Las Culturistas Awards: 100 Categories, Some Winners
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- Las Culturistas Culture Awards aired its fifth edition on Bravo (streaming on Peacock), hosted by comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers
- The awards feature 100 categories, the vast majority deliberately absurd bits like "Best Sauce," "Best Thing That Could Change Your Life for Two Weeks," and "What to Say When the Group Picture Is Taking a Bit Too Long"
- The Album of the Year nominees mixed real recent records — Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun," Rosalía's "Lux," Slayyyter's "Wor$t Girl in America" — alongside Slayyyter's back catalog and Bing Crosby's entire oeuvre
- The 2026 edition introduced the inaugural "Las Cultch 30 Under 30" category, naming Punch the Monkey, Blue Ivy Carter, Chase Infiniti, and Windows 98
- Not all 100 winners were revealed during the broadcast; the outlet compiled the full category list with announced winners bolded and promised updates as the remaining slate is unveiled
- "Best Huge Franchise" nominees like M&M's, A24, and golden retrievers parody real awards tropes alongside "PDA of the Year" entries including the Coldplay Jumbotron scandal and Timothée Chalamet thanking Kylie Jenner
Why it matters: The fifth edition signals the Las Culturistas Culture Awards have staying power as a recurring pop culture ritual — a Peacock-streamable comedy property Yang and Rogers have scaled from podcast bit to 100-category institution, now expanding with a "30 Under 30" franchise. For Bravo and Peacock, it reinforces their niche as a home for awards-show satire distinct from the actual award circuits it lampoons.
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