OFFICIAL NOMINEES for the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards Announced!

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - March 26, 2015 - PRLog -- Nominees in 21 unique categories for the 3^rd Annual Reality TV Awards for outstanding performances in 2014 were announced last night at The Parlor-Hollywood with reality television stars, show representatives and television executives in attendance.

The Reality TV Awards Executive Producers Andrew Ward and Kristen Moss will announced the presenters (that Awards/Talent Producer John Barra had assembled) running the gamut of past and present reality programs: Adam Jaymes (ABC’s “Rising Star”), Bev Gonzalez (FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen”), Brittany Baldi (MTV’s “Are You The One?/The Challenge”) Briana Manson, Tonya Reneé Banks and Christy McGinty Gibel (LIFETIME’s “Little Women: LA”), Brittany Martinez (CBS’s “Big Brother 16”), Dedeker Winston and Dr. Nikki Noce (FOX’s “Utopia”), Emil Schaffroth (ABC’s “The Bachelorette”), Jimmy, Natalie, Quincy and Ayla (FOX’s “MasterChef Jr.”), Matt Iseman and Ben Melick (NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior”), Nick Lazzarini (FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance”), Noah Hunt (VH1’s “Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project”), Ryan Malaty (MTV’s “Are You The One?”), Suzanne Whang (HGTV’s “House Hunters”), Wesley November (SPIKE’s “Framework”), Will Jardell, Ben Schreen and Matthew Smith (CW’s “America’s Next Top Model”) and Yung Woo Hwang (CBS’ “Survivor”).

Several shows received multiple votes; the leaders were Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules”, NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” and Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” with seven nominations each. A&E’s “Wahlburgers” received five nominations including Reality King nods for brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg. NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”, Fox’s “MasterChef, Jr.”, Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”, and ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” all tied with 4 nominations a piece.

Bravo’s “Euros of Hollywood” garnered a nomination in the Villain category for Bleona Qereti. Lifetime’s “Little Women: LA” received their first and only nomination for Best New Cast while other 2014 shows received nominations in several categories including Syfy’s “Wizard Wars”, E! Television’s “Botched”, A&E’s “The First 48”, CMT’s “Party Down South”, AMC’s “4^th and Loud”, VH1’s “Candidly Nicole”, FYI TV’s “Married At First Sight”, Showtime’s “Gigolos”, truTV’s “Fake Off” and ABC’s holiday series, “The Great Christmas Light Fight”.

The voting process now moves to the fans and will exclusively be an online vote at http://www.realitytelevisionawards.com. Fans can submit votes daily until the deadline of Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 12am PST. Award officials predict over 750,000 fans votes, which will surpass 2014 numbers.

All media outlets wishing to cover the award show have until April 30^th to submit credential request at http://www.realitytelevisionawards.com/media/press-application/.

Follow the awards on Twitter/Instagram at @RealityAwardsTV or trend #RTVAs. For more information or for pre-event interview request please email info@realitytelevisionawards.com.

The Reality TV Awards are proudly presented by Mohegan Sun and Audio Network. The awards continue to “Pay it Forward-One Heartbeat At A Time” to Wodynski Heart Foundation.