We all know and love actress Demi Moore, and we enjoy watching films with her participation (“Soldier Jane”, “Ghost” and many others). It's hard to believe, but only recently did the 62-year-old actress receive her first award in her entire career, which has lasted more than 40 years. This happened at the 2025 Golden Globes ceremony, which took place on January 5 in the USA. Demi Moore received the award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for the film “Substance”. Fans were delighted, and colleagues sincerely congratulated the star on her victory.
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But what was memorable at the Golden Globes 2025 was not only the actress's award itself, but also what she said in her speech. Taking to the stage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Demi left an important message for women around the world. And WomanEL wants to share it with you.
Golden Globes 2025: Demi Moore wins best actress in a comedy or musical
What Demi Moore Looked Like at the 2025 Golden Globes, Source: instagram.com/demimoore
Demi Moore began her career as a member of the so-called “Brat Pack,” alongside stars like Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy, in the 1980s hits “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “What Happened Last Night,” according to Pagesix. In 1995, she became the highest-paid actress in the world, earning $12.5 million (about $25.8 million today) for the film “Striptease.”
The actress tried herself in various roles and roles, but it seemed that this was not noticed. At some point, Demi even despaired that her acting talent would be properly appreciated. But this moment came. Ironically, it was “Substance” – a body horror about an aging Hollywood star who dares to undergo a secret cloning procedure to save her career – that brought Moore her first “Globe”.
Let us recall that the “Golden Globe” is the second most prestigious film award (after the “Oscar”, of course). For Demi, receiving a statuette is incredibly important. She has been going for this for a long time and, finally, her performance was recognized as the best.
Demi Moore's touching speech at the Golden Globes
Demi Moore thanked fans, colleagues and family for their support, Source: instagram.com/demimoore
Many guests and fans were captivated by Demi's speech after receiving the award. And all because the actress spoke from her heart. She spoke frankly about the difficulties and pitfalls in her profession. Hollywood is often imagined as something bright and shiny, but there is also a downside to this world.
The win in this category came as a surprise to Moore:
I'm just in shock right 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'm so touched and so grateful.
But why did a movie star with so many great films doubt herself so much? After all, she had long deserved to receive the prestigious film award. The star admitted that she was convinced that she was not worthy of it:
Thirty years ago, a producer told me that I was a popcorn actress. Then I realized that this was not something I was allowed to have. I could star in films that were successful and made a lot of money, but not be recognized, and I bought into it and believed it.
This experience affected her emotionally:
It eventually gnawed at me to the point where I thought, maybe this is it. Maybe I'm done. Maybe I've already done what I had to do.
According to Demi, it was then that the movie “Substance,” in which she plays an aging Hollywood star who takes a drug that creates a younger version of herself, caught her attention. It was as if the universe was shouting to her, “You're not done yet.”
At the end of her speech, the actress reminded the women of one of the ideas the film is trying to convey to them, and a lesson she herself learned from her own life experience.
In those moments when we feel like we are not smart enough, beautiful enough, thin enough, successful enough, or just not good enough, one woman told me, “Just know that you will never be enough, but you can learn the value of your worth, if you just throw away the tape measure.”
What did Moore mean? And the fact that we, women, need to stop trying to please society – meet the standards, because they are all unrealistic. Do not chase the approval of others. Live, make plans, work and set goals. Silence the naysayers who tell you you can't achieve anything (even if they're inside you). Once you do, you will realize how much you can do and conquer more than one peak. As Demi did it.
The film “Substance” and Demi Moore's role in it
If you're not a fan of the genre, it might be easy to dismiss Substance as a too-scary body horror movie at first glance. But upon closer inspection, this work by French screenwriter and director Coralie Farjat might be of interest, as it's a feminist parable that warns against the pitfalls of blindly pursuing youth.
The plot of Substance is simple: famous actress and fitness guru Elizabeth Sparkle has a star on the Walk of Fame and a popular exercise show. At the beginning of the film, she's celebrating her 50th birthday and finds out that she's being fired by her boss Harvey, a nasty and rude entertainment executive.
Demi Moore's role in the film “Substance” was a turning point for the actress, Source: imbg
After that, an increasingly upset Elizabeth learns about a mysterious drug known on the black market as “Substance”. It promises to return her to a younger and more vibrant version of herself. Elizabeth's energetic young alter ego, Sue, appears, who plots to restore Elizabeth to her former glory. Will she succeed? We won't spoil it: you'll find out when you watch the film.
Let's just say that the film is a kind of lesson for women – these two heroines represented all the voices we have inside ourselves. They can be very cruel and constantly whisper to us: “You're not pretty enough, you're not beautiful enough, you're not sexy enough.”
As the film's director says, this is something we hear all day and see all day everywhere in society, and she wanted to show it on the big screen.
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