? distance? vocal accompaniment? whether the performers do it as close together as possible? how natural it looks? For one thing Damien Crosse deserves a special commendation for the wet 'n'wild cum scene in Focus/Refocus. 
  As for rimming it's again difficult to judge. The technique of the rimmer? The enjoyment level of the "rimmee"? tongue depth? all of the above? Actually the scene that we remembered the most (it shall remain nameless for now) wasn't nominated. Thus we have no pick.

 Coming up: the last of our spotlights and the really big awards.