RuPaul Makes Emmy History
Show host wins 11th Emmy as “Pose” gets snubbed
BY TAT BELLAMY-WALKER
Some queer stars missed
out on opportunities for
Emmy Awards at the 73rd
annual event on September
19, but there were some highlights
— including when RuPaul
secured his 11th Emmy to become
the most-awarded Black artist in
the history of the program.
The hit VH1 show “RuPaul’s
Drag Race,” which has made headlines
for its representation of transgender
and non-binary drag performers,
snagged multiple awards
during the ceremony, including an
Emmy for Outstanding Competition
Program, Outstanding Production
Design, and Outstanding
Cinematography for a Reality Program.
RuPaul delivered a speech
giving credit to cast members and
young fans of the show.
“Thanks to all of our lovely children
RuPaul made history on September 19 as the most-awarded Black artist at the Emmys.
on our show from around the
world. They are so gracious to tell
their stories of courage and how
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to navigate this diffi cult life, even
more diffi cult today,” RuPaul told
the audience. “This is for you and
TELEVISION
for you kids out there watching.
You have a tribe that is waiting for
you, we are waiting for you, baby.
Come on to Mama Ru!”
However, to the surprise of
many fans, performers from the
groundbreaking FX series “Pose”
did not grab any Emmy awards
at the ceremony. Actress Michaela
Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez, who made
history this summer as the fi rst
trans woman to be nominated
for an Emmy for Outstanding
Lead Actress, was passed over in
the category for Olivia Colman,
a cisgender white actress who
plays Queen Elizabeth in “The
Crown.” Similarly, “Pose” cast
member Billy Porter, a nominee
for Best Lead Actor and the fi rst
gay Black man to win an Emmy
in 2019 for Best Actor in a Drama
Series, lost to Josh O’Connor,
a white cisgender man who stars
in “The Crown.”
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