The first annual Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards, a new awards show devoted to nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming, has given prizes to “Queer Eye,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Jeopardy!” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden,” among other shows.
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” reboot took awards as the best structured reality series, fashion/beauty lifestyle show and ensemble cast in an unscripted series, while cast member Jonathan Van Ness won the fan-voted award for Male Star of the Year.
The Female Star of the Year award, also voted on by fans, went to Sandra Lee from “Dr. Pimple Popper.”
Overall, programs from Netflix dominated the awards, with nine wins to two each for CBS, CBS Television/Syndicated, Lifetime, NBC and PBS. Netflix also won in the Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction by a Network or Streaming Platform category.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” won for competition series, “The Masked Singer” for talent/variety competition series and “Born This Way” for unstructured series.
James Corden won the award for best host, while his CBS late-night series “The Late Late Show With James Corden” tied with HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” as best late-night show.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Wrap
