<p id=”par-1_63″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/celebrity/”>Demi Moore</a> seemed destined for Oscar gold after her acclaimed performance in the motion picture, <em>The Substance</em>. However, in a shocking upset, she lost in the Best Actress category to Mikey Madison’s breakout role in <em>Anora</em>. After dominating the awards season, Moore’s reaction to her <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/robbed-most-unforgivable-oscars-snubs.html/?swcfpc=1″>unexpected Oscars snub</a> appeared to be nothing short of icy. A lip reader revealed her chilling, one-word response.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lip-reader-claims-demi-moore-felt-disappointed-after-oscars-snub”>Lip reader claims Demi Moore felt disappointed after Oscars snub</h2>
<p id=”par-2_27″>For the <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14454501/Demi-Moore-shock-snub-Oscars-lip-reader-reveals-reaction.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Daily Mail</a>, lip reader Nicola Hickling deciphered Demi Moore’s 1-word comment after her Oscar snub. Despite putting on a brave face, Moore’s disappointment was apparent.</p>
<p id=”par-3_27″>Hickling claims “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.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_22″>In the seconds after they announced Madison’s name, Moore appeared to clench her jaw.This was perhaps, a telltale sign of her disappointment.</p>
<p id=”par-5_29″>It’s widely believed Moore was a shoo-in to win the Oscars’ Best Actress category. The Academy nominated her alongside Mikey Madison, Fernanda Torres, Karla Sofia Gascon, and Cynthia Erivo.</p>
<p id=”par-6_39″>Moore swept many of the season’s major awards for <em>The Substance</em>, including wins at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, SAG, and Satellite Awards. However, Madison’s quiet wins just ahead of Oscar night may have derailed Moore’s Academy Award win.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-awards-did-mikey-madison-win-that-led-to-a-demi-moore-upset”>What awards did Mikey Madison win that led to a Demi Moore upset?</h2>
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<p id=”par-7_37″>Demi Moore has been the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/demi-moore-looks-radiant-new-york-city.html/”>Cinderella story</a> of awards season. The actor has been in the entertainment industry for over 40 years. Her career began in 1981 with a role on the daytime soap opera <em>General Hospital</em>.</p>
<p id=”par-8_65″>However, a Mikey Madison win in Oscars’ Best Actress category may have been predicted even after Moore took home an armful of awards this season for <em>The Substance</em>. Although Moore was honored with four different statues for Best Actress, Madison took home both a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance.</p>
<p id=”par-9_37″>These wins may have been a key indicator that Madison would win Oscar gold. <em>Enora</em> subsequently took home 7 major Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and Editing, adding to the film’s overall success.</p>
<p id=”par-10_35″>However, the loss was likely bittersweet for Moore, who returned to the spotlight after many years without a major film hit. An Oscar win would have been a poetic bookend to a powerful career comeback.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-demi-moore-wondered-if-her-career-was-over-before-the-substance”>Demi Moore wondered if her career was ‘over’ before ‘The Substance’</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_44″>Before her acclaimed role in <em>The Substance</em>, Demi Moore felt she was at a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/demi-moore-61-slays-style-competition-cannes-celebrates-3rd-act-career.html/”>career crossroads</a>. After over 40 years of ups and downs in the industry, she wondered if she still “belonged.” She shared her thoughts during <a href=”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demi-moore-the-substance-aging-hollywood-awards-chatter-1236074855/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>‘s Awards Chatter podcast</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-12_89″>“In a certain way, I think I had almost hit that point that was a little bit — I don’t want to say defeated, because I wasn’t defeated, and I wasn’t even hopeless, but I was just kind of flat, neutral in a way,” Moore explained. “I didn’t quite know where I fit or where I belonged. I really did hit a point where I started to wonder, not like, ‘Is this over?’ But, ‘Is this actually complete? Have I done what I was supposed to do in this?’”</p>
<p id=”par-13_74″>Demi Moore’s career exploded in the 1980s and 90s, with roles in the films <em>St. Elmo’s Fire</em> (1985), <em>Ghost</em> (1990), <em>A Few Good Men</em> (1992), <em>Striptease</em> (1996), and <em>G.I. Jane</em> (1997). Subsequently, Moore took time off to raise her three daughters with ex-husband Bruce Willis and to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/demi-moore-not-want-fling-younger-man-relationship-speculation-2024-source-says.html/”>marry now ex-Ashton Kutcher</a>, but never fully left Hollywood; working steadily in a variety of roles throughout the 2000s and 2010s. She is currently filming <em>I Love Boosters</em>.</p>