This year's Realscreen Awards, hosted by entertainment journalist and TV host, Scott Evans, gathered leading international media executives gathered to recognize and celebrate non-fiction and unscripted entertainment works. The event was held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel today, 30th January. “The industry focus on honing and evolving genres was evident across the field,” says Realscreen EVP Mary Maddever. “The work spanned 18 countries and was adjudicated by 35 separate juries with over 150 judges, so the programs that rose to the top show us where the global bar is now set.”
The 2024 Realscreen Awards presented program competition trophies in 22 categories, along with the grand prize Awards of Excellence from four main categories (Competition, Lifestyle, Reality, and Non-Fiction content), as well as Best Short-Form Content, Best New Format, and the DIALOG (Diversity, Inclusion, Accountability, Learning, Opportunity and Growth) Award. In addition to the unveiling of the 2024 program competition winners, highlights of the ceremony included the presentation to Hall of Fame inductees, HBO Documentary Films’ Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, co-executive vice presidents of documentary and family programming, HBO.
As determined by a Grand Jury comprised of category co-chairs the 2024 Awards of Excellence were awarded to the follow titles: In Competition, the selected title is "The Masked Singer" by FOX Alternative Entertainment / FOX. For Lifestyle is "Home Town Takeover" by RTR Media / HGTV. For the Non-Fiction category is "Nothing Compares" by Showtime Documentary Films, Tara Films, Ard Mhacha Productions, Showtime. For Reality is "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" by Universal Television Alternative Studio / Scout Productions / Paper Kite Productions / Peacock.
In addition, the DIALOG Award was presented to: The U.S. and the Holocaust / Florentine Films / PBS. The Hall of Fame inductees include HBO Documentary Films’ Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, co-executive vice presidents of documentary and family programming, HBO. In the Non-Fiction - Sports Documentary, "The Redeem Team," produced by Olympic Channel, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Mandalay Sports Media in association with, NBA Entertainment, USA Basketball, 59TH & Prairie Entertainment Uninterrupted for Netflix
For Non-Fiction - Archive-Based Programming is "Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony"," oroduced by: Steve Rotfeld Productions for National Geographic International. For Non-Fiction - History & Biography is"Pepsi, Where's My Jet?,' produced by Boardwalk Pictures North of Now Untapped For: Netflix Non-Fiction - Social Issues & Current Affairs "The Cave of Adullam" Produced by: Cinema Gypsy Productions Wavelength Banca Studio ESPN Films For: ESPN
For Lifestyle, the title, Studio-Based Food "Selena + Chef" Produced by: HBO Maxin association with Intellectual Property Corporation July Moon Productions for: HBO Max Lifestyle - House & Home (Design, Renovation, etc) "Home Town Takeover," produced by: RTR Media for HGTVLifestyle - Travel & Exploration (Sponsored by NuCalm) "The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy" Produced by: Twofour For: Apple TV+ . Lifestyle - Docureality-Style Food "Street Food: USA" Produced by Supper Club Boardwalk Pictures For: Netflix. Reality - Structured Reality "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" Produced by: Universal Television Alternative Studio (a division of Universal Studio Group) Scout Productions Paper Kite Productions For: Peacock. Reality - Docusoap "Selling Sunset" Produced by: Done and Done Productions Lionsgate For: Netflix. Reality - Docureality "Couples Therapy" Produced by: Showtime Edgeline Films For: Showtime. Best New Format "The Traitors" Produced by: Studio Lambert a format by IDTV in cooperation with RTL Creative Unit For: Peacock / BBC One
The Non-Fiction - Crime & Investigation selection is "Take Care of Maya," produced by Story Syndicate in association with Wise Fool Ffor Netflix Non-Fiction - Arts & Culture "Nothing Compares," produced by: Showtime Documentary Films Tara Films Ard Mhacha Productions in association with Field of Vision Fïs Éireann/Screen Ireland BFI Doc Society Fund IE: Entertainment Northern Ireland Screen For: Showtime Non-Fiction - Environmental & Natural History "Chimp Empire" Produced by:Keo Films Underdog Films For: Netflix Non-Fiction - Science & Technology "Limitless with Chris Hemsworth," produced by Nutopia Protozoa Wild State for National Geographic.
In the Competition - Game and Quiz category is "That's My Jam", produced by: Universal Television Alternative Studio (a division of Universal Studio Group) in association with Electric Hot Dog For: NBC Competition - Lifestyle includes "The Great British Baking Show." The title is produced by Love Productions for Netflix, Channel 4. The Competition - Talent & Studio-Based category, includes "The Masked Singer," produced by FOX Alternative Entertainment for FOX. Also in the Competition - Reality sector is "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing," produced by: Renegade 83, a Lionsgate Alternative Television company for Discovery Channel. For Short-Form Content, "Frontline Voices" was selected. The title is produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit for BBC Earth.