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Teyana Taylor's Tearful Golden Globe Win Inspires "Little Brown Girls" Everywhere

Teyana Taylor won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'One Battle After Another.' During an emotional acceptance speech, she delivered a powerful message of empowerment to Black women and young girls. She emphasized that their softness, depth, and light are strengths and that they belong in every space. The award was presented early in the ceremony by Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Garner.

Key Points: Teyana Taylor Wins Golden Globe, Message to Brown Girls

  • First Golden Globe win for Taylor
  • Powerful speech on Black women's self-worth
  • Role in Paul Thomas Anderson film
  • Category's first award of the night
  • Beat nominees like Emily Blunt
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Sobbing Teyana Taylor delivers emotional message to "little brown girls" after Golden Globe victory

Teyana Taylor tearfully accepts her first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress with a powerful speech on self-worth for Black women and girls.

"Our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. - Teyana Taylor"

Los Angeles, January 12

Actor-singer Teyana Taylor, who won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in 'One Battle After Another,' was seen tearfully accepting the honour.

Taylor portrayed Perfidia Beverly Hills in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film. Her name was announced early in the evening, as the Best Supporting Actress category was the first award presented at the ceremony. The honour was presented by actors Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Garner.

As her name was called, Taylor stood up from her seat, visibly emotional and sobbing.

During her speech, Taylor first spoke about her daughters, who were inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel where the event took place. She said with a smile, "Y'all better be off them damn phones and watching me right now."

Towards the end of her speech, Taylor delivered a powerful message addressed to Black women and young girls watching the ceremony, emphasising self-worth, confidence and belonging.

"To my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight, our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter, and our dreams deserve space," Taylor said, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).

This win marks Taylor's first Golden Globe nomination and her first win. Other nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category included Amy Madigan for Weapons, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value, Emily Blunt for The Smashing Machine, and Ariana Grande for Wicked: For Good.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Great to see diversity being celebrated on such a global stage. Her words about "little brown girls" resonate here too. Representation matters, whether in Hollywood or Bollywood. More power to her!
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Ananya R
While the sentiment is beautiful, I wish the message was more inclusive of *all* little girls facing similar struggles, not segmented by colour. The core message of self-worth is universal and loses nothing by including everyone.
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Vikram M
First of all, congrats to her! The part about telling her daughters to get off their phones was so relatable and funny 😂. A proud mom moment for sure. Well-deserved win.
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Sarah B
"Our light does not need permission to shine." What a brilliant line. It's a message of empowerment that transcends borders. As a woman working in a male-dominated field here, I felt that deeply.
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Karthik V
It's always inspiring to see artists use their platform for a positive message. The world needs more of this. Hope young girls everywhere, including in India, take this to heart. Jai ho!

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