Award categories for the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards were released Thursday. This year’s award show will take place in conjunction with the XBIZ Hollywood ‘07 Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., an annual industry conference featuring two full days of power networking, intensive workshops, seminars and parties.

As in past years, hundreds of adult entertainment companies will compete for the coveted XBIZ Award, which is awarded based on innovation and excellence within the industry. Award nominees are nominated by clients and colleagues and then judged by a panel of peers.

From now until the night of the awards show on Feb. 8, the nominee submission process will take place from Nov. 1-30, followed by an announcement of official nominees on Dec. 11. By Dec. 18, the judging process begins, and then the winners are announced the night of the show.

XBIZ event organizers say they expect the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards to be the biggest industry celebration to date, promising a star-studded event not to be forgotten.

This year’s categories include:
Affiliate Program of the Year
VOD Company of the Year
Novelty Company of the Year
Studio of the Year
Design Company of the Year
Live Video Chat of the Year
Content Provider of the Year
Innovative Product of the Year
GLBT Company of the Year
Mobile Company of the Year
Online Community of the Year
Web Retailer of the Year
Web Host of the Year
Adult Site of the Year
Billing (IPSP) of the Year
Billing (Merchant) of the Year
Billing (Alternative) of the Year
Up & Coming Web Company
Up & Coming Studio of the Year
Crossover Move of the Year
Business Man of the Year
Business Woman of the Year
Honorary/Legal of the Year
ASACP Service Recognition
FSC Netizen of the Year.