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TOP 10 Most Awarded Porn Directors of All Time (2026)

When we talk about award-winning porn films and scenes, we always mean a quality product that has great work behind it, as in classic Hollywood cinema. In fact, every year XBIZ, AVN, XRCO and other important institutions reward the best porn productions based on the quality and success found by the public. Some porn movie can reach these levels which distinguish themselves from porn without a script and without scenarios precisely because they take care of every detail, such as make-up and costume, up to the most important aspects for the video: the lights, the photography and above all the direction. And we focused on this last aspect today, looking for those who are by far the most awarded porn directors on the scene. Many porn directors start their careers as actors and adapt to the role of director over time, such as the good examples of Kayden Kross and Rocco Siffredi, who have won many awards as actors but also some as directors. But today we looked for those who have made directing their main job and have never (or almost never) appeared in videos as actors but as often happens in porn, they not only direct the film but also write the script and screenplay. So here are the 10 most awarded porn directors of all time.

Lee Roy Myers

#10  Lee Roy Myers

BORN: May 21, 1977 in Montreal, Canada

AWARDS: 3

  • AVN Awards 2019 - Best Director Web Channel/Site
  • AVN Awards 2019 - Best Web Director
  • XBIZ Awards 2011 - Director Of The Year 
Laurent Sky

#9  Laurent Sky

BORN: August 21. 1966 in Paris, France

AWARDS: 5

  • XRCO Awards 2022 - Best Director Web
  • AVN Awards 2021 - Best Director Site/Network Content
  • AVN Awards 2020 - Best Director Web Channel/Site
  • AVN Awards 2020 - Hall Of Fame Video Branch
  • AVN Awards 2004 - Best Director Non Feature
Herve Bodilis

#8  Herve Bodilis

BORN: July 06, 1966 in France

AWARDS: 6

  • AVN Awards 2021 - Best Directing Foreign Production
  • AVN Awards 2018 - Best Director Foreign Feature
  • AVN Awards 2018 - Best Director Foreign Non Feature
  • AVN Awards 2015 - Best Director Foreign Feature
  • XBIZ Awards 2015 - European Director Of The Year
  • XBIZ Awards 2014 - European Director Of The Year
Julia Grandi

#7  Julia Grandi

BORN: August 19, 1987 in Saint Petersburg, Russia

AWARDS: 9

  • AVN Awards 2026 - Best Directing Portfolio International
  • AVN Awards 2025 - Best Directing Portfolio International
  • AVN Awards 2024 - Best Directing Portfolio International
  • AVN Awards 2022 - Best Directing International Production
  • XBEU Awards 2024 - Director Of The Year
  • XBEU Awards 2023 - Director Of The Year
  • XBEU Awards 2022 - Director Of The Year
  • XBEU Awards 2021 - Director Of The Year
  • XBEU Awards 2020 - Director Of The Year
Bree Mills

#6  Bree Mills

BORN: July 15, 1981 in Boston

AWARDS: 10

  • AVN Awards 2024 - Best Screenplay Featurette
  • AVN Awards 2020 - Best Dramatic Screenplay
  • XBIZ Awards 2025 - Director Of The Year - Individual Work
  • XBIZ Awards 2025 - Best Screenplay
  • XBIZ Awards 2020 - Director Of The Year Feature Movie
  • XBIZ Awards 2019 - Director Of The Year Body Of Work
  • NMAE Awards 2019 - Best Comedy/parody/spoof Release
  • XBIZ Awards 2018 - Director Of The Year Feature Release
  • XBIZ Awards 2018 - Director Of The Year Body Of Work
  • XRCO Awards 2018 - Best Director Features
Eli Cross

#5  Eli Cross

BORN: November 10, 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona

AWARDS: 15

  • XRCO Awards 2021 - Best Director Parody / AVN Awards 2021 - Best Directing Comedy
  • AVN Awards 2015 - Best Screenplay Parody / AVN Awards 2015 - Hall Of Fame Video Branch
  • XBIZ Awards 2015 - Director Of The Year / XBIZ Awards 2015 - Best Cinematography
  • NMAE Awards 2015 - Best Director / AVN Awards 2012 - Best Cinematography
  • AVN Awards 2009 - Best Director Non Feature / AVN Awards 2008 - Best Screenplay Video
  • AVN Awards 2008 - Best Non Sex Performance / AVN Awards 2007 - Best Non Sex Performance
  • AVN Awards 2007 - Best Screenplay Video / AVN Awards 2007 - Best Director Video
  • NMAE Awards 2007 - Best Director
Ricky Greenwood

#4  Ricky Greenwood

BORN: Montreal, Canada

AWARDS: 18

  • AVN Awards 2026 - Outstanding Directing Individual Work
  • AVN Awards 2026 - Best Directing Portfolio
  • AVN Awards 2025 - Best Directing Portfolio Varied Range
  • AVN Awards 2025 - Outstanding Directing Individual Work
  • AVN Awards 2024 - Best Directing Portfolio Cross-Genre
  • XBIZ Awards 2026 - Director of the Year Body of Work
  • XBIZ Awards 2025 - Director of the Year Body of Work
  • XBIZ Awards 2024 - Director of the Year Body of Work
  • AVN Awards 2023 - Best Screenplay Featurette
  • XRCO Awards 2024 - Best Director Features
  • XRCO Awards 2023 - Best Director Features
  • AVN Awards 2022 - Director Of The Year
  • XBIZ Awards 2022 - Director Of The Year Trans
  • XBIZ Awards 2021 - Director Of The Year Trans
  • XBIZ Awards 2020 - Trans Director Of The Year 
  • NMAE Awards 2024 - Best Feature Director
  • NMAE Awards 2019 - Best Transsexual Director
  • NMAE Awards 2019 - Best Feature Production
Greg Lansky

#3  Greg Lansky

BORN: December 12, 1982 in Paris, France

AWARDS: 19

  • XBIZ Awards 2019 - Director Of The Year Non Feature / NMAE Awards 2019 - Best Interracial Release
  • NMAE Awards 2019 - Best Anal Release / XRCO Awards 2018 - Best Director Non Features
  • NMAE Awards 2018 - Best Non Feature Director / XBIZ Awards 2018 - Director Of The Year Non Feature
  • XRCO Awards 2017 - Best Director Non Features / NMAE Awards 2017 - Lifetime Achievement Award
  • XBIZ Awards 2017 - Director Of The Year Non Feature / XBIZ Awards 2017 - Director Of The Year Body Of Work
  • AVN Awards 2017 - Director Of The Year / AVN Awards 2017 - Best Director Non Feature
  • XRCO Awards 2016 - Best Director Non Features / NMAE Awards 2016 - Best Non Feature Director
  • AVN Awards 2016 - Director Of The Year / AVN Awards 2016 - Best Cinematography
  • XRCO Awards 2015 - Best Director Web / XRCO Awards 2014 - Best Web Director
Will Ryder

#2  Will Ryder

BORN: July 31, 1960 in Milwaukee, USA

AWARDS: 21

  • AVN Awards 2020 - Best Comedic Screenplay / AVN Awards 2020 - Best Director Comedic Production
  • NMAE Awards 2019 - First Choice Awards / AVN Awards 2018 - Best Screenplay
  • NMAE Awards 2018 - Best Feature Director / NMAE Awards 2016 - Best Director Parody
  • NMAE Awards 2016 - Nightmoves Hall Of Fame / NMAE Awards 2015 - Best Director Parody
  • AVN Awards 2015 - Hall Of Fame Video Branch / XBIZ Awards 2015 - Director Of The Year Parody
  • NMAE Awards 2014 - Best Director Parody / XRCO Awards 2014 - Best Director Parody
  • AVN Awards 2014 - Best Director Parody / XBIZ Awards 2014 - Director Of The Year Parody
  • NMAE Awards 2013 - Best Director Parody / NMAE Awards 2012 - Best Director Parody
  • XRCO Awards 2010 - Best Director Features / AVN Awards 2010 - Director Of The Year Body Of Work
  • XBIZ Awards 2010 - Porn Director Of The Year  / XBIZ Awards 2009 - Director Of The Year Individual Project
  • NMAE Awards 2009 - National Lifetime Acheivement Award
Axel Braun

#1  Axel Braun

BORN: September 22, 1966 in Milan, Italy

LAST AWARD: AVN Awards 2025 - Best Editing

AWARDS: 82

  • 40 AVN Awards 
  • 17 NMAE Awards
  • 13 XBIZ Awards
  • 11 XRCO Awards
  • 1 Fanny Award

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