{"id":923678,"date":"2026-10-07T06:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923678\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T06:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:02:21","slug":"virtual-reali-tea-vrt-awards-2026-full-list-of-winners-and-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/923678\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ VRT Awards 2026: Full list of winners and nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second-annual \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d Awards<\/a> were good as gold.<\/p>\n

Hosted at Edison Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night, the reality-packed gala brought together more than 60 stars from across Bravo, Peacock, Hulu, Netflix and more to celebrate the biggest people and best moments in unscripted television this year.<\/p>\n

The 2026 VRT Awards \u2014 sponsored by Tri-State Cadillac<\/a>, CoverGirl<\/a>, Philo<\/a> and Kahl\u00faa<\/a> \u2014 were hosted by \u201cVRT\u201d faces Danny Murphy and Evan Real, and also featured performances by \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d alum Scheana Shay and OG Bravo icon Luann de Lesseps.<\/p>\n

\u201cVRT\u201d stars Danny Murphy and Evan Real hosted the 2026 \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d Awards. Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Lindsay Hubbard and her daughter, Gemma, won the VRT Award for Best Dynamic Duo. Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Dolores Catania, Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga accepted the VRT Award for \u201cBest Return to Screen.\u201d Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Want to watch from home? Philo is the exclusive streaming partner for the 2026 VRT Awards, and the only place you\u2019ll find the full show this year. The best part? It\u2019s free to watch on Philo\u2019s ad-supported platform starting Oct. 9. Plus, you can catch up on last year\u2019s awards now on Philo.com\/VRTs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bravo\u2019s \u201cSummer House\u201d swept in the fan-voted categories, with Kyle Cooke taking home the award for \u201cHot-Tea of the Year\u201d and Lindsay Hubbard and her daughter, Gemma, winning \u201cBest Dynamic Duo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even Ciara Miller, who could not make it to the show due to her stint on \u201cDancing With the Stars,\u201d was aptly recognized for \u201cBest Reunion Performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the network\u2019s latest franchise, \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island,\u201d was honored with the \u201cBest Cast\u201d award, while Rosie Woods DiMare\u2019s \u201cslam pig\u201d insult was named \u201cQuote of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plus, the cast of E!\u2019s \u201cThe Golden Life,\u201d which includes de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan and Kelly Bensimon, were honored with the coveted Golden Kettle Award<\/a>, presented by Tri-State Cadillac.<\/p>\n

Keep reading for the full list of winners from this year\u2019s VRT Awards, which will be available to stream on Philo<\/a> beginning Oct. 9.<\/p>\n

Breakout Star<\/p>\n

Trinity Tatum<\/p>\n

Mia Calabrese<\/p>\n

Alicia Carmody<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ariana Biermann<\/p>\n

Style Icon of the Year<\/p>\n

Paris Hilton<\/p>\n

Ariana Madix<\/p>\n

Bronwyn Newport<\/p>\n

WINNER: Meredith Marks<\/p>\n

Favorite Dynamic Duo<\/p>\n

Austen Kroll & Salley Carson<\/p>\n

Layla Taylor & Miranda Hope<\/p>\n

Gizelle Bryant & Robyn Dixon<\/p>\n

Winners: Lindsay Hubbard & Gemma<\/p>\n

Hot-Tea of the Year<\/p>\n

Bryce Alakai<\/p>\n

Robert Irwin<\/p>\n

Fraser Olender<\/p>\n

Winner: Kyle Cooke<\/p>\n

Best Reunion Performance<\/p>\n

Maddi Reese<\/p>\n

Jo-Ellen Tiberi<\/p>\n

Karen Huger<\/p>\n

Winner: Ciara Miller<\/p>\n

Musician of the Year<\/p>\n

Scheana Shay<\/p>\n

Ashley Darby<\/p>\n

Drew Sidora<\/p>\n

Winner: Luann de Lesseps<\/p>\n

Best Return to Screen<\/p>\n

Carole Radziwill<\/p>\n

Lala Kent<\/p>\n

Vicki Gunvalson<\/p>\n

Winners: Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga & Dolores Catania<\/p>\n

Quote of the Year<\/p>\n

Maura Higgins, \u201cI tink\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Liz McGraw, \u201cYou were nev-uh homeless\u201d<\/p>\n

Melanie Moreno, \u201cGimme 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winner: Rosie Woods DiMare, \u201cYou\u2019re a f\u2013king slam pig!\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Cast (presented by Philo)<\/p>\n

\u201cJersey Shore: Family Vacation\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Traitors\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLove Thy Nader\u201d<\/p>\n

Winner: \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second-annual \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d Awards were good as gold. Hosted at Edison Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[3042,49,48,362,178817,317744,75,223070,208509,109771,130890,348,80632,317745],"class_list":["post-923678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-awards","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrity-news","tag-ciara-miller","tag-dolores-catania","tag-entertainment","tag-lindsay-hubbard","tag-luann-de-lesseps","tag-melissa-gorga","tag-teresa-giudice","tag-tv","tag-virtual-reali-tea","tag-virtual-reali-tea-awards-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}