Director of the Year – Feature Release
- Bishop, Black Romance: Straight from My Heart (West Coast Productions)
- Brad Armstrong, Countdown (Wicked Pictures)
- Jim Crawford, Desire (Adult Source Media)
- Wendy Crawford, Desire (Adult Source Media)
- Michael Ninn, Four (Adam & Eve / Ninn Worx)
- Eddie Powell, Friend Zone (New Sensations / New Sensations Romance)
- Paul Thomas, Friends With Benefits (New Sensations)
- Eddie Powell, Love Marriage and Other Bad Ideas (New Sensations)
- Robby D., Nurses 2 (Digital Playground)
- Harry Sparks, Revenge Of The Petites (ATKingdom)
- Marcus London, Spartacus MMXII: The Beginning (Wicked Pictures)
- James Avalon, Tango To Romance (Adam & Eve)
- Eddie Powell, Torn (New Sensations)
- Jacky St. James, Torn (New Sensations)
- Skye Blue, Venus In Furs (Adam & Eve)
- John Stagliano, Voracious (Evil Angel / John Stagliano Productions)
- Graham Travis, Wasteland (Elegant Angel)
Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release
- B. Skow, Allie Haze: True Sex (Vivid)
- Jonni Darkko, Angels of Debauchery 9 (Evil Angel / Jonni Darkko Productions )
- Robby D., Bad Girls 7 (Digital Playground)
- William H. Nutsack, Best New Starlets 2012 (Elegant Angel)
- Bobbi Starr, Bobbi Loves Boys (Evil Angel / Bobbi Starr)
- Sunny Leone, Goddess (Vivid / SunLust Pictures)
- Eddie Powell, Innocence of Youth 1 (Digital Sin)
- Mason, Lexi (Elegant Angel)
- Chris Streams, Nacho Invades America 1 (Jules Jordan Video / Chris Streams Productions)
- Miles Long, Office Politics (3rd Degree)
- Seymore Butts, Pool Party at Seymore’s 3: The Sext Generation (Pure Play Media / Seymore Butts)
- Howard Levine, Super Porn (Exile Pictures / Pleasure Dynasty)
- Ivan, This is Why I’m Hot 2: Rising Starlets (Evolution Erotica / Tom Byron Pictures)
- Raul Cristian, U.S. Sluts 3 (Jules Jordan Video / Cruel Media)
- Jules Jordan, Ultimate Fuck Toy: Abella Anderson (Jules Jordan Video)
Director of the Year – Parody
- Axel Braun, Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody (Vivid / Vivid Comix)
- Lee Roy Meyers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer XXX: A Parody (Adam & Eve)
- Axel Braun, Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody (Vivid / Vivid Comix)
- Shy Love, el Gordo y la Flaca XXX (Hustler Video)
- Jim Powers, Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation (Smash Pictures)
- Max Candy, Inglorious Bitches (Video Marc Dorcel)
- Rob Black, Iron Man XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody (Exquisite / Extreme Comixxx)
- Brad Armstrong, Men In Black: A Hardcore Parody (Wicked Pictures)
- Will Ryder, Not Animal House XXX (Adam & Eve)
- Will Ryder, Not the Three Stooges XXX (Pulse Distribution / Will Ryder Productions)
- Spock Buckton, Official Hangover Parody (Zero Tolerance)
- Nica Noelle, Pretty Lady (Mile High / Sweet Sinner)
- Axel Braun, Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody (Vivid)
- Rob Black, Training Day: a XXX Parody (Pleasure Dynasty)
- Jordan Septo, Zorro XXX: A Pleasure Dynasty Parody (Jama Entertainment / Pleasure Dynasty)
Director of the Year: Body of Work
- Axel Braun
- B. Skow
- Bobbi Starr
- Brad Armstrong
- Eddie Powell
- James Avalon
- Jules Jordan
- Kevin Moore
- Manuel Ferrara
- Mason
- Mike Adriano
- Nica Noelle
- Robby D.
- Will Ryder
- William H. Nutsack