This will be a highly anticipated red-carpet event will celebrate outstanding achievements in gay adult entertainment in 33 award categories—17 of which will be voted on by the fans. “We’re excited to announce Cade Maddox and Alec Mapa as our hosts for this year’s GayVN Awards Show,” said Tony Rios, CEO of AVN Media Network. “Together, they will bring a dynamic energy to the stage with their undeniable charisma and comic flair. We think they’re the ideal duo to lead this celebration of our community.” The dreamy Maddox, who hails from Mississippi, won the 2020 GayVN Performer of the Year award and hasn’t looked back. “In the industry, we all refer to the GayVNs as ‘The Oscars of Gay Porn,’” Maddox says. “It’s the one awards show where everyone from everywhere shows up because of the prestige it has earned throughout the years. GayVN awards are probably the most coveted awards in the industry.