5th Critics' Choice Real TV Awards

The 5th 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 15, 2023. The ceremony was not held in-person due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, instead a television special saluting the winners was aired the day after on KTLA.
The nominations were announced on May 15, 2023, with RuPaul's Drag Race leading with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Best Competition Series	Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety
The Amazing Race *Lego Masters RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Survivor The Traitors	The Voice *America's Got Talent *America's Got Talent: All-Stars *Dancing with the Stars *The Masked Singer *My Kind of Country
Best Unstructured Series	Best Structured Series
Vanderpump Rules *Below Deck Sailing Yacht Couples Therapy Formula 1: Drive to Survive The Kardashians MTV's Following: Bretman Rock	Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi *Bar Rescue *Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives *The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning *Gutsy *Shark Tank
Best Culinary Show	Best Game Show
Top Chef *The Big Brunch José Andrés and Family in Spain Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines Selena + Chef Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi	Jeopardy! *Barmageddon *Lingo *Password *The Wall *Weakest Link
Best Travel/Adventure Show	Best Business Show
The Reluctant Traveler *The Great Food Truck Race José Andrés and Family in Spain The Piece Maker Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss Somebody Feed Phil	Shark Tank *American Greed *Bar Rescue *House Hunters *Restaurant: Impossible *Wahl Street
Best Animal/Nature Show	Best Crime/Justice Show
Frozen Planet II *Big Beasts The End Is Nye Our Universe Prehistoric Planet The Wizard of Paws	Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3 *911 Crisis Center *Evil Lives Here *How I Caught My Killer *In Pursuit with John Walsh *Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Best Sports Show	Best Relationship Show
Welcome to Wrexham *30 for 30 American Ninja Warrior Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers *Like a Girl	Love Is Blind *Farmer Wants a Wife *Indian Matchmaking *Jewish Matchmaking *Married at First Sight *The Parent Test
Best Lifestyle Show: Home/Garden	Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles *For the Love of Kitchens Home Murder House Flip Trixie Motel Ugliest House in America	Queer Eye *Glow Up *The Hype *Making the Cut *Next in Fashion *Say Yes to the Dress
Best Limited Series	Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
Pepsi, Where's My Jet? *American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing The Hidden Lives of Pets House of Hammer Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty Super League: The War for Football	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars *Below Deck Sailing Yacht *Dancing with the Stars *Special Forces: World's Toughest Test *Survivor *Vanderpump Rules
Best Show Host	Star of the Year
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef and Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Selena Gomez – Selena + Chef* Alex Guarnaschelli – Supermarket Stakeout* Trixie Mattel – Trixie Motel* Ryan Seacrest – American Idol*	Eugene Levy – The Reluctant Traveler Guy Fieri – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives* Ina Garten – Barefoot Contessa* and Be My Guest with Ina Garten Selena Gomez – Selena + Chef* Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef* and Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper* Peyton Manning – History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning, Peyton's Places, and Capital One College Bowl* RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race* and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Special awards

Impact Award

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