Chicago – Multi-award-winning prolific director Jim Powers has had an incredible year and has dropped some of his best work in the straight, trans, and bi genres. Both the AVN and the GayVN awards have recognized his hard work and creativity, with nominations for best-directing and many nominations for the scenes he directed.
AVN threw a very luxurious, well-attended nominations party at the Avalon nightclub in the heart of Hollywood that featured a star-studded red carpet, an open bar, and tasty snacks. Owner Tony Rios announced the top nominations, along with the 2025 trophy girls and the 2024 MILF Performer of the Year, Penny Barber. Jim Powers attended, walked the carpet, and enjoyed himself before checking out all his AVN and GayVN nominations on the AVN site.
Jim scored the coveted Best Directing Portfolio – Varied Range nomination for the AVN Awards. He also received nine nominations for the scenes he directed, including Best Blowbang Scene for DFXtra’s “Kenzie Tries a New Liquid Diet,” Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene for DFXtra’s “Making a Living Out of DP’s,” Best Foursome/Orgy Scene for DFXtra’s “Lexi Lore’s Rebound Gangbang,” Best Trans Group Sex Scene for Accidental Gangbang/Adult Time’s “Bachelor Party Surprise – A Jim Powers Spotlight,” Best Trans Group Sex Scene for Gender X’s “Trans Rave – Scene 1,” Best Trans Movie or Collected Release for Gender X’s “Space Trans” and ”Trans Rave,” Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene for Gender X’s “Trans Campers” and “Trans Slumber Party – Scene 4.”
The AVN Awards are set to take place on Saturday, January 25th, at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. See all the 2025 AVN Awards nominees at avn.com/business/articles/video/avn-announces-nominees-for-2025-avn-awards-937919.html.
Jim also received three GayVN Awards nominations for Best Directing – Feature for BiPhoria’s
“Gilligan’s Bi-Land – A Parody and three nominations for Best Bi Sex Scene for three BiPhora projects
“Saying Goodbi” with Cliff Jensen, Thalia Rhea, and Roman Todd, “Gilligan’s Bi-Land – A Parody” with Colby Jansen, Lauren Phillips, and Joel Someone, and “Wanna Cum Bi? 2” with Rodrigo Amor, Aliya Brynn, and Steve Rickz. The GayVN Awards are set to take place on Monday, January 20th, at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. See all the 2025 GayVN Awards nominees at avn.com/business/articles/gay/2025-gayvn-awards-nominees-announced-937905.html.
“I love my job and even after all these years, I still have a blast coming up with new script ideas. I’m honored that the AVN and GayVN Awards recognized my work this year and nominated me for two Best Director nominations and my scene work in all the genres I work in. Thank you,” says Jim Powers.
ABOUT JIM POWERS
Jim Powers is one of the most prolific directors of our time who’s always been known for being controversial and once told Forbes he wants to be the Warren Buffett of porno. Growing up in the Valley in the 1970s, Jim was influenced by comic books, horror movies, fan magazines, and skateboarding, and in the 1980s, all he wanted to do was be a punk rocker and skateboarder. After graduating from Cal State Northridge, he became a stockbroker, a DVD distributor, and a part-time pornographer.
In 1992, while gambling in Ballys in Vegas, Jim wandered into the AVN Awards and decided he could make a better movie than most people there for $5k—he and his friend put up $2500 each to make “The Hills Have Thighs.” Kevin Beachum of Midnight Pictures encouraged him to shoot amateurs on the beach, even though he had never even picked up a camera. While shooting on the beach in Malibu, his set was shut down, and he was hit with felony charges of pandering and conspiracy. He continued to shoot at private houses and swinger parties for Beachum and other companies to cover his legal bills.
In 1993, a chance meeting with Jeff Mike of JM Productions led to history when the two joined forces, regularly pushing the limits of sex while still staying out of prison. Jim helped them roll out their bukkake line and invented American Bukkake—Downtown Larry Melrose from the Howard Stern Show was frequently on his sets. Jim had his own company, Powersville, and directed for legendary adult studios Heatwave, Mayhem, Sin City, Notorious, Immoral Productions, and Smash Pictures. Currently, he directs for Gender X, Devil’s Film, BiPhoria, Dogfart, Zero Tolerance, Adult Time, Transfixed, Fantasy Massage, and Addicted to Girls, and averages over 300 scenes per year. In 2023, ASN Lifestyle Magazine profiled him with a 10-page feature.
With 50 performer credits and thousands of scenes as a director, Jim won Director of the Year (Body of Work) and Best Director – Non-Feature from the AVN Awards and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005. He’s also scored countless AVN Awards nominations for Best Director, Best Director – Feature, Director of the Year: Individual Project, Best Directing Portfolio – Specialty, Best Director – Parody, Director of the Year (Body of Work), Director – Non-Feature, and Best Videography, as well as Gonzo Director of the Year from the XBIZ Awards, Best Producer Nominee from the TEAs, Best Director – Parody from XRCOs, and Top BDSM Release from AEBN’s VOD Awards.
During the Black Flag era, Jim sported a mohawk and toured in punk rock bands. He still plays bass in the punk rock band Killroy at high-end venues like Roxy, Viper Room, and Knitting Factory. Follow his adventures on set, learn more about his upcoming scenes and features, and when he plays punk rock live on stage by checking out his Twitter/X @jimpowersxxx.