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ICYMI: Paloma Diamond Is TikTok’s Favorite Oscar Loser

Slate Technology

Slate

Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6636 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by Julian Sewell (@juliansewell), the creator of TikTok’s most famously snubbed actress: Paloma Diamond. In March 2023, Sewell posted a TikTok parodying the behavior of nominated actors at the Academy Awards. Posted days before the actual ceremony, the video gained millions of views immediately and made Paloma the protagonist of Sewell’s faux universe. Since then, Sewell has parodied everyone from Queen Elizabeth II to America’s Next Top Model, but his followers love adding to Paloma’s lore, making her one of TikTok’s favorite characters to root for. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right guys, let's head to the stadium and grab some high ground.

0:03.2

Copy that? I'll drop near the checkpoint.

0:05.0

I'll take the building on the left.

0:06.3

And watch out for any teams going for the same spot.

0:08.6

I'm in position.

0:10.7

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0:14.4

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0:16.4

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0:19.4

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0:22.2

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0:25.1

Let's do this.

0:26.1

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0:27.7

To verify I see EE.com.ukau. Hey, I'm Candace Lem, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I-M-K-C-Y-M-KC-E

0:47.2

KCy missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture and fear not listeners.

0:53.1

Rachel has communicated with me. She sent me a little email. Let's read it

0:57.0

together. Okay, so she wrote, hey, girlie poo. I decided to jump on the nine-month world cruise and I'm having a

1:03.7

blast. Small thing. We were disembarking in Fiji when I took a nap on the beach and got left behind.

1:10.0

Then a producer came up to me and asked if I'd like to stay,

1:13.1

so I am now competing on Deal or No Deal Island. We'll let you know if I win a million dollars,

1:19.1

or if I run away with Joe Mangonello. So while Rachel is collecting briefcases, and by the way, she will be back very, very soon, I am so excited for today's episode.

1:34.2

In March of 2023, Julian Sewell was a high school teacher in New Zealand when he posted a TikTok that went viral.

1:41.2

It was him impersonating that moment at the Oscars when a category is being called

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