Briana Banks as most of you know by now has left Vivid to form Briana Banks Entertainment and here is two of the first released images of Briana Banks on the set of her first official movie for her new company.

As I was looking through the list of AVN award nominations I couldn’t help but think DAMN Pirates is racking up the noms.  This year Digital Playground released their big budget movie, Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge. So it was no surprise to anyone that when the AVN award nominations where released Pirates II would be all over the list with an amazing 27 nominations in all.  But even though their nominations were no surprise, it was a little impressive that they got so many.

1. Best Actor (Evan Stone)
2. Best Actress (Jesse Jane)
3. Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene (Belladonna & Jesse Jane)
4. Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene (Katsuni, Belladonna & Stoya)
5. Best Couples Sex Scene (Shay Jordan & Steven St. Croix)
6. Best Videography
7. Best Video Feature
8. Best DVD Extras
9. Best Music Soundtrack
10. Best Threeway Sex Scene (Belladonna, Sasha Grey & Evan Stone)
11. Best Director of a Feature Film (Joone)
12. Best DVD Menus (IS THIS REALLY EVEN AN AWARD???)
13. Best Editing
14. Best Group Sex Scene (Stoya, Gabriella Fox, Abbey Brooks, Shyla Stylez, Veronica Rayne, Brea Lynn, Charles Dera, Manuel Ferrara & Marco Banderas)
15. Best Non-Sex Performance (Zaaf B)
16. Best Non-Sex Performance (Wu Chow)
17. Best On-Line Marketing Campaign – Individual Project
18. Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project
19. Best Packaging
20. Best Screenplay
21. Best Special Effects
22. Best High-Definition Production
23. Best Supporting Actor (Ben English)
24. Best Supporting Actor (Tommy Gunn)
25. Best Supporting Actor (Steven St. Croix)
26. Best Supporting Actress (Belladonna)
27. Best Supporting Actress (Katsuni)

Apparently I missed a few because a press release came out today stating there are 30 nominations. The press release is listed for you below.

DIGITAL PLAYGROUND’S “PIRATES II: STAGNETTI’S REVENGE” RECEIVES RECORD 30 AVN NOMINATIONS

“Pirates II” Surpasses the Original “Pirates”, the Previous Record Holder!

December 1, 2008 — VAN NUYS, Calif. — Digital Playground’s adult masterpiece, “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” receives 30 AVN Award nominations, smashing the previous record held by the original “Pirates”. “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” received at least one nomination in every category it was eligible for, including a Best Video Feature nomination and a Best Director nomination for Joone. “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” is the biggest adult production in history and has fans eagerly anticipating the final results from the AVN Awards on January 10 in Las Vegas.

For more information about the movie and to view the trailer, visit www.PiratesXXX.com

Additional nominations for “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” include: Best Actress (Jesse Jane®), Best Actor (Evan Stone), Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene (Jesse Jane and BellaDonna), Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene (Katsuni, Stoya™, and BellaDonna), Best Art Direction, Best Couples Sex Scene (Shay Jordan™ and Steven St. Croix), Best DVD Extras, Best DVD Menus, Best Editing (Joey Pulgadas), Best Group Sex Scene (Tent Orgy), Best High-Definition Production, Best Makeup, Best Music Soundtrack, 3 Best Non-Sex Performances (Zaaf B, Frank Bukkwyd, and Wu Chow), Best On-Line Marketing Campaign, Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Best Packaging, Best Screenplay, Best Special Effects, 3 Best Supporting Actors (Ben English, Tommy Gunn, Steven St. Croix), 2 Best Supporting Actresses (Katsuni and BellaDonna), Best 3-Way Sex Scene (BellaDonna, Sasha Grey, and Evan Stone), and Best Videography.

Joone, the internationally awarded and highly acclaimed writer/director of “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” and Digital Playground’s Founder says, “I would like to thank the fans for whom I made this movie.”

Company CEO, Samantha Lewis is pleased with the nominations. She says, “I’d like to thank everyone at AVN for acknowledging our efforts this year, especially with ‘Pirates II’. My entire staff has worked harder than ever before to make these nominations a reality and I really appreciate the notoriety and attention AVN is giving us. Congratulations to all the nominees!”

“Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge” stars Digital Playground’s beautiful contract girls Jesse Jane®, Shay Jordan™, Katsuni, Stoya™, Riley Steele™ and Gabriella Fox™. The film costars the talents of BellaDonna, Sasha Grey, Jenna Haze, Brianna Love, Abbey Brooks, Shawna Lenee, Rhylee Richards, Brea Lynn, Shyla Stylez, and Veronica Rayne. Evan Stone, Tommy Gunn, and Steven St. Croix reprise their ground-breaking roles from the original “Pirates”. The film also includes industry studs Manuel Ferrara, James Deen, Marco Banderas, Mick Blue, Ben English, and Charles Dera.

All hands are on deck for the epic, blockbuster “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge”, directed by award-winner Joone, and produced by Joone and his business partner Samantha Lewis. The film released on DVD on September 27 and Blu-ray November 7.