Teyana Taylor to Receive Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award from Variety at 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival

Teyana Taylor to Receive Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award from Variety 
at 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival 
 

Variety will honor Golden Globe, Grammy Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Teyana Taylor at the 
2026 Palm Springs Film Festival with the Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award. The 
award will be given as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards 
brunch on January 4. 

 

Taylor will be recognized for her standout performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After 
Another,” which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a 
Supporting Role in any Motion Picture. The film is the most nominated contender at the Golden Globe 
Awards with nine nods and has been named Best Picture of the Year by The Gotham Awards, The 
National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle. 

 

Taylor also stars in the Hulu legal drama “All’s Fair,” which was recently renewed for a second season. 
Her previous credits include “Coming 2 America,” “White Men Can't Jump,” and “A Thousand and One,” 
which earned her widespread critical acclaim out of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. She can be seen 
next in “The Rip” opposite Ben Affleck and Matt Damon releasing in January.  

 

“With her multilayered performance in ‘One Battle After Another,’ Teyana Taylor manages to do the 
impossible: She stands out in one of the year’s best ensembles. Combined with her previous film roles in 
‘A Thousand and One’ and ‘The Book of Clarence,’ Teyana has quickly established herself as a formidable 
and fearless actress, and we can’t wait to see what she does next. We are delighted to honor her with 
Variety’s Breakthrough Performance Award,” said Ramin Setoodeh, co-president & co-editor-in-chief, 
Variety. 

 

The Palm Springs International Film Festival runs from January 2 to 12, 2026. Passes and tickets are 
currently on sale. For additional information visit https://www.psfilmfest.org/. 

 

About the Palm Springs International Film Society 
The Palm Springs International Film Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization whose 
mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural 
awareness. The Film Society produces the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) and Film 
Awards every January and Palm Springs ShortFest in June. In addition to curating the best in 
international cinema, PSIFF’s Film Awards has come to be known as the first stop on the campaign trail 
for the Academy Awards®, and our Oscar®-qualifying ShortFest is the largest short film festival and 
market in North America. Our festivals, year-round member screenings and educational programs 
manifest our organization’s mission by nurturing and encouraging new filmmaking talent, honoring the 
great masters of world cinema, and expanding audience horizons. The City of Palm Springs is the title 
sponsor of both festivals. The Film Awards are presented by Kering and sponsored by Entertainment 
Tonight. 


 

 

 

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