Demi Moore had an incredible comeback year in 2024 which was topped off by a first Golden Globe win for her critically-acclaimed performance in the body horror film The Substance on Sunday night.
The actress, 62, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, made her unexpected return to the film scene last year with in the gory slasher-horror.
Her renaissance comes after the relative flops of films such as Striptease in 1996 and G.I. Jane in 1997, which meant her blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between at the turn of the century.
She looked ageless as she walked the glamorous red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes and was emotional as she clutched the statue in her hand after winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Demi revealed in her teary acceptance speech that she was called a ‘popcorn actress’ 30 years ago – a comment she said ‘corroded’ her.
She said on stage: ’30 years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress.
Demi Moore had an incredible comeback year in 2024 which was topped off by a first Golden Globe win for her critically-acclaimed performance in the body horror film, The Substance on Sunday night.
Her renaissance comes after the relative flops of films such as Striptease in 1996 (seen) and G.I. Jane in 1997, which meant her blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between at the turn of the century
‘At that time I made that mean that 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.
‘I bought in, and I believed that, and that corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it – maybe I was complete, maybe I’ve done what I was supposed to do.’
It was at that ‘low point,’ Demi said, that she received the script for The Substance which she called ‘magical, bold, courageous, out of the box [and] absolutely bonkers.’ ‘The universe told me that you’re not done,’ she added.
Her daughters Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30, were left emotional after their mother garnered her first major acting award since starting her career in the 1980s.
After stepping onto the stage, Demi was greeted by applause from the celebrity guests and admitted, ‘Wow, I really wasn’t expecting that.’
‘I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been doing this a long time, like over 45 years and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor.’
‘I’m just so humbled and so grateful.’
Demi has been nominated for a total of four Golden Globes throughout her career thus far, winning her first on Sunday. She has also garnered Emmy and SAG Award nods over the years.
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Film – Drama: The Brutalist
Best Film – Musical or Comedy: Emilia Pérez
Best Non-English Language Film: Emilia Pérez
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Actor – Drama: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Best Actress – Drama: Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement: Wicked
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Emilia Perez led the way on the film side with four awards including Best Film – Musical or Comedy
TV
Best TV Series – Drama: Shōgun
Best TV Actress – Drama: Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Best TV Actor – Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Best Supporting Actor – TV: Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical: Hacks
Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical: Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Limited TV Series: Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actress – TV: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Best TV Actor – Limited Series: Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Best TV Actress – Limited Series: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Shōgun was the most honored television series with four including coveted Best TV Series – Drama
The actress, 62, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, made her unexpected return to the film scene last year with in the gory slasher-horror
She looked ageless as she walked the glamorous red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes and was emotional as she clutched the statue in her hand after winning Best Actress
Demi revealed in her teary acceptance speech that she was called a ‘popcorn actress’ 30 years ago – a comment she said ‘corroded’ her
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
But Moore has been enjoying something of a comeback as a fashion darling since her radiant appearances at Cannes Film Festival last May (seen at Cannes for The Substance premiere)
Since Cannes she has exhibited a series of incredible red carpet looks (seen in October 2024 at the Academy Museum Gala)
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.
She looked incredible in a sweeping gold gown on the red carpet and showed off her ageless complexion.
In her heyday, Moore was a global star after romance ‘Ghost’, co-starring the late Patrick Swayze as a murdered businessman who watches over his grieving ceramicist girlfriend from beyond the grave and famously helps her mould clay in a steamy supernatural scene.
Her androgynous look in that film – from the dungarees to the short hairstyle – helped define 1990s style, while she had other era-defining hits with steamy dramas ‘Indecent Proposal’ and ‘Disclosure’.
An Annie Leibovitz photoshoot – showing off her pregnant belly on the cover of Vanity Fair in 1991 – was an impressive and stunning move at the time, which has since seemingly inspired A-listers like Rihanna.
She proved her acting chops in meatier 1990s films such as blockbuster courtroom drama ‘A Few Good Men’ opposite Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.
But since the turn of the century, Moore was in the headlines more for her tumultuous love life than her acting.
She formed two Hollywood power couples, first in the 1980s with ‘Die Hard’ star Bruce Willis, father of her three daughters, and then with Ashton Kutcher, the latter union ending acrimoniously in 2013.
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But Moore has been enjoying something of a comeback as a fashion darling since her radiant appearances at Cannes Film Festival last May.
Her comeback began at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 in her first appearance on the red carpet since 1997.
It had been 27 years since Moore came anywhere near a Cannes red carpet, having appeared mostly in small TV roles and forgettable films since the early 2000s.
Then she attended the Met Gala soon after following a five-year hiatus – putting on an attention-grabbing display.
The Ghost star made a bold statement as she wowed in a sculpted and dramatic black dress designed by Harris Reed that clung to her figure and also contained pink peony details that were embroidered onto the velvet material.
Moore’s inclusion at the star-studded event in May resulted in some fans taking to X, formerly Twitter, to declare: ‘We are in the Demi Moore renaissance,’ and praise the actress’ return to the prestigious occasion.
Moore has made appearances at the Met Gala back in 2001, 2010, 2011 and also 2019.
Soon after Cannes she attended the Met Gala soon after following a five-year hiatus – putting on an attention-grabbing display
Critics were positive on Moore’s performance in the horror film The Substance, with entertainment website Variety calling it ‘nothing short of fearless’
Following the relative failures of films such as Striptease in 1996 – which was awarded the title of worst movie of the year when released – and G.I. Jane in 1997, Moore’s blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between.
But she has enjoyed a career comeback in recent years.
Meanwhile, critics were positive on Moore’s performance in the horror film The Substance, with entertainment website Variety calling it ‘nothing short of fearless’ and The Hollywood Reporter praising how she ‘imbues her character with a visceral desperation.’
The actress stars as Elisabeth, an ageing TV fitness instructor who signs up for a mysterious medical regime called The Substance that promises to create the perfect version of herself – played by Margaret Qualley of ‘Drive-Away Dolls.’
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 WINNERS
FILM
Best Film – Drama
The Brutalist – WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Emilia Perez earned top honor Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Best Non-English Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Best Animated Film
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked – WINNER
The Wild Robot
Best Actress – Drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Actor – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Adrien Brody was recognized in the Best Actor – Drama category for The Brutalist
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance – WINNER
Zendaya, Challengers
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Zoe Saldana was crowned Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy for Emilia Perez
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist – WINNER
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best screenplay
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave – WINNER
Best Original Song
Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress, Challengers
El Mal, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Forbidden Road, Better Man
Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez
Best Original Film Score
Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers – WINNER
Dune: Part Two
TV
Best TV Series – Drama
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun – WINNER
Squid Game
Slow Horses
The Day of the Jackal
Shōgun was the most honored television series with four including coveted Best TV Series – Drama
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks – WINNER
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Best Limited TV Series
Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Best TV Actress – Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun – WINNER
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best TV Actor – Drama
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun – WINNER
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman (Paramount+)
Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Jean Smart earned Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical for Hacks
Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
Best TV Actress – Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country – WINNER
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best TV Actor – Limited Series
Colin Farrell, The Penguin – WINNER
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best Supporting Actress – TV
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Gunning took home Best Supporting Actress – TV for her incredible work on Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actor – TV
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun – WINNER
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ali Wong, Single Lady – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
Ali Wong beat out Nikki Glaser for Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance