For 15 years, ED (Exotic Dancer) Publications has been honoring the multi-billion-dollar adult nightclub industry with its only national awards event: The Annual ED's Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show. This year's Awards Show is slated for August 28, 2012, at the Orleans Showroom inside the Orleans Casino, and is one of the highlight events of the 20th Annual 'Reunion' EXPO (August 26-29, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas).

Held each year during the Annual Gentlemen's Club Owners EXPO - the only national business-to-business convention for the adult nightclub industry - the ED's Awards Show honors the nation's top adult nightclubs, feature entertainers and club staff. Award nominees were chosen thanks in part to 'pre-nominations,' which were accepted at TheEDAwards.com from May 15 through June 5. The Final Ballot for the 2012 ED's Awards will be live online only at TheEDAwards.com from June 26 through July 20, 2012.

Four talented feature entertainers will by vying for the prestigious title of ED's 'Overall Feature Entertainer of the Year,' and each of the four will be offering command performances during the show. The 2012 nominees for 'Overall Feature Entertainer of the Year' are: Two-time nominee Gia Nova, first-time nominees Lisa Licious and RubberDoll, and four-time nominee Suzie Malone (note: previous Overall Entertainer of the Year winners are exempt from the category). There are also three other entertainer award categories, including Newcomer Entertainer of the Year, Adult Movie Entertainer of the Year and Club Favorite Entertainer of the Year (the nominees for the Miss ExoticDancer.com Award will be posted on August 6th).

The adult nightclub nominees are highlighted by the eight clubs vying for the "Overall Club of the Year" Award, including (in alphabetical order) Cheerleaders in Philadelphia, La Boheme in Denver, Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas, On the Border in Franklin, WI, Spearmint Rhino in Las Vegas, The Gold Club in Charlotte, NC, The Men's Club in Houston and Tootsie's Cabaret in N. Miami. There are also regional club award categories for large and small clubs, including the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West, as well as "Feature" Club of the Year (for clubs who book feature entertainers) and Club Chain of the Year. Finally, club staff members will be honored with the GM of the Year Award and Club Employee of the Year Award.