Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony set for June 15 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and Peacock’s The Traitors lead the nominations for the sixth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, with five each.
Both series vie for best competition series, best ensemble cast in an unscripted series, best show host (RuPaul and Alan Cumming) and male star of the year (RuPaul and Cumming, again).
Drag Race also is up for best lifestyle show: fashion/beauty, while Traitors‘ Phaedra Parks earned a nom for female star of the year.
Also up for best show host are Will Arnett (Lego Masters), Terry Crews (America’s Got Talent), Kristen Kish (Top Chef) and Keke Palmer (Password).
Also vying for female star are the year are Selena Gomez (Selena + Restaurant), Sandra Lee (Dr. Pimple Popper), Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules), Reba McEntire (The Voice) and Retta (Ugliest House in America).
Other nominated series include Survivor, Squid Game: The Challenge, American Idol, Queer Eye, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With the Stars, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and The Masked Singer.
The Real TV Awards “recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.” Nominees were chose by blue-ribbon committees comprised of Critics Choice Association members with expertise in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming.
“The historic strikes by the WGA and SAG/AFTRA necessitated a record amount of unscripted programming in all areas of television, from broadcast to cable to streaming, making the last 12 months a remarkable time for reality TV,” Critics Choice Association TV branch vp Ed Martin said. “The depth and diversity of our nominees for the sixth annual Real TV Awards reflects the importance and ever-increasing scope of the genre, which continues to offer something for everyone.”
