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RuPaul on RuPaul's Drag Race season 17.
The RuPaul's Drag Race host once again made history at the Emmy Awards.
RuPaul's Drag Race host, main judge, and mogul RuPaul Charles has earned a 10th nomination in the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program category, breaking the all-time record for this accolade in the history of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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RuPaul reached nine nominations in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program category in 2024. As a result, the Drag Race host tied with Heidi Klum, nominated nine times for hosting Project Runway; and Tom Bergeron, also nominated nine times for hosting Dancing With the Stars.
This 10th nomination at the 2025 Emmys means that RuPaul has broken an all-time record in the category. It is noteworthy that the Drag Race mogul also holds the record for most consecutive nominations for this award. 10s across… well, all of the 10 last Emmy ceremonies!
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are in. Unsurprisingly, Drag Race continues to be a dominant force at the awards show.
RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 — along with its companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, received a whopping 10 nominations this year:
Design For A Variety Or Reality Series
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series
Outstanding Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The specific nominations for RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked are:
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast airs Sunday, September 14 on CBS and Paramount+.
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
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Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. You can also find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok.
