Movies in the Best Acting — Lead category

Told as as series of memories her final months as a teenager, a woman finds her own path into professional sex work after being manipulated by an older man. Based on a true story.

A young man’s obsession with a notorious professor sends shockwaves through their worlds when he publicly names her as an aggressor, making each surrounding character examine their roles as both victim and oppressor. Tabloid darling and two-time Best Actress Maitland Ward continues to lead an ensemble cast of characters whose sex lives serve as a microcosm of these greater social pressures. Also starring Manuel Ferrara, with Avery Christy, Ivy Wolfe, Aubrey Kate, Lulu Chu, Mona Wales, Vanna Bardot, Destiny Cruz, Jessie Saint, Anton Harden, Pierce Paris, Quinton James, Will Pounder, Rob Piper, Danny Mountain, Alex Jones and Jay Smooth joining the cast in this second season and featuring returning appearances from Lena Paul, A.J., Seth Gamble, and Robby Echo. Written and directed by reigning three-time AVN and XBIZ Best Director Kayden Kross.

On the eve of the nation’s pandemic shutdown, university students grapple with an unconventional prompt at the behest of an infamous professor (Maitland Ward). In working through their projects, each student must examine the role they have come to play and what is expected of them. Their revelations are woven into the fabric of their work and send shock waves through each of their personal lives. Also starring Adriana Chechik, Gianna Dior, Scarlit Scandal, and Lena Paul.