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.

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."

Demi Moore, who is nominated for Best Actress at the 2025 Oscars, and Margaret Qualley, who plays a younger version of Moore's character in Coralie Fargeat's horror film 'The Substance,' each put their bodies on the line for the demanding shoot.

Oscar season is about to end, with the highly anticipated ceremony taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday, March 2. Among the coveted categories, all eyes are on the Best Actress category,

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.

Her past performances may never have been taken seriously for acting, relegating her to “popcorn actress” status — but they should be.

At 62, Demi Moore is poised to win her first Academy Award for her powerful performance in The Substance, a film that revitalised her career and reflected her personal struggles with self-worth in Hollywood.