Demi Moore extremely emotional during her victory at the 2025 Golden Globes

She didn't think she deserved any reward for her work. And yet, after more than 45 years of career, Demi Moore (finally) received the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy for her role in the film The Substanceon January 5 in Los Angeles. A first consecration which particularly touched her.

“I really didn’t expect it. I’m just in shock,” she declared at the start of her speech, very moved. “I have been doing this for a long time, over 45 years now and this is the first time I have earned anything as an actress. I'm so humbled and so grateful,” she added, admitting that she considered leaving the industry before being cast for her role in The Substance.

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The 62-year-old actress took advantage of her speech to share a comment that could have made her quit her career. “30 years ago, a producer told me I was a popcorn actress, and at the time I conditioned myself not to be entitled to an award. I told myself that I could make films that made a lot of money, but that I couldn't be recognized. And I convinced myself and I believed it.”

“The universe told me it wasn’t over”

While she was “eaten up” by this comment for years, Demi Moore may well have never gotten her head out of the water. Until this day when the “bold and courageous” script of The Substance arrived on his desk. “The universe told me that it wasn’t over,” admitted the actress, on the verge of tears, before thanking “all the people who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself” .

“A woman once told me, 'Know that you will never be enough, but you can know what you are worth if you just put down the measuring stick.' That's why today I celebrate this reward as a marker of my wholeness and the love that motivates me. And to remind myself that I deserve it.”