After receiving a record number of nomination submissions for this year's show, a panel of judges was handpicked by XBiz to represent a wide range of industry experts.
The list of judges includes: Jim Henley, Dream Tank; Bruno Dickman, Dickmans Design; Jason Tucker, Playa Solutions; Randall Crocket, DRM Networks; Mike, Webair; Craig Trent, SexKey; Leslie Sharp, VividCash; Ray Taft, Jupiter Hosting; Lensman, Adult.com; Greg Clayman, VS Media; MikeB, CECash; Oystein, Mansion Productions; Bishop, AEBN; Chuck Tsmasis, VS Media; Chris Mallick, Paycom; Lee Ali, Opera Telecom; Stephanie Robesky, Private Media Group; David, Zend Technologies; Holly Moss, Hmoss Consulting; Mike, Sexentertain; Mike Youtan, Hustler; Mitch Farber, Netbilling; Dave Levine, SexToy.com.
Each judge was given a week to review the XBiz Award nominees in their assigned categories. Votes were then submitted based on a predetermined criteria.
The XBiz Awards is sponsored by Jupiter Hosting, Plug-In Feeds, Extreme Paychecks and Pussy Cash, with entertainment provided by Video Secrets and ANYwebcam.com.
Doors open at 10 p.m. and the awards ceremony begins at 11:00 p.m., followed by a celebration party from 12 p.m to 2 a.m.