I spent all weekend wishing I was in Chicago for International Mr. Leather. It seems that every year the event generates even more buzz, so it’s on my list for next year, come hell or high water (whatever that means…)

IML weekend also includes the Grabby Awards. Click [continue] to see all the winners, or just click the box to see Sean Storm’s Best Solo Performance in Open Trench 2, from Sports and Rec.BEST VIDEO:
Deep South: The Big & the Easy, Directed by John Rutherford and Chi Chi LaRue, Falcon Studios

BEST ALL-SEX VIDEO:
Closed Set: The New Crew, Directed by Joe Gage, MSR Video

BEST COMEDY VIDEO:
White Trash, Directed by Tony Alizzi, MSR Video

BEST DIRECTOR(s):
John Rutherford & Chi Chi LaRue, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
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BEST SCREENPLAY:
White Trash, Rick Tugger. MSR Video

BEST ACTOR:
Joe Landon, The Apprentice 2: Dark Heart, Delta Video

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Chad Hunt, Oral Exams, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

BEST NEWCOMERS:
Matt Summers & Bret Wolfe

BEST PERFORMERS:
Carlos Morales & Matthew Rush

BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Sean Storm, Open Trench 2
: Fuck Fantasies, Sports & Recreation Video

BEST DUO SEX SCENE:
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Matthew Rush & Josh Weston, Falcon Studios

BEST THREE-WAY SEX SCENE
Apprentice 2: Dark Heart,Trent Atkins, Joe Landon & Danny Rhymes, Delta Video

BEST GROUP SEX SCENE:
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Jeremy Jordan, Chad Hunt, Adam Wolfe, Derek Cameron, Sebastian Cole, Jason Tyler & Clay Maverick, Falcon Studios

BEST NON-SEX PERFORMANCE:
David Forest, Brad’s Buddies, Forest Films

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO:
Frisky Summer 4, Directed by George Duroy, Bel Ami Video
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BEST LEATHER/FETISH VIDEO:
Prowl 3: Genuine Leather, Directed by Tony Alizzi, MSR Video

BEST VIDEOGRAPHY:
Burce Cam, Gorge, Titan Media

BEST ART DIRECTION:
White Trash, MSR Video

BEST DVD EXTRAS:
The Back Row, Directors’ comentaries, Jerry Douglas – 1972
& Chi Chi LaRue – 2001, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

BEST CLASSIC DVD:
Big Guns, Director: Director: William Higgins, Catalina DVD
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THE EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS

BEST BISEXUAL VIDEO:
Mass Appeal 2, Director: Jim Steel, Men of Odyessy

BEST REVIEWER PROMO PACKAGE
The Dirty Director, Raging Stallion Studios

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bob East, Executive Director for Men of Odyessy
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