Post by Lucas Stark on Sept 12, 2016 16:02:57 GMT
RuPaul Charles won the Emmy Award for outstanding host of a reality or reality competition series on Sunday night for Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race.
American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Hollywood Game Night's Jane Lynch, Little Big Shots' Steve Harvey and Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn also were in the running for the award.
"I really didn’t expect this," Charles said backstage after accepting the statuette. "I came here thinking I got invited to the prom and I’m going to dance my ass off tonight, but i didn’t expect that I would have this in my hand while I was dancing. It’s a very special night not just for me but for all the young people around the world who dance to the beat of a different drummer."
This marked Charles' first-ever nomination.
"I dedicate this nomination to outsiders everywhere," he said in a statement after the noms were announced in July. "Brave souls who, against all odds, stick to their dreams and make the world a more colorful place. On behalf of those people — my tribe — I am so grateful."
American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Hollywood Game Night's Jane Lynch, Little Big Shots' Steve Harvey and Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn also were in the running for the award.
"I really didn’t expect this," Charles said backstage after accepting the statuette. "I came here thinking I got invited to the prom and I’m going to dance my ass off tonight, but i didn’t expect that I would have this in my hand while I was dancing. It’s a very special night not just for me but for all the young people around the world who dance to the beat of a different drummer."
This marked Charles' first-ever nomination.
"I dedicate this nomination to outsiders everywhere," he said in a statement after the noms were announced in July. "Brave souls who, against all odds, stick to their dreams and make the world a more colorful place. On behalf of those people — my tribe — I am so grateful."
