San Francisco, CA / February 9, 2024 – Falcon | NakedSword is at the top of the leaderboard for the 2024 Grabby Awards, scoring more than 40 nominations in categories including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Duo. Raging Stallion Studios’ OVERDRIVE stays the course for more awards season glory, as do films such as BLAME IT ON RIO, GUILTY AS SIN, and THE SWORDS: FIRST MISSION. The Grabby Awards will be presented live on Saturday, May 25th, in Chicago, and fans can begin voting this evening at https://vote.grabbyawards.com.
“We’re so proud of our recent slate, including OVERDRIVE, BLAME IT ON RIO, THE SWORDS: FIRST MISSION, FALCON’S ENDLESS SUMMER, and STRONG SUIT,” said Falcon | NakedSword President and CEO Tim Valenti. “Our talent and creative team are the best in the business, and we’re grateful to be so thoughtfully recognized by the Grabbys America.”
Following a notable winning streak, OVERDRIVE is in high gear with nominations for Best Movie, Best Director (Steve Cruz and Ben Rush), Best Screenplay (Ben Rush), Best Actor (Derek Kage), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Wagner), and Best Duo (Derek Kage and Paul Wagner). NakedSword X Rhyheim’s BLAME IT ON RIO, moreover, has also garnered nods for Best Movie, Best Director (Alternativa) and Best Group Scene (Beau Butler, Blessed Boy, Gabriel Coimbra, Marcelo Caiazzo, Markin Wolf, Gael, Samuel Hodecker, Grande Simões, Andy Rodrigues, and Alex Rosso).
In addition, lauded filmmakers Marc MacNamara, Steve Cruz, Tony Dimarco, Ben Rush, and Chi Chi LaRue nabbed recognition for hit films THE SWORDS: FIRST MISSION, CHEAT DAY, TONGUE IN CHEEK, TAKE OFF, FALCON’S ENDLESS SUMMER, and CHI CHI LARUE’S LATE-NIGHT DRIVE-IN. Below is a complete list of Falcon | NakedSword’s 2024 Grabby Awards nominations.
Best Movie / Web Series
BLAME IT ON RIO (NakedSword X Rhyheim)
FALCON’S ENDLESS SUMMER (Falcon Studios)
OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
STRONG SUIT (Raging Stallion Studios X MENatPLAY)
Best All-Sex Movie
BLAME IT ON RIO (NakedSwrod X Rhyheim)
CHEAT DAY (Falcon Studios)
CHI CHI LARUE’S LATE-NIGHT DRIVE-IN (NakedSword Presents)
STRONG SUIT (Raging Stallion Studios X MENatPLAY)
TONGUE IN CHEEK (Raging Stallion Studios)
WELL BRED (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Director Movie / Web Series
Steve Cruz and Ben Rush – OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
Marc MacNamara – THE SWORDS: FIRST MISSION (NakedSword Originals)
Tony Dimarco and Ben Rush – GUILTY AS SIN (Raging Stallion Studios)
Tony Dimarco – FALCON’S ENDLESS SUMMER (Falcon Studios)
Best Director All-Sex
Alternativa – BLAME IT ON RIO (NakedSword X Rhyheim)
Ben Rush, FIST FIRST (NakedSword X Club Inferno)
Ben Rush & Pierce Paris — BRED & BREAKFAST: THE COME INN (NakedSword Originals)
Marc MacNamara – GLOBAL ENTRY: SOUTH AFRICA (NakedSword Originals)
Steve Cruz and Ben Rush — CHEAT DAY (Falcon Studios)
Tony Dimarco — TAKE OFF (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Screenplay
Ben Rush – CUM ALL YE FAITHFUL (Falcon Studios)
Ben Rush – FALCON’S ENDLESS SUMMER (Falcon Studios)
Ben Rush – OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Actor
Derek Kage – OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
Jordan Starr – SUMMER FLINGS (Falcon Studios)
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Wagner – OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Threeway
Beau Butler, Lawson James, and Morgxn Thicke —TONGUE IN CHEEK (Raging Stallion Studios)
Chris White, Kane Fox, and Brock Brodie — CHEAT DAY (Falcon Studios)
Dean Young, Trevor Brooks, and Mat Wolff – FIST FIRST (NakedSword X Club Inferno)
Rhyheim Shabazz, Sam Ledger, and Marlon Costa – WILD IN RIO (NakedSword X Rhyheim)
Lobo Carreira, Alex Ink, and Justin Jett – WELL BRED (Raging Stallion Studios)
Best Duo
Cade Maddox and Trevor Brooks – CHEAT DAY (Falcon Studios)
Danny Starr and André Bedford – TONGUE IN CHEEK (Raging Stallion Studios)
Derek Kage and Paul Wagner – OVERDRIVE (Raging Stallion Studios)
Harvey Bridgestone and Jordan James – CHI CHI LARUE’S LATE-NIGHT DRIVE-IN (NakedSword Presents)
Best Group Scene
Beau Butler, Blessed Boy, Gabriel Coimbra, Marcelo Caiazzo, Markin Wolf, Gael, Samuel Hodecker, Grande Simões, Andy Rodrigues, and Alex Rosso – BLAME IT ON RIO (NakedSword X Rhyheim)
Performer of the Year
Beau Butler
Cole Connor
Drew Valentino
Hottest Top
Max Konnor
Hottest Bottom
Beau Butler
Cole Connor
Dean Young
Hottest Daddy
Beau Butler
Hottest Twink
Dean Young
Best Versatile Performer
Beau Butler
Drew Valentino
FALCON | NAKEDSWORD
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