Emmys: Alan Cumming ends RuPaul’s eight-year winning streak for Outstanding Host
September 10, 2024Alan Cumming has been awarded Outstanding Host at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, ending RuPaul’s eight-year winning run.
Winning for his role in the second season of The Traitors US, the Scottish actor also bested Survivor’s Jeff Probst, Top Chef’s Kristen Kish, and Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, and Kevin O’Leary.
Although Cumming had previously taken home a New York Emmy Award (which, like many, we just recently discovered even existed) for Best Lifestyle Program (1st Look: Scotland), this is his first victory in a Primetime category.
Between 2010 and 2016, he received four nominations for his praised portrayal of Eli Gold on The Good Wife and for hosting the 69th Tony Awards.
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According to ‘Gay Times’, Upon hearing of his win, Cumming shared a “series of selfies taken at 3.38am” on Instagram, accompanied by a detailed message.
He explained that he couldn’t be present to accept the award due to “filming commitments in Scotland,” likely for The Traitors' third season, and expressed gratitude to “the people who made this possible.”
Cumming thanked “everyone @studiolambert for inviting me on this nutty ride, particularly Sam Rees-Jones who is quite literally the voice inside my head during the shoot and without whom I would be banished.
“To my friends at @peacock and @nbcuniversal for their support, generosity, and most of all, kindness; to @samspector, who styles me and makes me look so insanely spiffy, and whose work is such a huge part of the show’s success, and to my team of agents, especially Courtny Catzel.”
“Events like this don’t just occur. My dynamic duo of publicists, Jami Kandel and Leslie Sloane from @vision.pr, worked diligently on my behalf, and I’m forever grateful to my manager and brother in arms, Nikola Barisic, who always has my back,” he added.
“Thanks to all the Traitors crew up at Ardross castle who keep smiling despite the long hours and the Scottish weather, and sweet baby jesus, how could I forget the amazing cast who were such fun to play with.”
He ended with gratitude, stating, “Finally thank you forever to Grant Shaffer who supports and loves me in everything I do and will always receive the most votes in my castle.”
Cumming’s post received love and encouragement from celebrities such as Ekin-Su, Chrishell Stause, Dolo Catania, Iman, Kristen Chenoweth, Nicky Doll, Parvati Shallow, and Travis Van Winkle.
Although RuPaul did not win a ninth consecutive award, he continues to hold the record for most wins in this category. He also remains the most-awarded Black entertainer in Emmy history.
At the upcoming main ceremony on September 15, The Traitors is also vying to take the award from Drag Race for Outstanding Reality Competition Program. If successful, it would be another first for the Peacock series, unlike Drag Race, which has won it five times.
The Traitors’ second season received widespread acclaim. Unlike the British version, this series mixes regular people with reality TV veterans from shows like The Real Housewives franchise, Survivor, Big Brother US, and The Real World.
The cast for season three, set to air in 2025, will include several LGBTQ+ names, from Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause to Lord Ivan Mountbatten, the first openly gay member of the British Royal’s extended family, and Drag Race season eight winner Bob the Drag Queen.
Regarding Drag Race, the series will return for a 17th season, as well as a 10th season of All Stars.
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