The 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards didn’t just deliver high-concept absurdity and internet-core award categories. It also brought out a jaw-dropping lineup of celebrities for one of the most deliciously unhinged red carpets of the year.
Hosted by Las Culturistas podcast icons Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, the annual celebration of all things queer, chaotic, and culturally resonant transformed the Orpheum Theatre into a glittery playground of famous faces, fabulous fits, and unapologetic weirdness.
A Red Carpet Roster to Gag Over
Hollywood heavyweights and cult-favorite comedians rubbed shoulders with Bravolebrities and podcast icons on the carpet, proving that this event has officially entered the pop culture big leagues.
Jamie Lee Curtis turned heads with her signature silver glam, while Sarah Michelle Gellar gave fans a blast of ‘90s nostalgia. Allison Janney and Quinta Brunson brought red carpet elegance, and Megan Stalter, forever the Gen Z chaos queen, kept things unpredictable in the best way possible with her Diet Coke couture.
The Ceremony: A Love Letter to Cultural Specificity
Though the red carpet was packed with star power, the awards themselves didn’t exactly follow the rules of traditional Hollywood. The Las Culturistas Culture Awards are known for categories that feel pulled from a group chat at 2 a.m., like “Worst Sticky Feeling,” “Grief of the Year,” and “Best Lunch” (a hotly contested matchup of tomato soup, grilled cheese, and free food).
With more than 100 hyper-specific and laugh-out-loud categories, the ceremony poked fun at, and paid tribute to, the cultural quirks that defined the year. From iconic buildings to the best Trader Joe’s bangers, nothing was off-limits.
Tune In and Take Notes
The 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards will air Tuesday, August 5 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
While the awards themselves remain a hilarious fever dream of queer-coded chaos, it’s clear the Culture Awards are now a serious red carpet moment, `where Vogue icons, Housewives legends, and comedy nerds can all sashay in harmony. Because at Las Culturistas, culture is camp. And camp is everything.
Keep scrolling for a closer look at the most iconic moments from the red carpet and after-party.
(L-R) Gracyn Blackmore and Coco Watson attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Andy Cohen attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)(L-R) Angie Katsanevas and Mary Cosby attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Dylan Efron attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Kristen Wiig attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Ben Platt attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)(L-R) Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)(L-R) Alison Brie and Dave Franco attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Benito Skinner attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Quinta Brunson attends Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)(L-R) Robby Hoffman and Gabby Windey attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images)Julio Torres arrives at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)Paige DeSorbo arrives at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)Law Roach arrives at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)Meg Stalter arrives at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)(L-R) Angie Katsanevas, Lisa Barlow, Aidy Bryant, Heather Gay, and Britani Bateman attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards Teal Room with Casamigos Margaritas at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Casamigos Margaritas)(L-R) Bowen Yang, Andy Cohen, Frances Berwick and Matt Rogers attend Las Culturistas Culture Awards After Party with Casamigos Margaritas at The Orpheum Theatre on July 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Casamigos Margaritas)
Start your engines—and make room in the werkroom. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is returning for its 10th season on May 9, and this time it’s bigger, queerer, and witchier than ever.
With a star-studded guest judge lineup and the largest cast in All Stars herstory, All Stars 10 promises high-stakes glamour, jaw-dropping performances, and a brand-new “Tournament of All Stars” format that could shake up the franchise forever.
Grande, Erivo, and Roan… Oh My!
In a teaser trailer that sent fans into a glittery meltdown, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande storm the werkroom with the line: “The witches will see you now!” Queens lose it (as they should), and honestly, so did we.
Meanwhile, queer pop icon Chappell Roan makes her entrance in a wig cap and robe, dryly asking the queens, “Do any of you queers have something sexy I can slip into?” Consider the bar for guest judge entrances raised.
Buffy Is Back—and She Brought Ice Spice
The judging panel this season reads like a who’s who of queer icons, Oscar nominees, viral hitmakers, and cult TV legends.
This diverse cast spans fan favorites, controversial queens, early outs, and redemption-seekers—all bringing a mix of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent back to the main stage.
New Format: The Tournament of All Stars
Drag Race All Stars 10 will debut a brand-new structure known as the Tournament of All Stars. According to a press release from Paramount+:
“The queens will be divided into three groups of six, each competing in their own bracket across three episodes. At the end of each bracket, the top three queens with the highest point totals will then advance to the semi-finals.”
From there, it’s a high-stakes dash to the crown. The finalists will face off in an epic Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown, with one queen ultimately earning a coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
And yes, Untucked will be back too—because if you’re not watching Untucked, you’re only getting half the tea.
How to Watch
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 premieres May 9 exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and WOW Presents Plus internationally.
Watch the full trailer now and get ready for the ultimate drag battle royale—glamour, chaos, and glitter bombs included.
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, and Harriet the Spy, has tragically passed away at the age of 39, according to a report from the New York Post.
Trachtenberg was found dead by her mother around 8 a.m. Wednesday at One Columbus Place, a luxury apartment building in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, where the actress was discovered unconscious and unresponsive. The report also noted that Trachtenberg had recently undergone a liver transplant.
A New York City native, Trachtenberg began her acting career as a child star, with early roles in Nickelodeon projects such as The Adventures of Pete & Pete and the film Harriet the Spy. She gained widespread recognition when she was cast as Dawn Summers, the younger sister of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s titular character, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2000 to 2003. Her role earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice TV Sidekick in 2001.
Trachtenberg’s career continued to thrive after Buffy, and she became a prominent figure in pop culture. She played the role of Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl from 2008 to 2012, earning a nomination for Choice TV Villain at the Teen Choice Awards in 2012. The actress expressed her enjoyment of portraying the show’s villain, telling Seventeen in 2009, “It’s definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl. I love the reaction you get. I never understood why some actors don’t want to play villains or evil characters.”
In addition to her iconic television roles, Trachtenberg made a cameo appearance in Fall Out Boy’s music video for their hit song “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” in 2007. She also appeared in a range of television series, including Mercy, Weeds, and the 2022 Gossip Girl reboot.
Trachtenberg also had a successful film career, with notable roles in EuroTrip, 17 Again, and The Scribbler.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer remains a show beloved by many, particularly for its groundbreaking LGBTQ+ representation. The show’s portrayal of Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) and her lesbian relationship with Tara (Amber Benson) marked an important moment for queer visibility on mainstream television.
Further details surrounding Trachtenberg’s death have not yet been released. This story is still developing.
