The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and NPACT, the trade organization serving the producers of nonfiction entertainment content, have put forth the nominees for the very first Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards.
The votes are in and Monsters & Critics was part of the voting body that selected the first annual Critics’ Choice Awards Real TV Awards that revealed big news: Netflix got a lot of love (33 nominations) for their exceptional reality TV programming, and RuPaul continues to be a critics’ darling and favorite.
VH1 will broadcast the awards on Sunday, June 9 and the event will take place on Sunday, June 2 in Beverly Hills.
The pack leader is RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) earning five nominations including Competition Series, Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Female Star of the Year (Michelle Visage), Male Star of the Year (RuPaul Charles), and Show Host (RuPaul Charles).
Spinoff RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! (VH1) was nominated for Unstructured Series.
Next in line for nom love was Netflix’s Queer Eye, garnering four nominations for Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Lifestyle Show included Fashion/Beauty, Male Star of The Year (Jonathan Van Ness), and Structured Series.
Netflix epic nature series Our Planet and cultural phenomenon Tidying Up with Marie Kondo were nominated for three awards each. They also earned Animal/Nature Show, Limited Documentary Series, and Male Star of The Year (David Attenborough), and the latter for Female Star of the Year (Marie Kondo),
From BFCA President and Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards executive producer Joey Berlin:
There is such a tremendous amount of great reality programming, and we are thrilled to be recognizing this vital segment of the television world alongside our wonderful partners at NPACT and to be reunited with our friends at VH1 ensures that this ceremony will be a night for guests, and viewers, to remember!
Bob Bain and Joey Berlin will serve as Executive Producers. The BTJA and NPACT collaborative awards show is adapted and replaces the NPACT Impact Awards held last year.
Nominations for the Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards
Competition Series
- Making It (NBC)
- Project Runway (Bravo)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
- Survivor: David vs. Goliath (CBS)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
Competition Series: Talent/Variety
- America’s Got Talent: The Champions (NBC)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
- The Masked Singer (Fox)
- The Voice (NBC)
- World of Dance (NBC)
Unstructured Series
- Born This Way (A&E)
- Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
- Intervention (A&E)
- Many Sides of Jane (A&E)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! (VH1)
Structured Series
- Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
- Magic for Humans (Netflix)
- Queer Eye (Netflix)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)
Business Show
- Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
- Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Fox)
- Selling Sunset (Netflix)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- T-Pain’s School of Business (Fuse)
Sports Show
- American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
- Losers (Netflix)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- Sunderland ’Til I Die (Netflix)
- Warriors of Liberty City (Starz)
Crime/Justice Show
- Betrayed (ID)
- Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (Netflix)
- In Pursuit with John Walsh (ID)
- Making a Murderer: Part 2 (Netflix)
- The Innocent Man (Netflix)
Ongoing Documentary Series
- Chef’s Table (Netflix)
- POV (PBS)
- The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth (Showtime)
- United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
- Vice (HBO)
Limited Documentary Series
- Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (Netflix)
- Our Planet (Netflix)
- Punk (Epix)
- Shut Up and Dribble (Showtime)
- Surviving R. Kelly (Lifetime)
Short Form Series
- 9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook Watch)
- Biography Presents: History, Herstory (HISTORY)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple TV)
- Comeback Kids (The Dodo)
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Between the Scenes (Comedy Central)
Live Show
- BUILD (AOL)
- La Voz (Telemundo)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
- The Voice (NBC)
- Yellowstone Live (National Geographic)
Interactive Show
- Talking Dead (AMC)
- Watch What Happens with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
- You vs. Wild (Netflix)
Talk Show
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Netflix)
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix)
- Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros. Television/Syndicated)
- The View (ABC)
Late-Night Talk Show
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Entertainment News Show
- Access (NBCUniversal Television/Syndicated)
- E! News (E!)
- Entertainment Tonight (CBS Television/Syndicated)
- Extra (Warner Bros. Television/Syndicated)
- Inside Edition (CBS Television/Syndicated)
Culinary Show
- Chopped (Food Network)
- Nailed It! (Netflix)
- Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
- The Great British Baking Show (PBS)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
Game Show
- Cash Cab (Discovery)
- Common Knowledge (Game Show Network)
- Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC)
- Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
- Jeopardy! (CBS Television/Syndicated)
Travel/Adventure Show
- Expedition Unknown (Discovery)
- Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy (Netflix)
- Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
- The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
- The Voyager with Josh Garcia (NBC)
Animal/Nature Show
- Amanda to the Rescue (Animal Planet)
- Dodo Heroes (Animal Planet)
- Dynasties (BBC America)
- Hostile Planet (National Geographic)
- Our Planet (Netflix)
Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty
- Project Runway (Bravo)
- Project Runway All-Stars (Lifetime)
- Queer Eye (Netflix)
- Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
Relationship Show
- Born This Way (A&E)
- Dating Around (Netflix)
- Married at First Sight (Lifetime)
- The Bachelor (ABC)
- Wife Swap (Paramount Network)
Lifestyle Show: Home/Garden
- Home Town (HGTV)
- Love It or List It (HGTV)
- Property Brothers (HGTV)
- Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- Trading Spaces (TLC)
Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
- Crikey! It’s The Irwins (Animal Planet)
- Queer Eye (Netflix)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
- The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)
- Trading Spaces (TLC)
Show Host
- RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
- Stephen Colbert – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
- James Corden – The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
- Busy Philipps – Busy Tonight (E!)
- Jerry Seinfeld – Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Netflix)
Female Star of The Year
- Nicole Byer – Nailed It! (Netflix)
- Marie Kondo – Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
- Samin Nosrat – Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
- Chrissy Teigen – Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
- Michelle Visage – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Male Star of The Year
- David Attenborough – Our Planet (Netflix)
- RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
- Hasan Minhaj – Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix)
- Phil Rosenthal – Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
- Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye (Netflix)
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction by a Network or Streaming Platform
- A&E
- Bravo
- FOX
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- NBC
- Netflix
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production
- A. Smith & Co. Productions
- Big Fish Entertainment
- Endemol Shine North America
- Kreativ Inc.
- The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)
The Critics’ Choice Awards Real TV Awards will air on Sunday, June 9 on VH1.