'I am incredibly honored,' said 'Dancing With the Stars' breakout star Stephen Nedoroscik.
The 2025 Critics Choice Real TV Awards winners were announced on Thursday, May 29, with Peacock hit reality competition series The Traitors topping all shows with three wins. Dancing With the Stars and Love on the Spectrum were right behind with two wins apiece, including a win for breakout star, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) started the Real TV Awards to "recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms."
In his acceptance speech, Traitors host Alan Cumming had this to say, "I can't tell you how much I enjoy hosting this show and how much fun I have making it and just what a kind of dream job it is, to play this kind of crazy character and for it to be so embraced by audiences and critics alike, is truly a dream come true."
Dancing With the Stars' Nedoroscik added in his speech, "Wow! Thank you so much! I am incredibly honored to be named Male Star of the Year. Dancing With the Stars is something that was so out of my comfort zone, and I think that's why I loved it so much...I want to give a special thank you to my dance partner [Rylee Arnold], the entire cast and crew at Dancing With the Stars, the team behind the scenes at ABC, and lastly, everybody who voted. Seriously, thank you all so much. This means the world to me."
The full Critics Choice Real TV Awards 2025 winners list is below with the winners in bold.
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
The Summit (CBS)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
American Idol (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Roller Jam (Magnolia Network, Max)
Second Chance Stage (Magnolia Network, Max)
The Voice (NBC)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Below Deck Down Under (Bravo)
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu)
BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
Couples Therapy (Paramount+)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out (Lifetime)
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse (Magnolia Network)
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic) (TIE)
Queer Eye (Netflix) (TIE)
BEST CULINARY SHOW
Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
The Food That Built America (History)
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (Food Network)
Is It Cake? Holiday (Netflix)
Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST GAME SHOW
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
The Floor (FOX)
Guy’s Grocery Games (Food Network)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Press Your Luck (ABC)
Weakest Link (NBC)
BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW
Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO | Max)
Expedition Unknown (Discovery Channel)
Getting Lost with Erin French (Magnolia Network)
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
Long Way Home (Apple TV+)
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic)
BEST BUSINESS SHOW
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
First-Time Buyer’s Club (OWN)
King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (Netflix)
Kitchen Nightmares (FOX)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Start Up (PBS)
BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
The Americas (NBC)
Mammals (BBC America)
Nature (PBS)
OceanXplorers (National Geographic)
Planet Earth: Asia (BBC America)
The Secret Lives of Animals (Apple TV+)
BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter (ID)
The First 48 (A&E)
How I Escaped My Cult (Freeform)
Ozark Law (A&E)
Philly Homicide (Oxygen True Crime)
Scam Goddess (Freeform)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
30 for 30 (ESPN)
Hard Knocks (HBO | Max)
In the Arena: Serena Williams (ESPN+)
Pardon the Interruption (ESPN)
Untold (Netflix)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW
Farmer Wants a Wife (Fox)
The Golden Bachelorette (ABC)
The Later Daters (Netflix)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
Small Town Setup (Hallmark)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN
Bargain Block (HGTV)
Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers (HGTV) (TIE)
The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy (Magnolia Network)
Renovation Aloha (HGTV)
Rock the Block (HGTV) (TIE)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTY
Dress My Tour (Hulu)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
Wear Whatever the F You Want (Prime Video)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown (National Geographic)
Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color (National Geographic)
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (Netflix)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Tucci in Italy (National Geographic)
The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History of Hollywood (MGM+)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Bobby’s Triple Threat (Food Network)
Claim to Fame (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST SHOW HOST
Jonathan Bennett – Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark Media)
Terry Crews – America’s Got Talent (NBC)
Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)
Colin Jost – Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Prime Video)
Kristen Kish – Top Chef (Bravo)
Jeff Probst – Survivor (CBS)
MALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Jonathan Bennett – Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark Media)
Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)
Dylan Efron – The Traitors (Peacock)
Stephen Nedoroscik – Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Antoni Porowski – No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic), Queer Eye (Netflix)
Stanley Tucci – Tucci in Italy (National Geographic)
FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Joanna Gaines – Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Mini Reni (Magnolia Network)
Ina Garten – Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
Julianne Hough – Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Dr. Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out (Lifetime)
Lisa Vanderpump – Vanderpump Villa (Hulu)
Gabby Windey – The Traitors (Peacock)
