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Mikey Madison, Demi Moore
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It was the film industry’s biggest night and the race for Best Actress in a Lead Role at the Oscars was completely fierce. Mikey Madison won the award, becoming the ninth youngest recipient of the award. However, fans of Demi Moore were shocked to see that she won over The Substance actress.

Mikey Madison won for her titular role in Anora. It was the first time she was nominated for the prestigious award. “This is very surreal,” she started off her speech. “Thank you so much to the Academy. I grew up in Los Angeles but Hollywood seemed to be so far away from me. I here standing in this room is very incredible.

She also recognized her fellow nominees in the category. All of the incredible people, the women that I’ve had the privilege of meeting from that community has been one of the highlights of this incredible experience.”

Related: Demi Moore Recalled Looking ‘Not Young Enough’ to Play Certain Characters Before The Substance

When the camera panned over to Demi Moore when the winner was announced, it appeared that she had an icy look. A lip-reader told the Daily Mail that she reacted with a simple “nice,” noting “She isn’t smiling when she says it. Her body is almost nodding like she had to force herself to say it.”

Demi Moore, who played Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance, won her first Golden Globe for the role at the age of 62. “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,” she said in her acceptance speech. “And I’m just so humbled and so grateful.”

Fans went online to call out the Oscars for snubbing Moore. Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison is basically the plot of the Substance,” one fan wrote on X. Another wrote, “Demi Moore made a movie about how Hollywood treats older actresses, only to end up losing the Oscar for Best Actress to a younger actress #Oscars

After the Oscars aired, Moore was pictured with two plates full of fries. Her daughter Tallulah took a picture of her mother with the caption, “MY winner 🍟.”

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