A mysterious ‘green goblin’ heads turning at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night.
As Ru Paul’s Drag Race continued its domination of the awards show, cast member Princess Poppy sported some rather unusual red carpet attire.
While her fellow drag queens went glam for the occasion, Princess Poppy instead decided to dress as a wart-covered goblin – or a self-proclaimed ‘troll-slash-hag’.
The drag queen was painted green from head-to-toe and had facial prosthetics applied to give her a large chin, nose, and pointed ears.
For the ceremony at the Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, she was even spotted carrying around a handbag covered in punk doll heads and googly eyes, with her hands sporting extra-long finger nails.
A mysterious ‘green goblin’ turned heads at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night – but who was it?
As Ru Paul’s Drag Race continued its domination of the awards show, cast member Princess Poppy sported some rather unusual red carpet attire
Emmys 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
Drama Series: Succession
Actor in a Drama Series: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook – Succession
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew MacFadyen – Succession
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Limited Series: Beef
Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Steven Yeun – Beef
Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Ali Wong – Beef
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Comedy Series: The Bear
Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Actress in a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Reality Competition Program: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Talk Series: The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Scripted Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Succession nearly swept the board with wins for Matthew MacFadyen, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin (left to right)
To add a bit of elegance to the outrageous ensemble, Princess Poppy donned a green shimmery strapless gown and a green and pearl necklace-earring set.
Princess Poppy, who was a contestant on the 15th season of the drag competition, said she wanted to buck the trend of what it’s expected at glamorous events.
‘I wanted to do the exact opposite of what is expected of you when you go to an event like this,’ she told Entertainment Weekly while on the red carpet.
‘I wanted to take decorum and turn it on its head. Mainly I wanted to be a troll-slash-hag.’
Princess Poppy added: ‘I wanted to be so shocking that you just have to turn and look at me — in the worst way possible.’
She was joined on the red carpet by fellow castmates Sasha Colby, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Luxx Noir London, Jax, Salina EsTitties, Aura Mayari, Sugar and Spice, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Robin Fierce and Irene Dubois.
Drag fans on social media were howling at the look, with one saying: ‘I love drag what do you mean the green goblin is at the Emmys.’
While another wrote: ‘Princess Poppy showing up to the Emmys as a green goblin like please [crying face].’
‘Princess Poppy dressing up as a green goblin at the Emmys is the best thing that happened so far this year,’ a third said.
To add a bit of elegance to the outrageous ensemble, Princess Poppy donned a green shimmery strapless gown and a green and pearl necklace-earring set
Princess Poppy shared a collection of pictures from the event on her Instagram – including one of the green goblin sat in the audience
While her fellow drag queens went glam for the occasion, Princess Poppy instead decided to dress as a wart-covered goblin – or a self-proclaimed ‘troll-slash-hag’
The drag queen was painted green from head-to-toe and had facial prosthetics applied to give her a large chin, nose, and pointed ears, as she posed with her fellow drag queens
She was joined on the red carpet by fellow castmates Sasha Colby, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Luxx Noir London, Jax, Salina EsTitties, Aura Mayari, Sugar and Spice, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Robin Fierce and Irene Dubois
Drag fans on social media were howling at the look, with one saying: ‘I love drag what do you mean the green goblin is at the Emmys’
Meanwhile, many were left bewildered by the identity of the green goblin, with one person writing on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Uh..why is there a green goblin on the red carpet just doing her thing like its nbd? #Emmys.’
‘Sorry is anyone gonna talk about the green goblin that was on the red carpet for the Emmys,’ said another.
The drag artist’s dramatic look came as Drag Race continued to sweep up at the Emmys – with RuPaul remaining the most decorated Black artist in the awards show’s history.
And while accepting the award for Outstanding Competition Program, Ru Paul urged people to ‘listen to a drag queen’ and defended performers reading in libraries.
It is the sixth time Ru Paul’s Drag Race has won the accolade since 2018, and the Drag Race host, 63, used his speech to call out backlash towards drag story-time.
The drag supermodel declared: ‘Listen, if a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her because knowledge is power and if someone wants to restrict your access to power, they are trying to scare you.
‘So listen to a drag queen, we love you, thank you.’
Ru was joined at the awards by co-judges Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley, as well as a number of the show’s stars – including season two’s Raven, and Season 15’s Luxx Noir London, Salina EsTitties, and reigning queen Sasha Colby.
Meanwhile, many were left bewildered by the identity of the green goblin, with one person writing on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Uh..why is there a green goblin on the red carpet just doing her thing like its nbd?’
Ru Paul urged people to ‘listen to a drag queen’ as he used his Emmy acceptance speech to defend performers reading in libraries that night
The drag supermodel declared: ‘Listen, if a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her because knowledge is power and if someone wants to restrict your access to power, they are trying to scare you’
‘We are so honoured to have this award,’ Ru said. ‘Listen, you guys are just pure lovely for honouring our show and recognising all these queens.
‘We have released into the wild, hundreds of drag queens and they’re beautiful.’
He was presented the award by The Hangover’s Ken Jeong and Community’s Joel McHale.
Ru also won Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys – taking his total Emmy wins to date to 16.
In 2021, Ru celebrated becoming the most Emmy-awarded black person in history with his 11th win for the reality show.
At the time he said: ‘Wow, thank you so much to the Academy and all of you gorgeous people here tonight. All of the people at World of Wonder and Viacom-CBS who have been so wonderful, but really thanks to all of our lovely children on our show from around the world.
‘They are so gracious to tell their stories of courage and how to navigate this difficult life, even more difficult today.
‘This is for you and for you kids out there watching. You have a tribe that is waiting for you, we are waiting for you, baby. Come on to Mama Ru!’
75th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession – WINNER
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Succession earned the top honor Best Drama Series in its final season
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Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge continued her successful run as she won Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The White Lotus
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Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
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Limited Series
Beef – WINNER
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Steven Yeun triumphed in the Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category for Beef
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee – Beef
Ray Liotta – Black Bird
Young Mazino – Beef
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
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Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah earned Best Talk Series months after the titular host left the show
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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
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Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Sarah Snook was crowned Best Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Succession
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Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
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Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Ayo Edebiri dazzled as she earned Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Bear
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Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello – Beef
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer won Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
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Outstanding variety special (live)
“Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” – WINNER
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna”
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
“The Oscars”
“75th Annual Tony Awards”
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Scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Scripted Variety Series was earned by Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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