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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PROGRAMMING BY A NETWORK OR STREAMING PLATFORM
Welcome It’s such a pleasure to welcome all of you – nominees, presenters and guests from across the unscripted content industry – to tonight’s Critics Choice Real TV Awards. After two years of virtual awards, we’re thrilled to come together in person again to celebrate the excellence, innovation, diversity, and exceptional storytelling that are so prevalent in nonfiction content. Through the unprecedented ingenuity and creativity of the entire unscripted community, including everyone here tonight, quality nonfiction entertainment was safely produced and delivered to audiences throughout the pandemic. So now more than ever, there’s a lot to celebrate. On behalf of NPACT’s member companies, I’d like to thank our partners at the Critics Choice Association for their tireless commitment to making this evening’s celebration of our industry a reality. Congratulations and good luck to all!
Michelle Van Kempen General Manager NPACT
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A Message from the Branch President Welcome to the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards. After two years in lockdown we’re thrilled to be celebrating the best of reality, nonfiction and unscripted programming in person with all of you. Though we couldn’t assemble in person during the last two years, that didn’t stop us from honoring the best and brightest of reality television. I encourage you to visit CriticsChoice.com and browse the recorded acceptance speeches by the many deserving recipients of our Critics Choice Real TV Awards in 2020 and 2021. The last two years have been particularly challenging for all forms of television production, which came to a full stop for several months in 2020 and experienced several stops and starts throughout 2021 as it fully returned to life. Unscripted productions proved a bit easier to execute during that time, even with the new Covid protocols the industry has had to implement. And so it is that in 2022 there are more reality programs on broadcast and cable networks and streaming services than ever before. Hats off to the unscripted productions that have safely and effectively innovated and adapted to the new challenges the industry was forced to confront. They collectively sent a signal that television, and reality television in particular, would continue to entertain and enlighten an eager audience. Tonight, we are pleased to recognize excellence in many unscripted categories. In order to select the best, we assembled five nomination committees comprised of television critics and journalists from all over the country, each of them tasked with identifying the most deserving nominees in multiple categories. The entire TV Branch of the CCA then voted to select the winners. As always, I thank them for their hard work and unwavering dedication. And I thank all of you for your ongoing support. Thanks also to the many people who made tonight’s event possible, starting with our talented hosts Randy and Jason Sklar and all of our presenters. Thanks also to the many people who made tonight’s event possible. This starts with our fabulous hosts, the very funny Randy and Jason Sklar, and all our great Presenters. Executive Producers Joey Berlin and Bob Bain have put the show together with a dedicated team including Robin Reinhardt, Benn Fleishman, Jeremy Tominberg, Rich Preuss, Philip D’Amour, Matthew Gossin, Gerry Escalante, Katie Carlin, Nicole Gautier, Becky Whale, Sharon Moscoso, Paul Flattery, Jim Wise, Dera Freund, John De Simio, David Freedman, Ken Rose, Josh Orenstein, Gary Mezzatesta, Andy Gelb and Julia Rossen of Slate PR, Leslie Oren of Babygrande PR, Lisa Waters, Natasha Gargiulo and Dan Black. Our partners at NPACT, led by Michelle Van Kempen, have been a joy to work with on this show, as usual. Enjoy the show!
Ed Martin Television Branch President Critics Choice Association
ABC BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Hulu BEST SHOW HOST Padma Lakshmi FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Padma Lakshmi
National Geogra BEST TRAVEL/AD MALE STAR O Jeff Go
National Geographic BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
National Geographic & Disney+ BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
AB BEST GAM
ABC BEST BUSINESS SHOW
Walt Disney Animation Studios & Disney+ BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
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ABC BEST GAME SHOW
ESPN Films BEST SPORTS SHOW
National Geographic BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
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Hulu BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
National Geographic BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW ©Disney
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The Sklar Brothers
Randy and Jason Sklar
Television Branch Ed Martin
Branch President
Membership List Didier Allouch – Canal+ France Eric Andersson – TV Guide Magazine Ainsley Andrade – MediaVillage.com Nelson Aspen – Sunrise Australia Hillary Atkin – AtkinReport.com Juan Ayala – MediaVillage.com Robyn Bahr – Freelance Martha Baker – KDHX Radio (CPB) Kristen Baldwin – Entertainment Weekly Aaron Barnhart – Primetimer Josh Bell – KTNV Channel 13 Howard and Sandy Benjamin – Interview Factory Jean Bentley – Freelance Rick Bentley – Tribune Wire Service Marc Berman – Programming Insider April Bernard – TV Guide Magazine Mathilde Bernard – Freelance David Bianculli – “Fresh Air” NPR Anne Brodie – What She Said! Jenna Busch – Legion of Leia / VitalThrills.com Christopher Campbell – Documentary Branch President, CCA; Nonfics.com Francisco Cangiano – Fidelity 95.7 FM WDIF; Uno Radio Group Roger Catlin – Freelance Mike Cecchini – DenOfGeek.com Paulette Cohn – Parade.com Jim Colucci – MustHearTV.blogspot.com Rosy Cordero – Deadline David Crow – Den of Geek Jacqueline Cutler – Emmy magazine, MediaVillage, (NY) Daily News Clayton Davis – Variety Deborah Day – Rotten Tomatoes
Manny de la Rosa – KMIR-TV Eric Deggans – National Public Radio Amber Dowling – Freelance Journalist Duane Dudek – WTMJ-AM Marah Eakin – The A.V. Club Rick Egusquiza – In Touch, Life & Style Amelia Emberwing – IGN Cristina Escobar – Popsugar Maria Estevez – ABC Valerie Ettenhofer – Film School Rejects Chris Evangelista – Slashfilm Kevin Fallon – The Daily Beast Scott Feinberg – The Hollywood Reporter Kevin Fitzpatrick – ScreenCrush.com Rebecca Ford – Vanity Fair Roger Friedman – Showbiz411.com Brent Furdyk – TV Week/ET Canada Darren Garrett – Celebrity Page TV Steve Gidlow – MediaVillage Patrick Gomez – The A.V. Club Toni Gonzales – Freelance (Remezcla) Eric Gould – TV Worth Watching Susan Granger – SSG Syndicate John Griffiths – Emmy magazine Jim Halterman – TV Guide Magazine Pete Hammond – Film Branch President, CCA; Deadline Hollywood John Hanlon – AM 870 The Answer Teri Hart – Rogers Entertainment Chris Hayner – GameSpot Patrick Heidmann – ZEIT ONLINE Jon Hein – Sirius XM channel 101
Damian Holbrook – TV Guide Magazine Jeffrey K. Howard – KCLV.tv Douglas Hyde – CNN.com Emmanuel Itier – AlloCine.fr Ryan Jay – RyanJayReviews.com Lisa Johnson Mandell – Cumulus/BBC Radio Sarah K. Adamson – Hollywood 360 Radio Network Susan Kamyab – Irving Television Rachel Kasuch – Freelancer for magazines and websites in Germany Sandy Kenyon – WABC TV Eric Kohanik – Freelance Journalist Bonnie Laufer Krebs – CH Morning Live Raquel Laguna Pardo – EUROPA PRESS/CulturaOcio Joanna Langfield – The Movie Minute Kelly Lawler – USA Today Samuel Leggett – JVS Media & Productions Christopher Longo – DenofGeek.com Kristen Lopez – IndieWire Germain Lussier – Gizmodo Trey Mangum – Shadowandact.com Noel Manning – Meet Me at the Movies Kylie Erica Mar – Made in Hollywood; Last Night Now Sarah Marrs – LaineyGossip.com Ed Martin – TV Branch President, CCA; MediaVillage Tyler McCarthy – NBC Universal Jennifer Merin – AWFJ.org Bruce Miller – SiouxCityJournal.com Dave Morales – KRIV Fox Wilson Morales – BlackFilmandTV.com Matt Mungle – Salem Radio Networks: The Mungle Show Rebecca Murray – ShowbizJunkies.com Jason Nathanson – ABC News Radio April Neale – Monstersandcritics.com Perri Nemiroff – Collider.com Silvia Nittoli – Badtaste.it Brooke Obie – Refinery 29 Unbothered Tom O’Neil – Gold Derby Michael Ordoña – Los Angeles Times Rob Owen – Trib Total Media’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Carissa Pavlica – TVFanatic.com George Pennacchio – KABC-TV
Mose Persico – CTV MONTREAL Mose at the Movies Jenny Peters – New York Lifestyle Magazine Kimberly Potts – YahooTV.com Gill Pringle – The i paper Aaron Pruner – Freelance Kristy Puchko – Pajiba.com Patricia Puentes – Ask Media Group Jeremy Rabe – Ozarks FOX KRBK Christina Radish – Collider.com Jessica Radloff – Glamour Magazine Alicia Rancilio – Associated Press TV News Grace Randolph – YouTube / Beyond The Trailer Katey Rich – VanityFair.com Matt Richenthal – TVFanatic.com Ana Rita Guerra – Lusa - Portuguese News Agency Joanna Robinson – The Ringer Kate Rodger – Discovery TV3: Newshub Matt Roush – TV Guide Magazine Sam Rubin – KTLA-TV, CCA Board Of Directors Greg Russell – WMYD TV Robert Samo – Fanboy Nation Magazine Derek Sante – I Heart Media Francesca Scorcucchi – Il Corriere della Sera Laura Sirikul – The Nerds of Color Kyle Smith – National Review Danielle Solzman – Solzyatthemovies.com Marietta Steinhart – ray Filmmagazin tt stern-enzi – WXIX Fox19 Patrick Stoner – WHYY-TV and PBS Herb Stratford – KVOA TV (NBC) Robert Strauss – Freelance Ashley Bissette Sumerel – Tell-Tale TV Magnus Sundholm – Aftonbladet (SWEDEN) Leah Sydney – Showbiz411.com Terry Terrones – Gazette.com Fahnia Thomas – EURweb.com Sammi Turano – TVGrapevine Kristi Turnquist – The Oregonian Megan Vick – TVGuide.com Tim Wassberg – The Inside Reel Stevie Wong – Sky News
Bob Saget
Impact Award Honoree
Best Competition Series
Chopped
Making It
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Amazing Race
The Great British Baking Show
Top Chef
Food Network
VH1
Netflix
NBC
CBS
Bravo
W E P R O U D LY C O N G R AT U L AT E O U R CRITICS CHOICE RE AL T V AWARDS NOMINEES
L IZ ZO’ S WATCH OU T FOR T H E B IG G R R R L S B E S T CO M PE T I T I O N SER I E S: TA L EN T/ VA R I E T Y
M A K I N G T H E CU T B E S T L I F E S T Y L E : FA SH I O N/ B E AU T Y SH OW
T H E R E A L HOUSE W I V E S OF B E V ER LY H I L L S B E S T U NS T R U C T U R ED SER I E S B E S T ENSEM B L E C A S T I N A N U NS C R I P T ED SER I E S
SH A R K TA N K B E S T B USI N E SS SH OW
U N I N T ER R U P T ED’ S TOP C L A SS: T H E L I F E A N D T I M E S OF T H E SI ER R A C A N YON T R A I L B L A ZER S B E S T SP O R T S SH OW
T H E VOICE B E S T CO M PE T I T I O N SER I E S: TA L EN T/ VA R I E T Y B E S T ENSEM B L E C A S T I N A N U NS C R I P T ED SER I E S F E M A L E S TA R O F T H E Y E A R — K E L LY C L A R K S O N
Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety
Dancing with the Stars
Finding Magic Mike
Legendary
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Next Level Chef
The Voice
ABC
HBO Max
Fox
HBO Max
Prime Video
NBC
Best Unstructured Series
Couples Therapy
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Kardashians
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
We’re Here
Showtime
Hulu
Paramount+
VH1
Bravo
HBO
Best Structured Series
Catfish: The TV Show
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Dr. Pimple Popper
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
How To with John Wilson
Sketchbook
MTV
TLC
HBO
Food Network
National Geographic
Disney+
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION / BEAUTY SHOW
BEST CULINARY SHOW
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT / VARIETY
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
BEST LIFESTYLE: HOME / GARDEN SHOW
Padma Lakshmi
BEST GAME SHOW
BEST SHOW HOST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Top Chef, Bravo
Kelly Clarkson FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated The Voice, NBC
BEST CRIME / JUSTICE SHOW
BEST CRIME / JUSTICE SHOW
American Song Contest, NBC
Best Culinary Show
Cooking with Paris
Crime Scene Kitchen
Is It Cake?
Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines
The Great British Baking Show
Top Chef
Netflix
Netflix
Netflix
Fox
Magnolia
Bravo
Best Game Show
Family Game Fight!
Holey Moley
Jeopardy!
Supermarket Sweep
The Price Is Right
Weakest Link
NBC
Syndicated
CBS
ABC
ABC
NBC
Best Travel/Adventure Show
Alone
Family Dinner
Somebody Feed Phil
The Amazing Race
The World According to Jeff Goldblum
The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals
History
Netflix
Disney+
Magnolia
CBS
Netflix
RD Whittington & Jamie Foxx would like to thank The Critics Choice Real TV Awards for nominating our hit Discovery+ Series, "Million Dollar Wheels" for BEST BUSINESS SHOW & to thank Warner Bros. Discovery for believing in our vision for this groundbreaking series.
Best Business Show
American Greed
Bar Rescue
Million Dollar Wheels
Restaurant: Impossible
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
CNBC
Discovery+
ABC
Paramount Network
Food Network
CBS
Best Animal/Nature Show
Crikey! It’s the Irwins
Critter Fixers: Country Vets
Eden: Untamed Planet
Growing Up Animal
Penguin Town
The Wizard of Paws
Discovery
BBC America
Netflix
National Geographic
Disney+
BYUtv
Best Crime/Justice Show
911 Crisis Center
Cold Justice
Heist
Rich & Shameless
Secrets of Playboy
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
Oxygen
Netflix
A&E
Oxygen
TNT
National Geographic
C O N G R AT UL AT IONS to our 4th annual
CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS NOMINEES
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Programming by a Network or Streaming Platform
Best Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show
Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety
Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety Best Show Host
Best Structured Series
Best Relationship Show
John Oliver
Best Sports Show
Female Star of the Year Selena Gomez
Thank you, Critics Choice Association, for your recognition.
Best Unstructured Series
Best Sports Show
30 for 30
Bad Sport
Cheer
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
ESPN
Netflix
Netflix
CMT
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers Freevee
Best Relationship Show
90 Day Fiancé
La Máscara del Amor
Love Is Blind
Love on the Spectrum
My Mom, Your Dad
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
TLC
Netflix
HBO Max
Estrella TV
Netflix
Netflix
Best Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show
Celebrity IOU
Fixer Upper: Welcome Home
Houses with History
Married to Real Estate
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
Rock the Block
HGTV
HGTV
Bravo
Magnolia
HGTV
HGTV
Best Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show
Glow Up
Love, Kam
Making the Cut
My Unorthodox Life
Project Runway
The Hype
Netflix
Prime Video
Bravo
SurvivorNetTV
Netflix
HBO Max
Best Limited Series
Abraham Lincoln History
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Netflix
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo
Theodore Roosevelt
We Need to Talk About Cosby
Netflix
History
Netflix
Showtime
Best Ensemble Cast In An Unscripted Series
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
ABC
Bravo
VH1
Paramount+
The Voice NBC
Top Chef Bravo
Best Show Host
Mayim Bialik Jeopardy! Syndicated
Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker and Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez Desus & Mero Showtime
Padma Lakshmi
Trevor Noah
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Hulu Top Chef Bravo
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
John Oliver
RuPaul
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO
Comedy Central
RuPaul’s Drag Race VH1
Male Star of the Year
Jeff Goldblum
The World According to Jeff Goldblum Disney+
Trevor Noah
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Comedy Central
RuPaul
RuPaul’s Drag Race VH1
Robert Irvine
Restaurant: Impossible Food Network
Phil Rosenthal
Somebody Feed Phil Netflix
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy CNN
Female Star of the Year
Samantha Bee
Kelly Clarkson
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS
The Kelly Clarkson Show Syndicated The Voice NBC American Song Contest NBC
Joanna Gaines
Selena Gomez
Fixer Upper: Welcome Home Magnolia Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines Magnolia
Padma Lakshmi
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Hulu Top Chef Bravo
Selena + Chef HBO Max
Sandra Lee Dr. Pimple Popper TLC
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MAKE CHANGE FOR CHILDREN
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Programming by a Network or Streaming Platform
Discovery+
HBO Max
Hulu
Netflix
TLC
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production
Bunim/Murray Productions
The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)
Kinetic Content
Raw TV
Sharp Entertainment
World of Wonder
A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can bring about many emotions. Hope is finally one of them.
Stand Up To Cancer Ambassadors TIFFANY HADDISH & MARLON WAYANS
Photos By Koury Angelo & Matt Winkelmeyer
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