20th AVN Awards

The 20th AVN Awards ceremony, presented by Adult Video News (AVN), took place January 11, 2003 at the Venetian Hotel Grand Ballroom, at Paradise, Nevada, United States.

During the ceremony, AVN presented AVN Awards in nearly 90 categories honoring the best actors and pornographic films released between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2002.

The ceremony was produced by Gary Miller and directed by Mark Stone. Comedian Doug Stanhope co-hosted the show for the first time with adult film star Chloe.

Winners and nominees

Aurora Snow

Rita Faltoyano

Jenna Haze

Individual awards - women

Category	Winner	Nominees
Female Performer of the Year	Aurora Snow	April Briana Banks Belladonna Calli Cox Nikita Denise Jewel De’Nyle Jessica Drake Devinn Lane Jodie Moore Obsession Michele Raven Olivia Saint Nicole Sheridan Taylor St. Claire Sydnee Steele
Female Foreign Performer of the Year	Rita Faltoyano	Zora Banks Lea De Mae Sophie Evans Jana Daniella Rush
Best New Starlet	Jenna Haze	Sunrise Adams Aria Hannah Harper Jewels Jade Jassie Kimmie Kahn Carmen Luvana Katie Morgan Tawny Roberts Judy Star Shyla Stylez Felix Vicious Lezley Zen
Best Actress — Film	Taylor St. Claire The 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
Best Actress — Video	Devinn Lane 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
Best Supporting Actress — Video	Sydnee Steele Breathless	April, Something So Right Violet Blue, Karma Asia Carrera, My Father’s Wife Nikita Denise, I Dream of Jenna Wendy Divine, Jolean and the Pussycats Haven, Out of Control 2 Brooke Hunter, Sinful Rella Devinn Lane, Turning Point Aurora Snow, In & Out of Beverly Hills

Awards for Sex Scenes

Category	Winner	Nominees
Best All-Girl Sex Scene — Video	Autumn Nikita Denise Jenna Jameson I Dream of Jenna	Wanda Curtis, Devinn Lane, After Hours Jewel De'Nyle, Zana, Babes In Pornland: Busty Babes April, Devinn Lane, Breathless Briana Banks, Jenna Jameson, Briana Loves Jenna Sindee Coxx, Kaylynn, Justine Romee, Buttslammers 21 Ashlyn Gere, Gwen Summers, Club Sin Jenna Haze, Inari Vachs, Dripping Wet Sex Mandy Bright, Jazmin, Sophie Evans, Mia Stone, Faust: The Power of Sex Jewel De'Nyle, Francesca Lé, Francesca Lé's Flesh Fest Sky, Krystal Steal, Four Finger Club 21 Asia Carrera, Sydnee Steele, My Father’s Wife Chandler, T. J. Hart, Brooke Hunter, Kitty Marie, No Man's Land 35 Alexis Amore, Friday, Still Up in This XXX Kristina Black, Daisy Chain, Lola, Misty, Shelbee Myne, Aurora Snow, Gwen Summers, The Violation of Aurora Snow
Best Anal Sex Scene — Video	Jewel De'Nyle Lexington Steele Babes in Pornland: Interracial Babes	Jade Marcella, Erik Everhard, Jules Jordan, Ass Worship Lea DeMae, Michael Stefano, Buttfaced! 3 Sandra, Steve Holmes, David Perry, Franco Roccaforte, Titus, Debauchery 12 Monique, Byron Long, Wesley Pipes, DPGs—Double Penetration Girls Brie Brooks, Mandingo, Wesley Pipes, Fresh Meat 13 Kianna, Zana, Erik Everhard, Hot Bods and Tail Pipe 21 Nikki Reed, George, Legal Skin 4 Summer Storm, Tyce Bune, Mason's Dirty Trixxx Jasmine Klein, Mickey G, Perverted Stories 33 Aurora Snow, Jay Ashley, Erik Everhard, Pat Myne, Space Invaderz Belladonna, Lexington Steele, Up Your Ass 19 Brandy Starz, Dave Hardman, Pat Myne, White Trash Whore 24 Jewels Jade, Dillon, Wildlife Anal Contest 2002 Alexandra Quinn, Lee Stone, Where the Fuck's The G Spot?