Remember when Ariel Demure snatched Best Trans Acting last year and half the room lost their damn minds? Yeah, that energy is back—and it’s louder.
The Avalon in Hollywood just hosted the AVN Noms party and the second her name started rolling across multiple categories, you could feel the momentum shift. Ariel isn’t just in the game in 2026; she’s looking like the one to beat.
Ariel Demure Storms the 2026 AVN Nominations
Let’s cut straight to it—Ariel picked up six nominations and every single one feels earned as hell.
Transpirella Could Make Her Back-to-Back Acting Champ
Jim Powers handed her the keys to Transpirella over at Gender X Films and she ran with it. We’re talking full-on comic-book vamp seduction mixed with that signature Demure heat. Sources who’ve seen the cuts say her performance is next-level—campy when it needs to be, scorching when it counts. She’s up for Best Trans Acting Performance again, and honestly? Good luck to the competition.
Oh, and the same movie gifted her a Most Outrageous Sex Scene nod for “Satanic Orgy and Hellish Takedown” (aka “Lucifer’s Sploogenami”) alongside Avery Lust, Andylynne Payne, and Jack Hammer. If you’ve seen the trailer, you already know it lives up to the insane title.
One-on-One, VR, and a Massive Orgy—She Covered Every Base
Grooby stays feeding us gold. The “A + A = Demure Lust” hookup with Avery Lust on TGirls.Porn landed a Best Trans One-on-One Sex Scene nom—pure chemistry, zero filler.
Then she slipped into VR for “Waking Up with Ariel!” opposite Giovanni on GroobyVR. That one’s up for Best VR Trans Sex Scene and early feedback says the immersion is stupidly hot.
And because one orgy apparently wasn’t enough, Gender X’s monster “Trans Orgy” scene packed Jade Venus, Brittney Kade, Kasey Kei, Tori Easton, Khloe Kay, Lola Morena, Cherry Kiss, and a squad of guys including Cliff Jensen and Wolf Hudson. That chaotic, sweaty pile-up scored Best Trans Group Sex Scene. Eleven performers, zero chill.
Trans Performer of the Year Is Hers to Lose
“Winning Best Trans Acting last year for my own project was a dream come true. I’d love to win it again for Transpirella or take home Trans Performer of the Year. This year has been insane.”
– Ariel Demure
She’s not wrong. The sheer range—acting, hardcore duos, VR, gangbangs, plus that Vampirella-level feature commitment—makes the Trans Performer of the Year race feel like it’s already over.
Mark Your Calendar: January 24, Vegas
The full AVN Awards go down at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Fan voting drops soon, so if you ride for Ariel (and let’s be real, most of us do), get ready to stuff those ballots.
Bottom line? Ariel Demure didn’t come to play in 2026—she came to collect. And if the hardware matches the heat she put on screen this year, we’re looking at a historic night for trans adult performance.
Place your bets, folks. My money’s on Demure sweeping the damn table.
