Apparently, Paramount+’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” have been given carte blanche to strut their stuff, as the reality giants lead the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards with five nominations. combined in four categories, including Best Competiton Series and Best Ensemble Cast in a Non-Scripted Series.
“Reviewing this year’s list of nominees, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards than by calling attention to the many talented and diverse people who continue to make television without script an essential element. genre on broadcast, cable and streaming,” said Critics Choice Association television chapter co-chair Ed Martin.
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were created in 2019 to drive attention for reality, nonfiction and lifestyle programming, and represent more than 600 North American journalists.
Due to the ongoing writers’ strike, the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards will not have an in-person ceremony, but will announce the winners publicly on Thursday, June 15.
Below is a full list of the nominees:
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“Lego Masters” (Fox)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” (Paramount+)
“Survivor” (CBS)
“The Traitors” (Peacock)
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY
“America’s Got Talent” (NBC)
“America’s Got Talent: All Stars” (NBC)
“Dancing with the stars” (Disney+)
“The Masked Singer” (Zorro)
“My Kind of Country” (Apple TV+)
“The Voice” (NBC)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES
“Sailing yacht below deck” (Bravo)
“Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
“Formula 1: Drive to survive” (Netflix)
“The Kardashians” (Hulu)
“MTV Fans: Bretman Rock” (MTV)
“Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo)
BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
“Bar Rescue” (Paramount Network)
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network)
“The Gentle Art of the Swedish Cleanse of Death” (Peacock)
“Brave” (Apple TV+)
“Shark Tank” (ABC)
“Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu)
BEST CULINARY SHOW
“The Big Brunch” (HBO Max)
“José Andrés and Family in Spain” (discovery+)
“Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines” (Red Magnolia)
“Selena + Chef” (HBO Max)
“Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu)
“The best chef” (Bravo)
BEST GAME SHOW
“Barmageddon” (United States)
“Danger!” (Syndicated)
“Slang” (CBS)
“Password” (NBC)
“The Wall” (NBC)
“Weakest Link” (NBC)
BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW
“Geography of Bliss with Rainn Wilson” (Peacock)
“The Great Food Truck Race” (Food Network)
“José Andrés and Family in Spain” (discovery+)
“The Parts Maker” (Red Magnolia)
“The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy” (Apple TV+)
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
BEST BUSINESS SHOW
“American Greed” (CNBC)
“Bar Rescue” (Paramount Network)
“House Hunters” (HGTV)
“Restaurant: Impossible” (Food Network)
“Shark Tank” (ABC)
“Wahl Street” (HBO Max)
BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
“Great Beasts” (Apple TV+)
“The End Is Nye” (Peacock)
“Frozen Planet II” (BBC One)
“Our Universe” (Netflix)
“Prehistoric Planet” (Apple TV+)
“The magician of the legs” (BYUtv)
BEST CRIME/JUSTICE PROGRAM
“911 Crisis Center” (Oxygen)
“Evil Lives Here” (Investigation Discovery)
“How I Caught My Killer” (Hulu)
“Chasing John Walsh” (Discovery Investigation / discovery+)
“Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3” (Netflix)
“Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies & The Internet” (Netflix)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
“30 for 30” (ESPN)
“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC)
“Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers” (Hulu)
“Like a Girl” (Fuse Media)
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO Max)
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)
BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW
“Farmer Wants Wife” (Fox)
“Indian Matchmaking” (Netflix)
“Jewish Matchmaker” (Netflix)
Love is blind (Netflix)
“Married at first sight” (for life)
“The Parent Test” (ABC)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN
“For the love of kitchens” (Red Magnolia)
“Home” (Apple TV+)
“Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” (Bravo)
“Murder House Flip” (The Roku Channel)
“Trixie Motel” (discovery+)
The Ugliest House in America (HGTV)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTY
“Glow” (Netflix)
“The Hype” (HBO Max)
“Making the Cut” (Prime Video)
“What’s Next in Fashion” (Netflix)
“Queer Eye” (Netflix)
“Say yes to the dress” (TLC)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
“American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing” (Netflix)
“The Hidden Life of Pets” (Netflix)
“House of Hammer” (discovery+)
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (HBO Max)
“Pepsi, where is my plane?” (Netflix)
“Superliga: The war for soccer” (Apple TV+)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
“Sailing yacht below deck” (Bravo)
“Dancing with the stars” (Disney+)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” (Paramount+)
“Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test” (Fox)
“Survivor” (Season 44) (CBS)
“Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo)
BEST SHOW PRESENTER
Selena Gomez – “Selena + Chef” (HBO Max)
Alex Guarnaschelli – “Alex vs America” (Food Network)
Padma Lakshmi – “Top Chef” (Bravo), “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu)
Trixie Mattel – “Trixie Motel” (discovery+)
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) / “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” (Paramount+)
Ryan Seacrest – “American Idol” (ABC)
STAR OF THE YEAR
Guy Fieri – “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network)
Ina Garten – “Barefoot Contessa” (Food Network) / “Be My Guest With Ina Garten” (Food Network)
Selena Gomez – “Selena + Chef” (HBO Max)
Padma Lakshmi – “Top Chef” (Bravo), “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu)
Sandra Lee – “Dr. Blackhead Buster” (TLC)
Eugene Levy – “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy” (Apple TV+)
Peyton Manning – “The Greatest of All Time in History with Peyton Manning” (Story) / “Peyton’s
Places” (ESPN+) / Capital One College Bowl (NBC)
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) / “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” (Paramount+)
