(Hollywood, CA) Multi-award-winning prolific director Jim Powers has had an incredible year and has dropped some of his most creative work for Adult Time studios and series, including Dogfart, Devil’s Film, Gender X, Accidental Gangbang, and more. Now, he’s been nominated for his directorial efforts and scenes by the XBIZ XMAs.
Last week, XBIZ announced the 2025 XMA nominees at a red-carpet star-studded event at Sound in the heart of Hollywood, CA. Jim Powers scored two impressive nominations for his directorial efforts—he’s up for Director of the Year – Body of Work (Non-Narrative) and Director of the Year – Trans Works. Two of his highly original Gender X films also garnered nominations. “Gilligan’s Trans Adventures” and “Space Trans” are both up for Best Trans Movie. And four of the Best Sex Scene – Trans that were nominated were directed by him. Gender X’s “Trans Rave” starring Adira Allure, Kasey Kei, Dante Colle, Michael DelRay, and Jade Venus, “Gilligan’s Trans Adventures” starring Ariel Demure and Roman Todd, and “Transsexual Nurses 3″ starring Kasey Kei and Wolf Hudson, and Adult Time’s Accidental Gangbang “Bachelor Party Surprise: A Jim Powers Spotlight” starring Brittney Kade, Michael DelRay, Wolf Hudson, Steve Rickz, Sage Roux, Jay Tee and Roman Todd.
“I’m honored to be up for two directorial awards and to have XBIZ recognize my work. It’s great that a tom of my scenes was nominated too. I’d love for Brittney Kade’s Accidental Gangbang to win because it was one of the best scenes I directed this year, and it’s just incredible. Thank you, XBIZ, Adult Times, and everyone on my crew for making this happen,” says Jim Powers.
The XMAs are set to take place on Sunday, January 19th, at the historic Hollywood Palladium.
See a complete list of the 2025 nominees at xbiz.com/news/285426/2025-xma-award-nominees-announced.
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ABOUT JIM POWERS
Jim Powers is one of the most prolific directors of our time who’s always been known for being controversial and once told Forbes he wants to be the Warren Buffett of porno. Growing up in the Valley in the 1970s, Jim was influenced by comic books, horror movies, fan magazines, and skateboarding, and in the 1980s, all he wanted to do was be a punk rocker and skateboarder. After graduating from Cal State Northridge, he became a stockbroker, a DVD distributor, and a part-time pornographer.
In 1992, while gambling in Ballys in Vegas, Jim wandered into the AVN Awards and decided he could make a better movie than most people there for $5k—he and his friend put up $2500 each to make “The Hills Have Thighs.” Kevin Beachum of Midnight Pictures encouraged him to shoot amateurs on the beach, even though he had never even picked up a camera. While shooting on the beach in Malibu, his set was shut down, and he was hit with felony charges of pandering and conspiracy. He continued to shoot at private houses and swinger parties for Beachum and other companies to cover his legal bills.
In 1993, a chance meeting with Jeff Mike of JM Productions led to history when the two joined forces, regularly pushing the limits of sex while still staying out of prison. Jim helped them roll out their bukkake line and invented American Bukkake—Downtown Larry Melrose from the Howard Stern Show was frequently on his sets. Jim had his own company, Powersville, and directed for legendary adult studios Heatwave, Mayhem, Sin City, Notorious, Immoral Productions, and Smash Pictures. Currently, he directs for Gender X, Devil’s Film, BiPhoria, Dogfart, Zero Tolerance, Adult Time, Transfixed, Fantasy Massage, and Addicted to Girls, and averages over 300 scenes per year. In 2023, ASN Lifestyle Magazine profiled him with a 10-page feature.
With 50 performer credits and thousands of scenes as a director, Jim won Director of the Year (Body of Work) and Best Director – Non-Feature from the AVN Awards and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005. He’s also scored countless AVN Awards nominations for Best Director, Best Director – Feature, Director of the Year: Individual Project, Best Directing Portfolio – Specialty, Best Director – Parody, Director of the Year (Body of Work), Director – Non-Feature, and Best Videography, as well as Gonzo Director of the Year from the XBIZ Awards, Best Producer Nominee from the TEAs, Best Director – Parody from XRCOs, and Top BDSM Release from AEBN’s VOD Awards.
During the Black Flag era, Jim sported a mohawk and toured in punk rock bands. He still plays bass in the punk rock band Killroy at high-end venues like Roxy, Viper Room, and Knitting Factory. Follow his adventures on set, learn more about his upcoming scenes and features, and when he plays punk rock live on stage by checking out his Twitter/X @jimpowersxxx.
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