2007 Grabby Nominations

It's hard to say exactly where the Grabbys fall in the ever-expanding galaxy of gay porn awards; if the GAYVNs are the closest thing to the Oscars, the Grabbys might best be compared to the People's Choice Awards, except for as far as we know the only people responsible for deciding who gets what are the editors of Gay Chicago Magazine. Which is partly why there's a whiff of controvery already brewing over this year's nominations that were announced this week: despite winning an unprecedented 14 trophies at the GAYVNs last month, Lucas Entertainment's "La Dolce Vita" was completely shut out of the Grabby nominations this year. According to various emails that have been circulating in gay porn land this week, the Gay Chicago folks claim it's because Lucas Entertainment failed to submit any DVDs to the nominating committee for consideration, while Michael Lucas himself claims it has more to do with a history of personal slights and jealousy about the success of his company (bless his heart). One thing's for sure, however: we doubt anyone is going to care much one way or the other after the awards are announced during a star-studded ceremony over IML Weekend in Chicago on May 26th. (Quick: do you remember who won the Grabby for Best Bottom or Best Art Direction in 2006—or for that matter, who won most of the awards at the GAYVNs a mere three weeks ago? Exactly.)

· The Grabbys: 2007 Erotic Video Awards (grabbys.com)
· "BREAKING NEWS: 2007 Grabby Noms Revealed" (gaypornwriter.blogspot.com)
· "All about the gossip" (lucasblog.com)

Previously: 2007 GAYVN Awards Winners, 2007 WeHo Porn Awards Winners, 2007 European Gay Porn Awards, Fleshbot's Top Ten Gay DVDs of 2006, Fleshbot's Top Ten Crush Objects Of 2006