1. Ashlyn Gere (1993)
Ashlyn Gere received the first award of Performer of the Year in 1993.
2. Debi Diamond (1994)
Debi Diamond won the award of Performer of the Year in 1994.
3. Asia Carrera (1995)
Asia Carrera won the award of Performer of the Year in 1995.
4. Kaitlyn Ashley (1996)
Kaitlyn Ashley won the award of Performer of the Year in 1996.
5. Missy (1997)
Missy is the only pornstar to have ever won the awards of Best New Starlet and Performer of the Year at the same year.
6. Stephanie Swift (1998)
Stephanie Swift won the award of Performer of the Year in 1998.
7. Chloe (1999)
Chloe won the award of Performer of the Year in 1999.
8. Inari Vachs (2000)
Inari Vachs won the award of Performer of the Year in 2000.
9. Jewel De'Nyle (2001)
Jewel De'Nyle won the award of Performer of the Year in 2001.
10. Nikita Denise (2002)
Nikita Denise became the first non-American pornstar awarded as Performer of the Year in 2002.
11. Aurora Snow (2003)
Aurora Snow won the award of Performer of the Year in 2003.
12. Ashley Blue (2004)
Ashley Blue won the award of Performer of the Year in 2004.
13. Lauren Phoenix (2005)
Lauren Phoenix won the award of Performer of the Year in 2005.
14. Audrey Hollander (2006)
Audrey Hollander won the award of Performer of the Year in 2006.
15. Hillary Scott (2007)
Hillary Scott won the award of Performer of the Year in 2007.
16. Sasha Grey (2008)
Sasha Grey won the award of Performer of the Year in 2008.
17. Jenna Haze (2009)
Jenna Haze won the award of Performer of the Year in 2009.
18. Tori Black (2010, 2011)
Tori Black was the first two time-winner of the award of Performer of the Year, winning back-to-back in 2010 and 2011.
19. Bobbi Starr (2012)
Bobbi Starr won the award of Performer of the Year in 2012.
20. Asa Akira (2013)
Asa Akira won the award of Performer of the Year in 2013.
21. Bonnie Rotten (2014)
Bonnie Rotten won the award of Performer of the Year in 2014.
22. Anikka Albrite (2015)
Anikka Albrite won the award of Performer of the Year in 2015.
23. Riley Reid (2016)
Riley Reid won the award of Performer of the Year in 2016.
24. Adriana Chechik (2017)
Adriana Chechik won the award of Performer of the Year in 2017.
25. Angela White (2018, 2019, 2020)
Angela White is so far the only three-time winner of the award of Performer of the Year, winning back-to-back in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
26. Emily Willys (2021)
Emily Willis won the award of Performer of the Year in 2021.
27. Gianna Dior (2022)
Gianna Dior won the award of Performer of the Year in 2022 and is the current titleholder.