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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Emilia Perez led the way on the film side with four awards including Best Film – Musical or Comedy

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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

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Demi revealed in her teary acceptance speech that she was called a ‘popcorn actress’ 30 years ago – a comment she said ‘corroded’ her

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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

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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 (seen at Cannes for The Substance premiere)

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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.

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.

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Soon after Cannes she attended the Met Gala soon after following a five-year hiatus – putting on an attention-grabbing display

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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

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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

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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

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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

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