Teyana Taylor Wins Entertainer of the Year, Love Island Star Takes People's Choice Award

The 2025 Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its winners, with several notable honors being awarded. Teyana Taylor was named Entertainer of the Year, while Love Island USA star Olandria Carthen took home the People's Choice Award at the prestigious Ebony Power 100 Gala.

In the narrative feature category, the Iraqi drama "The President's Cake" emerged victorious, earning a $2,500 cash prize and a film production package worth $92,500. The film follows a young Iraqi girl who is tasked with baking a celebratory dessert for Saddam Hussein's birthday, shedding light on the realities of life under a dictatorship.