After decades of personal failures and feeling in their own flesh the indifference by Hollywood, the 62 -year -old American actress, Demi Moore, He received his first nomination in the Oscar Awards Thanks to your role in The substancewhere he plays Elisabeth, a woman who has been discarded by the entertainment industry.
“The story of Elisabeth Sparkle It is the story of a woman who has been told that it is no longer useful and I have felt that in my own skin, “Moore said during an interview after receiving the nomination, referring to the story of his character, who is a television celebrity that is fired from a program for his age.
His performance earned him to get his first award in 45 years of experience, a Golden Globe To the best actress, where I acknowledged that I had been trying to prove that it was worth it: “I was eternally pigeonholed as a popcorn actress, but today I do not need to demonstrate it anymore,” added the one born in Roswell, New Mexico.
Given this situation, Demi reached the 2025 Oscar Awards as the favorite to take the award for best actress; However, above all forecast, the Cinematographic Arts and Sciences Academy He gave recognition to the 26 -year -old American, Mikey Madisonfor his role as Ani Mikheeva in the movie Anora.
Demi Moore’s reaction after losing the Óscar
At the time when Emma Stone She announced that the winner for Best Actress was Mikey Madison, the cameras quickly captured the reaction of Demi Moore, who remained smiling and applauded at all times, despite having lost (the one that many believe) her only opportunity to get a Oscar award in her career.
The lip reader and body language, the American Nicola Hicklingindicated that the 62 -year -old actress He maintained a cold reaction that evidenced the “great shock” that had been for her to have lost the Oscar for Best Actress.
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According to the lip reader, after Demi listened to Madison’s name as the winner of the award, the protagonist of The substance He simply pronounced three words: “She is Nice“(” She is pleasant “, in Spanish); although, despite her words and applause, Moore’s face denoted a huge coldness.
During his speech after receiving the award, Mikey highlighted the work of the others nominatedrecognizing support, intelligence, beauty and work of their opponents: “It is an honor to be in such a select group next to you. The performance of all was Inspiring And for me, it is a dream come true, “Madison added.
Demi Moore did not want to give statements after the Oscar 2025 awards ceremony; However, “the slight elevation of their eyebrows and the brief contraction of their lips“, After losing to Mikey Madison, they were enough for the moment to go viral on social networks and thousands were surprised and disappointed, just like her.
Despite the defeat in its category, the simple fact of having been nominated for an Oscar for the first time in his career is interpreted as a Personal triumph For Demi Moore and, before that reason, after the realization of the ceremony, the 62 -year -old actress posted a photo with her daughters with two dishes of french fries, celebrating the adventure.
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