Who Should Win the Sex Tech Categories at the AVN Awards? (And Who Won at XBIZ)

And the award goes to…

Get ready to pull out the champagne! This month the adult industry honors its own at two separate awards ceremonies: the XBIZ Awards on January 18 Los Angeles and the AVN Awards on January 27 in Las Vegas.

While both mainly celebrate the work of people in traditional pornography, they also showcase sex tech products and VR porn sites we often cover at Future of Sex. Our team won’t be attending either, though we will be in Vegas during the AVN ceremony. Will any of you be going?

Here we’ve posted the nominees for some of the relevant awards categories for each event. For companies and products we've covered, their names are hyperlinked to articles we've written about them. Which companies and products do you think deserve to win?

UPDATE: The list below shows the winners for the sex tech XBIZ Awards held on January 18.

Click here to jump to XBIZ Awards nominees and winners for sex tech

AVN Awards nominees

Best Virtual Reality Product/Site

• BadoinkVR.com [Winner]
• Cam4VR.com
• DDFNetworkVR.com
• FantasyGirlVR.com
• GroobyVR.com
• HoloGirlsVR.com
• KinkVR.com
• NaughtyAmericaVR.com
• RealityLovers.com
• RubyVR.com
• Terpon.com
• VRBangers.com
• VRHush.com
• WankzVR.com
• YanksVR.com

Best Condom Manufacturer

• Aoni Condoms
• Atlas
• Caution Wear
• Durex
• Lelo Hex
• Lifestyles
• Okamoto
• One Next Generation Condoms
• Paradise Lubricated Condom [Winner]
• Sir Richard’s Condom Company
• Say It With a Condom
• Snakeskin Condoms
• Tenga
• Trojan
• Viking Condoms

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Large

• Adam & Eve
• CalExotics
• Doc Johnson
• Evolved Novelties
• Fleshlight
• Fun Factory
• Liberator
• Lovehoney
• Nasstoys
• NS Novelties
• Pipedream Products
• Shots Media/Ouch
• Sportsheets
• Topco Sales [Winner]
• XR Brands

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Medium

• Aneros
• Bad Dragon
• Bodywand
• Curve Novelties
• Femme Funn
• Impulse Novelties
• It's the Bomb
• Jimmyjane
• Jopen
• Nexus
• OVO Lifestyle Toys
• The Screaming O
• Tantus
• Vibratex
• We-Vibe [Winner]

Best Pleasure Product Manufacturer – Small

• Advanced Response
• Berman Innovations (The Semenette/POPDildo)
• b-Vibe
• Clandestine Devices [Winner]
• Drilldo
• EIS GmbH
• epi24
• Frederick's of Hollywood/Xgen Products
• The It Collection LLC
• Lovense
• Motorbunny
• Njoy
• Sybian
• The Tremor
• Warm

XBIZ Awards nominees and winners

The lovely Ela Darling won Crossover Artist of the year!

So proud of @ElaDarling‘s #XbizAwards Crossover Star of the Year win! We're lucky to work with you on #CAM4VR, you are a ? pic.twitter.com/jQXnOauSI5

— CAM4 Official (@Cam4) January 19, 2018

Virtual Reality Site of the Year

• BadoinkVR.com
• HoloGirlsVR.com
• NaughtyAmerica.com
• RealityLovers.com
• TmwVRnet.com
• VR3000.com
• VRBangers.com
• VRHush.com
• WankzVR.com [Winner]
• YanksVR.com

Innovative Sex Toy of the Year — Design

• Beso, Shibari
• Caress, Adrien Lastic
• Club Vibe 3.OH Hero, Ohmibod
• Courage Heating G-spot Massager, ZALO
• Duo Vibe Deep Purple, Rianne S
• Fin, Dame Products
• Lover, Landco USA
• Luv Plus, VeDo
• Mimic, Clandestine Devices [Winner]
• Opal Vibrating Glass Massager, JOPEN
• PDX Elite Vibrating Roto Sucker, Pipedream Products
• SenseVibe, SenseMax

Innovative Sex Toy of the Year — Technology

• F-Machine 110V Sex Machine, Cloud9 Novelties
• Gjack², FT London
• Handhled Sex Simulator, SayberX
• Little Bird, B.Sensory
• Miss On the Go, Miss VV's Mystery
• Mr Boss, Fun Factory
• Nora, Lovense
• Queen Bee, Hot Octopuss
• Sizzling Simon, Mystim
• The Fleshlight Launch, Kiiroo [Winner]

Cam Company of the Year — North America

• CAM4
• Cams.com
• Camsoda [NSFW]
• Chaturbate [Winner]
• Flirt4Free
• FreeWebCams
• MyFreeCams
• Streamate

Innovative Web Product of the Year

• AdultXFunding
• CamGirl Editor
• SMSCams
• FanCentro [Winner]
• Ufeel.tv

Sex Toy of the Year — Powered (Vibrating)

• Chari, Kama Sutra
• Fin, Dame Products
• iRipple, Doc Johnson
• Love Pod HALO, Jimmyjane
• Luxe Touch Sensitive Vibe, CalExotics
• Mimic, Clandestine Devices
• Mr Boss, Fun Factory
• Pearl2, Kiiroo
• Petite Egg, NU Sensuelle
• Touch Extreme Vibrations, Nasstoys [Winner]
• Uphoria, NS Novelties
• Zumio, Zumio

Sex Toy of the Year — Powered (Non-Vibrating)

• Drilldo, Drilldo
• ElectraStim Jack Socket, Cyrex
• Hiky, Shots America
• PDX Elite Thrusting Moto Bator, Pipedream Products
• Pro2 Next Generation, Satisfyer
• Rimming Plug 2, b-Vibe
• The Fleshlight Launch, Kiiroo
• The Stinger, Kink by Doc Johnson
• Walter, VelvetCock
• Womanizer 2GO, Womanizer [Winner]

Pleasure Products Company of the Year — Sex Toys

• B Swish
• b-Vibe
• Blush Novelties
• BMS Factory
• Curve Novelties
• Evolved Novelties
• Fun Factory
• Impulse Novelties
• OVO Lifestyle Toys
• Rocks-Off Ltd
• Satisfyer [Winner]
• Screaming O
• Vibratex
• We-Vibe
• Womanizer

Luxury Brand of the Year

• Clandestine Devices
• Coco De Mer
• Crave Innovations
• Fun Factory
• Je Joue
• Jimmyjane
• JOPEN
• Le Wand [Winner]
• LELO
• Njoy
• Persian Palm
• ZALO

Male Pleasure Products Company of the Year

• Aneros
• Bathmate
• Blewit!
• Boneyard Toys
• Fleshlight International
• Hot Octopuss
• LA Pumps
• Oxballs
• Perfect Fit Brand
• Sir Richard's [Winner]

Condom Manufacturer of the Year

• Caution Wear Corp.
• Dolphi
• Glyde
• LELO HEX
• Lifestyles
• Lovability
• LUWI
• ONE
• Paradise Marketing [Winner]
• Sir Richard's

Boutique Pleasure Products Company of the Year

• Clandestine Devices
• Crave
• Dame Products
• Hot Octopuss [Winner]
• Motorbunny
• Persian Palm
• Rianne S
• Sheets of San Francisco
• Shiri Zinn
• Sybian
• Tremor
• Unbound
• Warm
• WaterSlyde
• ZALO

Image sources: XBIZ AwardsAVN