There's Gay Pride, then there's Black Gay Pride. There's the Grabby Awards, now there's the inaugural Blatino Awards. They've announced their first batch o' nominees. But, does the world really need two separate Gay Porn Awards?
The answer: Yes! That is, until the Grabbys decide to include a little flavor in their almost homogeneous list of nominees, who lump the hundreds of ethnic videos under, well, "Best Ethnic." We dream of a day when gay white porn and gay black/latin/Asian porn can hold hands and just all get along. When Flava Works can sit down next to All Worlds Video and say, "Let's all make love together."
The public gets to cast their vote in the Blatino Awards until August 10. Wanna cast yours? Go here. Winners will get their groove on at a ceremony during Atlanta's Black Pride Celebration September 5.
Until sexy as hell studios like Rockafellaz and Latino Fan Club get the mainstream nods they deserve, these Awards drink from this fountain, and those Awards drink from that fountain.
P.S. Our dearest travelin' man Brian O'Brien will be titillated to see his Boyfriend Race Cooper made the list!
Nominees
Best Acting Bottom
Elmo Jackson
Kidd
Mr. Saukei
Remy Mars
Best Acting Top
Breion Diamond
Dream
Ian Rock
Race Cooper
Rock
Best Acting Versatile
Carlito Rockafella
HotRod
Shorty J.
Jovonnie
Best Director
Keith Kannon of Flava Works
Marvin Jones of B.C. Productions/Chocolate Cream
Rock from Rockafellaz Entertainment
Best Black DVD
"Abuse the Rim" (Thug Overload)
"The Destruction of Shorty J." (Thug Overload)
"Freaks Come Out at Night" (Thug Overload)
"Raw Dickin' It" (Rockafellaz Entertainment)
"Raw Rods 2" (Rockafellaz Entertainment)
Best Latin DVD
"Alejandro the Conqueror" (Latino Fan Club)
"Santo Domingo Uncut 1" (Flava Works)
"Santo Domingo Uncut 2" (Flava Works)
"Teen Hustler 3" (Latino Fan Club)
"Thugz Paradise Rio" (Blatino Gold/Pitbull Productions)
Best Studio
B.C. Productions/Chocolate Cream
Flava Works
Pitbull Productions
Rockafellaz Entertainment
Most Notable Porn Star
Breion Diamond
Castro (a.k.a. Supreme)
Jovonnie
Mr. Saukei
Rock
The web nominees are as follows:
Best Black Website
CocoDorm.com
DawgPoundUSA.com
RawRods.com
ThugBoy.com.
Best Blog
Black Boy Addictionz
Ray's Bleu Juice
Rockafellaz/Rock's Blog
Rod 2.0
Best Latin Website
BiLatinMen.com
LatinBoyz.com
PapiCock.com
PapiThugz.com
Best New Website
Black Boy Addictionz
RawRods.com
Ray's Bleu Juice
ThugOverload.com.
The nominees for clubs and club promoters are as follows:
Best Black Club
Atlanta 708, Atlanta
Bulldog Bar, Atlanta
Club Boi, Miami
Club Langston, New York
Traxx, Atlanta
Best Club Promoter
Bleu, HotBoyz NYC, New York
Ivan Daniels, Los Angeles
Urbano, Clubhouse Productions, Chicago
WassupNATL, Atlanta
Best Latin Club
Circus Disco/Arena West, Los Angeles
Discotekka, Miami
Escuelita, New York
Splash Bar, New York
· Official Site (blatinoawards.com)
· Blatino Awards Name Inaugural Nominees (xbiz.com)