SAN FRANCISCO — Falcon/NakedSword and its related brands have earned more than twenty nominations at the 2023 XBIZ Awards.
Two categories that Falcon/NakedSword is nominated in are “Studio of the Year” and “Best Cinematography.”’
This makes Falcon/Nakedsword the first gay studio ever to be nominated for the coveted “Studio of the Year” award.
The studio group received 21 more nominations.
Another category that the studio did well in is “Gay All-Sex Release of the Year” for “Body & Sol,” “Falcon Live: 4 the Fans,” “Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn,” “Dirty 30 Bareback Birthday” and “Scrum: Balls to the Wall.”
In the category of “Best Sex Scene – Gay,” “Ride Or Die” was nominated.
Performers who starred in releases and were nominated for “Gay Performer of the Year” included Cade Maddox, Max Konnor, Beau Butler and Cole Connor. Directors Marc MacNamara, Tony Dimarco, and Steve Cruz received nominations for “Best Director of the Year – Gay.” And, over all, FalconStudios.com, NakedSword.com and RagingStallion.com all received nominations in the “Gay Site of the Year” category.
“We’ve always known we had the goods,” Falcon and NakedSword CEO Tim Valenti said. “We’re proud of XBIZ for bravely coming out and nominating a gay studio in these categories.”
The 2023 XBIZ Awards will crown the best-of-the-best in adult Sunday, Jan. 15 at the historic Hollywood Palladium; in keeping with tradition, select award categories under Web & Technology, Pleasure Products and Retail will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies.
Voting opens Thursday, Nov. 24; click here for a full list of nominees.
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