Teyana Taylor Reveals Who Leonardo DiCaprio Spoke to in Viral Video

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Teyana Taylor has the golden answer to this comical moment.   

After a lively conversation between Leonardo DiCaprio and a fellow guest at the 2026 Golden Globes became a popular video online, the identity of his conversation partner was finally revealed – it was his co-star from the movie One Battle After Another.

Teyana, 35, shared with Access Hollywood at the premiere of her film, The Rip, that someone was talking to her, which she found hilarious. She added that she was so out of it that day, she thinks they might have even been discussing KPop Demon Hunters.

Teyana Taylor, who has two daughters – 10-year-old Iman “Junie” Jr. and 5-year-old Rue – with her ex-husband Iman Shumpert, was thrilled when the Netflix film she worked on won Best Animated Film on January 11th. The movie also won Best Original Song later that evening for Huntr/x’s song, “Golden.”

My kids are really into KPop Demon Hunters, so I was happily singing along to it,” she said. “I think he noticed me enjoying the music, and that’s how our conversation started. I was probably too caught up in the moment to even really listen to what he was saying – I was likely just laughing and having a good time.”

Teyana didn’t recall exactly what was said, but social media users quickly noticed Leonardo DiCaprio, 51, jokingly mention “K-Pop” while at his table. He also playfully mimicked her reaction to the movie winning, waving his finger and then clapping.

The actress from All’s Fair wasn’t only thrilled with Huntr/x’s success in defeating demons. She was also overjoyed to win her first Golden Globe award for Best Performance, which she received for playing Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another, and actually cried tears of happiness.

Teyana was overcome with emotion as she began her speech, admitting she hadn’t prepared one because she didn’t expect to win. She then addressed young women of color, powerfully stating that their gentleness isn’t a weakness, their complexity isn’t overwhelming, and they don’t need anyone’s approval to be brilliant.

She added, “We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter, and our dreams deserve space.”

As the actress, who attended Strawbridge School, moves forward with her career, she’s remembering advice Leonardo DiCaprio once gave her.

She told TopMob News in December that she’s taking things at her own speed and enjoying the process. Her advice is to avoid getting overly focused on details and just have fun, which is exactly what she’s doing.

Keep reading to see more stars who won big at the Golden Globes this year…

Adam Brody—Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin—Only Murders in the Building

Glen Powell—Chad Powers

WINNER: Seth Rogen—The Studio

Martin Short—Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White—The Bear

WINNER: Timothee Chalamet—Marty Supreme

George Clooney—Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio—One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke—Blue Moon

Lee Byung-Hun—No Other Choice

Jesse Plemons—Bugonia

Kathy Bates—Matlock 

Britt Lower—Severance

Helen Mirran—Mobland

Bella Ramsey—The Last of Us

Keri Russell—The Diplomat

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn—Pluribus

Joel Edgerton—Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac—Frankenstein

Dwayne Johnson—The Smashing Machine

Michael B. Jordan—Sinners

WINNER: Wagner Moura—The Secret Agent

Jeremy Allen White—Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

WINNER: Jessie Buckley—Hamnet

Jennifer Lawrence—Die My Love

Renate Reinsve—Sentimental Value

Julia Roberts—After the Hunt

Tessa Thompson—Hedda

Eva Victor—Sorry, Baby

Marty Supreme

Bugonia 

Blue Moon

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

WINNER: One Battle After Another

Kristen Bell—Nobody Wants This

Ayo Edebiri—The Bear

Natasha Lyonne—Poker Face

Selena Gomez—Only Murders in the Building

Jenna Ortega—Wednesday

WINNER: Jean Smart—Hacks

Sentimental Value

WINNER: Hamnet

Frankenstein

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

The Diplomat

WINNER: The Pitt

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Jacob Elordi—The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Paul Giamatti—Black Mirror

WINNER: Stephen Graham—Adolescence

Charlie Hunnam—Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Jude Law—Black Rabbit

Matthew Rhys—The Beast in Me

WINNER: Erin Doherty—Adolescence

Carrie Coon—The White Lotus

Hannah Einbender—Hacks

Catherine O’Hara—The Studio

Parker Posey—The White Lotus

Aimee Lou Wood—The White Lotus

Benecio del Toro—One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi—Frankenstein

Paul Mescal—Hamnet

Sean Penn—One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler—Jay Kelly

WINNER: Stellan Skarsgard—Sentimental Value

Sterling K. Brown—Paradise 

Diego Luna—Andor

Gary Oldman—Slow Horses 

Mark Ruffalo—Task

Adam Scott—Severance

WINNER: Noah Wyle—The Pitt

WINNER: Owen Cooper—Adolescence

Billy Crudup—The Morning Show

Walton Goggins—The White Lotus

Jason Isaacs—The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman—Severance

Ashley Waters—Adolescence

“Dream as One”—Avatar: Fire and Ash; Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen

The team “Golden” – comprised of Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), and Mark Sonnenblick – won the competition.

“I Lied to You”—Sinners; Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

“No Place Like Home”—Wicked: For Good; Stephen Schwartz 

“The Girl in the Bubble”—Wicked: For Good; Stephen Scwartz 

“Train Dreams”—Train Dreams; Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner

WINNER: Adolescence

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

WINNER: Rose Byrne—If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You

Cynthia Erivo—Wicked: For Good

Kate Hudson—Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti—One Battle After Another

Amanda Seyfried—The Testament of Ann Lee

Emma Stone—Bugonia

Claire Danes—The Beast in Me

Rashida Jones—Black Mirror

Amanda Seyfried—Long Bright River

Sarah Snook—All Her Fault

WINNER: Michelle Williams—Dying for Sex

Robin Wright—The Girlfriend

Emily Blunt—The Smashing Machine

Elle Fanning—Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande—Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas—Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan—Weapons

WINNER: Teyana Taylor—One Battle After Another

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

WINNER: Sinners

Weapons 

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimestu No Yaiba Infinity Castle

Elio 

Little Amelie or The Character of the Rain

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters

Zootopia 2

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

WINNER: The Studio

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson—One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler—Sinners

Guillermo del Toro—Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi—It Was an Accident

Joachim Trier—Sentimental Value

Chloe Zhao—Hamnet

WINNER: One Battle After Another—Paul Thomas Anderson

Marty Supreme—Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein 

Sinners—Ryan Coogler

It Was Just an Accident—Jafar Panahi 

Sentimental Value—Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Hamnet—Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’ Farrell

  • Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
  • Call Her Daddy
  • WINNER: Good Hang With Amy Poehler
  • The Mel Robbins Podcast
  • SmartLess
  • Up First

Alexandre Desplat—Frankenstein 

WINNER: Ludwig Göransson—Sinners

Jonny Greenwood—One Battle After Another

Kangding Ray—Sirat

Max Richter—Hamnet

Hans Simmer—F1

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

Sentimental Value

WINNER: The Secret Agent

Sirat

The Voice of Hind Rajab

  • Bill Maher, “Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?”
  • Brett Goldstein, “Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life”
  • Kevin Hart, “Kevin Hart: Acting My Age”
  • Kumail Nanjiani, “Kumail Nanjiani, Night Thoughts”
  • WINNER: Ricky Gervais, “Ricky Gervais: Mortality”
  • Sarah Silverman, “Sarah Silverman: Postmortem”

Sarah Jessica Parker 

Helen Mirren 

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2026-01-14 21:17