Demi Moore gave a moving speech after winning her first ever Golden Globe.
The actress has been in the film industry for over 40 years, and is best known for her films like G.I. Jane, Ghost, A Few Good Men, and Indecent Proposal.
This year's Golden Globe nomination marked Moore's fourth, having previously been nominated for best actress in Ghost and If These Walls Could Talk, as well as If These Walls Could Talk being nominated for best miniseries.
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But these nominations didn't land Moore the Golden Globe win she'd hope for, and she had to wait almost 30 years for another chance at bagging the prestigious accolade.
The wait was worth it though, and this evening (January 5), Moore won best actress in a comedy or musical for The Substance.
Following her well-deserved win, the 62-year-old gave a moving speech.
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"I really wasn’t expecting that," Moore began.
"I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been doing this a long time, like, over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor. And I am just so humbled and so grateful."
She continued: "30 years ago I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress, and at that time I made that mean that this is not something I was allowed to have. That I could do movies that were successful and made a lot of money, but that I couldn’t be acknowledged, and I bought in and I believed that.
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"That corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete, maybe I had done what I was supposed to do.
"And as I was at kind of a low point, I had this magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box, absently bonkers script come across my desk called The Substance. And the universe told me, you are not done."
After listing several people in her thank yous, Moore went on to conclude: "I will just leave you with one thing that I think this movie is imparting. In those moments when we don’t think we are smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough, or basically just not enough, I had a woman say to me, just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick.
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"So today I celebrate this as a marker of my wholeness end of the love that is driving me, and the gift of doing something I love and being reminded that I do belong. Thank you so much."
People took to Twitter to share their congratulations and happiness for Moore.
One said: "IM SO HAPPY FOR DEMI MOORE IM CRYING!!!!!!"
"After this speech… give Demi Moore all the awards," echoed another.
2025 Golden Globe Awards winners
The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held on this day (5 January 2025), celebrates outstanding achievements in film and television. Below is the complete list of nominees, with winners updated as announced:
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a television series — musical or comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a television series — drama
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a television series
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a television series
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a television series — musical or comedy
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear — Winner
Best screenplay — motion picture
Peter Straughan, Conclave — Winner
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television
Ali Wong, Single Lady — Winner
Best motion picture — non-English language
Emilia Pérez — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Colin Farrell, The Penguin — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy
Demi Moore, The Substance — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man — Winner
Best motion picture — animated
Flow — Winner
Best director — motion picture
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist — Winner
Best original score — motion picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Challengers — Winner
Best original song — motion picture
'El Mal', by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard (from Emilia Pérez) — Winner
Cinematic and box office achievement
Wicked — Winner
Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Baby Reindeer — Winner
Best television series — comedy or musical
Hacks — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a television series — drama
Anna Sawai, Shōgun — Winner
Best television series — drama
Shōgun — Winner
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here — Winner
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — Winner
Best motion picture — drama
The Brutalist — Winner
Best motion picture — musical or comedy
Emilia Perez - Winner
Topics: Film and TV, Golden Globes, Hollywood, News
Niamh Shackleton