The first-time Oscar nominee caught up with PEOPLE exclusively about the honor and what she plans to wear on the red carpet ahead of the big night
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NEED TO KNOW
- Teyana Taylor teases to PEOPLE the outfit she plans to wear to the 2026 Oscars
- The Best Actress nominee revealed she’s “absolutely thinking about” her look now that the awards are one month away
- She’s nominated for her role as Perfidia in One Battle After Another
Did you expect anything less?
Teyana Taylor doesn't miss when it comes to her red carpet looks, so you could only imagine the head-turning number she's most likely going to wear to the 2026 Oscars as a first-time Best Actress nominee.
When speaking with PEOPLE exclusively on the EA Sports Madden Bowl red carpet ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl, Taylor revealed that her awards show look is already in the works and teased what style spectators can expect upon her arrival on March 15.
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"I might not be thinking about a speech, but I am absolutely thinking about a 'fit. You know what I mean? I will throw a 'fit on that club," the One Battle After Another star confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
While Taylor played coy on her Academy Award outfit specifics, telling sartorial stans to "stay tuned" until her grand entrance on the scene approximately a month from now, she did confirm one fact about her overall look.
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"It's going to be good, though. It's going to be good," she made clear.
One Battle After Another received 13 nominations at the Oscars, while Hamnet received eight. Sinners leads this year's field with 16 total nominations, which broke a record for the most nominations for a single film ever.
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Taylor, who plays Perfidia in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film, also tells PEOPLE that she's not thinking about an Oscar-winning speech — and has a specific reason about why not.
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"I'm not thinking about my speech," she reveals. "I'm not even trying to go down that rabbit hole. I'm pacing myself. I don't want to jinx anything. Honestly, I'm having just a good time. Having fun and staying grounded, that's so important for me. You know what I'm saying?"
"I got so much more work to do," she says, humbly. "Win or lose, to have this moment that I'm having right now feels amazing. I feel like I already won spiritually… Mentally, emotionally, in regards to just being a part of the conversation, being nominated amongst amazing women that I'm inspired by."
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"This is a real moment where I'm like, 'Wow, I'm really in my winning season'," Taylor continues. "And when I say my winning season, I don't mean the trophies. I mean being here, being with them, being honored, being seen, being celebrated, being nominated. That's the win."
"The nomination is, 'Hey, we see you.' You know what I'm saying? 'Hey, we support you.' And that means the world because we're being voted for by our peers," she shares. "It means a lot to feel seen."
Conan O'Brien is returning to host the Oscars live on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
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