RuPaul loses Greatest Host Emmy to Alan Cumming after 8-year streak

The time has come for RuPaul to sashay away from his internet hosting Emmys run.

After an eight-year streak taking dwelling the Emmy for Excellent Host for a Actuality or Actuality Competitors Program, the legendary drag performer and host of RuPaul’s Drag Race misplaced out on the glory at Saturday’s Inventive Arts Emmys ceremony. The award as a substitute went to Alan Cumming for The Traitors, who was not in attendance.

Different nominees within the class this 12 months included all six Shark Tank hosts (Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, and Daymond John), Kristen Kish for High Chef, and Jeff Probst for Survivor.

RuPaul’s streak of wins, nevertheless, stays undefeated, and he stands because the most-decorated Black artist in Emmys historical past, with a complete of 13 statues to his title.

RuPaul’s report within the Excellent Host class will likely be laborious to beat. The 2 hosts who come closest to his report are Probst with 4 previous wins for Survivor and Jane Lynch with two for Hollywood Sport Night time. Heidi Klum (Undertaking Runway) and Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars) tie RuPaul with essentially the most nominations, at 9 every, however neither host their respective reveals any longer.

Final 12 months, a brand new class cut up off from the Excellent Host for a Actuality or Actuality Competitors Program competitors, known as Excellent Host for a Sport Present, which this 12 months went to Pat Sajak for his closing season internet hosting Wheel of Fortune.

Cumming’s win is for internet hosting season 2 of The Traitors, which counted Drag Race alum Peppermint amongst its forged. The esteemed actor wowed viewers all season along with his fabulous costumes and dramatic speeches on the murderous competitors collection.

Drag Race has confirmed to be an Emmy’s behemoth because it first entered the competitors in 2015 when Mathu Andersen, RuPaul’s then-makeup artist, scored the present’s first nomination for Excellent Make-up for a Multi-Digital camera Sequence or Particular for season 7. RuPaul took dwelling his first internet hosting award the subsequent 12 months.

Past Greatest Host, Drag Race has gained throughout classes recognizing excellent achievements in costumes, modifying, directing, hairstyling, make-up, casting, manufacturing design, and naturally, the massive award, Excellent Actuality Competitors Program.

Previous Drag Race contestants Delta Work and Raven have taken dwelling Emmys of their very own for hair and make-up, respectively, whereas season 8 contestant Laila McQueen turned the primary former Drag Race star to win an Emmy for her work on a special program, 2022’s We’re Right here.

RuPaul has gained a staggering quantity of awards over the course of a legendary, four-decade profession, together with Billboard Music Awards, a number of MTV Film & TV awards, a Critics’ Selection Award, a Tony Award for the 2022 musical A Unusual Loop, and her very personal star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

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RuPaul lately topped the ninth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, with season 14 runner-up Angeria Paris VanMichaels becoming a member of the Drag Race Corridor of Fame. RuPaul can at the moment be seen internet hosting spinoff collection, RuPaul’s Drag Race World All Stars on Paramount+.

The Traitors returns for season 3 in early 2025, with Drag Race season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen amongst its forged of contestants.