Paloma Diamond Is Winning Awards Season

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( extremely online [Paloma Diamond Is Winning Awards Season]( Julian Sewell’s Oscar darling wants more than just your consideration. Photo: S. Austin When the [Oscar nominations]( were announced on January 23, one major snub was the talk of the town. I’m not referring to [Margot Robbie or Greta Gerwig](. Real fans know it was Paloma Diamond who [was robbed](. The fictional actress is the creation of [Julian Sewell](, 28, whose TikTok video parodying awards-show introductions has since been seen more than 19 million times on that platform alone since it was posted in March 2023. The spoof saw Sewell don a series of bad wigs to play five Best Actress nominees in snippets from fake films (including the ingeniously named Awake, Alone, and Aware on the Streets of Topeka, Kansas), but it was Paloma, with her sharp silver bob and smug confidence, who stole the show. [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 • Vanderpump Rules: [We Know What He Did Last Summer]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Death and Life of Truman Capote “My life is so strange — it’s not like anybody else’s,” Capote said. And it wasn’t — his friendships and feuds were more intense, his talent greater.]( [Why Is Donald Glover Pranking Us? A series of confusing events involving Tyra Banks, Mark Normand, and a mysterious HiHi Instagram account have swept the internet this past week.]( By Hershal Pandya [Ayo Edebiri Goes Coach Taylor Mode in SNL Promo I’ve heard of Friday Night Lights … but Saturday Night Live?]( By Rebecca Alter [Spotted: Griselda Truck Doing Lines on the Streets of Paris Netflix promo reaches new high.]( By Zoe Guy [The Best Comedy Shorts of January 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.]( By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler [Issa López Responds to Nic Pizzolatto Criticism of True Detective: Night Country “That’s his prerogative.”]( By Roxana Hadadi [Chita Rivera’s Greatest Performances (Available Online) Rivera died on January 30, but she has 58 years of Broadway performances to celebrate.]( By Jason P. Frank [The MFL Lines Up to Ride the Post-Oscar Bump Which draft picks this year yielded the highest value? Plus, the latest from the box office.]( By Joe Reid [Beyond Night Country: 12 Chilling Polar Horror Stories If you like True Detective season four, here are a dozen movies or TV shows that will keep you scared the whole endless night.]( By James Grebey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 7-Down, Three Letters: His job is beach in “Barbie” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [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 © 2024, All rights reserved