Released on November 6, The Substance impressed (and horrified) spectators after making a splash at the Cannes Film Festival a few months earlier. In addition to breaking the codes, denouncing the poor treatment of women over 40 in Hollywood and making France shine thanks to the director and screenwriter Coralie Fargeat, this film marked the rebirth of Demi Moore in the cinema, with a performance which undoubtedly gave new impetus to his immense career.
Demi Moore crowned Best Actress at the Golden Globes
This was confirmed this Sunday, January 5 at the 2025 Golden Globes ( discover the winners here) when Demi Moore won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Film, facing very tough competition: Karla Sofía Gascón from the acclaimed French film Emilia PerezAmy Adams or Cynthia Erivo praised for her interpretation in Wicked. “Oh wow…I really didn’t expect that. I’m just in shock now. I’ve been doing this for a long time, over 45 years and this is the first time I’ve won anything as an actress. I am so touched and grateful“, first confided the actress before recounting how Hollywood had destroyed her self-confidence, giving an unfortunate direction to her career.
Hollywood: Demi Moore swings at a producer in her speech
“Thirty years ago, a producer told me that I was a ‘popcorn actress’… And at that time, I told myself that I wouldn’t have the right to win awards. That I could make successful films, but I couldn’t be recognized. And I agreed, and I believed him. It damaged me for a while, to the point where I thought, a few years ago, that maybe it was over. Maybe I was accomplished, that I had done what I needed to do. And when I was at my lowest, I had a magical, daring, courageous, original and absolutely bonkers script land on my desk, titled The Substance ! (Laughs) And the universe told me I wasn’t finished. (…) Thank you to the people who believed in me when I no longer believed in myself“, concluded the actress, very moved.
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