Demi Moore makes fans 'cry' with emotional speech after winning first-ever award in 45-year-long career

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.

Demi Moore seen with her first Golden Globe award (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

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.

"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.

"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."

People have raved about Demi Moore's performance in The Substance (Mubi)

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.

"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