National Reality TV Awards
NRTA 2026 15th Anniversary Ceremony
Press Release · For Immediate Release · 30 July 2026

The National Reality TV Awards 2026Crowns Its 15th Anniversary Winners

Over 3.7 Million Public Votes Cast as NRTA Also Unveils Brand New Series Britain's Next Superstar for Channel One TV

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29 July 2026 Porchester Hall, London Hosted by Neil Fox & Cait King

The National Reality TV Awards (NRTA) — the UK's premier celebration of unscripted television — marked its landmark 15th Anniversary last night at Porchester Hall, London, crowning the winners across 26 categories in front of a packed audience of the biggest names in reality, entertainment and documentary television.

Hosted by Neil Fox and Cait King, the ceremony celebrated the very best in reality, entertainment, documentary and unscripted television from the UK and around the world, with this year's awards recognising content aired between 1 July 2025 and 7 June 2026 across British broadcasters BBC One, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hayu and OFTV, and international productions from Australia, Brazil, France, India, South Korea, Malta and the United Arab Emirates.

This year's ceremony proved the biggest yet for public engagement, with a record 3.7 million votes cast by television fans across the country to decide this year's winners.

New Series Launch

Britain's Next Superstar

The National Reality TV Awards also used the evening to unveil its own brand new streamed reality series, Britain's Next Superstar, launching exclusively on Channel One TV — a fresh talent format from the team behind the NRTAs, giving the next generation of stars their own path into the industry the awards celebrate.

In a special 15th Anniversary tribute, the NRTAs honoured fifteen global figures who have made outstanding contributions to reality television worldwide, from pioneering presenters and landmark formats to cultural icons who redefined the genre.

The Full List

2026 Winners

01

Best Reality Competition Show

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The Summit — ITV1 / ITVX — Series 1
02

Best Docu Series / Documentary

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24 Hours in Police Custody — Channel 4 / All 4
03

Best Reality Non-Competition Show

The Real Housewives of Cheshire — ITV2 / ITVX — Series 18 & 19
04

Best Entertainment Show

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Big Brother — ITV2 / ITVX — Series 22
05

Best International Reality Series

The Kardashians — Disney+ — Season 7
06

Best Food Show

Great British Menu — BBC Two / BBC iPlayer — Series 21
07

Best New Show

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The World's Biggest Curry Restaurant — Channel 4
08

Best Dating Show

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Love Island — ITV2 / ITVX — Series 12
09

Most Inspiring TV Show

Race Across the World — BBC One / BBC iPlayer — Series 6
10

Reality Personality of the Year

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Karishma Vijay — The Apprentice
11

Best Performance in a Reality TV Show

Keisha Buchanan as Moth — The Masked Singer (ITV1 / ITVX) Series 7
12

Best Business Show

The Apprentice — BBC One / BBC iPlayer — Series 20
13

Best Male Personality

Adam Thomas — I'm A Celebrity... South Africa (ITV1 / ITVX) Series 2
14

Best Female Personality

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Ampika Pickston — The Real Housewives of Cheshire
15

Best Production Company

Minnow Films — Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Series 8
16

Best Reality TV Judge

KSI — Britain's Got Talent (ITV1 / ITVX) Series 19
17

Best TV Presenter

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Bradley Walsh — Blankety Blank (BBC One)
18

Best IRL Streamer

AngryGinge (Morgan Burtwistle) — Twitch / YouTube
19

Best Podcast

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Need to Talk — Paul C Brunson
20

Best Talk Show

This Morning — ITV1 / ITVX
21

Best Social Experiment Show

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The Traitors — BBC One / BBC iPlayer — Series 4
22

Celebrity Personality of the Year

Adam Thomas — I'm A Celebrity... South Africa (ITV1 / ITVX) Series 2
23

Best Game Show

The Chase — ITV1 / ITVX
24

Best Streamed Reality Series

Love Is Blind: UK — Netflix — Season 2
25

Best Reality Streaming Platform

ITVX
26

Best News Programme

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About the National Reality TV Awards

The National Reality TV Awards (NRTA) is the UK's premier celebration of unscripted television, recognising the very best in reality, entertainment, documentary and unscripted programming from the UK and around the world. Now in its 15th year, the NRTA continues to champion the genre's biggest shows, breakout stars and the teams behind the camera.

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