Jessica Ryan proudly announces her 2025 XMA award nomination from XBIZ in the category of Best Sex Scene – Featurette, for her outstanding work in Arousal from women-led erotica brand, afterglow.
The video has also earned a nomination for Best Featurette.
A special a Valentine’s Day 2025 release directed by Anna Lee, Arousal explores the passionate and complex journey of a couple’s love in a committed relationship. The scenario finds Ryan and her partner (Will Pounder) working to keep things spicy as they navigate the ups and downs of intimacy in a LTR while working from home.
“The saying ‘do what you love’ has never felt more true than with this nomination for Best Sex Scene – Featurette, for my part in Arousal,” Jessica Ryan said. “I absolutely adore Will Pounder—an incredible actor, performer, and one of my favorite people in the industry. Working with him felt like getting paid to have fun with a friend.”
“I had been following both afterglow and Anna Lee for a while, knowing their reputation for exceptional work,” Ryan continued. “When the opportunity to collaborate on this featurette came along, it was an immediate ‘hell yes!’ Rarely do I get to explore such emotional depth in a scene, and Anna Lee’s direction brought out the full spectrum of the human experience after an intense day of production. Pair that with Andy Zane’s talent behind the camera and our shared sardonic humor, and I was in absolute bliss.”
“What truly elevated the scene was connecting with Kimberly Anne to discuss her writing—a rare privilege for me unless it’s with the director or my co-performer. This experience was something special, and I’m so grateful to have been a part of it.”
“Thank you XBIZ for this nomination, Anna Lee, afterglow, Kimberly Anne and Will Pounder. A special thank you to HoneyHouse PR for encouraging me out of my introverted ways.”
Check out Ryan’s XMA-nominated performance in Arousal here.
Peer voting in the XMAs has opened on the industry-exclusive social network XBIZ.net.
The 2025 XMAs will take place Sunday, January 19, at the historic Hollywood Palladium.
Find the full list of 2025 XMA nominees here.
Ryan returned to the World of X with clear-eyed career focus in 2021, and earned AVN nominations for Mainstream Venture of the Year (2022), MILF Performer of the Year (2023), and an XBIZ nom for MILF Performer of the Year (2022).
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