(Hollywood, CA) Multi-award-winning prolific director Jim Powers is one of the busiest and most interesting men in porn, and now he’s added seven more XBIZ Awards nominations to his countless accolades.
Last week, the 2024 XBIZ Awards nominations were announced, and over 1600 nominees received nominations in over 100 categories. And once again, Jim Powers made the list in a wide variety of categories. He snagged a Director the Year -Trans Movies nomination for Adult Time, GenderX, and Transfixed content. His Adult Time series Lez Be Bad received an All-Girl Series of the Year nom. He got three nominations for Web Series/Channel of the Year for three of his Adult Time series—Lez Be Bad, MILF Overload, and Accidental Gangbang. Jim also snagged two noms for two of his all-star GenderX titles, “Trans Am” and “Trans Honey Trap 2,” for Trans Movie of the Year.
“Thank you, XBIZ, for all these nominations. I’d love to win Director the Year -Trans Movies. It would mean a lot to me and the performers I work with on a daily basis,” says Jim Powers.
The XBIZ Awards are slated to take place on Sunday, January 21st, at The Hollywood Palladium. A complete list of the 2024 nominees can be found at xbiz.com/news/278041/2024-xbiz-awards-nominees-announced.
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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.
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.
