Porn Stars on Display at the 2018 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Vegas

Since , the ceremony has aired in a form edited for time on Showtime , which is usually broadcast in a minute time slot. Awards for gay adult video were a part of the AVN Awards from the ceremony through the ceremony. The increasing number of categories made the show unwieldy. Originally, the awards show was part of the Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas , but it grew and garnered more attention over time, allowing it to be established as a separate event in the s. When the show became a separate event, it initially moved to Caesar's Palace , but it has since moved to other Las Vegas venues.