2006 Erotic Awards Finalists

Showcase

• ARTIST

  • WINNER Alice HawkinsLondon-based photographer whose subjects include some of the world's sexiest and intriguing people
  • WINNER Jan WillemsenDutch artist who produces amusing Bosch-like miniature paintings and larger watercolours
  • Jemima Stehli and Lewis AmarArtists who use their bodies as material and subject matter for photographs and videos

• CAMPAIGNER

  • WINNER BacklashCampaign led by Demolition Red defending the right to possess and download extreme pornography, including images of BDSM, and challenging the current proposed ban
  • Belinda Brooks Gordon Gordon Lecturer at Birkbeck College London who is challenging the Home Office Prostitution Criminal Law Reform
  • European Conference On Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration Brussels Triumphant gathering which resulted a Declaration of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe being presented to, and endorsed by the European Parliament

• EVENT / CLUB

  • WINNER Olympia MomentsUnderground private club run by strippers for an appreciative and respectful clientele, with themed floor shows and private dancing
  • Candy Bar London's first lesbian bar to get a full striptease license. Their great strip shows are unlike other strip bars, by actually paying the dancers a wage
  • Starkers Vibrant naked disco run monthly in London, currently famous for its friendly atmosphere, wild sex. Jamie, the owner, perseveres cheerfully despite endless struggles with the authorities

• FASHION

  • WINNER Oh La La!Sexy dancewear by Michelle and Fred Roland (London)
  • CERAMIC CORSETS Corsets made out of ceramics by the US-based artist and designer Nicole Moan and distributed in Britain by Nina Budden
  • HotHeels/Pleaser Shoes USA Friendly service for the gay and trans community, selling reasonably priced high heeled shoes

• FILM

  • WINNER Nomades Jean Daniel Cadinot(France) Beautifully shot, very hot gay porn featuring gorgeous men enjoying intimate and athletic sex in enticing locations and seductive lighting with safer sex throughout
  • Secret Things (Choses Secrètes) (France) Stunning French erotic film which is full of surprises, featuring Coralie Revel and Sabrina Seyvecou, Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
  • Trial Run (USA) Libido's latest film, which is both amusing and sexy, featuring unusual actors and actresses of all shapes and sizes. Shot by Marianna Beck and her partner Jack Hafferkamp

• ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN

  • WINNER Anna HanssonSwedish based artist and designer whose bedroom and kitchen hand towels are embroidered with pornographic images
  • Crochet My Crotch Website of bespoke crocheted female pudenda
  • Sylvie Jones Prolific, saucy erotic surrealist illustrator who works with watercolours

• INNOVATION

  • WINNER Fettered PleasuresVery professional and welcoming high quality pansexual fetish & SM toy shop, now with its own dungeon
  • Beppy Comfort Wet Tampons Lubricated sponge tampons shaped for easy removal, designed for discretion, Very popular with sex workers
  • DrThom Reasonably priced and easy-to-use mail order service for testing and treating sexually transmitted infections, with phone support

• Lifetime Achievement

  • WINNER Irena Ionesco73-year old French erotic photographer whose work has never before been exhibited in the UK
  • WINNER Sunset StripSoho's oldest and much loved strip bar that welcomes a wide range of clients including groups from Deaf-Blind UK
  • WINNER William LevyWilliam Levy Intellectual of hardcore tenderness, profound, articulate, amusing poet, publisher, broadcaster, co-producer of SUCK and the Wet Dream Festivals, writer about political porno and current sexual affairs, recognised for erotic gnosis unleashing the id.

• PERFORMANCE ARTIST

  • WINNER Lily DumontPretty, 40's style cutie who performs a charming feather fan dance to the Ugly Ducking song
  • Christine Moon Her Sexual Orientation Exchange is a graphic comedy act involving members of the audience and a bucket
  • Ella High energy Matrix act with great skills and sexy pole dancing.
  • Gwendoline Lamour The original British burlesque diva, straight out of a Fragonard painting!
  • The Tease Maids Amateur troupe trained by Jo King, who strip as flight attendants. All different shapes and sizes: a girl for everyone! Sexy, charming and never too serious
  • Red Sarah Beautifully timed act which includes fire twirling from her nipples

• PHOTOGRAPHER

  • WINNER Jamie RobinsonLondon painter who has now produced a book of photographs, I Love You, focusing on his relationship with Tomoko and the sense of estrangement which arose from living separately in London, Tokyo and Osaka.
  • Tears of Envy High gloss baroque fetish visions by a London-based female photographer
  • Vittoria Perzan Italian photographer who produced a book of stills taken on porn shoots

• PUBLICATION

  • WINNER Agent Provocateur's Secrets and ConfessionsWell written and incredibly pretty, beautifully bound books
  • Grafuck Unique anthology of erotic art created by a diverse group of international artists
  • Spread Dynamic magazine for and by sex workers with fascinating interviews, useful information and articles on topics as diverse as art and clothing

• SEX WORKER - FEMALE

  • WINNER PruIndependent London escort.
  • Alice Elegant Australian fun-loving independent escort who works in central London.
  • Anonymous Anonymous X chooses to do sex work, but she is also a policy player.

• SEX WORKER - MALE

  • WINNER
  • Paul Stag
  • Mark

• STRIPTEASE ARTIST FEMALE

  • WINNER ChiquiProwling Cat Power! Great on the pole, sexy, amusing and skilled. A very naughty pussy!
  • Lolita Petite, sassy and sophisticated.
  • Dani Lovely sexy, fantasy princess
  • Cayman Dynamic and beautiful pole dancer and accomplished fire performer

• STRIPTEASE ARTIST MALE

  • WINNER AlexanderSeasoned stripper from Bristol who does the rounds of the audience very friendly and has a nice energy
  • Mr Bear Beauty Bears are chunky, hairy, beardy gay men

• WEBSITE

  • WINNER BENT: A Journal of Cripgay Voices.Edited with style and humour by Bob Guter in San Francisco
  • Electroman Pioneering Australian website marketing electrical sex toys using conductive foam
  • Gingerbeer Gingerbeer provides up-to-date information on women-only events, lesbian clubs, dyke bars, queer shops and gay restaurants in London

• WRITER

  • WINNER Angela CampionHer books Scandalous and A Darker Shade of Blue (Brown Skin Books) are historical sex thrillers based around famous black heroes and heroines
  • Regina Lynn The Sex-Tech expert whose book SexRev 2.0 is a guide to sex in the Internet age, and whose column on the Wired website is both fun and reliable
  • Hallie Rubenhold Her book The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack and the Extraordinary Story of Harris's List is a fascinating non-judgmental account of 18th century pimping and whoring

• OUTSIDERS AWARD

  • WINNER Alison Lapper MBEThe disabled artist whose pregnant form sits atop the Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square. She speaks eloquently on disability rights and won the International Woman of the Year Award in 2005

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