At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, Demi Moore, a 62-year-old actress, celebrated a big moment in her career. For her part in the scary film The Substance, she won her first acting award. People in the crowd and on social media were moved by Moore’s emotional acceptance speech, which was mostly about self-worth and strength.
The Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy went to Moore. It was a big honor in her more than 45-year career. “I had no idea that would happen.” It was clear that the honor moved her: “I’m just shocked right now.”
This award is a huge step forward for Moore’s career. She mentioned during her speech that a producer had once labeled her a “popcorn actress,” suggesting she could only succeed in mainstream films. “The Substance” came to her when she was having a rough time in her career. “As I was having a rough time, this magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box, completely bonkers script came across my desk… and the universe told me you’re not done.”
Moore talked about how she deals with problems and self-doubt in a backstage chat. “We could spend our time thinking about what we’re not, or we could enjoy what we are.” “I feel like there’s a slight change,” she said. She stressed self-worth, saying, “When we value ourselves, we have enough self-love that reflects out into the world, and the world can change to accommodate how you reflect on yourself.”
“The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat, has done very well at the box office and with critics. Originally created at Universal, the body-swap horror film was bought by streaming service Mubi for between $12 and $14 million. It has made over $78 million worldwide since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Moore has been nominated for a Golden Globe before for “Ghost” (1991) and “If These Walls Could Talk” (1997). She won the Robert Altman Award in 2012 as part of the cast of “Margin Call,” but this is her first award for acting on her own at a big event.
Her moving speech quickly went viral, with over 450,000 views on Variety’s site alone. People loved her act and her message of self-worth and persistence in a field where people are often doubtful.
