Teyana Taylor doesn’t care if you don’t like the way she celebrates her fellow creatives who just won an Oscar.
The actress, who was nominated for best supporting actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role as Perfidia in One Battle After Another, took to X on Monday to slam those who have grown “comfortable being sore losers.”
Her comments came after she received criticism for being excited about her fellow nominees, specifically when she jumped out of her seat to cheer for Weapons star Amy Madigan, who ended up taking home the Oscar in the best supporting actress category on Sunday.
“I knew from the first hour something was off,” one person wrote on X about Taylor, to which she replied, “The world holds so much misery that miserable hearts forget the face of happiness.”
The actress continued, “They grow comfortable being sore losers, so when they see real sportsmanship it unsettles them! like holy water touching a demon. Because clapping for someone else’s victory requires something many people never learned…how to win with grace & pure joy, and how to lose with grace, chin up & dignity.”
Taylor was filled with energy throughout the entire ceremony, continuing to cheer on the winners. At the end, when One Battle After Another was named best picture, she was even seen jumping for joy with her arms around director Paul Thomas Anderson as they made their way up on the stage.
The 2026 Academy Awards, hosted by O’Brien, were held on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Find the full list of winners here, and check out the red carpet arrivals.
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