The 1st Pornhub Awards was held on September 6, 2018 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles.

[3][4] On August 7, 2018 Pornhub announced Asa Akira would host the award show.

In early September 2018 reports stated Kanye West would be a creative director for the show.

The data compiled from mid-March 2018 until the day before the show on September 5 were used to find the winners of the categories.

[9] The show was held at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.