The 20th annual Cybersocket Web Awards have finally been announced! Voting ended all the way back in December, but it wasn’t until last night that we got to hear who y’all picked as your kings of the industry.
One big award of the night actually went to us here at TheSword! We took home the big prize for Best Blog or Review Site. So a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us! “You like me! You really like me!”
But let’s stop talking about our big win and take a look at all the other winners from last night. The ceremony, held at PH West Hollywood, honored the best of the best. The award ceremony awarded winners in two main categories – the “Surfers’ Choice” and the “Industry Choice.” So take a look at all the winners and nominees and tell us what you think of the winners down below!
BEST MOBILE CONTENT SITE : Sites with content specifically designed to be used by mobile devices.
ALL NOMINEES: 8teen Boy, AEBN, Bareback RT XXX, BateWorld, BelAmiOnline, CAM4, ChaosMen, CockyBoys, ColbyKnox, COLT Studio Group, Dudes Raw, FalconStudios, Fraternity X, French Twinks, Gay Hot Movies, GrowlBoys, Guys In Sweatpants, Helix Studios, iWantClips, Jason Sparks Live, Jock Pussy, JustFor.Fans, Kinkmen, Kristen Bjorn, Lucas Entertainment, Maskurbate, Men.com, NakedSword, Nasty Daddy, NextDoorStudios, Peter Fever, Pornhub Gay, Pride Studios, Queer Click, Raging Stallion, Southern Strokes, Supermen, TIM X TUBE, TitanMen, Trenton Ducati
WINNER: ChaosMen
BEST BLOG OR REVIEW SITE : Site with the best collection of gay porn site reviews.
ALL NOMINEES: All The Porn That’s Fit To Fuck, Banana Guide, Chronicles of Pornia, Cocktails and Cocktalk, Dewayne In SD, Gay Comic Geek, Gay Daily Hot, Gay Demon, Gay Fleshbot, Goodness Gaycious, JackManly, Manhunt Daily, Queer Me Now, Rabbit’s Reviews, Str8up Gay Porn, The Sword, Way Big
WINNER: The Sword
BEST PRODUCT OR RETAIL SITE : Best online store/homepage for a retailer who sells sexy, adult-oriented products.
ALL NOMINEES: 665 Leather & Neoprene, Amity Jack, Andrew Christian, Aneros, Autoblow, Bad Dragon, BBRTS.Shop, Boneyard Toys, BoyzShop, BuckUp Health, BuyBelAmi, Chi Chi LaRue’s, CockyBoys Store, Colt Studio Store, Doc Johnson, FalconStudios Store, Fleshjack, Fort Troff, Gay Reality Porn, Gear Esssentials, Giddy, Hustler Hollywood, Kink Store, Lucas Store, Man Kind Video, Mr. Hankey’s Toys, Mr. S Leather, Oxballs, Perfect Fit Brand, Priape, Rad Video, Soldout Clothing, SPUNKLube, Stash Crates, Swiss Navy, TABUTOYS , The Stockroom, TLA Gay, Tom of Finland Store, XR Brands
WINNER: Hankey’s Toys
BEST EUROPEAN SITE : Sites based in Europe.
ALL NOMINEES: Axel Abysse, BelAmiOnline, Citebeur, Czech Hunter, English Lads, Eurocreme, French Twinks, Hard Brit Lads, Hung Young Brit, Kristen Bjorn, Lucas Kazan, Menatplay, Ridley Dovarez, Scott XXX, Stag Homme, Staxus, Tim Tales, Trigafilms.com, UK Hot Jocks, UK Naked Men, William Higgins
WINNER: BelAmi
BEST VIDEO SITE : Any site that offers the best video content from one company only.
ALL NOMINEES: 8teen Boy, AEBN, All Australian Boys, Alternadudes, American Muscle Hunks, Badpuppy, BelAmiOnline, C1R, CAM4, ChaosMen, Citiboyz, CockyBoys, ColbyKnox, COLT Studio Group, Corbin Fisher, FalconStudios, French Twinks, FunSizeBoys, Gay Hoopla, Gay Hot Movies, Helix Studios, Hot Desert Knights, Hung Young Brit, Icon Male, iWantClips, Jason Sparks Live, Jock Pussy, JustFor.Fans, Kinkmen, Kristen Bjorn, Lucas Entertainment, Manup Films, Men.com, Menatplay, NakedSword, Nasty Daddy, Next Door Studios, Noir Male, Peter Fever, Raging Stallion, Southern Strokes, Spunk U, TheBigCMen.com, TIM Fuck, TitanMen, Trenton Ducati
WINNER: The Big C Men
BEST WEBCAM PERFORMER : These are some of the most popular men in the live gay web cam world.
ALL NOMINEES: Adam Killian, Alex Kilian, AlexDeMarco, Austin Wilde, Baelishxxx, Billy Santoro, Blake Mitchell, Blue_Eyes007, CodGod69, Colby Knox, Dominic Pacifico, Doryann Marguet, Dreichwe18, Gingrhungman, GlenMasters, JadenStorm, Jarrett Rex, Johnny Hands, Julian Jaxon, Kevin Warhol, Leo_West96, Logan Rhodes, MarisMuscle, Mattkayd, Michael Roman, Milo Harper, Morgan Jaymes, Myke Lyke, Nick Finch, Orson Dean, Paul Delay, RaoulFit, Ricky Roman, Rob Ryder, Seamus O’Reilly, Sean Holmes, Seedme2, Stefano, Sven Basquiat, Tannor Reed, TheJohnnyStone, TonyHarris1, Tysonhot, Uniassh0leslut, Wesley Woods
WINNER: Colby Knox
BEST FETISH SITE : Sites dedicated to kink, BDSM, or specific fetishes.
ALL NOMINEES: Axel Abysse, Bareback RT XXX, BoyForSale, Boynapped, Bromo, Club Inferno Dungeon, Cum Pig Men, Czech Hunter, Dick Wadd, Dominic Pacifico, Family Dick, Fisting Central, Fraternity X, Gaycest, Gentlemen’s Closet, GrowlBoys, Guys In Sweatpants, Hot Desert Knights, Jock Pussy, Kinkmen, Lucas Raunch, Man Up Films, Maskurbate, MenAtPlay, Nasty Daddy, Previtus Media, Recon, Sketchy Sex, Spank This, TIM Fuck, Titan Men
WINNER: Fraternity X
BEST ESCORT SITE : Sites that offer the best escort listings.
ALL NOMINEES: Mint Boys, Rent.men, Rentboy Australia, RentBoys.us, RentMen.EU, Sleepy Boy, Torpedo Men, Tyler The Bad Wolf
WINNER: Rentboys.us
BEST HOOKUP SITE OR MOBILE APP : Websites and mobile apps that help you to find sex partners.
ALL NOMINEES: Adam 4 Adam, Bareback RT, BateWorld, Chappy, CumHunt, Grindr, Growlr, GuySpy, Hornet, Jack’d, Manhunt, MenNation, Out Personals, RealMen, Recon, Scruff, Spank This Hookups, Torpedo Men
WINNER: Scruff
BEST NICHE SITE : Sites that cater to a very specific adult demographic.
ALL NOMINEES: 8teenboy, All Australian Boys, Alternadudes, BateWorld, Bijou Gay Porn, Bound Gods, Buck Angel, ColbyKnox, Dream Boy Bondage, Dudes Raw, FootWoody, Fraternity X, French Twinks, FunSizeBoys, Gaycest, Gentlemen’s Closet, GrowlBoys, Himeros.tv, iWantClips, JockPussy, Manup Films, Military Uncovered, Scott XXX, Sex In Suits, Sketchy Sex, Swingin Balls, TIM Suck, Twinks In Shorts, WhyNotBi, You Love Jack
WINNER: Fun Size Boys
JUSTFOR.FANS MODEL OF THE YEAR
ALL NOMINEES: Adamrussoxxx, BillySantoroXXX, CadeMaddoxxx, Deepfillernyc, DrewDixon, GabrielCrossXXX, Griffinbarrowsx, HungerFF, Iammisterbolden, Itskravemelanin, JackMackenroth, Maxkonnorxxx, Phatrabbitkill2, RafaelMovies, RCandDigger, RealMenFullBush, RhyheimShabazz, RoccoSteeleNYC, RopeTrainKeep, SagatFrancois, Tannor Reed
WINNER: RhyheimShabazz
BEST NEW SITE : Gay adult sites launched during the last 12 months.
ALL NOMINEES: BoyforSale, FunSizeBoys, Gaycest, GayVN Stars, IsMyGuy.com, LockerRoomBoys, Malefans, RealMen, The Big C Men, Why Not Bi
WINNER: The Big C Men
BEST PERSONALITY : Well known adult industry personalities including artists, performers, porn stars or cultural icons.
ALL NOMINEES: Antoine Lebel, Austin XXX, Billy Santoro, Chi Chi LaRue, Chris Crocker, Cole & Hunter Maverick, Dominic Ford, Erik Schut, FabScout Howard, François Sagat, Hot Rod, Italo Andrade, Jack Vidra, Jackie Beat, Jake Jaxson, Kyle Ross, Marc Macnamara, Michael Lucas, Mickey Knox, Sister Roma, Wesley Woods, Will Schokolade, Woody Fox
WINNER: Wesley Woods
BEST PORN STAR : Who is your favorite porn star?
ALL NOMINEES: Adam Ramzi, Alex Mecum, Andy Taylor, Arad Winwin, Armond Rizzo, Austin L Young, Austin Wilde, Austin Wolf, Beaux Banks, Blake Mitchell, Brandon Wilde, Cade Maddox, Calvin Banks, Casey Everett, Cesar Xes, Colby Chambers, Colby Tucker, Dallas Steele, Damien Stone, Dante Colle, DeAngelo Jackson, Devon Franco, Diego Sans, Dominic Pacifico, Drew Dixon, Drew Sebastian, Dylan James, Enzo Lemercier, Hans Berlin, Helmut Huxley, HotRod, Italo Andrade, Jacen Zhu, Jack Hunter, Jack Vidra, Jackson Reed, Jared Scott, Joey Mills, Johnny V, Jose Quevedo, Josh Moore, Kurtis Wolfe, Lance Hart, Levi, Logan Moore, Luan Santos, Manuel Skye, Mark Long, Max Adonis, Max Konnor, Michael Roman, Mickey Knox, Myles Landon, Nic Sahara, Nick Fitt, Paul Delay, Pierce Paris, Roman Todd, Sergeant Miles, Sharok, Skyy Knox, Steven Lee, Teddy Torres, Trevor Harris, Trey Donovan, Troy Accola, Tyler Roberts, Wesley Woods, Will Schokolade, William Seed, Woody Fox, Zario Travez
WINNER: Pierce Paris
BEST VOD SITE : Sites that specialize in offering video content by the minute, by the scene, by the movie, for a flat monthly fee, etc.
ALL NOMINEES: AEBN, Bareback RT XXX, Bromo VOD, Clips 4 Sale, COLT Studio Group, Cum Pig Men, Dark Alley, Dudes Raw, Eurocreme, FlavaWorks, Gay Hot Movies, Homoactive, iWantClips, JustFor.Fans, Kinkmen, Kristen Bjorn VOD, Male Flixxx, Many Vids, Men, My Porn Store, NakedSword VOD, Nasty Daddy, Peter Fever, TLA Video, Trenton Ducati, Video Box Men
WINNER: JustFor.Fans
BEST MOVIE OR WEB SERIES OF THE YEAR : Best full-length porn feature or porn web series of the year.
ALL NOMINEES: All Saints – Cockyboys, An Epic Orgy – Skyn Media, At Large – Raging Stallion, Beach Rats of Lauderdale – Falcon Studios, BoyForSale: The Boy Austin – Carnal Media, Cocodorm Raw #7: The Fuckables, DeAngelo Jackson: Breeding In Brazil, Don’t Tell My Wife/Icon Male, Five Brothers – Naked Sword Originals, Group Orgy 6 – Young Hung Brit, KingSize Dr Wolf & His FunSizeBoys – Legrand Wolf Media, Latin Bareback Boys #2: Cum Fiesta, Lost Boys – GrowlBoys Movie & Accompanying Graphic Novel – GrowlBoys, Michael Del Ray is Spiderman – ManUp Films, Mr. Houser & His Boy Cole – Gaycest, Raw In Rio #5: Papi Cream, Sacred Band of Thebes – Men.com, US Road Dick – French Twinks, Vegas Nights – Helix Studio, Winter Break – 8teen Boy
WINNER: All Saints – Cockyboys
BEST SEX SCENE : Best sex scene of the year from a DVD or a website.
ALL NOMINEES: As You Wish (KinkMen: Dale Savage/Archer Croft), Blended Family (Icon Male: Deangelo Jackson & Nic Sahara), Bunny Breeding (RawRods.com: BC Silva, Deangelo Jackson, Gutto Dotadao), Doctor’s Visit: Daddy’s Little Boy (Gaycest: Austin Young, Legrand Wolf, & Alex Killian), Double Canuck Fuck (Justfor.fans: RCandDigger, Wade Wolfgar, Rogue Status), Double Dicking Logan Cross (Colby Knox: Colby Chambers, Mickey Knox, Logan Cross), Double or Nothing (Helix Studio: Ashton Summers, Josh Brady, Travis Stevens), Five Brothers (NakedSword Originals: Alam Wernik, Jay Dymel, Sean Duran, Nic Sahara, Blake Ryder), Hard At Work2 (Noir Male: Jaxx Maxim, Dillon Diaz, Devin Franco), Krashed (AxelAbysse.com: Axel Abysse, Yoshi Kawasaki), Love & Lust in Montréal (Falcon Studios: Skyy Knox, Devin Franco, Steven Lee), Masturbation Station (Raging Stallion: Dante Colle, Kurtis Wolfe, Cris Knight), Preloaded (Skyn Media: Cade Maddox, Michael Roman and Clay Towers), Sea Sex and Sun (French Twinks: Doryann Marguet, Paul Delay, Jules Laroche, Gabriel Lambert), That Orgy Though (Guys in Sweatpants : Mateo Vice,Vincent O’Reilly,Miller Axton, & Hoss Kado), The Bestial Gods: Lost Boys, Ch5 (GrowlBoys: Gods & Boys), The Bottle Collector (All Saints/Cockyboys: Jacen Zhu & Sean Ford), The Everglades (Men.com: Diego Sans, Kaleb Stryker), The Fitting (FunSizeBoys: Austin Young & Dallas Steele), The Prize: BoyForSale (Carnal Media: Austin Young & Legrand Wolf), Threesome Breedsome (PapiCock.com: Luan Vilella , Neo Fernandes, Yuri Oberon), Winter Break (Cheating Hearts: 8teen Boy: Caleb Gray and Riley Finch)
WINNER: Love & Lust in Montréal (Falcon Studios: Skyy Knox, Devin Franco, Steven Lee)
BEST MASSAGE SITE : These sites are resources for finding masseurs
ALL NOMINEES: GuysWay, Hot Masseur, Massage Exchange, Masseur Finder, Please Masseur, Rent Masseur
WINNER: Rent Masseur
BEST NEWCOMER : Industry newcomers who have earned accolades this year for consistently good performances or for a stunning debut.
ALL NOMINEES: Alex Riley, Argos Santini, Avery Jones, Clark Davis, Colby Tucker, Cole Blue, Colton Reece, Danieil Hausser, Devin Trez, Dillon Diaz, Drake Masters, Ethan Duval, Italo Andrade, Jaxx Maxin, Kashdaddydre, Link Parker, Luan Santos, Matthew Camp, Michael Boston, Nico Leon, Papi Suave, Patrick Jesus, Riley Finch, Ryan Carter, Sharok, Steven Lee, Tannor Reed, Vincent O’Reilly, Will Schokolade, Zaddy, Zario Travezz
WINNER: Colby Tucker
BEST PORN PARODY OR SATIRE : Best Porn Parody or Satire
ALL NOMINEES: Michael Del Ray is Spiderman (ManUp Films), Poltergayst (Men.com), Saw Gay (French Twinks), Scared Stiff 2 The Amityville Whore (NakedSword)
WINNER: Michael Del Ray is Spiderman (ManUp Films)
BEST CELEBRITY SITE
ALL NOMINEES: Cocktails And Cocktalk, Famous Dick, Famous Males, Hollywood Xposed, Male Celeb Archives, Male Celebrities, Male Celebrity Sex, Male Stars, Mr. Man, Naked Male Celebs, OMG Blog, Queerty, Tabloid Men, The Gaily Grind
WINNER: Queerty
BEST ASIAN-THEMED SITE
ALL NOMINEES: Asian Boy Nation, Asian Boys XXX, Gay Asian Network, Japan Boyz, Laughing Asians, Peter Fever
WINNER: Peter Fever
BEST LIVE CAM SITE US
ALL NOMINEES: CAM4, CameraBoys, Chaturbate, Flirt4Free, Jock Men Live, Kink Live, Live Muscle Show, Streamen, Supermen
WINNER: Chaturbate
BEST LIVE CAM SITE GLOBAL
ALL NOMINEES: CAM4, CameraBoys, Chaturbate, Flirt4Free, Jock Men Live, Kinklive, Live Muscle Show, Streamen, Supermen
WINNER: Cam4
BEST BLACK-THEMED SITE
ALL NOMINEES: Black Breeders, Breed it Raw, CocoDorm, Dark Thunder, Fuck You Cracker, It’s Gonna Hurt, KeptSecretXXX, Noir Male, Raw Rods, Reality Thugs, Thug Boy
WINNER: Noir Male
BEST BEAR OR SCRUFF SITE
ALL NOMINEES: Bear Boxxx, Bear Films, Cum Pig Men, Hairy And Raw, Hot Older Male, Muscle Bear Porn
WINNER: HotOlderMale.com
BEST LATIN-THEMED SITE
ALL NOMINEES: Bang Bang Boys, Bi Latin Men, Dominic Pacifico, Latin Boyz, Latin Leche, PapiCock, Top Latin Daddies, Young Latino Studz
WINNER: Latin Leche
BEST DIRECTOR
ALL NOMINEES: Alex Roman, Alter Sin, Antoine Lebel, Austin Wilde, Chi Chi LaRue, Colby Chambers, Dominic Pacifico, Jake Jaxson, Jared Pollack, Koloff, Kristen Bjorn, Lance Hart, Legrand Wolf, Marc MacNamara, Marty Stevens, Max Carter, Max Sohl, Michael Lucas, mr Pam Gaypornmama, Nick Moretti, Rocco Fallon, Rocco Steele, Sebastian Keys, Steve Cruz, Tony DiMarco, Trenton Ducati, Zack Hadley
WINNER: Alex Roman
BEST CONTENT PRODUCER : The best gay adult studio or website which produces its own original content.
ALL NOMINEES: Badpuppy, BelAmiOnline, Bentley Race, Carnal Media, ChaosMen, Citboyz Content, CockyBoys, ColbyKnox, COLT Studio Group, Corbin Fisher, Dark Alley Media, Ducati Studios, Eurocreme Group, FalconStudios Group, French Twinks, Guybone Media, Guys In Sweatpants, Helix Studios, Icon Male, Jason Sparks Entertainment, Kinkmen, Lucas Entertainment, Man Up Films, Mania Media, Maverick Men, Men, Mile High Media, NakedSword, NextDoorStudios, Noir Male, Pacifico Entertainment, Peter Fever, Raging Stallion, SketchySex, Steve Rickz, Surfside Studios Australia, Titan Men, Treasure Island Media
WINNER: Helix Studios
INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ALL NOMINEES: Carnal Media, Helix Studios, JustFor.Fans, KeepFollowing.Me, Malefans, Manhunt, Many Vids, Men.com, Noir Male, Terpon
WINNER: Carnal Media
BEST WEBMASTER RESOURCE : The best online resource for webmasters (such as an SEO company, traffic generation specialist, online webmaster community, etc.)
ALL NOMINEES: Adult Site Runner, ASACP, AVN, CCBill, Fabscout Entertainment, Free Speech Coalition, FUBAR Webmasters, Gay Demon, GFY, Hot Gay Feeds, KeepFollowing.Me, Model Centro, Mojo Host, Porn Guardian, SMAQ Digital Imprinting, Too Much Media, XBIZ, XXXEdit, YNOT
WINNER: AVN/GayVN
BEST AFFILIATE PROGRAM : Affiliate site offering the best features, support, conversion rates, and payouts.
ALL NOMINEES: Adult Force, Adult Webmaster Empire, Bel Ami Cash, Big Bling, Blue Loot, Buddy Profits, C1R Cash, CamsPower, CarnalCash, ChaosMen, Charged Cash, Chaturbate, COLT Cash, Corbin Pays, Dick Bank, Ducati Cash, Flirt4Free Affiliates, FN Cash, Gunzblazing, Helix Cash, JustFor.Fans Affiliate, Kinky Dollars, Lucas Pays, Male Revenue, Mr. Skin Cash, My Gay Cash, NakedSword Cash, Perv Out Affiliates, PPV Networks, Puppy Cash, Pussy Cash, Relentless Rewards, Swiss Bucks, zBuckz
WINNER: Flirt4Free
BEST BILLING COMPANY : The best traditional IPSP.
ALL NOMINEES: CCBill, Charge Pay, CommerceGate, Epoch, Mobius Pay, Orbital Pay, RocketGate, SegPay, Verotel
WINNER: CCBill
BEST ALTERNATIVE BILLING COMPANY : The best non-IPSP service provider for online billing.
ALL NOMINEES: 2000 Charge, CCBill, Epoch, Eroiy, Global Access, Humboldt Merchant Services, International Payments Processing, Intimate, iProcessing, iTelebill, Mobius Pay, Netbilling, Orbital Pay, Paxum, Payoneer, Pride Card Services, Probiller, RocketGate, Securion, Vendo Services, Virtual XS, Webbilling
WINNER: MobiusPay
BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR : The adult industry professional who has worked the hardest this year to promote or advance adult entertainment.
ALL NOMINEES: Antoine Lebel, French Twinks, Bella French, Many Vids, Brent Aldon, Aneros, Cathy Beardsley, SegPay, Chi Chi LaRue, ChiChi LaRue’s, Danny Zeeman, WebMediaProz, Dominic Ford, JustFor.Fans, Gary Blumenthal, OLB Media, George Duroy, Bel Ami Online, Keith Miller, Helix Studios, Legrand Wolf, Carnal Media, Max Carter, 8TeenBoy, Michael Lucas, Lucas Entertainment, Sam Rakowski, SK Intertainment, Steven Bryson, Orbital Pay, Tim Valenti, NakedSword and Falcon Studio Group, Tony Rios, AVN Media Network, Trenton Ducati, Ducati Studios
WINNER: Brent Aldon
BEST HOSTING COMPANY : The year’s best adult Internet hosting provider.
ALL NOMINEES: Adult Site Runner, AmeriNOC, Cavecreek Hosting, Choopa, EUHost, Gamma E, MojoHost, Red Apple Media, Reflected Networks, Total Services Solutions, Webair
WINNER: Mojohost
COMPANY OF THE YEAR : Company which has had the biggest positive impact on the adult industry this year.
ALL NOMINEES: All Australian Boys, Aneros, BelAmiOnline, CAM4, Carnal Media, Channel 1 Releasing, CockyBoys, Ducati Studios, FalconStudios Group, Flirt4Free, French Twinks, Helix Studios, JustFor.Fans, Kristen Bjorn, Lucas Entertainment, Mania Media, Many Vids, Mile High Media, MindGeek, NakedSword, NextDoorStudios/Zubb Media, OLB Media/Male Revenue, Orbital Pay, Spunk Lube, Supermen powered by ImLive, Treasure Island Media, WebMediaProz
WINNER: Aneros
BEST COMPANY REP
ALL NOMINEES: Alex LeComte (7 Veils), Daniel Harvell (Fleshjack), Daniel Ryder (French Twinks), Emily Irwin (Helix Studios), Ewan French (Gunzblazing), Irma Deihl (CCBill), Jo Merlone (KiwiSourcing LLC), Jon Blitt (Mile High Media), Karen Campbell (Orbital Pay), Kimi Evans (Flirt4Free), Kristi Greer (SegPay), Matt Slusarenko (Kink Studios), Tiffany Snowhite (Falcon Studios Group & Naked Sword), Toby J Morris (Falcon Studios Group & NakedSword)
WINNER: Alex LeComte