3rd Critics' Choice Real TV Awards

Date

June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)

Country

United States

Presented by

Broadcast Television Journalists Association and NPACT

Website

www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-real-tv-awards/

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The 3rd Critics' Choice Real TV Awards, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association and NPACT, which recognizes excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, were held on June 21, 2021.^[1] The nominations were announced on June 2, 2021.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:^[1]

Programs

Best Competition Series	Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) (tie) RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) (tie) The Amazing Race (CBS) Top Chef (Bravo) Tough as Nails (CBS)	The Masked Singer (Fox) (tie) The Voice (NBC) (tie) American Idol (ABC) Legendary (HBO Max) World of Dance (NBC)
Best Unstructured Series	Best Structured Series
Deaf U (Netflix) Crikey! It's the Irwins (Discovery+) Lenox Hill (Netflix) The Real World Homecoming: New York (Paramount+) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) (tie) The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+) (tie) A World of Calm (HBO Max) History of Swear Words (Netflix) Queer Eye (Netflix)
Best Business Show	Sports Show
Shark Tank (ABC) Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) Streets of Dreams with Marcus Lemonis (CNBC) Undercover Billionaire (Discovery Channel) Wahl Street (HBO Max)	30 for 30 (ESPN) Defying Gravity (YouTube Originals) Last Chance U: Basketball (Netflix) Peyton's Places (ESPN+) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
Best Crime/Justice Series	Best Ongoing Documentary Series
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO) Murder Among the Mormons (Netflix) Murder on Middle Beach (HBO) The Ripper (Netflix) The Vow (HBO) Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic)	Frontline (PBS) American Masters (PBS) Dear... (Apple TV+) POV (PBS) The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (Showtime) The Vow (HBO)
Best Limited Documentary Series	Best Short Form Series
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (Apple TV+) Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix) I'll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO) Love Fraud (Showtime) Murder on Middle Beach (HBO) Secrets of the Whales (Disney+/National Geographic)	Issa Rae Teaches Creating Outside the Lines (MasterClass) First Person (Snapchat) Lady Parts (ellentube) OWN Your Vote (NowThis/OWN) Ready Jet Cook (Food Network Kitchen)
Culinary Show	Game Show
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu) Amy Schumer Learns to Cook (Food Network) Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines (Discovery+) Nailed It! (Netflix) Top Chef (Bravo)	Jeopardy! (CBS Television/Syndicated) 25 Words or Less (Fox/Syndicated) Supermarket Sweep (ABC) Weakest Link (NBC) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)
Best Travel/Adventure Series	Best Animal/Nature Show
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN) Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham (Starz) Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic) Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix) The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)	Life in Colour with David Attenborough (Netflix) The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild) Secrets of the Whales (Disney+/National Geographic) That Animal Rescue Show (Paramount+) Wizard of Paws (BYU TV)
Best Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show	Best Relationship Show
Queer Eye (Netflix) Haute Dog (HBO Max) Shine True (Fuse) Skin Decision: Before and After (Netflix) Stylish with Jenna Lyons (HBO Max)	Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) 90 Day Fiancé (TLC) Couples Therapy (Showtime) Indian Matchmaking (Netflix) My Love: Six Stories of True Love (Netflix)
Best Live Show	Best Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)	House Hunters International (HGTV) Martha Knows Best (HGTV) Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV) Rock the Block (HGTV) Selling Sunset (Netflix)

Personality

Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series	Show Host
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Crikey! It's the Irwins (Discovery+) Queer Eye (Netflix) The Real World Homecoming: New York (Paramount+) Top Chef (Bravo)	*John Oliver on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver* (HBO)** Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+) Padma Lakshmi on Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu) RuPaul on RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Stanley Tucci on Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
Female Star of the Year	Male Star of the Year
*Sandra Lee on Dr. Pimple Popper* (TLC)** Nicole Byer on Nailed It! (Netflix) Michelle Visage on RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Padma Lakshmi on Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu) Samantha Bee on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)	*Phil Rosenthal on Somebody Feed Phil* (Netflix)** Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) RuPaul on RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Stanley Tucci on Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN) Trevor Noah on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Achievement

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Programming by a Network or Streaming Platform	Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production
HBO Max Discovery+ Disney+ Hulu National Geographic Netflix	Sharp Entertainment The Intellectual Property Corporation Jigsaw Productions Renegade 83
Critics' Choice Real TV Impact Award
Alex Trebek

Most major nominations

Programs that received multiple nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:

Shows that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Show	Network
5	RuPaul's Drag Race	VH1
3	Queer Eye	Netflix
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	CNN
	Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi	Hulu
	Top Chef	Bravo
2	Crikey! It's the Irwins	Discovery+
	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives	Food Network
	I'll Be Gone in the Dark	HBO
	Murder on Middle Beach	HBO
	Nailed It!	Netflix
	The Oprah Conversation	Apple TV+
	The Real World Homecoming: New York	Paramount+
	Secrets of the Whales	Disney+/National Geographic
	Somebody Feed Phil	Netflix
	The Vow	HBO

Nominations by network
Nominations	Network
22	Netflix
8	HBO
6	HBO Max
6	VH1
5	ABC
	Food Network
	National Geographic
4	Apple TV+
	Discovery+
	HGTV
	Hulu
3	Bravo
	CBS
	CNN
	Disney+
	NBC
	Paramount+
	PBS
	Showtime
2	Fox
2	TLC

Most major wins

Shows that received multiple awards
Wins	Show	Network
2	RuPaul's Drag Race	VH1

Wins by network
Wins	Network
6	Netflix
2	ABC
	Apple TV+
	HBO
	VH1

References

^ ^a ^b Hipes, Patrick (June 21, 2021). "Critics Choice Real TV Awards Winners: 'RuPaul's Drag Race', Netflix Top List". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ Lewis, Hilary (June 2, 2021). "Critics Choice Real TV Awards: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2021.