The Actors Are on Strike, But the Awards Shows Go On

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( oscars 2024 [The Actors Are on Strike, But the Awards Shows Go On]( Here is our (extremely early) forecast for the biggest Oscar races this (very uncertain) year. Photo-Illustration: Vulture The Oscars are how Hollywood tells the story of itself, and was there any bigger story at the movies in 2023 than [Barbenheimer](? That two-headed colossus dominated the [box office]( all summer long, proving it was indeed possible to marry art and commerce — as long as you involve beloved directors, recognizable IP, and access to monthslong marketing campaigns. The dozens of awards contenders hitting screens in the [next few months]( — from a new Yorgos Lanthimos to Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic to The Color Purple — will hope to create rival narratives. But they’ll have to operate in the shadow of an obstacle even more imposing than the blonde and the bomb: the as-yet-unresolved [Screen Actors Guild strike](. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. Subscribe now to [save over 60%]( on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Morning Show: [Mommy Dearest]( • American Horror Story: Delicate: [Let’s Make a Deal]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The B-52’s Were Too Weird to Mess With Kate Pierson never tried to write a hit. But the cosmos had bigger plans for her band.]( [‘I Feel at Home in Filth’ Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson’s Dicks: The Musical is a faggy mess. That’s the point.]( [Megan Thee Stallion’s Former Label Says They Will ‘Amicably Part Ways’ Ending her yearslong fight with 1501 Certified Entertainment.]( By Justin Curto [Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi Have a Salty, Sultry Summer in Saltburn Emerald Fennell’s promising young follow-up film.]( By Rebecca Alter [Making Up Madonna Dance-floor ringmaster, sex provocateur, Earth Mother — Madge’s four decades of shape-shifting have been both a blessing and a curse.]( By Matthew Jacobs [Trey Songz Accused of Sexual Assault Yet Again This time, by two women who claim they were drugged at his house in 2015.]( By Justin Curto [Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Are the Latest Rom-Com Saviors Doing the fake-dating and enemies-to-lovers tropes in Anyone But You.]( By Zoe Guy [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 12-Across, Four Letters: “The ___ Tour” (highest-grossing concert film). Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved