In the coming-of-age film, "Now and Then," Moore played the older version of a young girl named Samantha, who together with her friends, played by Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson and Melanie Griffith, recall a memorable summer they shared in 1970.

Hosted by Conan O’Brien and broadcast live on ABC and Hulu, the ceremony’s Best Actress category has emerged as a nail-biter. Demi Moore (The Substance) and Mikey Madison (Anora) lead the pack, but the race remains fluid as voters weigh career-defining narratives against breakout potential.

Demi Moore thought her four-decade Hollywood career might be over a few years ago. The actress, 62, battled negative thoughts about herself after a producer dismissed her as a "popcorn actress." She took that to mean that even if her movies were a success,

The body horror film, directed by Coralie Fargeat, is nominated for five categories at the 2025 Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Moore and Best Picture

It's rare for a movie like "The Substance" to break into the Oscars race. Written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, the film is an intense, satirical and violent body horror thriller about insecurity and the pressures of the unrealistic beauty standards that society forces onto women both when they are young and when they are older.