PRAGUE – On Tuesday night in Prague, the 12th annual YNOT Awards honored the very best adult industry companies, executives and brands, with winners being named in 38 categories, along with two new inductions to the YNOT Hall of Fame.

Among the evening’s top honors, Gaming Adult CEO Porco Rosso took home the statue for Businessman of the Year, while Chaturbate COO Shirley Lara again captured Businesswoman of the Year, to go along with Chaturbate itself taking Company of the Year. Mere from ImLive nabbed the honor for Best Industry Representative, while Best Emerging Company went to adult streaming platform Cherry.tv.  This year’s inductees to the YNOT Hall of Fame are Megan Stokes (individual) and Mr. Skin (company).

Always a special occasion for honorees and audience members alike, this year’s YNOT Awards show was made even more memorable this year by the attendance of members of Julius “JFK” Kedvessy’s family, something made possible by behind-the-scenes collaboration and support of several companies and individuals. TES Affiliate Conferences paid for the family’s hotel rooms, while Live Jasmin covered the cost of their flights. The idea of bringing JFK’s family to the event was the brainchild of LittleRedBunny and her partner CK, who then worked with Live Jasmin and the organizers of TES to make it happen.

Other poignant moments during the show included marking the retirement of Lauren MacEwan of 7Veils Social Media and a moving speech about the war in Ukraine delivered by YNOT Awards co-host Katya Tiuni of Model’s Guide.

“It was such a great night, for reasons that go way beyond recognizing the best and brightest brands and executives in our industry,” said YNOT co-owner and YNOT Awards producer and co-host Jay Kopita, after the show’s close. “Having JFK’s family here really underlined the fact that the adult industry is a community in which relationships matter. Katya’s speech about Ukraine was so amazing and moving, as well. There was a lot of love in the room tonight, some tears of course, but lots of laughs, too. I think we could all really feel JFK’s presence through his family’s participation and I’m just so grateful to Live Jasmin, TES, LittleRedBunny and CK for everything they did to make that participation possible.”

The full list of the 12th Annual YNOT Award winners is as follows:

Businesswoman of the Year – Shirley Lara

Businessman of the Year – Porco Rosso

Best Industry Representative – Mere / ImLive

Company of the Year – Chaturbate

Best Cam Platform (North America) – Flirt4Free

Best Cam Platform (Europe) – BongaCams

Best Cam Studio (Europe) – Angels Studio

Best Cam Studio (Latin America) – MixStudio

Paysite Revenue Program of the Year – DDF Cash

Best Live Cam Revenue Program – BongaCash

Best Traffic Services Company – JuicyAds

Best Emerging Company – Cherry.TV

Best Billing Company – CCBill

Best Live Cam Company – Flirt4Free

Best Dating Network – AdsEmpire

Best Adult Gaming Company – GamingAdult

Best Hosting Company – MojoHost

Best Brand Ambassador – Magrat / GamingAdult

Live Cam / Creator Celebrity – SweetKissBrazil

Best Emerging (Studio) Cam Model – AnneMarieArt

Best Marketing Campaign – GamingAdult / ImLive

Best CPA Network – CrakRevenue

Specialty Site of the Year – Jerkmate

Cam Site of the Year – Stripchat

Best Fan Site – LoyalFans

Best Content Creator Platform – iWantClips

Best Novelty Manufacturer – Doc Johnson

Best Novelty Brand – Fun Factory

Best Gay Company 2022 – Falcon Studios

Best Crypto Based Company – Sugar Bounce

Best Billing Company (Alternative) – SpankChain

Best Business Services Company – BranditScan

Best VR Site – WankzVR

Gay Site of the Year – Men.com

Trans Site of the year – GroobyGirls

Best Adult Brand – Adult Time

Adult Movie Studio of the Year – Vixen Studios

Paysite Network of the Year – Gamma Entertainment

YNOT Hall of Fame (Individual) – Megan Stokes

YNOT Hall of Fame (Company) – MrSkin

The 12th Annual YNOT Awards were made possible by the generous support of the event’s sponsors. This year, the show’s sponsors included Platinum sponsor BongaCash and Gold sponsors Gaming Adult, Chaturbate, MojoHost, Cherry.tv, ImLive, Angels Studio, AdsEmpire and Flirt4Free.