Teyana Taylor set the tone at the 2026 Golden Globes. While accepting an award for her supporting performance as Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, Taylor immediately thought of her two young daughters. “My babies are upstairs watching!” she exclaimed. “Y’all better be off those damn phones and watching me right now!”
That moment foreshadowed many of the major themes of the night, not least the dominance of Anderson’s revolutionary caper. One Battle After Another took home the night’s penultimate prize for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), while Paul Thomas Anderson won his first-ever Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Screenplay. His lauded film, called a “ferocious masterpiece” by The Independent’s critic, now looks a clear frontrunner for the Oscars in March.
