AVN Award for Best Actress

Winners and nominees

  • NOTE: film and video were used as separate categories in most years prior to 2009.

2005–2009

Year Winner
Photo
Film
Nominees
Films
2005
Film
 
Jenna Jameson
The Masseuse
Sunrise Adams
Debbie Does Dallas: The Revenge
Jessica Drake
The Collector
Savanna Samson
Bare Stage
2005
Video
 
Jessica Drake
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
Film
 
Savanna Samson
The New Devil in Miss Jones
Sunrise Adams
Sentenced
Stormy Daniels
Eternity
Penny Flame
Dark Side
Janine Lindemulder
The Villa
Lezley Zen
Les Bitches
2006
Video
 
Janine Lindemulder
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
Film
 
Jessica Drake
Manhunters
Monique Alexander
To Die For
Janine Lindemulder
Emperor
Austin Kincaid
To Die For
Ava Vincent
Fade to Black 2
2007
Video
Hillary Scott
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
Film
Penny Flame
Layout
Briana Banks
Layout
Roxy Jezel
Sex & Violins
Stefani Morgan
Debbie Does Dallas ... Again
Savanna Samson
Flasher
2008
Video
 
Eva Angelina
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  
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

2010–2014

Year Winner
Photo
Film
Nominees
Films
2010  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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

2015–

Year Winner
Photo
Film
Nominees
Films
2015  
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  
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  
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 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