Reality Royalty AWARD
The Reality Royalty Award is presented to the most notable star/stars in Reality Television each year. Whereas scripted shows award “Best Actor”, this award recognizes someone who had a great impact.. Since 2013, The ARTAS have let the public decide who reigns supreme each year to take home the coveted ARTA statue.
1st Annual (2013)
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé is an American media personality and socialite. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015).
From September 2009 to October 2016, Kardashian was married to basketball player Lamar Odom, whom she married one month after they first met. They starred in their own reality television series, Khloé & Lamar (2011–2012). In 2009, Kardashian participated in the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice, finishing 10th of 16 candidates by being fired by Donald Trump. In 2012, she co-hosted the second season of the US adaptation of The X Factor with actor Mario Lopez.
Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries with her sisters Kourtney and Kim. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances, and additionally released the book Kardashian Konfidential in 2010. The Dash boutique employees starred in their own short-lived reality television series, Dash Dolls (2015).
In 2016, Kardashian hosted her own talk show, Kocktails with Khloé. She starred and produced health and fitness docu-series Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian.
Si Robertson
Silas Merritt Robertson, known as Si Robertson and often referred to as “Uncle Si”, is an American television personality, veteran, and a retired reed maker for duck calls at Duck Commander. He is best known for his role on A&E’s Duck Dynasty, on which he has emerged as a breakout cast member.
He has also appeared on other shows such as the Outdoor Channel’s Buck Commander and The Duckmen of Louisiana, and was the eponymous host of the Duck Dynasty spin-off Going Si-Ral.
Si has also made a guest appearance on Last Man Standing, and in Big Idea Entertainment’s Veggie Tales episode Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas as Silas the Narrator.
2nd Annual (2014)
Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa is an English television personality, businesswoman and actress. She is best known for her appearances on the American reality television shows The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and Vanderpump Dogs.
Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, have owned 36 restaurants, bars and clubs across the United Kingdom and the United States, including The Shadow Lounge, Bar Soho, SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Villa Blanca, Pump Restaurant, Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden and Vanderpump à Paris.
Blake Shelton
Blake is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single “Austin”. The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, “Austin” spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries (“All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red”).
His second and third albums, 2003’s The Dreamer and 2004’s Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill, are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, Pure BS (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé’s pop hit “Home” as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, Startin’ Fires was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays Hillbilly Bone and All About Tonight in 2010, and the albums Red River Blue in 2011, Based on a True Story… in 2013, Bringing Back the Sunshine in 2014, If I’m Honest in 2016, Texoma Shore in 2017, and Fully Loaded: God’s Country in 2019.
As of December 2020, Shelton has charted 40 singles, including 28 number ones, 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th No. 1 (“Doin’ What She Likes”) broke “the record for the most consecutive No. 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart’s 24-year history”. Throughout his career, he has received nine Grammy Award nominations, including two for Best Country Album.
Shelton is a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and a coach on NBC’s The Voice. He has been on The Voice since its inception, and, so far, in eight of twenty-two seasons (2–4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20), a member of his team has won.
3rd Annual (2015)
Leah Remini
Leah is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017–2018), both alongside Kevin James.
Remini coproduced and hosted the A&E documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019), for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. She also cohosted the daytime talk show The Talk (2010–2011). Remini’s films include the comedy Old School (2003), the mystery comedy Handsome (2017), and the romantic comedy Second Act (2018).
After being a member of the Church of Scientology from childhood, Remini left the organization in 2013. Two years later, Remini released her book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology; the memoir became number one on the New York Times best-seller list. In 2016, she followed up with an Emmy Award-winning documentary television series on A&E, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, where she created a platform for victims and survivors of Scientology.
Since July 2020, Remini has been the cohost of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game, alongside Mike Rinder.
Blake Shelton
Blake is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single “Austin”. The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, “Austin” spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries (“All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red”).
His second and third albums, 2003’s The Dreamer and 2004’s Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill, are gold and platinum, respectively.
His fourth album, Pure BS (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé’s pop hit “Home” as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, Startin’ Fires was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays Hillbilly Bone and All About Tonight in 2010, and the albums Red River Blue in 2011, Based on a True Story… in 2013, Bringing Back the Sunshine in 2014, If I’m Honest in 2016, Texoma Shore in 2017, and Fully Loaded: God’s Country in 2019.
As of December 2020, Shelton has charted 40 singles, including 28 number ones, 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th No. 1 (“Doin’ What She Likes”) broke “the record for the most consecutive No. 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart’s 24-year history”. Throughout his career, he has received nine Grammy Award nominations, including two for Best Country Album.
Shelton is a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and a coach on NBC’s The Voice.
He has been on The Voice since its inception, and, so far, in eight of twenty-two seasons (2–4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20), a member of his team has won.
4th Annual (2016)
Vicki Gunvalson
Todd Chrisley
Todd is an American reality TV star best known for his show ‘Chrisley Knows Best’. He is also a businessman and a real estate mogul. Chrisley was born in Georgia and raised in South Carolina.
He rose from very humble beginnings and worked hard to become a successful real estate agent. He eventually built his own business ‘Chrisley & Company’, which is involved in media, retail, entertainment as well as asset management. Chrisley became known to the public especially after he launched his reality TV series ‘Chrisley Knows Best’.
The show turned him into a star almost overnight. The series started airing in 2014. He also made a cameo appearance in the film ‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’ a disaster science fiction comedy film, which is a parody of the popular film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’.
5th Annual (2018)
Snoop Dogg
Snoop is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, “Deep Cover”, and then on Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.
His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards.
In the fall of 2016, VH1 premiered a new show featuring Broadus and his friend Martha Stewart at called Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, featuring games, recipes, and musical guests.
Broadus and Stewart also later starred together in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile during Super Bowl LI in February 2017. With Stewart, Broadus also created a fried chicken recipe, with barbecue flavor potato chips as an added ingredient in the batter.
6th Annual (2019)
Tamar Braxton
Tamar began her career in 1990 as a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters.
The Braxtons released their debut album, So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996, and disbanded shortly afterward. In 2000, she released her debut self-titled album through DreamWorks Records.
Following a thirteen-year break, Braxton released her second studio album, Love and War (2013), through Epic Records, which reached the number two position on the Billboard 200 chart. She later released her fourth and fifth albums, Calling All Lovers (2015) and Bluebird of Happiness (2017), respectively. Braxton has won a BET Award and three Soul Train Music Awards throughout her career. She has also been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Since 2011, Braxton has starred in the We TV reality television series Braxton Family Values alongside her mother and sisters. She also served as a co-host on the Fox syndicated daytime talk show The Real from 2013 until 2016, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
In 2019, she won the second season of Celebrity Big Brother.
7th Annual (2020)
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993.
For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood.
She also produced and served as a judge on World of Dance (2017–2020).
Derek Hough
Derek is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners.
For his work, Hough received eleven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, winning the award three times.
Hough later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season. From 2017 to 2020, Hough served as a judge on the NBC dance competition series World of Dance.
8th Annual (2021)
Dr. Sandra Lee
9th Annual (2022)
Darcey Silva
Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993.
For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood.
She also produced and served as a judge on World of Dance (2017–2020).
Stacey Silva
Derek is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners.
For his work, Hough received eleven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, winning the award three times.
Hough later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season. From 2017 to 2020, Hough served as a judge on the NBC dance competition series World of Dance.
10th Annual (2023)
