One battle is in the rearview for Teyana Taylor.
The multihyphenate entertainer has secured the Golden Globe for supporting actress in a motion picture for her performance as revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Andersonโs black comedy โOne Battle After Another.โ
Taylor beat out Ariana Grande (โWicked: For Goodโ), Amy Madigan (โWeaponsโ), Emily Blunt (โThe Smashing Machineโ) and โSentimental Valueโ stars Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for the prize.
โI almost didnโt even write a speech because I didnโt think I would [win],โ Taylor trailed off as she broke into tears onstage.
Taylor thanked God, her family and the โOne Battleโ crew for her honor.
โMost importantly, to my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight,โ Taylor said, โour softness is not a liability.โ
โOur light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dream deserves space,โ she said.
Taylor was one of several โOne Battleโ cast members nominated for Globes this year, including three-time winner Leonardo Dicaprio and breakout star Chase Infiniti.
Itโs her first Golden Globe nomination, despite receiving previous acting accolades for her performance in A.V. Rockwellโs 2023 drama โA Thousand and One.โ Sheโs also found critical success in the music sphere, where she gained early prominence as a singer, dancer and choreographer.
In a recent interview with The Times, Taylor described her โOne Battleโ character as โa woman who has showed up for everybody, the revolution, the French 75 and [her partner] Bob [DiCaprio], and itโs just kind of like, โWhy do I have to sit and be this? Why do I have to play house?โ โ
โItโs very seldom that you see a woman actually able to be selfish and show up for herself without the world going for her throat,โ the actor said.
Taylor added that Beverly Hills has served as a reminder to similarly โstand up and remind myself of who I am.โ
Tonight, that is a Golden Globe winner.