At the 2026 Academy Awards, Teyana Taylor cheered when nominee Amy Madigon won in the Best Supporting Actress category for “Guns.” Now, the ‘One Battle After Another’ actor is clapping back at the online criticism he has faced since then.
Teyana Taylor’s enthusiastic reaction, even after the loss
When Madigo was announced as the winner, Teyana, 35, was seen jumping out of her seat, enthusiastically cheering and clapping. His reaction caught the attention of social media, and many started to do so. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) the next day, Taylor tweeted a message showing the moment Madigan won to a user who wrote “something was off.” The user said in an earlier tweet that he was “brutal at the Oscars.”“
Teyana hits back at social media haters
In response to the survey, Teyana wrote“The world has so much misery that miserable hearts forget the face of happiness. They grow comfortable being sore losers, so when they see true sportsmanship it disturbs them! As holy water touches a devil.” He added, “Because applauding someone else’s victory requires something that many people have never learned… how to win with grace and pure joy, and how to lose with grace, chin and dignity.”Taylor’s response When other X users logged in on Monday, March 16 to address her reaction to her Oscar loss, they called her response “an act” or “fake gagging.” Same later retweetedAnother user opined: “People watched Teyana Taylor enjoy herself all awards season and decided she was embarrassing. I’m sorry I didn’t look miserable.”
when Amy Madigan she cheered for Teyana Taylor
The A Thousand and One star’s gleeful response to Madigan’s victory, 75, echoed the reactions of her fellow nominees when Taylor herself won an award earlier this season; At the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 9, the Weapons star was among those who enthusiastically cheered for Taylor’s win.
