Las Culturistas Culture Awards: 6 Best Moments From The Show

Best caller artist. Best vibes, hands down. Eva Longoria Award for Tiny Human, Huge Impact.

These were conscionable a fewer of nan categories presented astatine nan 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which aired connected Bravo and streamed Wednesday connected Peacock and were held astatine nan United Theater successful L.A. past month. The show, co-hosted by Bowen nan and Matt Rogers of nan “Las Culturistas” podcast, honored immoderate of nan champion moments successful popular civilization — and created immoderate of its own, including a gay-tastic opening philharmonic number performed by nan and Rogers that paid homage to “Heated Rivalry” and a sexed-up Shrek — yes, your favourite greenish ogre — courtesy of “Hacks” co-creator and prima Paul W. Downs.

Needless to say, it’s not your emblematic awards show. And winning isn’t nan point, arsenic Yang and Rogers told The Times earlier this month. “Presenting is conscionable arsenic bully arsenic winning, conscionable arsenic bully arsenic performing. But I deliberation it’s weird that we person been truthful precocious to stumble connected what nan show really is, which is it’s a assortment show,” Rogers said.

For anyone happy to return themselves a small little seriously, person immoderate nosy and perchance get a Cultch, arsenic nan aureate statue is called (what is it exactly, we’re not really judge — RuPaul said he’d usage it arsenic a doorway stop), this awards show is for you. Here are immoderate of our favourite moments from nan show, which mightiness beryllium nan champion awards show connected TV.

Music and creation performances by nan co-hosts, Rachel Zegler and … Pikachu?

Rachel Zegler performs Addison Rae’s “Fame Is a Gun.”

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The show began pinch a rousing number featuring nan and Rogers that was themed to 1 of nan biggest TV shows of nan past year, “Heated Rivalry.” It led into a capacity of t.A.T.u.’s “All nan Things She Said,” a grounds of nan twelvemonth nominee and nan opus that became a deed (again) acknowledgment to a sexy nine segment successful nan hockey-themed cheery romance series, and it included vocals from different brace of cheery icons, Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow of “The Hunting Wives.”

And yes, Rogers and nan did effort to enlist “Heated Rivalry” stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, but nan duo were retired of municipality attending nan 2026 Canadian Screen Awards, wherever nan show collapsed records for astir wins successful a azygous year. But Akerman and Snow brought arsenic overmuch powerfulness to nan moment, nan said.

“That someway felt for illustration conscionable arsenic if not much important, to person those things unrecorded broadside by side,” he told america aft nan show. “We did our champion to crudely correspond this infinitesimal of ‘Heated Rivalry’ wrong nan song, wrong america being a achromatic cheery man and an Asian cheery man. And past bring Malin and Brittany in, to person these 2 beryllium for illustration companion pieces successful nan civilization successful nan past year.”

But that was conscionable nan beginning. The show besides featured performances by “Hacks” prima Megan Stalter, who performed her azygous “Prettiest Girl successful America,” and Mandy Moore, who sang “Only Hope,” her screen of nan Switchfoot song. However, location were 2 performances that stole nan show: Rachel Zegler’s “Evita”-inspired rendition of Addison Rae’s “Fame Is a Gun” and nan and Rogers’ capacity of nan Pokémon taxable song. One was an awe-inspiring and vocally cleanable rendition of a popular song, nan different a millennial dreamscape of Pokémon ephemera featuring nan prima of nan animated show, Pikachu, dancing alongside nan and Rogers arsenic they sang nan number. (Pikachu’s pronouns are it/that, according to nan and Rogers, successful lawsuit you were wondering.)

Zegler’s performance, Rogers said, was not only an early thought for nan show, but 1 that felt meaningful contempt nan camp. The character played nan titular characteristic successful nan West End revival of “Evita” and will reprise nan domiciled connected Broadway adjacent year.

“The only thought I had correct distant past twelvemonth was I knew I wanted Rachel — and I told you this [turns to Yang] — successful nan style of Evita singing something,” he said. “Then we were astatine Coachella watching Addison Rae and she was doing ‘Fame Is a Gun’ and we were like, ‘It has to beryllium this.’ We sounded it to Rachel, and she goes, ‘You’re not gonna judge this, but ‘Fame Is a Gun’ was No. 1 connected my playlist erstwhile I was studying to play Eva Peron.’”

It was kismet.

Miss Piggy, feline marionettes and a very ripped Shrek

Miss Piggy, honored for her excellence successful divahood, was among nan puerility characters that made an quality astatine nan show.

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Pikachu wasn’t nan only puerility characteristic to make an quality astatine nan Culture Awards. The “grand dame diva of culture, divahood and porcine glamour” Miss Piggy, was honored astatine nan show, wherever she showed up, naturally, successful a pinkish dress and feather boa.

“She’s 1 of nan astir beloved popular civilization figures of each time,” nan said astir her astonishment appearance.

“It’s indisputable,” Rogers added.

We besides sewage a capacity of nan “Meow-ionettes,” nan feline troupe from nan Bob Baker Marionettes, an L.A. institution, who accompanied Broadway prima Ben Platt arsenic he sang “Smelly Cat,” nan opus made celebrated by Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe Buffay connected “Friends.” (It was a lead-in to her receiving nan life of civilization award.)

While those characters mostly stayed in, well, character, 1 appeared successful a wholly caller light: Shrek. So you mightiness retrieve Shrek arsenic a big, greenish ogre, and while this Shrek was green, he was besides highly ripped and libidinous. Downs appeared arsenic Shrek onstage to judge nan grant for nan Shrek Award for Top Thing We Want to Do to That Green Guy, a class pinch very definitive nominees. Hints of a Shrek astonishment appeared early on, erstwhile Miss Culturista Patti Harrison revealed she was pregnant, showing her sonogram pinch a green, Shrek-like fetus. It ended successful Harrison telling Downs’ Shrek that it was his babe and they walked disconnected nan shape arsenic a family. That’s 1 measurement to get a happily ever after.

‘War is Bravo for men’

Ziwe, left, looks connected arsenic Ciara Miller of “Summer House” accepts nan trophy for nan Rob Rausch Award for Excellence.

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Who tin really bask escapist intermezo erstwhile each different time brings news alerts that trigger intelligence anguish? Bowen and Rogers acknowledged nan dueling emotions astatine nan commencement of nan show by cheekily breaking down important existent events for 2 camps: nan group who don’t watch Bravo astatine all, and those who only watch Bravo. For nan Bravo-agnostics, nan hosts summarized nan “Summer House” cheating scandal; meanwhile, Bravo obsessives were informed by Rogers: “Our state is astatine war.”

It prompted nan to make nan joke astir 1 of nan rules of culture: “War is Bravo for men.”

“Our show is trying to punctual group that there’s a batch of nosy and joyousness to beryllium had,” Rogers told us. “We’re not dwelling, but besides it would beryllium dissimilar america and dishonest to disregard [what’s going connected successful nan world]. It’s not a denial of nan truth that we’re successful this place, it’s an acknowledgment — but besides an acknowledgment of everything else. It’s a nighttime to say, we consciousness good.”

(Another norm of culture, successful lawsuit you’re wondering? “Peacock is Netflix for nan Olympics.”)

Imitation is flattery, honey!

Nominees for outfit of nan twelvemonth astatine this year’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards were re-created and modeled connected shape by Lisa Rinna, seen present successful a look made celebrated by scary villain Aunt Gladys successful “Weapons.”

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Lisa Rinna knows really to gag an assemblage pinch her fashions — whether she’s peddling cozy duster cardigans connected QVC aliases dressing successful outré sets by conceptual designers for illustration Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Cowan aliases Maximilian Raynor. And she brought that dedication to Las Culturistas Culture Awards for nan 2nd consecutive year. She had attendees roaring pinch stunning transformations arsenic she modeled nan nominees for outfit of nan year, which included her return connected nan highly terrifying look of Aunt Gladys of “Weapons” (complete pinch an offset-styled wig, ample vintage sunglasses and smeared lipstick); Jacob Elordi leaving an airdrome while wearing headphones, sunglasses and a stone-faced expression; Carolyn Bessette’s “argument chic” attire — oversized sweaters, a ponytail wig and achromatic sneakers — during nan much-publicized spat pinch John F. Kennedy Jr. successful Battery Park; Billie Eilish arsenic a visibly overwhelmed “One Less Lonely Girl” astatine Coachella, donning a achromatic and purple way suit ensemble; and Jeff Probst for nan past 50 seasons of “Survivor,” which boiled down to a bluish button-up garment and khakis (he won).

“She is truthful down to clown,” Rogers told america aft nan show. “And I genuinely mean comedian because what she’s doing is clowning.”

Yang added: “She’s specified a seasoned actor, performer. She knows entertainment. And she looked as basking arsenic Jacob Elordi.” Rogers confessed he missed Rinna’s heightened move arsenic Bessette because he and nan were talking to Lisa Kudrow backstage. But they astatine slightest sewage to witnesser a popular civilization collision return place.

“Lisa Kudrow clocked who was connected shape and she goes, ‘Oh my god, it’s Lisa F—ing Rinna?’” nan recalled. “I was like, ‘This is heaven.’”

Rogers added: “Lisa Rinna arsenic Carolyn Bessette comes disconnected nan shape and Lisa Kudrow turns to her and says, ‘We’ve known each different since our kids were 2!’” Rogers recalled. “And Lisa Rinna was like, ‘Yes, we have!’ We were conscionable watching this relationship betwixt nan Lisas.”

Nods to Pride: Gay icons and allies

“The Hunting Wives” stars Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman, center, subordinate Bowen nan and Matt Rogers during nan “Heated Rivalry”-inspired opening number.

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The Culture Awards are not conscionable inclusive, they’re unapologetically gay, from nan categories to nan nominees to nan presenters. June is Pride Month aft all, and we’d beryllium remiss if we didn’t mention nan timeliness of this show — hosted by a brace of cheery men — and nan awards bestowed upon LGBTQ+ icons and friends complete nan people of nan night.

Among nan winners this twelvemonth were Hannah Einbinder for nan each bully either measurement grant for bisexuality successful media, RuPaul for nan creator of nan millennium grant and Will Ferrell, who was awarded nan titan of civilization award. Upon accepting his award, he unfurled a Pride emblem and declared that “gay pridefulness is nan astir important point to me.” Is Ferrell gay? No, but friends are ever welcome. After all, he is Yang’s and Rogers’ boss.

‘And nan grant for champion condiment goes to ...’

“Hacks” co-creator and prima Paul W. Downs appears connected shape arsenic a ripped Shrek during this year’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards.

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This year’s show was stuffed pinch a whopping 100 categories — and still, nan ceremonial managed to not beryllium 3 hours-plus (take note, Oscars). It’s nan only spot wherever you tin revel successful nan tight races of categories for illustration astir triggered, activated and dysregulated I was this year; champion Disney edifice for intercourse, sex, aliases lovemaking; aliases champion portion of “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” song. About 30 erstwhile categories returned, including nan Allison Williams Cool Girl Award, which was fixed to “Summer House’s” Ciara Miller, who continues riding precocious pursuing her messy and highly publicized breakup.

Maira’s favourite category: Record of nan twelvemonth would return nan barroom for maine successful position of nan showstopping performances, but successful position of class originality, I’ll person to spell pinch nan Fantasia Barrino Award for Vocal Oomph, which was presented by comedian Julio Torres, and went to nan Bene Gesserit of “Dune.” I’m not moreover a “Dune” person, but I tin admit nan effort. Of nan nominees, Charlotte screaming “NO!!!” astatine Mr. Big was my winner.

Yvonne’s favourite category: The Shrek Award for Top Thing We Want to Do to That Green Guy. Among nan nominees is: “I get arsenic adjacent arsenic imaginable to his lips without kissing him astatine a edifice successful public. Maximum romance, pinch everyone watching. He smells for illustration onions.” The different contenders are NSFW, unfortunately, but that’s precisely what makes it truthful perfectly ridiculous. And to apical it each disconnected pinch Downs, and his insanely trim abs, slathered successful greenish overgarment to judge nan grant arsenic Shrek (while being revealed to beryllium a babe daddy) elicited nan benignant of gasps past felt erstwhile “La La Land” was mistakenly awarded nan champion image Oscar successful 2017.