teyana taylor Won the Icon of the Year Award in bet awards 2026Held in Los Angeles. The Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress gave an emotional speech on stage while accepting the award, saying, “Tonight they gave me a title, and that title is Icon of the Year.”
Teyana Taylor receives Icon of the Year at BET Awards 2026
In addition to Icon of the Year presented by Janet Jackson, Taylor also won the Fashion Vanguard Award, Best Actress and Video Director of the Year for her short film Escape Room. The actress said that she has been acting for 20 years, adding, “For a minute I wondered if I should have felt uncomfortable saying that title out loud.”
She said, “I am not accepting what I have earned with ego, I am accepting what I have earned with gratitude.” deadline Report.
The Stomp the Yard actress said, “Much of my career has been spent pursuing my own dreams and helping someone else achieve theirs, because I believe we all have a chance to win. Even if that means pouring from my cup into someone else’s cup so they can overflow, not because I had to do it, but because that’s who I am. That’s pretty iconic if you ask me.”
Taylor, who first made a name for herself by choreographing the Beyoncé music video, Ring the Alarm, at the age of 15, said the entertainment industry can be “vicious” and competitive, but she stressed that she never believed her success would diminish anyone else’s success. She further said that if she knew something, she should teach it; If he opens a door, he must hold it; And if it has a platform, it should make room for other voices.
Taylor was named an honoree on June 9. According to BET, according to Diversity, The Icon of the Year award is reserved for a “culture-defining” artist whose impact is not measured in years, but by the lasting impact they leave in every room, every conversation, and every corner of the culture they shape.
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Originally reported by Meenakshi Sengupta reality tea