As the sun was beginning its descent in Santa Monica on June 3, The Factual Entertainment Awards were presented at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel as part of realscreen‘s second annual Factual Entertainment Forum.

Hosted by Roger Lodge (Blind Date, Talk Soup) and sponsored by History, the stylish cubes (affectionately referred to as FEFfies) were given to a wide array of programs chosen by a roster of judges that included top broadcast, production and distribution executives from the world of unscripted television, out of hundreds of entrants from around the world. Awards were given in the following major categories: Lifestyle (design, food, home); reality (docuformat, docureality, docusoap); competition (game, lifestyle, talent/studio-based); one-offs/specials; non-fiction with recreations and non-fiction without recreations. Awards were also given in assorted craft categories.

This year’s winners at the inaugural Factual Entertainment Awards include:

BEST DESIGN PROGRAMMING:
The Day Before
Produced by Deralf and Story Box Press
Producers: Lorraine Willems and Fabien Constant
Network: Sundance Channel

BEST FOOD PROGRAMMING:
River Cottage: Summer’s Here
Produced by KEO Films
Executive Producer: Andrew Palmer
Network: Channel 4 (UK)

BEST HOME PROGRAMMING:
Disaster House
Produced by High Noon Entertainment
EPs: Jim Berger, Pam Healey
Producers: Graham Clarke, Corrina Robbins
Network: DIY Network

BEST DOCUFORMAT PROGRAMMING:
Gerry’s Big Decision
Produced by: Gogglebox Entertainment
Executive Producer: Mat Steiner and Adam Wood
Network: Channel 4 (UK)

BEST DOCUREALITY PROGRAMMING:
Brick City
Produced by Brick City TV LLC
Executive Producers: Mark Benjamin, Marc Levin and Forest Whitaker
Network: Sundance Channel

BEST DOCUSOAP PROGRAMMING:
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Produced by the Gene Simmons Company and the Greif Company
EPs: Adam Freeman, Adam Reed, Gene Simmons and Leslie Greif; Robert Sharenow and Neil A. Cohen (for A&E)
Network: A&E Network

BEST GAME PROGRAMMING:
Keys to the VIP
Produced by Buck Productions
Senior Producer: Jim Kiriakakis
Network: Comedy Network, Canada

BEST COMPETITION/LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING:
The Biggest Loser
Produced by Reveille, 25/7 Productions, 3Ball Productions
EPs: Ben Silverman, JD Roth, Mark Koops, Dave Broome and Todd Nelson
Network: NBC

BEST COMPETITION/TALENT/STUDIO-BASED PROGRAMMING:
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Produced by World of Wonder
Executive Producers: Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and RuPaul
Network: Logo

BEST ONE-OFF OR SPECIAL:
JFK: 3 Shots that Changed America
Produced by New Animal Productions
EPs: Nicole Rittenmeyer and Seth Skundrick; Mike Stiller,
David McKillop, Dolores Gavin (for History)
Network: History

BEST NON-FICTION WITH RECREATIONS:
Locked Up Abroad
Produced by RAW TV
EPs: Dimitri Doganis and Bart Layton, Series Producer: Martin Pupp
Network: National Geographic Channel U.S.

BEST NON-FICTION WITHOUT RECREATIONS:
WWII in HD
Produced by History and Lou Reda Productions
EPs: Lou Reda, Scott L. Reda, Matthew Ginsburg; David McKillop, Mike Stiller and Liz Reph (for History)
Network: History

HALL OF FAME:
Mark Burnett, Mark Burnett Productions

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:
WWII in HD
Produced by History and Lou Reda Productions
EPs: Lou Reda, Scott L. Reda, Matthew Ginsburg; David McKillop, Mike Stiller and Liz Reph (for History)
Network: History

The Biggest Loser
Produced by Reveille, 25/7 Productions, 3Ball Productions
EPs: Ben Silverman, JD Roth, Mark Koops, Dave Broome and Todd Nelson
Network: NBC

CRAFT AWARDS:
MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT:
Ice Road Truckers
Produced by Original Productions
Network: History

BEST CASTING/TALENT/SUBJECTS:
La Ley del Corrido
Produced by Discovery en Espanol
Network: Discovery en Espanol

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Daredevils
Produced by Firecracker Films
Network: Channel 4 (UK)

BEST DIRECTING:
The People Speak
Produced by History and First Tuesday Media
Network: History

BEST EDITING:
Catching Cancer
Produced by December Films
Network: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

BEST HOST:
Chuck Hughes – Chuck’s Day Off
Produced by Whalley-Abbey Media
Network: Food Network Canada

BEST MUSIC:
La Ley del Corrido
Produced by Discovery en Espanol
Network: Discovery en Espanol