Demi Moore put on a radiant display as she was accompanied by her adorable pup Pilaf at the star-studded 2025 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday.
The actress, 62 – who recently enjoyed a trip to London to attend the BAFTAs – joined other celebrities at the glitzy event, such as Julia Fox and Emma Stone.
The star has been nominated for Best Lead Performance for her role in the body horror film The Substance – after winning a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award.
The movie has also garnered a nod for Best Feature alongside Anora, Sing Sing, I Saw The TV Glow and Nickel Boys.
Moore turned heads ahead of the ceremony wearing a sheer, black dress that fell down towards her ankles and contained striped fabric underneath.
She slipped into a pair of closed-toed, black heels and layered the outfit with a matching jacket that was left unfastened at the front.
Demi Moore, 62, put on a radiant display as she was accompanied by her adorable pup Pilaf at the star-studded 2025 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday
Her long, dark locks were parted in the middle, and effortlessly cascaded down straight past her shoulders.
Moore accessorized the look with glittering silver earrings as well as a few chunky rings on each of her hands.
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She also carried a black dog purse with a gold-chained strap to a unique flare to the ensemble.
The star’s makeup was classically done and comprised of a layer of mascara to her lashes as well as a light shadow around her eyes.
A warm blush was added to her cheekbones for a radiant glow, while a glossy nude-colored tint was worn on her lips for a finishing touch.
Demi flashed a cheerful smile as she stopped for a brief photo session upon arriving to the venue.
The Ghost actress sweetly cradled her Chihuahua Pilaf in her arm – whom she adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Moore has also scored her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress, as well as other nods – including a SAG Award.
The star has been nominated for Best Lead Performance for her role in the body horror film The Substance – after winning a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award
She slipped into a pair of closed-toed, black heels and layered the outfit with a matching jacket that was left unfastened at the front
Her long, dark locks were parted in the middle, and effortlessly cascaded down straight past her shoulders
Moore accessorized the look with glittering silver earrings as well as a few chunky rings on each of her hands
She also carried a black dog purse with a gold-chained strap to a unique flare to the ensemble
A warm blush was added to her cheekbones for a radiant glow, while a glossy nude-colored tint was worn on her lips for a finishing touch
The Substance was released in theaters last year in September 2024, and the cast also included Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia and Oscar Lesage.
The premise of the movie is: ‘A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself,’ per IMDB.
When it came to prepping for the role of Elisabeth Sparkle in the movie, she recently told Backstage that she worked with an acting coach.
‘And we literally went through the script page by page and did a super deep dive, particularly because I had very little dialogue,’ she expressed.
‘For most of my scenes, I had to create a way of being in dialogue with myself; I didn’t have the luxury of feeding off another actor.’
Demi further explained, ‘In the arc of this story, because it goes so big, somebody had to be the anchor to reality, and that was going to be Elisabeth Sparkle.
‘She had to anchor [the audience’s] connection, our humanness, so that the movie could be allowed to go to these enormous, wild places.’
Moore added, ‘I wanted to know that I would be alive in my thinking and that those thoughts were actually me in conversation with myself when I was in silence.’
Demi flashed a cheerful smile as she stopped for a brief photo session upon arriving to the venue
The Ghost actress sweetly cradled her Chihuahua Pilaf in her arm – whom she adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic
Demi was seen crossing paths with SNL alum Molly Shannon who dazzled in a sequin dress and the pair paused for a quick photo backstage
She also opened up about receiving her very first Oscar nomination and said, ‘This is the biggest award for our industry; and in a way, it’s kind of everything and nothing.
‘That’s a weird thing to say, but it’s because it does, in some ways, mean everything; but at the same time, at ground zero, you don’t make choices based on that being the goal,’ Demi explained.
‘That’s the way for it not to work out. When you stay on a path that’s authentic to you and you’re doing meaningful, memorable work – speaking for myself, at least – that’s my drive.’
Last month, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress – and gave a moving speech as she recalled how a producer had once called her a ‘popcorn actress’ in the past.
Moore added she felt ‘this wasn’t something that I was allowed to have, that I could do movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn’t be acknowledged.’
Moore has also scored her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress, as well as other nods – including a SAG Award
She also opened up about receiving her very first Oscar nomination and said, ‘This is the biggest award for our industry; and in a way, it’s kind of everything and nothing’
The actress said she had ‘believed that’ for some time but recalled, ‘I had a woman say to me, “Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick.”‘
And earlier this month, the Hollywood star also received the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress.
She gave an inspirational acceptance speech and expressed on stage, ‘When I started the journey of this film, I could never imagine being here. This is so far beyond anything that I could have hoped for.’
Demi was also nominated for a BAFTA – with the ceremony taking place last weekend. However, the Best Actress Award went to Mikey Madison for her role in Anora.
Independent Spirit Awards 2025 winners
MOVIES
Best Lead Performance
Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny – The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer – Ghostlight
Mikey Madison – Anora — WINNER
Demi Moore – The Substance
Hunter Schafer – Cuckoo
Justice Smith – I Saw The Tv Glow
June Squibb – Thelma
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Demi Moore earned a nod for her role in the The Substance
Best Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov – Anora
Joan Chen – Dìdi
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain — WINNER
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane – Between The Temples
Karren Karagulian – Anora
Kani Kusruti – Girls Will Be Girls
Jack Haven – I Saw The Tv Glow
Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin – Sing Sing
Adam Pearson – A Different Man
Kieran Culkin is nominated for his role in the dark comedy A Real Pain
Best Breakthrough Performance
Isaac Krasner – Big Boys
Katy O’brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park – National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar – In The Summers
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass — WINNER
Maisy Stella won Best Breakthrough Performance in a feature for her role in the coming-of-age dramedy My Old Ass
Best Feature
Anora – Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan — WINNER
I Saw The Tv Glow – Ali Herting, Luca Intili, Dave Mccary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys – Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance – Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
Anora, which follows a young sex worker from Brooklyn, is nominated for Best Feature
Best Documentary
Gaucho Gaucho
Hummingbirds
No Other Land — WINNER
Patrice: The Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Best Director
Ali Abbasi – The Apprentice
Sean Baker – Anora — WINNER
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios – La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun – I Saw The TV Glow
Sean Baker received a nomination for his film Anora
Best Screenplay
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods – Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain — WINNER
Megan Park – My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg – A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun – I Saw The Tv Glow
Actor and writer Jesse Eisenberg is nominated for Best Screenplay for A Real Pain
Best First Feature
Dìdi — WINNER
In the Summers
Janet Planet
The Piano Lesson
Problemista
John Cassavetes Award
Big Boys
Ghostlight
Girls Will Be Girls — WINNER
Jazzy
The People’s Joker
TELEVISION
Best Lead Performance In A New Scripted Series
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Lily Gladstone – Under The Bridge
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Julianne Moore – Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
Andrew Scott – Ripley
Julio Torres – Fantasmas
Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is nominated for his lead role in the hit Netflix series
Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni – English Teacher
Betty Gilpin – Three Women
Chloe Guidry – Under The Bridge
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti Lupone – Agatha All Along
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Ruth Negga – Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee – Expats
Ruth Negga is nominated for her role in the Apple TV + series Presumed Innocent
Best Breakthrough Performance In A New Scripted Series
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Diarra Kilpatrick – Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke – Agatha All Along
Megan Stott – Penelope
Hoa Xuande – The Sympathizer
Jessica Gunning won Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series for her portrayal of a stalker in Netflix series Baby Reindeer
Best New Scripted Series
Baby Reindeer – Creator/Exec Producer: Richard Gadd. Exec Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit – Creator/Exec Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick. Exec Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg. Co-Exec Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher – Creators/Exec Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez. Exec Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King. Co-Exec Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas – Creator/Exec Producer: Julio Torres. Exec Producers: Emma Stone, Dave Mccary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell. Co-Exec Producer: Ali Herting
Shōgun – Creators/Exec Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks. Exec Producers: Edward L. Mcdonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell. Co-Exec Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Jamie Vega Wheeler — WINNER
Shōgun is nominated for Best New Scripted Series