Falcon | NakedSword Becomes First Gay Brand Nominated For Studio Of The Year At XBIZ Awards

The Studio Group Dominates With Over 20 Nominations

Nominations for the 2023 XBIZ Awards were announced this week with Falcon | NakedSword making history, scoring two groundbreaking nominations in categories that have been historically reserved for predominantly straight brands: Studio of the Year and Best Cinematography.

“We’ve always known we had the goods,” says Falcon | NakedSword President and CEO Tim Valenti. “We’re proud of XBIZ for bravely coming out and nominating a gay studio in these categories!”

In addition to Studio of the Year and the Best Cinematography nomination for NakedSword Originals’ Get.Away., the studio group snagged a whopping 21 more nominations. Other standout productions from Falcon | NakedSword that received nods include Body & Sol and Falcon Live: 4 the Fans from Falcon Studios; Bred & Breakfast: The Come Inn NakedSword Originals; and RIDE OR DIE, Dirty 30 Bareback Birthday and SCRUM: Balls to the Wall from Raging Stallion. Falcon | NakedSword Exclusives Cade Maddox, Max Konnor, Beau Butler, and Cole Connor were nominated for Gay Performer of the Year, along with Lead Directors Marc MacNamara, Tony Dimarco, and Steve Cruz being nominated for Best Director of the Year – Gay. FalconStudios.com, NakedSword.com and RagingStallion.com all received nominations in the Gay Site of the Year category.

A complete list of nominees can be found on the official XBIZ website with the voting period for the 21st annual XBIZ Awards beginning on Thursday, November 24. The winners will be revealed at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday, January 15, 2023.

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