2012 Tranny Award Date Is Announced!

Hey all you Shemale porn Fans out there…

The date for the 2012 Tranny Awards has been set and of course, you’re invited to attend! The event will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 19, 2012, and I really hope that you’ll save the date and attend. More details about the venue will be announced in the coming days, as well as category and voting information. We’ll keep you posted here.

If you’d like to sponsor a category, please make sure to email admin at grooby dot com … This is a growing event and an awesome way to get your brand name in front of a responsive audience.

Again, the 2012 Tranny Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February, 19, 2012… See you there!

Decadent Deviance With Brittany St. Jordan Today!

In just a few short hours, the brand spanking new site of Shemale Pornstar Brittany St. Jordan will launch, and if I were you, I would head on over and check it out! I can’t remember when I first laid eyes on TS Brittany St. Jordan, but I most certainly will never forget seeing her in person for the first time at the 2010 Tranny Awards. Brittany was a long, lean drink of water in a sea of other girls (who all looked lovely too) that night, and I’m sure she was a feast for the eyes for a lot of people besides me!

Actually, Brittany St. Jordan’s career really took off after her appearance at the Tranny Awards, having appeared in numerous DVD’s and websites since. I am so glad that she has decided to launch her very own Official Site, and you can bet that I’ll be one of the very first people there checking it out! There is a special introductory rate for Membership to Brittany St. Jordan’s site to help her celebrate the launch so now is a great time to get in! Congratulations to Brittany St. Jordan on her success in the industry and on the launch of the new site… It should be a pretty wild ride so fasten your seat belts and swing on by!

COME CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW SITE OF BRITTANY ST. JORDAN HERE!

The 2010 Tranny Award Winners!

Thanks to everyone involved in a stellar event on Sat night at Blue Moon Nights. Despite a few teething problems due to the club owners not being the most organized, the awards got underway pretty much on “Tranny Time” by midnight.

However before that we had the red carpet event in which Danielle Foxx among others, interviewed the hottest and some of the most famous Transsexual models ever. Danni Daniels and Morgan Bailey expected to be a foot above the rest but it was a surprise appearance by Victoria Porshe to show that they aren’t the tallest T-girls. It’s just as well there wasn’t a prize for the Best Dressed Model as it would have been too difficult to choose but apart from the aforementioned Danielle; Yasmin Lee, TS Foxxy, TS Jesse, Sheeba Starr, and Vaniity were particularly memorable. Ben in LA easily won the Best Dressed Man.

There were plenty of press in attendance from Bizarre Magazine, AVN, XBiz and Robert Rhiney from “Girls and Corpses” as well as a few undercover writers. Producers were of course there in full: Joey Silvera, Sam Mancini, Tony Vee, Jon Sable, Ed Hunter, Tomcat (Kink), Frank, Buddy Wood, Bob and more to meet the models.

This event could not have happened without the sponsors, whose money went straight into the winners’ prizes. Grooby Productions covered the costs of the awards, advertising and all costs for the evening.

The award show kicked off with a number by MC for the evening, and model, Michelle Austin. These are the winners and some notes. Here are some brief rundowns of the 2010 Tranny Award Winners.

BEST FREE WEBSITE: Delia from “DeliaTS” presented the award sponsored by Krissy4u – Naughty Asian Tgirl.
WINNER: HungAngels.com
Closely followed by Caramel’s Tgirls.

BEST INDEPENDENT SITE: Krissy from “Krissy4u – Naughty Asian Tgirl” presented the award sponsored by Tranny News Daily.
WINNER: DeliaTS
There was nobody even close to Delia’s site. Delia has won this category two times running.

BEST NON-TS PERFORMER: Jesse Flores from ‘TS Jesse” presented the award.
WINNER: Angelina Valentine
Close runner up was Hollie Stevens in a very tightly contested category.

BEST TRANSSEXUAL DVD: Hazel Tucker from “Hazel Tucker: All-American Shemale Next Door” presented the award.
WINNER: Morgan Bailey’s Bad Day
Completely wiped the boards with every judge rating it high. Morgan accepted on stage with Buddy Wood as this was a joined effort (and co-stars Amy Daly and Olivia Love also joined the fun)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Grooby Productions Owner, Steven Grooby presented two awards.
JOANNA JET:
Joanna started in the industry as basically a fan of Shemale Yum in its earliest day and self-submitted some photos of herself as well as winning a banner competition. Soon after she made the transition and went into modeling with vigor.

She has starred in and produced some of the best TS porn around and worked with every major producer as well as running her own successful company. She’s tenacious, determined, has a great business head, produces content second to none and really enjoys what she does.

Joanna was instrumental in encouraging AVN to do a Best TS Performer Award. If it wasn’t for models like Joanna, then today’s newer models would find it a lot harder.

She’s a lovely person and a friend of mine. She came back as a model in 2010 on Shemale Pornstar and is going to continue to model as well as co-produce material in Europe for Grooby.

Here’s the acceptance video she Joanna Jet sent in for you all: See Joanna Jet Acceptance Speech

TONY VEE:
The second Lifetime Achievement Award went to Tony Vee who was shocked at being called up – and as he’s on the shy side, said only a few words. Tony started working for Grooby in 1997/98 and has shot over 800 models for them in that time, many with mutliple sets. He was the first photographer to work with people like Ashley George, Allanah Starr, Chrissy Snow, Danni Daniels, Carmen Cruz, Amber Vaughn, etc. Literally 100’s of models got their first shoots through Tony, who in the pre-internet days used to scour newspapers and the streets to find new models.

He’s still producing and looking like there will be no end to the amount of models he finds (having shot a model only hours before the shoot – and a new one the following morning). He’s an awesome friend, Joey Silvera thinks his work is among the best ever seen and he’s a legend. Tony Vee.

The ever lovely and graceful Yasmin Lee performed.

SHEMALE STROKERS MODEL OF THE YEAR: Domino Presley presented the award.
WINNER: Britney Markham
Britney had brought her Mom, who was in attendance. This award was voted by members of Shemale Strokers. Britney (doing a Jenna Jameson) announced her retirement from porn, after doing some great scenes in a short but well-enjoyed career.

BEST DVD DIRECTOR: The ever graceful Mia Isabella presented the award.
WINNER: Buddy Wood
Unsurprisingly and very deservedly went to…Buddy Wood which was an almost unanimous judges’ decision.

BEST MODEL SHEMALE YUM: Morgan Bailey presented the award.
WINNER: Domino Presley
Domino Presley was the winner by a mile. Other high contenders here included Bailey Jay, Alice Amuze and Danni Daniels. This category was voted on by Members of Shemale Yum.

BEST MODEL BLACK TGIRLS: Natalia Coxxx presented the award.
WINNER: Sheeba Starr
After making a comeback in 2010 to Black Tgirls, after a 6 yr absence from the industry, it has been great to see Sheeba Starr back in action!

BEST SOLO TS WEBSITE: Taylor McGhee presented the award.
WINNER: Mandy Mitchell
Mandy Mitchell’s Official Site, with it’s stunning photography and pushing of the boundaries of TS porn with often non-typical models, has created a brand and a look that she owns. She looked simply fantastic tonight and it was good to see her win. Close runners-up were TS Jesse and Mia Isabella.

BEST TRANSSEXUAL DVD PERFORMER: TS Foxxy presented the award sponsored by the Tgirl Network of SMC.
WINNER: Jessica Foxx
A surprise winner but her look and scenes are consistently excellent.

BEST WEBSITE MODEL – SOLO: Superstar Vaniity presented the award sponsored by Tranny Box.
WINNER: Not a big surprise that Bailey Jay won…this seems to be her year. Her closest runner up was Sarina Valentina and Domino Presley. Bailey had said she’s be at the awards but didn’t make it. This email came later and she will be accepting it this week:

“I just heard the awesome news!! I’m so happy I won!! I’m sorry I couldn’t attend last minute. I really am honored for the win! Thanks for giving me my start in this crazy industry, Bailey”

BEST WEBSITE MODEL – HARDCORE: Danielle Foxxx presented the award sponsored by Tranny Access.
WINNER: Celeste
Fantastic to see a model who doesn’t always get as much press (due to the fact she doesn’t court it) getting recognition. Celeste was unavailable to collect but her friend Renae did on her behalf.

BEST UP & CUMMER: Amy Daly presented the award sponsored by Grooby Productions.
WINNER: Domino Presley
This final award, is often the most important and shows who MAY be the next big star. Runners up included Danni Daniels, Brittany St. Jordan, Alice Amuze and Yazlene Reyes but Domino won clearly.

THE PARTY CONTINUED!!!

Congratulations to all winners AND nominees. Thank you to all for being so gracious and lovely and for being part of this industry. I hope sponsors and guests enjoyed the show and will give us feedback for improvements for next year. Overall the show ran very smoothly considering.

Thanks to Michelle Austin for being a fantastic MC and low-drama. Sparky for being brilliant all the way out and Buddy Wood for keeping it glued together. Thanks to our lighting guy and to Frank for doing photography as well as Danielle and her crew for the red carpet. Also, thanks too other photographers.

The companies involved in this: Shemale Club (SMC), TrannyBox (Gamma), Shemale Strokers, Tranny Access (Shemale Profit), Grooby.com (Shemale Yum, Black Tgirls, TGFlix), and Krissy4u – Naughty Asian Tgirl ARE the companies that want to work well in this industry. We want to provide you the models and the fans with good working environments and good product at good prices, so please take a look at our websites and companies.

Many thanks again for a great night.

VISIT TGIRLS.COM BLOG TO SEE MORE PICTURES FROM THE 2010 TRANNY AWARDS!

Final Reminder About The 2010 Tranny Awards On Saturday!

Saturday night is the BIG night and here’s your last reminder and invitation to come out to Blue Moon Nights for the 2010 Tranny Awards! This is going to be an amazing event; and, not to give anything away, but you won’t believe the line-up of girls that will be making appearances there.

As the only awards show dedicated specifically to the world of Shemale porn, the Tranny Awards is growing and growing in popularity. If you’ve enjoyed Shemale porn in the last year, I hope you’ll make the effort to make it out to this year’s event. It’s gonna be epic and by showing up, not only will you be just an arm’s length away from some of today’s most famous Shemale Pornstars, but you’ll also have a great time and be helping support the industry so it can continue to prosper in 2011. We look forward to seeing you there at the 2010 Tranny Awards!

Inside The Tranny Awards By Peter Berton

READ FULL ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
By Peter Berton

YNOT – On Saturday, Feb. 5, the annual Tranny Awards will take place at the Blue Moon Nightclub in North Hollywood, Calif. Sponsored by Grooby.com, the gala event is billed as “The Only TG [T-girl] Entertainment Awards Show.”

Grooby Productions owner “Grooby Steven” founded the Tranny Awards in 2008. YNOT.com spoke with him about this year’s edition, and also touched base with past TA winner Amy Daly and judge Caramel Black.

YNOT.com: What are the Tranny Awards, and how did they get started?
Grooby Steven: The Tranny Awards are the only awards dedicated to the adult transgender business. The current adult award shows that have transgender categories clearly do not understand the fans or the popularity of the models, due to some of their choices in the past few years. While I used to think this was malicious — or based on economics — I now believe it is just due to not being in touch with the transgender side of the industry.

We set up the Tranny Awards so models, performers and productions both online and [on] DVD could be recognized for their work. It’s now in its third year. The first year was online only. Last year we had a show, but this year is both larger and more prestigious.

This year I was able to get most of the big transsexual companies to become sponsors, including SMC Revenue, Trannybox [part of Gamma Entertainment], Shemale Strokers and Shemale Profit. Grooby Productions is the host. This event is not run for profit, and all sponsor money goes directly back to the models as prize money.

How are the nominees selected and the winners chosen? What prizes do they get?
We ask for pre-nominations from pay site members, people following us on social networks, forums such as HungAngels, HungDevils, TSChatter, as well as models and producers in the industry. The most popular or requested suggestions make it to a nomination list.

We then have validated voters — recognized models or industry members, fans who have a history on one of the above forums, website members — to vote on the Best Model/Performer and Free Website categories. A panel of five people, industry and fans, judges each of the DVD, DVD performer and solo T-girl website categories.

Model winners get $1,000 cash prizes. All categories get very nice crystal trophies awarded at the show in February. In total, $8,500 is paid out in prize money to models.

Tell us about the awards night. What happens?
Well, this is only the second time we’ve held the event, and this year it’s in a much nicer and larger venue. This is also the first time we’ll be announcing the winners at the actual awards, so anything could happen. We have a show starting at 10.30 p.m., and it’s going to be emceed by Michelle Austin. We have models and previous winners to present the awards, as well as some entertainment. Last year Yasmin Lee performed, and we’re hoping to have her back. We also are going to have a go-go “dance-off” during the break for the regular T-girl dancers at the Thursday night club, with cash prizes for the winners.

It should be a great night. A lot of models are coming into town specifically for [the ceremony], and it’s a chance for fans to mingle with them.

How important are these awards to the nominees and winners?
Amy Daly: I think it’s very important, not only for the girls, but for the transsexual side of the adult industry as a whole. For the girls, it’s going to give us much-needed press and recognition that can help drive sales for things such as our personal websites, DVDs, toy lines, cam rooms, and even get us more work.

Transsexuals are often swept under the carpet and hidden away from the spotlight in most aspects of the adult industry and even our personal lives, so not only will it help drive sales for us, but it gives us that recognition that we deserve. We bring in a lot of revenue to the industry, and we have to work harder at our craft than our female counterparts. I’d like to see some of the female performers try to get hard for some gross camera guy or gross male performer while on hormones and be expected to stay hard and cum at the end of the scene.

We are like Rodney Dangerfield: We get no respect — no respect at all. When TS girls get recognition and treated with respect, we will generate more sales, which means everyone gets more money out of us in the end and it’s good for everyone.

Caramel Black: The Tranny Awards is the only major contest specifically geared to T-girl performers. The eyes of all other performers, their admirers and the producers who create and promote transgender content are all on them, and that’s crucial to a performer. The Tranny Awards are the Oscars of transgender adult entertainment, and the exposure can launch performer’s career into the stratosphere. I’ve seen it happen to the nominees and winners of the first and second annual Tranny Awards. Being nominated is an honor and career booster in itself.

GS: I’m not sure of their importance, but they are appreciated. It’s a chance for the models and fans to see who are the fan favorites and for the DVD producers to see what is rated [highly] by their peers and fans and not simply guessed at like other shows.

A lot of models really get into the nominations and voting, lobbying for fans’ votes, and many of them — and fans — are flying in from across the country to attend.

The plan was to build this award show slowly over a period of years so we can get mainstream recognition, and we seem to be on course for that. Winners and nominees will use the brand to legitimize their websites or as a badge of honor, and fans really get behind their favorite models.

I think the most exciting and highly contested category is the “Best New Cummer” — previously “Best New Face” — of which previous winners were Amy Daly and Hazel Tucker. We also honor an industry veteran with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which I choose personally. Previous winners were Meghan Chevalier and Olivia Love. This year, there will be two winners in this category.

Finally, how serious a process is this? Is it pure promotion, or are you seeking larger industry recognition and approval?
GS: It’s very serious, and I hope it will grow more so in the future. Of course, for my company and for all the other sponsors, there is always going to be the underlying fact that we want the promotion to the fans, the branding of our companies and the goodwill from the models and industry in doing this. But we are all involved long-term in this genre. Most of the producers know the models personally, and to be able to engage fans directly is something most genres could only dream of.

Larger industry recognition isn’t overly relevant, as anybody interested in transgender erotica will either be aware of this or find it. What we would like is overall more media recognition.

Danielle Foxxx Is Nominated For Best Solo Website At The 2010 Tranny Awards!

I was looking over the Nominees at the 2010 Tranny Awards and was somewhat surprised to see Danielle Foxxx, along with her site, Sex Change Girl, in the category for Best Solo Website. I’m not sure how this will pan out for Danielle but we certainly wish her the best of luck in the category and our congratulations for her nomination this year.

I’m hoping that we’ll see some fresh content from Danielle Foxxx on Sex Change Girl in the future… It seems that Danielle herself keeps kind of under the radar so I’m not sure what is going on with her career right now… I guess we’ll see what happens after the Tranny Awards event on February 5, 2011!

COME CHECK OUT MORE FROM DANIELLE FOXXX ON HER SITE HERE!

You Are Officially Invited To The 2010 Tranny Awards!

Just in case you didn’t know… here’s your official invitation to the 2010 Tranny Awards to be held on Saturday, February 5, 2010! Can you just imagine if even half of the lovely ladies shown on this flyer attend the event? I think it will probably be a pretty unprecedented gathering of Shemale Pornstars to be sure. Here is the official press release for the event including a list of all the nominees!

GROOBY PRODUCTIONS PRESS RELEASE.

For immediate publication.

The Tranny Awards Nominations Are In!!!

Los Angeles, Grooby Productions announces that the nominations for the Third Annual Tranny Awards have been published and judging and public voting has begun.

The Tranny Awards has grown substantially and attracted sponsorship from all the major transgender adult companies, such as Shemale Strokers, Shemale Profit, SMC Revenue, Gamma Entertainment and Grooby. Categories include “Best Solo Model”, “Best Hardcore Model”, “Best DVD Performer”, “Best Non-TS Performer” and “Best Up & Cummer” as well as website and DVD categories, with $1000 cash prizes going to the winners in the model categories and stunning crystal trophies for all. The award show will also include the “Lifetime Achievement Awards” which can go to models or producers.

For the first time, some categories can be voted on by fans. Grooby CEO, Grooby Steven stated; “After last years award show we asked how it could be improved and the overall feedback was that the fans wanted to get more involved, so all the website model categories are available as well as a new “Wildcard” Award which is for the most popular model, with no other criteria. ” The other change this year is that the awards winners will be announced at the show, to keep the anticipation and excitement up until the last minute.

“I was very excited this year to see the amount of sponsors that we attracted, from the largest companies like Gamma to solo girl sites like Krissy4u.” Grooby Steven continued “All the sponsorship money goes directly to models prizes. All the sponsors see this as giving something back to the transgender model and fan community. This event was created out of a need, as no other adult awards recognised the transgender area of our industry with the respect it deserves.

The award show will be held on Feb. 5th 2011 at Blue Moon Nights in North Hollywood and most of the nominees and previous winners are expected to attend.

Please visit The Official Tranny Awards Site for further details.

For more information, creatives or press pass please contact Grooby Steven at admin@grooby.com

Full List of Nominees 2010

Best Website Model Solo
$1000 Prize Sponsored by Tranny Access

Amy Daly
Angelina Torres
Bailey Jay
Bee Armitage
Britney Fox
Celeste
Chrissy Snow
Danni Daniels
Domino Presley
Foxxy
Hailey (BTG)
Jesse Flores
Jessica Foxx
Joanna Jet
Kimber James
Lucia Matthews
Luxury Love
Mia Isabella
Morgan Bailey
Natassia Dreams
Nicole Montero
Olivia Love
Sarina Valentina
Tara Emory
Wendy Williams

Best Website Model Hardcore
$1000 Prize Sponsored by Tranny Box

Carla Novaes
Celeste
Domino Presley
Foxxy
Jesse Flores
Jessica Host
Jessica Foxx
Joanna Jet
Juliette Stray
Kimber James
Kinky Kennedy
Liberty Harkness
Long Mint
Mandy Mitchell
Mia Isabella
Morgan Bailey
Nataliaa Coxx
Nicole Montero
Wendy Williams
Yasmin Lee

Best DVD Performer
$1000 Prize Sponsored by Tgirl Network by SMC

Amy Daly
Britney Markham
Domino Presley
Celeste
Hazel Tucker
Jesse Flores
Jessica Foxx
Kimberly Kills
Mia Isabella
Morgan Bailey
Natassia Dreams
Vaniity

Best DVD

Mia Isabella: Want Some Honey?
Morgan Bailey’s Bad Day
The Next She-Male Idol 2
She-Male XTC 7
Shemale Idol The Auditions
Shemale Pornstar : A Shemale For All Seasons
Shemale Strokers 41
Solo Tgirl Roses
Suck my Tranny Cock #7
Trannssexual Babysitters 10
Transsexual Cheerleaders
Transsexual Cockstars Starring Celeste

Best DVD Director

Buddy Wood
Joey Silvera
Jon Sable
PK Vegas
Sammi Mancini
Tom Moore
Wendy Williams

Best Non-TS performer

Angelina Valentine
Cane
Christian
Danny
Hollie Stevens
John Magnum
Liz Vicious
Smith
Tom Moore
Toro

Best Indepenent Website
$500 prize sponsored by Krissy4u – Official Blog

Katie Ayanami
Kalina Isato
Delia TS
Tara-TS
JamiesFetish
Mallory’s Got Feet
JoannaJet.com
Kirsty Scott
Paris Pirelli

Solo Website Award
sponsored by TgFlix.com

Amy Daly
Ana Mancini
Ashley George
TS Bailey Jay
Danielle Foxx – Sex Change Girl
Hazel Tucker
Jasmine Jewels
TS Jesse
Krissy4u.com
Mandy Mitchell
Mia Isabella
Hot Wendy Williams

Best Free Website
sponsored by Tranny New Daily

Caramel’s Tgirls
HungAngels
HungDevils
The Photographic World of Scott & Ben
Shemale Cocktail
Stopping The Hate
TG Flix
Tschatter
Trapgirlfriend
Transvamp

Best Up & Cummer
$1000 Prize sponsored by Shemale Yum

Alice Amuze
Bee Armitage
Bianca Belle
Brittnay Jordan
Chloe
Danni Daniels
Denise Vixen
Domino Presley
Kat Taylor
Lexi Wade
Madison Montag
Nody Nadia
Yazlene Reyes

Voting For The 2010 Tranny Awards Is Now Open!

Voting for the 2010 Tranny Awards is underway and now is your chance to propel your favorite nominated Shemale Pornstar to a win in their category! Now, there are a few eligibility guidelines that you’ve got to be aware of before you start voting willy-nilly, but if you are eligible, PLEASE cast your vote today! I think it is really awesome that this year’s awards features categories that will be completely Fan decided… so your vote DOES count! If your favorite girl is not nominated, make sure you check out the guidelines for the new ‘Wildcard’ category as well!

The actual Tranny Awards event is going to be held on Saturday, February 5, 2010 at the Blue Moon Nights Club in Los Angeles. Please mark your calendars and try to attend the event if you can. This is the third year for this event and it is growing in leaps and bounds. And, with the Winners being announced at the actual event this year instead of in advance, you can bet that a whole multitude of the different nominees will be there in the hopes of gracing the stage. I think the ‘Eye Candy’ for the night itself is a great reason to attend!

For all the details, and to read the guidelines for voting, please visit The Official Tranny Awards Site and read carefully to make sure you are eligible!

Nominate Your Favorite Transsexual For A 2010 Tranny Award!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

THE THIRD ANNUAL TRANNY AWARDS ARE HERE!

Celebrating the transgender adult industry and those working in it – this year will be the best show and the best awards we’ve done yet.

Changes for this Year:

* Now the fans vote! No more judges, this will be a fan based competition. See The Official Tranny Awards Site for further details.
* New category added : Up & Cummer.
* Winners to be announced AT the award show.

At the time of this writing, this years event and categories are being sponsored by Grooby Productions, Krissy4u, and Tranny Access with other sponsors being added and announced in the following weeks!

At the minimum there will be at least $8000 of awards up for grabs … but before we can vote on who the winners will be, we need the nominations!

Anybody can add a nomination – you may nominate for as many people/releases in any category (separate by a comma) but don’t spam over and over, as it will have no bearing on it.

Rules:
1. Model or Performer categories had to appear in at least one production that was filmed in 2010.
2. Websites must have been active for minimum 4 months in 2010.
3. Best DVD and Best DVD Director must be for a DVD released in 2010.
4. Best Up & Cummer is for a model who made a debut on a paysite in 2010.

Nominations close on 23rd December 2010.

ONLY NOMINATIONS FROM THIS FORM ALLOWED – CLICK HERE