 From year 2009, it is awarded annually for a single category.First recipient of the award was Richard Pacheco, who was awarded at 1st AVN Awards in 1984 for his performance in "Irresistible".As of 2019, Mike Horner, Randy Spears and Evan Stone are the most honoured pornographic actors with five awards followed by Buck Adams, Steven St. Croix and Tom Byron with four awards, Tommy Pistol and Eric Edwards with three awards while six pornographic actorsJon Dough, Dale DaBone, Brad Armstrong, Robert Bullock, Seth Gamble and James Bonnhave won the award two times.