Digital Playground's 17 Empire Award Nominations Are Unparalleled!

'Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge' Receives 9 Nominations & 'Cheerleaders' Honored With 6 More!

January 27, 2009 --- VAN NUYS, Calif. --- Digital Playground is nominated for an astounding 17 Empire Awards by online adult retailer AdultDVDEmpire.com. Joone's blockbuster Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge is the top nominated release with 9, while Robby D.'s Cheerleaders received 6 nods. Additionally, Jesse Jane: Fuck Fantasy competes for Best All Sex DVD. As a result of its numerous best selling titles and accolades, Digital Playground is up for Best Overall DVD Studio. The Empire Award results will be announced on Friday, February 20, and Digital Playground's commitment to quality is well represented by its leading number of nominations.

Fans can vote for Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge and Cheerleaders at Empire Awards Viewers Choice VOTE!

“I think it's safe to say that the adult industry has never seen a release with the production values and scope of 'Pirates II',” says Shannon Nutt, AdultDVDEmpire.com Editorial Director. “And that's certainly reflective in the number of nominations 'Pirates II' received for this year's Empire Awards. 'Cheerleaders' was one of those titles that was released quite early last year, but the fact that it was still able to pick up a handful of nominations shows how strong and popular a title it remains in the minds of both fans and the Empire staff who worked on putting together this year's nominees.”

Samantha Lewis, Digital Playground's CEO says, “Thank you to everyone at Adult DVD Empire. They have a wide distribution radius, so these nominations are truly reflective of consumer opinions across the country. It's a great honor.”

Digital Playground's complete list of nominations includes: Best Overall DVD (Pirates II), Viewer's Choice (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best Feature DVD (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best All Sex DVD (Jesse Jane: Fuck Fantasy), Best Blu-ray™ (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best DVD Extras (Pirates II), Best DVD Menu Design (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best DVD Commentary (Pirates II), Best DVD Video Quality (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best DVD Audio Quality (Cheerleaders, Pirates II), Best Overall DVD Studio (Digital Playground).

Previous awards include: Best Overall DVD Studio (2001, 2004, 2005), Best Feature (Forbidden Tales, Rush), Viewer's Choice (Forbidden Tales, Island Fever 3, Jesse Jane: Erotique, Pirates, Rush), Best Selling DVD (Island Fever, Island Fever 3, Pirates), Best Overall DVD (Pirates), Best All Sex DVD (Island Fever, Island Fever 3, Island Fever 4, Jesse Jane: Erotique), Best Video Quality (Island Fever, Island Fever 4, Pirates, Rush), Best DVD Commentary (Island Fever 3, Rush), Best DVD Video (Island Fever 3), Best DVD Audio (Loaded, Pirates, Rush, Babysitters), Editor's Choice (No Limits, Pirates), Best DVD Menu Design (Pirates, Babysitters), Best DVD Extras (All Star), Best Interactive DVD (Virtual Sex with Devon, Virtual Sex with Janine, Virtual Sex with Jesse Jane, Virtual Sex with Teagan Presley, Virtual Sex with Tera Patrick), Best HD DVD (Babysitters).

Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge stars Digital Playground's beautiful contract girls Jesse Jane®, Shay Jordan™, Katsuni™, Stoya™, Riley Steele™ and Gabriella Fox™. The film costars the international talents of Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Jenna Haze, Brianna Love, Abbey Brooks, Shawna Lenee, Rhylee Richards, Brea Lynn, Shyla Stylez, and Veronica Rayne. Evan Stone, Tommy Gunn, and Steven St. Croix reprise their ground-breaking roles from the original Pirates. The film also includes industry studs Manuel Ferrara, James Deen, Marco Banderas, Mick Blue, Ben English, and Charles Dera.

All hands are on deck for the epic, blockbuster Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge, directed by award-winner Joone, and produced by Joone and his business partner Samantha Lewis. The film premiered at the heralded Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles and released on DVD on September 27 and Blu-ray on November 7.

About AdultDVDEmpire.com:

Since 1997, Adult DVD Empire has been the place to shop online for adult DVDs. Five-time winner of the AVN Award for Best Retail Website (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008) and AVN Online’s award for the Best Online Retail Site (1999), Adult DVD Empire features over 85,000 Adult products and virtually every new adult DVD release can be found on their site. They also offer a wide selection of Video on Demand (VOD) and novelty items as well as Adult DVD Rental and Used DVD buyback and sales. With 29 million screenshots, 10,000 in-house reviews, thousands of customer comments and scene-by-scene breakdowns of selected titles, customers can learn everything they need to know about a title before they place their order. An easy to navigate website, outstanding customer service, massive selection, great prices and FREE SHIPPING have established Adult DVD Empire as the most respected and the largest online retailer of adult DVDs in the world. Visit the Empire at AdultDVDEmpire.com.

About the Empire Awards

On January 16th, 2001, the first ever Adult DVD Empire Awards were handed out live on The Tera Show, marking the beginning of the only awards show (currently) devoted entirely to Adult DVD. Nominated and selected by a group of top adult critics, including many of those you'll find on Adult DVD Empire, the first Empire Awards were an instant hit with fans, studios and talent alike, as almost all applauded the nominations made by the selection committee, and few could argue the merits of the winners.

The Adult DVD Empire Awards were established because we felt that no one else was celebrating and recognizing the achievements that the adult studios were making on the digital format, particularly in the areas of video/audio quality and bonus features, which is what the DVD format is all about. An Empire Awards for "Best Feature", for example, merely doesn't mean the movie is good, but that the video/audio quality and extras are exceptional as well.

Now in its ninth year, the Empire Awards are among the most sought after in the adult DVD community, and have earned the respect of the industry and fans alike.

Past Shows

2007: Winners | Nominees
2006: Winners | Nominees
2005: Winners | Nominees
2004: Winners | Nominees
2003: Winners | Nominees
2002: Winners | Nominees
2001: Winners | Nominees | Show
2000: Winners | Show

About Digital Playground:

Digital Playground is the world leader in adult filmmaking and interactive formats boasting the largest HD library available, as well as sexy and powerful novelty lines to compliment blockbuster films. Since the Company’s inception in 1993, Digital Playground has earned over 300 awards, currently garners more than 80% of high definition sales within the adult market, and is a leading provider of Blu-ray™ titles. Female owned and operated, Digital Playground emphasizes quality first, employing fastidiously high production values in erotic film for women, men and couples. Digital Playground’s commitment to excellence, innovative technology, brilliant full-length productions and exclusive Contract Stars are the secrets to its success and makes Digital Playground the most highly demanded supplier of content for hotel, IPTV, cable, pay-per-view and mobile networks worldwide.

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