Award season always begins with a bang–particularly in the case of the GayVNs, who kick off the statue-and-gift-bag competition with their own list of nominees for best newcomer, best butt-bang, and other categories that don’t get the recognition from Hollywood that they deserve (not counting West Hollywood). Read up on the nominees, including Arabesque and Skuff 3, and while you’re at it, make your plans to stalk Gus Mattox and Shane Rollins along with us outside L.A.’s RAGE nightclub, home of the ceremonies–which are strictly invitation only, dammit. Maybe we’ll ask you to come with us? At this rate we won’t be able to hold off until March 9 anyway.