Chanel Camryn wins Female Performer of the Year honor at XRCO Awards
Chanel Camryn did more than simply take home the Female Performer of the Year trophy at Sunday's XRCO Awards in Hollywood.
She also made history.
Or rather, recent history.
A 23-year-old from Alaska, Camryn became the first performer in nearly 20 years to win the award one year after being named Best New Starlet. Sasha Grey accomplished the feat in 2007 and 2008. Hillary Scott (2006-07) and Jewel DeNyle (2000-01) did it, too.
But in recent times there has been at least a one-year gap between a model winning Best New Starlet and Female Performer of the Year at XRC0, with the latest example being Gianna Dior in 2020 and 2022.
It was only fitting that Camryn broke the trend.
The Spiegler girl has been on a meteoric ascension since her debut in the summer of 2022. Camryn has appeared in more than 350 career scenes and once shot 25 times in a single month. Known for her full-body orgasms, the "quiver queen" is also one of the most versatile performers in the industry, as evidenced by her 2025 AVN awards for Best Oral Sex Scene and Best Supporting Actress.
More recently, Camryn has blossomed into one of porn's top anal performers.
"What gets me through the hard days is telling myself that I can survive 45 minutes of anything. I tell myself, ‘You can do it. Your sex scene is only going to be 45 minutes long, and you can survive 45 minutes of anything.’ That’s gotten me through some really intense anal scenes and days when I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.”
“It’s all about loving what I do,” Camryn told PornCrush. “I love being on set. I love being around people. That’s my social hour. I don’t like big events where there's a lot of people, but I love the little family moments that we have on set."
Camryn's victory on Sunday came four months after she fell just shy of Female Performer of the Year honors at the XBIZ and AVN award shows in January. Anna Claire Clouds nabbed the trophy at both of those events. Clouds was named best Girl-Girl Performer by XRCO on Sunday.
Here's a full list of Sunday's winners, which were announced during a festive gathering at Boardner's in Hollywood.
BEST RELEASE
Gold Diggers, Digital Playground/Pulse
BEST COMEDY
Sunny Goldmelons, Wicked/Pulse
BEST GONZO MOVIE
DP Masters 9, Jules Jordan Video
BEST GONZO SERIES
Ass Worship, Jules Jordan Video
BEST GIRL/GIRL SERIES
Play, Slayed/Pulse
BEST ANAL SERIES
Tushy Raw, Tushy Raw/Pulse
BEST ETHNIC SERIES
Stars, Blacked/Pulse
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURES
Ricky Greenwood
BEST DIRECTOR – NON-FEATURES
Jonni Darkko
BEST DIRECTOR – WEB
Ivan
BEST ACTRESS
Casey Calvert, Birth, Adult Time/Pulse
BEST ACTOR
Chad Alva, Alive, Dorcel/Pulse
PERSONAL FAVORITE
Blake Blossom
FAVORITE (.com) ADULT WEBSITE
AdultTime
CHARLOTTE STOKELY GIRL/GIRL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Anna Claire Clouds
FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Chanel Camryn
MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Seth Gamble
TRANS PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Ariel Demure
NEW STARLET
Gal Ritchie
NEW STUD
Chocolate God
TEEN DREAM
Hailey Rose
STAR SHOWCASE
Fuck Angela, AGW/Girlfriends
UNSUNG SIREN
Chloe Amour
UNSUNG STUD
Nathan Bronson
SUPERSLUT
Rebel Rhyder
VICKI CHASE ORGASMIC ORALIST
Willow Ryder
AWESOME ANALIST
Liz Jordan
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Lia’s Big Step Family 2, Rocco Siffredi/Evil Angel
MILF OF THE YEAR
Lexi Luna
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Axel Braun
HALL OF FAME
Brittany Andrews
Dirty Bob
Ivan
John Strong
Pat Myne
Paul & Tracy Allen
Drew Black
Tim Von Swine
