11th Annual American Reality TV Awards

OFFICIAL NOMINEES

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Outstanding Art Direction

  • The Amazing Race Canada (CTV)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • The Conversations Project (Hulu)
  • Stars On Mars (FOX)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)

Outstanding Competition Show

  • The Amazing Race (CBS)
  • America’s Got Talent (NBC)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • Claim To Fame (ABC)
  • Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
  • The Masked Singer (FOX)
  • Next Level Chef (FOX)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • Survivor-Season 45 (CBS)
  • The Voice-Season 23 (NBC)

Most Creative Challenge

  • The Amazing Race Canada (CTV)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • The Challenge: Ride or Dies (MTV)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)
  • Survivor-Season 45 (CBS)
  • The Traitors (Peacock)

Outstanding Docu-Series

  • The 1619 Project (HULU/ONYX)
  • The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All (Disney+)
  • The Family Stallone (Paramount+)
  • Jared From Subway: Catching A Monster (ID)
  • LA Fire & Rescue (NBC/Peacock)
  • Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals (ID)
  • Lost Women of Highway 20 (ID)
  • Vanderpump Rules (BRAVO)

Best Editing

  • Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds (DISCOVERY)
  • The Amazing Race Canada (CTV)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • The Garden: Commune or Cult (DISCOVERY)
  • Shark Tank (ABC)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)
  • Vanderpump Rules (BRAVO)

BEST Feel Good Show

Outstanding Food Series

  • The Big Brunch (MAX)
  • Ciao House (Food Network)
  • The Great American Recipe (PBS)
  • Hell’s Kitchen: American Dream (FOX)
  • Morimoto’s Sushi Master (The Roku Channel)
  • Pressure Cooker (Netflix)
  • Summer Baking Championship (BRAVO)
  • Taste The Nation w/Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)

Outstanding Game Show

  • Beat Shazam (FOX)
  • Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • The Chase (ABC)
  • Let’s Make A Deal Primetime (CBS)
  • Lingo (CBS)
  • Press Your Luck (ABC)
  • The Price Is Right At Night (CBS)
  • That’s My Jam (NBC)
  • The Wall (NBC)
  • The Weakest Link (NBC)

Guilty Pleasure Show

  • Bachelor In Paradise (ABC)
  • Catfish: The TV Show (MTV)
  • Hell’s Kitchen: American Dream (FOX)
  • The Kardashians (Hulu)
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (BRAVO)
  • The Real Housewives of Miami (BRAVO)
  • The Real Housewives of Orange County (BRAVO)
  • Vanderpump Rules (BRAVO)
  • Welcome To Plathville (TLC)

OUSTANDING Home Series

  • The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
  • Rennervations (Disney+)
  • Ugliest House In America-Season 3 (HGTV)
  • Ugliest House In America-Season 4 (HGTV)

Outstanding Host

  • Wayne Brady, Let’s Make A Deal (CBS)
  • Terry Crews, America’s Got Talent (NBC)
  • Stormy Daniels, For The Love of DILF's (OUTtv) Eurovision (Eurovision)
  • Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • Padma Lakshmi, Taste The Nation (Hulu)
  • Jane Lynch, The Weakest Link (NBC)
  • Jeff Probst, Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)
  • Robin Roberts, Turning The Tables (Disney+)
  • Maya Rudolph/Amy Poehler, Baking It! (Peacock)
  • RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

INTERNATIONAL REALITY SERIES

  • 007: Road To A Million (Prime Video)
  • Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All (Disney+)
  • Eurovision (Eurovision)
  • Farmen (TV2)
  • The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
  • I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (Network 10)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (BBC One/BBC Three)
  • Welcome To Wrexham (FX)

BEST Judging Panel

Outstanding Kids Reality Series

  • All-Round Champion (BYUtv)
  • Kids Baking Championship (Food Network)
  • Kids Diana Show (YouTube)
  • NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon)
  • Ninja Kidz TV (YouTube)
  • The Royalty Family (YouTube)
  • Ryan’s World (YouTube)
  • Vlad And Niki (YouTube)

OUTSTANDING NEW CAST

  • The Garden: Commune Or Cult (DISCOVERY)
  • The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
  • Hell’s Kitchen: American Dream (FOX)
  • Love & Marriage: Detroit (OWN)
  • Match Me Abroad (TLC)
  • Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (FOX)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)

OUTSTANDING New Show

  • The Conversations Project (Hulu)
  • The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
  • MILF Manor (TLC)
  • Ms. Pat Settles It (BET)
  • The Real Hatfields and McCoys (Fox Nation)
  • Rennervations (Disney+)
  • Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (FOX)
  • Stars On Mars (FOX)

BEST OVERALL SHOW

  • America’s Got Talent (NBC)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • Botched (E!)
  • The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (BRAVO)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • Shark Tank (ABC)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)
  • Vanderpump Rules (BRAVO)

OUSTANDING Paranormal Series

  • Ancient Aliens (HISTORY)
  • The Dead Files (Travel Channel)
  • Ghost Brothers: Lights Out (Travel Channel)
  • Kindred Spirits (Travel Channel)
  • Living For The Dead (Hulu)
  • Paranormal Caught On Camera (Travel Channel)

Outstanding Production COMPANY

  • A. Smith & Co. Productions
  • Evolution Media (An MGM Television Co.)
  • FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE)
  • Fremantle
  • Hot Snakes Media
  • Objective Media Group America
  • Ugly Dog Entertainment, LLC
  • Universal Television Alternative Studio
  • Warner Brothers Unscripted Television

OUTSTANDING Production CREW

  • Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds (DISCOVERY)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • Hell’s Kitchen: American Dream (FOX)
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV)
  • Race Against The Tide (CBC/CBC Gem)
  • Shark Tank (ABC)
  • Shark Vs. Snake: Battle Of The Bites (DISCOVERY)
  • Survivor-Season 44 (CBS)

REALITY KING (REALITY ROYALTY AWARD®)

  • Johnny Bananas, House Of Villains (E!)
  • Big Ed, 90 Day: The Last Resort (TLC)
  • Kody Brown, Sister Wives (TLC)
  • Pauly D, Jersey Shore (MTV)
  • Cameron Hardin, Big Brother 25 (CBS)
  • Tim Malcolm, 90 Day: Pillow Talk (TLC)
  • Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore (MTV)

OVERALL REALITY PODCAST

  • Bravo And Blaze With Jenny Blaze
  • MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast
  • On Fire w/Jeff Probst
  • Reality Life With Kate Casey
  • Sexy Unique Podcast
  • Tender Loving Care…?
  • The Viall Files
  • We Signed An NDA

REALITY QUEEN (Reality Royalty Award®)

  • Christine Brown, Sister Wives (TLC)
  • Cirie Fields, Big Brother 25 (CBS)
  • JIMBO, RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • Tamra Judge, Real Housewives of OC (BRAVO) The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
  • Dr. Nicole Martin, Real Housewives of Miami
  • Omarosa, House Of Villains (E!)
  • Melody Rodgers, Love/Marriage Huntsville (OWN)
  • Tammy Slaton, 1000lb Sisters (TLC)
  • Sutton Stracke, Real Housewives of BH (BRAVO)

REALITY TV MOMENT

  • Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds (DISCOVERY)
  • The Amazing Race Canada (CTV)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV)
  • MILF Manor (TLC)
  • The Real Housewives of Miami (BRAVO)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

OUTSTANDING RECURRING CAST

  • 90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk (TLC)
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV)
  • Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (BRAVO)
  • The Real Housewives of Orange County (BRAVO)
  • Sister Wives (TLC)
  • Welcome to Plathville (TLC)

BEST TALK/VARIETY SHOW

  • The Conversations Project (Hulu)
  • CrimeFeed (ID)
  • The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
  • Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic (CBS)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
  • OWN Spotlight (OWN)
  • Ridiculousness (MTV)
  • Turning The Tables With Robin Roberts (Disney+)

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL SERIES

  • Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds (DISCOVERY)
  • The Amazing Race Canada (CTV)
  • Drive With Swizz Beatz (Hulu)
  • Shark Vs. Snake: Battle Of The Bites (DISCOVERY))
  • Taste The Nation w/Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)

OUTSTANDING TRUE CRIME SERIES

  • Buried In The Backyard (Oxygen True Crime)
  • Cold Justice (Oxygen True Crime)
  • The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • Evil Lives Here (ID)
  • Murder In The Heartland (ID)
  • New York Homicide (Oxygen True Crime)
  • The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre (Oxygen True Crime)
  • Snapped (Oxygen True Crime)

MOST UNIQUE CONCEPT

  • The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace (ID)
  • The Garden: Commune Or Cult (DISC)
  • MILF Manor (TLC)
  • Race Against The Tide (CBC/CBC Gem)
  • Welcome To Wrexham (FX)

Network Nominations

ABC-21

Investigation Discovery-12 

BBC 1/BBC 3-1

MAX-2 

BET-1

MTV-15 

Bravo-14

NBC-20 

BYUtv-1

Netflix-2 

CBC/CBC Gem-2

Network 10-1

CBS-17

Nickelodeon-1 

Comedy Central-1

Onyx-1 

CTV-5

OUTtv-1 

Disney+-6

OWN-5 

Discovery-9

Oxygen True Crime-5 

E!-3

PBS-3 

Eurovision-1

Peacock-3

Food Network-3

Prime Video-1

FOX-12

The Roku Channel-1

Fox Nation-1

TLC-13

FX-2

Travel Channel-4

HGTV-2

TV2-1

History-1

TVOkids-1

Hulu-10

YouTube-5

Reality Shows
(Multiple Nominations)

90 Day Fiancé-2, The Amazing Race-2, American Ninja Warrior-6, America’s Got Talent-2, Baking It-3,
Big Brother-2, Blown Away-2, Celebrity Family Feud-2, The Challenge All Stars-3, College Hill: Celebrity Edition-3, Drink Masters-2, The End Is Nye-2, Floor Is Lava-7, Ghost Adventures-2, Gown and Out in Beverly Hills-2, The Great Christmas Light Fight-2, Hell’s Kitchen-6, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation-3, Jimmy Kimmel Live!-2, Let’s Make A Deal Primetime-2, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls-5, Making The Cut-2, The Masked Singer-2, The Mole-5, Mysterious Creatures w/Forrest Galante-2, Password-2, Queen of Versailles-2, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills-3, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars-6, Savage x Fenty Show-2, Shark Tank-4, That’s My Jam-2, Top Chef-2, Tough As Nails-2, Vanderpump Rules-2, The Voice-2, The Weakest Link-2, Welcome To Plathville-2 

Shows with One Nomination

007: Race For A Million, 1000-lb Sisters, The 1619 Project, 90 Day: The Last Resort, All-Round Champion, The Amazing Race, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Ancient Aliens, Bachelor In Paradise, Baking It, Beat Shazam, The Big Brunch, Botched, Buried In The Backyard, Catfish, The Challenge: Ride Or Dies, The Chase, Ciao House, Claim To Fame, Cold Justice, CrimeFeed, The Daily Show, Dancing With The Stars, The Dead Files, Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic, Drive With Swizz Beatz, Eurovision, Evil Lives Here, The Family Stallone, Farmen, For The Love Of DILFs, Ghost Brothers: Lights Out, The Great British Baking Show, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, Jared From Subway: Catching A Monster, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Kardashians, Kids Baking Championship, Kids Diana Show, Kindred Spirits, LA Fire & Rescue, Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals, Lingo, Living For The Dead, Lost Women Of Highway 20, Love & Marriage: Detroit, Match Me Abroad, Morimoto’s Sushi Master, Ms. Pat Settles It, MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast, Murder In The Heartland, Next Level Chef, New York Homicide, NFL Slimetime, Ninja Kidz TV, On Fire With Jeff Probst: The Official Survivor Podcast, Opportunity Knock$, OWN Spotlight, Paranormal Caught On Camera, The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre, Press Your Luck, Pressure Cooker, Price Is Right, Real Hatfields And McCoys: Forever Feuding, Reality Life With Kate Casey, Rebuilding Black Wall Street, Ridiculousness, RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, The Royalty Family, Ryan’s World, Sexy Unique Podcast, Snapped, Summer Baking Championship, Tender Loving Care…?, That’s My Jam, The Traitors, The Viall Files, Vlad and Niki, The Wall, We Signed An NDA

Production Company Nominations

3 Arts Entertainment (1), 44 Blue Productions (1), 495 Productions (6), 51 Minds Entertainment (1), 72 Films (1), A. Smith & Co. Productions (15), ABC Entertainment (1), ABC Signature (1), Amazon MGM Studios (1), Ample Entertainment (1), BBC Studios (2), BBC Studios Los Angeles (1), Big Fish Entertainment (2), Black Drive Originals (1), Boardwalk Pictures (5), Bunim/Murray Productions (3), CBS Sports (1), CBS Studios (1), Central Park Entertainment (1), Central Productions, LLC (1), Content Media Group FZC (1), Core Media (1), Crazy Legs Productions, Inc. (1), Critical Content (1), Daddy TV (1), Disney Branded Television (2), Double Act (1), Electric Hot Dog (1), Endemol Shine North America (2), Entertainment One (3), Eureka Productions (2), European Broadcasting Union (1), Figure 8 Films (3), Fly On The Wall Entertainment (2), Flying Scoop M&E, LLC (1), Food Network (1), FOX Alternative Entertainment (4), Fremantle (13), Fullwell 73 (3), FX Productions (2), Gorilla Flicks (1), Glassman Media (1), Harpo Films (1), Harpo Productions (1), Herizon Media (1), Hot Snakes Media (10), Inside Productions Ltd (5), ITV America (8), ITV Entertainment (1), ITV’s Good Caper Content (2), ITV Studios (1), ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. (4), Jupiter Entertainment (1), Kardashian Jenner Productions (1), Kimmelot (1), Kinetic Content (1), Kingdom Reign Entertainment (3), KT Studios (1), Law & Crime (1), Love Productions (1), Magical Elves (1), Major TV Productions (1), marblemedia (3), Meetinghouse Productions (1), MGM Alternative (19), MGM Alternative/Evolution Media (13), MGM Television (1), Minnow Films (2), Mission Control Media (1), MTV Entertainment Studios (1), The New York Times (1), NEXT Entertainment (1), Nickelodeon Networks (1), Objective Media Group Company (3), October Films (1), One Story Up Productions (1), Opportunity Knocks Group (1), Onyx Collective (1), ORIT Entertainment (1), Painless Productions (1), Panorama Films (1), Paper Kite Productions (1), Paper Route Productions (1), Part2 Pictures (3), Phantasticus Pictures (6), Pilgrim Media Group (1), PocketWatch (1), Prometheus Entertainment (1), Puddle Monkey Productions (2), Purveyors of Pop (2), Red Marble Media (1), Renegade 83 (1), Rock’n Robin Productions (2), RuCo, Inc. (1), Ryan Seacrest Productions (1), Scout Productions (1), Sharp Entertainment (4), Smart Dog Media (1), The SpringHill Company (2), SpringHill Entertainment (1), Spun Gold (3), Strix Television AB (1), Studio Lambert (1), Studio Ramsay Global (1), Sunrise Media, Inc. (1), Syco Entertainment (4), Triage Entertainment (2), Thrill One Entertainment (1), Triple Media (1), Ty Ty And Jay Brown Productions (1), Ugly Dog Entertainment, LLC (4), Universal Television Alternative Studio (6), Universal Television (1), Vin Di Bona Productions (1), Walt Disney Television Alternative (1), Warner Brothers (2), Warner Brothers Unscripted Television (11), Warner Horizon (6), White Label Productions (1), Wolf Entertainment (2), World Of Wonder (8)