Blake Blossom and Alex Knight, also known as OnlineGirl_, are co-hosting the 2025 AVN Awards Show, which is set to take place on January 25 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The co-hosts discussed the upcoming gala with AVN Managing Editor Peter Warren on Thursday evening during a panel at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Awards Show Details and Hosts' Background
The 2025 AVN Awards Show will be the 42nd annual ceremony and will reveal winners in over 140 categories across the adult entertainment industry. MyFreeCams is presenting the event. The panel discussion with Blossom and Knight took place under a seven-foot Zildjian cymbal, a remnant from The Theater's previous incarnation as The Joint.
Blake Blossom, a California native raised in Arizona, has accumulated over 500 credits and nine AVN awards since beginning her career. Her awards include Best New Starlet and Hottest Newcomer in 2022, along with multiple accolades in 2023 and 2024 for her performances. Warren noted that Blossom won Best New Starlet in 2022 during a Zoom presentation of the AVN Awards held during COVID. He described her acceptance speech as the second-best he had witnessed, following Abella Danger's in 2016, specifically highlighting her "look of absolute shock."
Blossom recalled promoting her first year in the industry and learning about the competitive nature of awards. She stated that her first agent informed her about the possibility of winning awards, which prompted her to pursue them as a goal. She mentioned receiving tips from Angela White on how to stand out and was advised by White's business partner that Best New Starlet was a prestigious award due to its single nomination eligibility. Blossom focused on winning Best New Starlet from the outset.
Alex Knight, known online as OnlineGirl_, was the 2024 AVN Favorite Cam Girl winner. Warren questioned Knight about her online name, "OnlineGirl_." Knight acknowledged that "Online Girl" was not particularly distinctive, noting the abundance of "online girls."
The Larger AVN Event
The 2025 AVN Awards Show concludes the broader 2025 AVN Show, a comprehensive event featuring six separate expos. These expos include the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), Adult Novelty Expo (ANE), interNEXT Expo, GayVN Awards Show, and the “O” Awards. This extensive event will occupy the entire Virgin Hotels Las Vegas property, offering a week of networking, innovation, and celebration for the adult entertainment community. The 2025 AVN + Adult Entertainment Expo runs from January 22-25 at The Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, marking a return to the venue after two years at Resorts World.
The GayVN Awards precede the main AVN Awards on January 20. The hosts for the 2025 GayVN Awards are actor and comedian Alec Mapa, who is hosting for the ninth time; adult entertainer Jkab Ethan Dale, a multiple GayVN Award nominee; and life coach, producer, performer, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Bruno Alcantara.
AVN stands for Adult Video News, while AEE stands for Adult Entertainment Expo. The AVN + AEE event attracts more than 45,000 attendees, including over 30,000 consumers, more than 15,000 industry professionals, over 5,000 adult stars and content creators, and more than 1,500 media outlets. Fans at AVN are predominantly drawn to the women, with male porn actors unable to compete with their popularity. The GayVN presence is described as minor, though its red carpet arrivals are noted as longer than most.
Key Facts
- Blake Blossom and Alex Knight (OnlineGirl_) are co-hosting the 42nd annual 2025 AVN Awards Show.
- The 2025 AVN Awards Show is scheduled for January 25 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
- Blake Blossom won Best New Starlet and Hottest Newcomer in 2022 and has accumulated nine AVN awards.
- Alex Knight (OnlineGirl_) was the 2024 AVN Favorite Cam Girl winner.
- The AVN Awards Show is part of the larger 2025 AVN Show, which includes the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) and other expos from January 22-25.
- The 2025 GayVN Awards will take place on January 20, hosted by Alec Mapa, Jkab Ethan Dale, and Bruno Alcantara.
