Poolside, just a stone’s throw from the Pacific. Turquoise-clad Aqualillies performing their synchronized swim routine. The host: Howie Mandel. There’s not much else that could have added up to be a better setting for the 2014 Realscreen Awards.
Discovery series Deadliest Catch was the winningest program, coming away with five trophies, for best directing, music and editing as well as the Docureality prize and the Award of Excellence—Reality.
Other top honored shows included Logo’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, which won the Competition – Talent and Studio-Based Program category and the Best Host/Presenter category, recognizing RuPaul Andre Charles.
The stunt special Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda took the trophies for Digital and Branded Content – Multi-Platform Project and for Most Original Concept. High wire performer Wallenda also won the prize for Personality of the Year.
Channel 4′s Rebuilding the World Trade Center was awarded Best Cinematography and Non-Fiction – Social Issues and Current Affairs Program.
Other award winners included Discovery Channel’s All the President’s Men Revisited, which won for Non-Fiction – History and Biographical Program; CBS’s The Amazing Race, which triumphed in the Competition – Game category; and NBC’s Million Second Quiz, which won in the new category of Competition – Shiny Floor Game Show.
In addition to the awards competition, Undercover Boss creator Stephen Lambert was inducted into the Realscreen Hall Of Fame and A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc received the inaugural Television Trailblazer award.
Here is the full list of award winners, who were honored June 4, the first day of Realscreen West 2014, at Loew’s Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
COMPETITION – GAME
The Amazing Race
Produced by: World Race Productions
Broadcaster: CBS
COMPETITION – LIFESTYLE
Iron Chef America
Produced by: Triage Entertainment
Broadcaster: Food Network
COMPETITION – TALENT AND STUDIO-BASED PROGRAM
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Produced by: World of Wonder Productions
Broadcaster: Logo TV
COMPETITION – SHINY FLOOR GAME SHOW
Million Second Quiz
Produced by: Studio Lambert, all3media america and Universal Television
Broadcaster: NBC
LIFESTYLE – FOOD
Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck
Produced by: TwoFour
Broadcaster: Good Food Channel – UKTV
LIFESTYLE – HEALTH AND WELL BEING
Oprah’s Lifeclass
Produced by: Harpo Studios
Broadcaster: OWN – The Oprah Winfrey Network
LIFESTYLE – DESIGN
Écho-Logis (Greenest Stories)
Produced by: TV ONLY
Broadcaster: France 5
LIFESTYLE – HOME
Vanilla Ice Goes Amish
Produced by: Juma Entertainment
Broadcaster: DIY Network
DIGITAL AND BRANDED CONTENT – MULTI-PLATFORM PROJECT
Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda
Produced by: Discovery Channel, Discovery Digital Media and the Discovery Agency (digital); Peacock Productions (linear)
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
DIGITAL AND BRANDED CONTENT – BRAND-FUNDED PROGRAM
Verses and Flow
Produced by: McMann, Tate & Stephens
Broadcaster: TV One
DIGITAL AND BRANDED CONTENT – WEB SERIES
Casualties of the Gridiron
Produced by: Conde Nast Entertainment and Football Film
Broadcaster: GQ Channel
NON-FICTION – ARCHIVE-BASED PROGRAM
JFK: The Final Hours
Produced by: Creative Differences Productions
Broadcaster: National Geographic Channel
NON-FICTION – HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHICAL PROGRAM
All the President’s Men Revisited
Produced by: Partisan Pictures in association with Sundance Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
NON-FICTION – SOCIAL ISSUES AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM
Rebuilding the World Trade Center
Produced by: Lion Television
Broadcaster: Channel 4
NON-FICTION– ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAM
How To Build A Planet
Produced by: BBC Television
Broadcaster: Science Channel
NON-FICTION– SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
The Incredible Bionic Man
Produced by: Darlow Smithson Productions
Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel
NON-FICTION– ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM
Esquire’s 80th
Produced by: World of Wonder Productions
Broadcaster: Esquire Network
REALITY – DOCUFORMAT
The Millionaire Matchmaker
Produced by: Intuitive Entertainment
Broadcaster: Bravo
REALITY – DOCUSOAP
Connected
Produced by: Koda Communications
Broadcaster: HOT
DOCUREALITY
Deadliest Catch
Produced by: Original Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rebuilding the World Trade Center
Produced by: Lion Television
Broadcaster: Channel 4
BEST CASTING/TALENT/SUBJECTS
(tie)
Cast of Catfish: The TV Show
Cast of Duck Dynasty
BEST DIRECTING
Deadliest Catch
Produced by: Original Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
BEST EDITING
Deadliest Catch
Produced by: Original Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
BEST MUSIC
Deadliest Catch
Produced by: Original Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
BEST HOST/PRESENTER
RuPaul Andre Charles
RuPaul’s Drag Race
MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda
Produced by: Discovery Channel, Discovery Digital Media and the Discovery Agency (digital); Peacock Productions (linear)
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
MOST COMPELLING CHARACTER
“Mama June” Shannon
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – NON-FICTION
Rebuilding the World Trade Center
Produced by: Lion Television
Broadcaster: Channel 4
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – REALITY
Deadliest Catch
Produced by: Original Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel
