The Substancefans can’t help but likenMikey Madison’s recent Oscars win overDemi Mooreto the controversial horror movie’s storyline.
Moore, 62, was expected to win theAcademy Award for Best Actresson Sunday, March 2, when Madison, 25, bested her.
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Mikey Madison bested Demi Moore in the race for Best Actress
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Demi Moore made headlines with her “comeback” role in Coralie Fargeat’s critically acclaimed 2024 body horrorThe Substance.
HighlightsDemi Moore’s loss at the 2025 Oscars against Mikey Madison sparked outrage among fans.Moore, 62, was predicted to win the Best Actress Academy Award at the ceremony.Moore’s fans compared the situation to the storyline from “The Substance.”
The actress won the Best Actress award at the Golden Globes, theScreen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards for her striking performance.
Fans say Demi Moore was “robbed” of the award at the 2025 Oscars
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Moore was seen touching her heart and smiling as Madison gave her acceptance speech.
However, a lip-reader explained toDaily Mail, “Demi says ‘nice’, but she isn’t smiling when she says it. Her body is almost nodding like she had to force herself to say it.”
Even though Moore appeared to be thrilled for Madison, fans of the star were angry over the choice, calling the actress “robbed” of the award. This was Moore’s very first Oscar nomination as well.
Users on social media lashed out at the Academy’s choice
One fan wrote, “Demi Moore deserved to be the winner. #Oscars,” while another shared, “Really! I am so angry. No Oscar for Demi Moore, Monica Barbaro and James Mangold. Why?!”One user shared that they likedAnorabut felt bad for Moore, saying, “Anora was my second favourite film of last year, and I’m glad it did so well…but I’m gutted for Demi Moore #Oscars.”
Another commenter expressed, “No offence to the winner, but anyone winning the Best Actress Award in #Oscars other than Demi Moore is plain stupid!”
Moore ‘ironically’ portrays an aging celebrity inThe Substance
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InThe Substance, Moore portrays Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading Hollywood celebrity due to herolder age.
To stay popular and keep her job, she resorts to using a black market drug, “The Substance,” which creates an “other self” named Sue, born out of Elisabeth. Elisabeth and Sue, a seductive woman in her 20s, make up one timeline as they swap bodies every seven days.
Fans remembered this iconic scene fromThe Substanceafter Moore lost the Oscar
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Sharing that exact scene on social media platform X, Moore’s fans underlined the “irony” of the award show after the veteran actor lost to a younger actress.
“Demi Moore watching Mikey Madison win the Oscar,” wrote one user.
Another added, “Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison is basically the plot of The Substance.”
A commenter expressed, “The layers of irony to this year’s race as it relates to The Substance with Demi Moore losing to a younger actress.”
Online users were quick to comment after Madison snatched the Oscar
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