“RuPaul’s Drag Race” earned the prize for Best Competition Series at Sunday evening’s fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, honoring unscripted programming from the past year.
Food shows scored big, with “Top Chef” earning Best Culinary Show, Padma Lakshmi earning Best Female Host for “Top Chef” and “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi,” Selena Gomez earning Female Star of the Year for “Selena + Chef” and Robert Irvine earning Best Male Star of the Year for “Restaurant: Impossible.”
Among networks, Bravo was the most prolific of the evening, celebrating wins in five categories.
The Real TV Awards were presented at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City. The ceremony was hosted by comedians/actors Randy and Jason Sklar.
During the ceremony, the late Bob Saget was honored with an Impact Award. John Stamos — Saget’s friend and co-star on “Full House” — presented the award to Kelly Rizzo, Saget’s widow.
The comedian was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room. Officials determined he died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a backward fall.
Saget hosted the inaugural NPACT Impact Awards — now named the Critics Choice Real TV Awards — in 2018.
Here is a complete list of winners:
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Prime Video)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
How To with John Wilson (HBO)
BEST CULINARY SHOW
Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST GAME SHOW
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
BEST BUSINESS SHOW
Shark Tank (ABC)
BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
Critter Fixers: Country Vets (National Geographic)
BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW
Secrets of Playboy (A&E)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
Cheer (Netflix)
BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
BEST LIFESTYLE: HOME/GARDEN SHOW
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Bravo)
BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION/BEAUTY SHOW
Project Runway (Bravo)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
BEST SHOW HOST
Padma Lakshmi, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu); Top Chef (Bravo)
MALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Robert Irvine, Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)
FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Selena Gomez, Selena + Chef (HBO Max)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PROGRAMMING BY A NETWORK OR STREAMING PLATFORM
HBO Max
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PRODUCTION
The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)