Teyana Taylor is formally an Oscar nominee. The award-winning actress and singer is up for Best Actress in a Supporting Role on the 98th Oscars.
Taylor is nominated for her function as Perfidia Beverly Hills within the hit movie One Battle After Another. She joins a class stacked with first-time nominees, together with Elle Fanning (Rachel Kemp in Sentimental Value), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Agnes Borg Pettersen in Sentimental Value), and Wunmi Mosaku (Annie in Sinners). The class additionally consists of two-time Oscar nominee Amy Madigan (Gladys in Weapons).
On Friday morning (Jan. 23), Taylor shared a response video on Instagram together with a press release. “OMGGGG!!!! This lil harlem lady had a giant dream & now she is an @theacademy Award nominee!!!!!! I’m so deeply emotional, so humbled, and so grateful for each one that has walked this street with me. My village, My prayer warriors!” she wrote.
She continued, “My profession has been stuffed with battles, doubts, and moments of deep uncertainty. It has felt like one lengthy battle for house, for respect, and for alternative. But these moments looks like a mild reminder that goals actually do survive… even when the journey is tough. This looks like a delicate, stunning “sure” from the universe.”
One Battle After Another is the second-most nominated movie on the 2026 Oscars with 13 nods, trailing behind the Ryan Coogler-directed Sinners (16 nods).
Taylor’s One Battle After Another co-stars have additionally scored nominations, together with Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor in a Leading Role), Benicio Del Toro (Best Actor in a Supporting Role) and Sean Penn (Best Actor in a Supporting Role).
Taylor’s Oscar nomination follows her first-time win on the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. After profitable the trophy, Taylor took to social media to reiterate her acceptance speech.
“And I’ll say it once more.. Our softness is just not a legal responsibility. Our depth is just not an excessive amount of. And our mild doesn’t want permission to shine. We belong in each room we stroll into. Our voices matter. Our goals deserve house,” Taylor stated on Instagram.”If this second represents something, I hope it reminds us that the wait is just not punishment, it’s preparation for what’s already written. What we endure doesn’t diminish us… it refines us.”
In the identical publish, Taylor mirrored on her journey and thanked the Golden Globes for “seeing” her. “I’ve been at this for 20 years, so this award doesn’t solely signify this function… it represents each season, each sacrifice, each sure, each no, and all of the love and life I’ve poured into my work and into others alongside the way in which,” she stated.
Taylor is taking the awards season by storm. The Oscar-nominated actress can be nominated in six classes on the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, together with Entertainer of the Year and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. “This recognition means all the things as a result of it comes from a group that sees me, holds me, and actually understands the work,” she said.
Meanwhile, Taylor’s visible album, Escape Room, is within the operating for Best R&B Album on the 2026 Grammy Awards. “This is greater than a narrative… it’s a spot to interrupt free,” she stated of the album. By the seems of issues, Taylor’s therapeutic journey by Escape Room was essential and is paying off.
The 2026 Oscars airs reside on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and Hulu.
This story was up to date Friday, Jan. 23, with Teyana Taylor’s assertion.
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