Wicked Pictures Congratulates Contract Talent And
Executives On 12 New XBIZ Nominations!

Brad Armstrong, Michael Raven Reflect On 'Fallen' And 'The Wicked.'

Dateline: December 10, 2008 | The Azurix Group

LOS ANGELES, CA (DECEMBER 10, 2008 THE AZURIX GROUP) - Friday evening saw industry trade source XBIZ announcing their 2009 XBIZ Award nominees, and adult industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures' glamorous contract superstars, innovative directors, and talented executive staff received a total of twelve major nominations that spoke to the excellence of their work throughout the past year.

Fittingly, the XBIZ Awards announcement kicked off with a 2009 nomination placing Wicked in the Studio of the Year category. Further mentions included Feature Movie of the Year noms for both Brad Armstrong's gothic fantasy adventure Fallen and Michael Raven's darkly erotic terror opus The Wicked. The excellence of both films also earned their creators nominations for Director of the Year - Individual Project. Luminous Fallen star jessica drake's uniformly fine work in 2008 also earned her recognition in the Female Performer Of The Year category.

The high quality of their output throughout the year earned both Armstrong and Stormy Daniels well-deserved mentions in the Director Of The Year - Body of Work category.

Wicked actor/director Randy Spears exceptional work in 2008 was recognized with a Male Performer of the Year nomination, while contract performer and filmmaker Stormy Daniels' ubiquitous presence in the mainstream media spotlight was once again honored with a nomination for Crossover Star of the Year. In a telling acknowledgment of Wicked's marketing aplomb, Marketing Campaign of the Year nominations went to the stylish promotional packages created for both Fallen and The Wicked.

In reviewing the high-profile nominations earned by the company, Wicked Pictures contract director Brad Armstrong reflected, “we worked very hard on 'Fallen,' and I'm glad to see that it received so much attention.”

“On a personal level, the 'Director of the Year - Body of Work' nomination is a great honor, because although we put alot of effort into our 'big' movies, the ultimate goal at Wicked is to give all our releases throughout the year this kind of attention and care.”

Contract filmmaker Michael Raven echoed his sentiments, adding, “'The Wicked' is a very unique project and I'm quite pleased with how it has been received.”

“I'm also very proud of the acclaim, attention, and value placed upon Wicked Pictures as a whole.”

The final voting process for the XBIZ nominees is conducted in-house and the winners will be revealed at the 2009 XBIZ Awards ceremony on February 12th.

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Founded March 1, 1993, acclaimed adult industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures (www.wickedpictures.com), creates quality adult features for women and couples.

Wicked Pictures' elite team of contract talent includes actor-writer-director Brad Armstrong, writer-directors Jonathan Morgan and Michael Raven, writer-director-star Stormy Daniels, actor-director Randy Spears, videographer/director Francois Clousot, and such acclaimed actresses as jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Carmen Hart, Alektra Blue and Mikayla Mendez

AVN's coveted acting awards have been won by Wicked Girls for eight consecutive years. It's the longest record of its kind to be held by a single company in adult video history.

2009 - jessica drake - Fallen
2007 - jessica drake for Manhunters
2006 - Stormy Daniels for The Camp Cuddly Pines Power Tool Massacre
2005 - jessica drake for Fluff & Fold
2004 - Julia Ann for Beautiful
2003 - Devinn Lane for Breathless
2002 - Sydnee Steele for Euphoria
2001 - Serenity for M Caught in the Act
2000 - Serenity for Double Feature

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