The fourth year of the Las Culturistas Culture Awards is being celebrated with a televised broadcast.
Conceived by Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang and and I Love That for You star Matt Rogers, the awards are a branch of their popular Las Culturistas podcast, which the two started in 2016.
Tuesday night’s ceremony, hosted by Yang and Rogers, marks the first time the awards are being televised. The ceremony was pre-recorded at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles in July and aired on Bravo from 9 p.m. ET - 11 p.m. ET, with streaming available on Peacock from Wednesday.
Dozens of celebrities were in attendance, from Bravo stars like Paige DeSorbo and Andy Cohen to Saturday Night Live alums Kristen Wiig and Aidy Bryant to Academy Award winner Allison Janney and Emmy Award winner Quinta Brunson. Attendees were dressed to the nines in their best Hollywood glamour attire to honor this year’s theme.
Among the dozens of categories are Best Crier, Father Award, Daddy Award, Sport We Would Love To Know More About, Social Change Moment of the Year Sponsored by West Elm, Jamie Lee Curtis Award For Gusto, and Tina Turner Legend Award.
“The Las Culturistas Culture Awards celebrates culture’s most iconic and consequential moments of the year. With more than 100 unique award categories, live musical performances and unexpected celebrity guests, this show brings culture's most crucial moments to life,” Yang and Rogers said in a press release.
As the ceremony began, Yang introduced the evening as “the biggest night in culture — depending on who you ask.”
Yang and Rogers opened the ceremony alongside Cohen, all adorned in Blue Origin space suits, as the Bravo executive warned the hosts: “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
The first award of the evening — Most amazing impact in film — was given to Jeff Goldblum’s chest in Jurassic Park. Goldblum took the stage and nearly ripped his shirt off, but paused, telling the audience: “Always leave them wanting more.”
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson was honored with the Titan of Culture Award. Accepting the honor, he told the audience: “I have been on your TV for forever, I'm going to be in your hearts for even longer, I hope.”
Later, Meg Stalter presented the Allison Williams Cool Girl award to DeSorbo (who thanked cool girls like herself), and Andy Samberg took home the Creatine Award for Straight Male Excellence. TV personality Gabby Windey won the Best New Artist Award. Janney accepted the Lifetime of Culture Award, presented with a dance sequence acting out her most iconic film and TV roles.
On the musical front, Remi Wolf performed a spirited rendition of “Soup” and Ben Platt sang Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” accompanied by a string quintet.
In one of the funnier moments of the night, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Lisa Rinna modeled multiple looks nominated for the Outfit of the Year Award. She received a nod in the category for wearing “whatever the f**k she wants.”
Yang and Rogers also introduced a tribute called “In Absentia,” honoring those who didn’t attend the ceremony; not because they died but for various comedic reasons — including Chappell Roan who couldn’t attend due to a “guinea pig emergency.” The duo sang “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith in harmony as a montage of celebrities and their reasons for not attending played, eliciting laughter from the crowd.
