The Xcritic 2018 award nominees are below. The winners will be announced on January 1, 2019.
Best New Starlet
- Honey Gold
- Jill Kassidy
- Moka Mora
- Riley Nixon
- Haley Reed
- Kendra Spade
- Carolina Sweets
- Ivy Wolfe
- Whitney Wright
Best MILF
- Julia Ann
- Mercedes Carrera
- Syren DeMer
- Cherie DeVille
- jessica drake
- Nina Elle
- Alexis Fawx
- Brandi Love
- Kendra Lust
- Penny Pax
- India Summer
- Best BBW Performer
- Eliza Allure
- Karla Lane
- Sara Starr
Best Transsexual Performer
- Aubrey Kate
- Lena Kelly
- Casey Kisses
- Venus Lux
- Natalie Mars
- Chanel Santini
Best Actor
- Brad Armstrong – ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- Xander Corvus – ‘Queen of Thrones’ – Brazzers
- James Deen – ‘Starfucked’ – PornFidelity
- Ryan Driller – ‘The Seduction of Heidi’ – Adam & Eve
- Derrick Pierce – ‘Naked’ – Adam & Eve
- Derrick Pierce – ‘Second First Date’ – Wicked
- Tommy Pistol – ‘Artifamily’ – Pure Taboo
- Tommy Pistol -’The Psychiatrist’ – Pure Taboo
- Tommy Pistol – ‘Weight of Infidelity’ – Pure Taboo
- Michael Vegas – ‘My Wife’s Hot Sister’ – Digital Playground
- Michael Vegas – ‘The Obsession’ – Sweet Sinner
Best Supporting Actor
- Xander Corvus ‘Queen of Thrones’ – Brazzers
- Tommy Pistol ‘High School Reunion’ – Wicked
- Tommy Pistol – ‘Losers Never Get Laid’ – Adam & Eve
Best Actress
- Mercedes Carrera – ‘Second First Date’ – Wicked
- Adriana Chechik – ‘ Star Wars The Last Temptation’ – Digital Playground
- Abella Danger ‘The Obsession’ – Sweet Sinner
- Alexa Grace ‘Forbidden Opportunity’ – Sweet Sinner
- Jill Kassidy – ‘The Psychiatrist’ – Pure Taboo
- Ella Nova ‘Never Forgotten’ – Wicked
- Gia Paige ‘Making Ends Meet’ – Wicked
- Romi Rain ‘ Justice League XXX’
- Riley Reid – ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- Kristen Scott – ‘Camgirl’ – Wicked
- Mona Wales – ‘Insomnia’ – Wicked
- Angela White- ‘Games We Play’ – TRENCHCOATx
- Angela White – ‘Weight of Infidelity’ – Pure Taboo
- Whitney Wright – ‘The Seduction of Heidi’ – Adam & Eve
Best Supporting Actress
- Kat Dior – ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- Karla Lane – ‘Weight of Infidelity’ – Pure Taboo
- Lily Lane ‘The Set Up’ – Wicked
- Chanel Preston ‘Insomnia’ – Wicked
- Misty Stone – ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- India Summer – ‘A Trailer Park Taboo’ – Pure Taboo
- Whitney Wright – ‘Second First Date’ – Wicked
Best G/G Action (Scene)
- Anya Olsen with Kissa Sins ‘The Bang Ring Pt 1’ – Brazzers
- Melissa Moore, Jenna Sativa, and Gina Valentina ‘Body Snatched’ – Girlsway
- Kayden Kross, Jesse Jane, and Riley Steele ‘The Female of The Species’ – TRENCHCOATx
- Natasha Nice, Georgia Jones, and Anastasia Knight ‘Hold the Phone: Dirty Talk’ Girlsway
- Angela White with Kendra Lust ‘Kendra’s Angels’ – ArchAngel
- Vicki Chase, Karma RX, Zoey Monroe, Kira Noir ‘Lesbian Squirting Gangbang’ – Zero Tolerance
- Gia Paige and Riley Nixon ‘Making Ends Meet’ – Wicked
- Whitney Wright and Jill Kassidy ‘Unleashed’ – Adam & Eve
- Honey Gold, Jill Kassidy, Eliza Jane, Scarlett Sage and Edyn Blair ‘Unleashed’ – Adam & Eve
Best Overall G/G Action (DVD)
- ‘Angela Loves Women 4’ – AGW
- ‘Candy Kisses’ – Nubile
- ‘Carter’s Games’ – Girlsway
- ‘The Coven Wives’ – Sweetheart/Mile High Media
- ‘Joy of Anal Pleasure’ – Viv Thomas
- ‘Lady Boss 2’ – Girlsway
- ‘Lesbian Anal Asses Vol. 2’ – LesbianX
- ‘Lesbian Workout Stories’ – Girlsway
- ‘Unleashed’ – Adam & Eve
- ‘Vampires’ – Girlsway
Best Member Website
- Cumlouder.com
- Evil Angel
- Girlsway
- Hard X
- Legalporno.com
- New Sensations
- Pornhub.com
- Puretaboo.com
Best Director (Non-Feature)
- Brad Armstrong ‘Carnal’ – Wicked
- Axel Braun ‘Brown Sugar 2’ – Wicked
- Kay Brandt ‘Unleashed’ – Adam & Eve
- Kayden Kross ‘The Female of the Species’ – TRENCHCOATx
- Greg Lansky ‘Interracial Icon V6’ – Blacked
- Mason ‘ Gangbang Me 3’ – Hard X
- Angela White ‘Angela Loves Women 4’ – AGW
- Angela White ‘Angela Volume 3’ – AGW
Best Director (Feature)
- Brad Armstrong ‘An Inconvenient Mistress’ – Wicked
- Brad Armstrong ‘Camgirl’ – Wicked
- Skye Blue ‘Blindsided’ – Adam & Eve
- Axel Braun ‘Justice League XXX’ – Wicked
- Stormy Daniels ‘Never Forgotten’ – Wicked
- Kayden Kross ‘Sacrosanct’ – TRENCHCOATx
- Kayden Kross ‘Trashy Love Story’ – TRENCHCOATx
- Bree Mills ‘Weight of Infidelity’ – Pure Taboo
- Will Ryder ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- Jacky St. James ‘The Obsession’ – Wicked
- Mike Quasar ‘Second First Date’ – Wicked
- Andy Zane ‘Starfucked’ – PornFidelity
- Andy Zane ‘a XXX (Documentary)’ – PornFidelity
Best New Studio
- Aziani
- Gender x
- Mormongirlz
- Pure Taboo
- TRENCHCOATx
Best Transsexual Release
- Aubrey Kate Plus 8 – Evil Angel
- Aubrey Kate TS Superstar – Evil Angel
- Domino: Angel Unveiled – TransAngels
- My TS Girlfriend – Evil Angel
- My TS Stepsister – Transsensual
- Transsexual Gangbang 6 – Trans 500
- The TS Life – Evil Angel
- TS Love Stories Vol. 3 – Transsensual
Studio of the Year
- Blacked
- Burning Angel
- Evil Angel
- Girlsway
- Pure Taboo
- TRENCHCOATx
- Vixen
- Wicked
Social Media King
- Maestro Claudio
- Small Hands
- Greg Lansky
- Keiran Lee
- Mike Quasar
- Johnny Sins
Social Media Queen
- Mercedes Carrera
- Stormy Daniels
- Elena Koshka
- Brandi Love
- Lena Paul
- Riley Reid
- Kissa Sins
- Misty Stone
- Angela White
Underrated Swordsman
- Bill Bailey
- Small Hands
- Justin Hunt
- Logan Pierce
- Chad White
Underrated Starlet
- Ana Foxx
- Jenna J. Ross
- Charlotte Sartre
- Misty Stone
- Mona Wales
- Jennifer White
Best Foreign Male Performer
- Mike Angelo
- Christian Clay
- Erik Everhard
- Juan Lucho
- Nick Moreno
- Nacho Vidal
Best Foreign Female Performer
- Dido Angel
- Tiffany Doll
- Gina Gerson
- Megan Inky
- Jasmine Jae
- Apolonia Lapdiera
- Valentina Nappi
- Anna Napoli
- Angel Wicky
Best Male Performer
- Mick Blue
- Xander Corvus
- Markus Dupree
- Manuel Ferrara
- Ricky Johnson
- Small Hands
- Keiran Lee
- Isiah Maxwell
- Tyler Nixon
- Tommy Pistol
Best Female Performer
- Joanna Angel
- Tori Black
- Abella Danger
- Katrina Jade
- Elsa Jean
- Lena Paul
- Riley Reid
- Lana Rhoades
- Angela White
Best Non-Feature Release
- Adriana Chechik Is The Squirt Queen – Evil Angel
- Anal Players 4 – Evil Angel
- Angela Loves Women 4 – AGW
- Angela Volume 3 – AGW
- Brown Sugar 2 – Wicked
- Carnal – Wicked Pictures
- Club VXN Vol 1 – Vixen
- Control Freak – TRENCHCOATx
- The Gangbang of Riley Reid – Jules Jordan
- I Am Katrina: A Sex Documentary – Evil Angel
- Interracial Icon V6 – Blacked.com
- Rocco Siffredi Hard Academy 4 – Evil Angel
- Surrender To Seduction 2 – X-Art
- Taste of Honey – Evil Angel
- Unleashed – Adam & Eve
Best Feature Release
- ‘Camgirl’ – Wicked
- ‘The Cursed XXX’ – Adam & Eve
- ‘Hollywood Ending’ – Wicked
- ‘ Joanna Angel Gangbang: As Above So Below’ – Burning Angel
- ‘Justice League XXX’ – Wicked
- ‘Making Ends Meet’ – Wicked
- ‘Never Forgotten’ – Wicked
- ‘Queen of Thrones’ – Brazzers
- ‘Sacrosanct’ – TRENCHCOATx
- ‘Second First Date’ – Wicked
- ‘Starfucked’ – PornFidelity
- ‘Star Wars The Last Temptation’ – Digital Playground
- ‘Vampires’ – Girlsway
- ‘Weight of Infidelity’ – Pure Taboo
- ‘a XXX (Documentary)’ – PornFidelity/Kelly Madison Media
Special Recognition Award
- Tommy Gunn – Multi-tasker on set and coming back after major hand injury
- Don Houston – Most prolific porn reviewer (now retired) in the modern era
- IAFD.Com – The World’s Best Porn Database
- Kristina Rose – Chris Crocker Homage ‘Leave Lana Alone’
- Kyle Stone – Non-Sex Performance in ‘Never Forgotten’
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Joanna Angel
- Stormy Daniels
- jessica drake
- Steve Holmes
- Diamond Jackson
- Kayden Kross
- Natasha Nice
- Tommy Pistol
- Kyle Stone
- Angela White
