Demi Moore Reveals She Predicted Mikey Madison Oscar Win

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Demi Moorecan see more than ghosts—she can see the future.

The 61-year-old recently reflected on the moment of clarity she had at the 2025 Oscars, where she was the frontrunner for Best Actress for her work in The Substance, right before losing the trophy to Anora’s Mikey Madison.

“I leaned over and whispered to my manager, ‘I think it’s going to Mikey,’” Demi told Timein an article published April 16. “I don’t know why I knew, but I did.”

But while the G.I. Jane star—who was also nominated alongsideFernanda Torres, Cynthia Erivo and Karla Sofía Gascón—noted that it “certainly would have been wonderful to have won,” she doesn’t view her loss as a failure. In fact, she feels it means her story isn’t over.

“I was so centered and calm,” she continued. “I didn’t feel gutted. I didn’t feel any of those kinds of things. I just trusted, and am in trust of, whatever is going to unfold.”

Following the ceremony last month, Demi—who shares daughters Rumer Willis, 36, Scout Willis, 33, and Tallulah Willis, 31, with ex-husband Bruce Willis—celebrated the end of awards season by indulging in fries with her kids and sending a sweet message to her team. 

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“As this awards season comes to a close, I’m so overwhelmed with gratitude for this journey,” the Golden Globe winner wrote in a March 3 Instagram post. “It’s been the ride of a lifetime and we’re just getting started! So grateful for my team, my fellow nominees, and everyone who has made this experience so full of joy and light.”

Demi also gave the Anora star a shoutout, adding, “And a huge congratulations to Mikey Madison—can’t wait to see what you do next.”

And Demi wasn’t the only star expressing her gratitude. Indeed, Mikey acknowledged her fellow Best Actress nominees during her Oscars acceptance speech. 

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“I just want to recognize the thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, breathtaking work of my fellow nominees,” the 26-year-old said at the event. “I’m honored to be recognized alongside all of you. This is a dream come true.”

Read on to see who else took home gold during the 2025 Oscars. 

Best Picture

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown 

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez 

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys 

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez 

WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown 

Ariana Grande – Wicked 

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini Conclave

WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown 

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain 

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown 

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Directing

WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

James Mangold – A Complete Unknown  

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man

Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez

Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu 

WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked

Best Live Action Short

A Lien 

WINNER: I’m Not a Robot

Anuja 

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best International Feature Film

WINNER: I’m Still Here

The Girl with the Needle 

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Best Film Editing

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Costume Design

Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown

Lisy Christy – Conclave

Janty Yates – Gladiator II 

Linda Muir – Nosferatu

WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora 

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist 

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5 

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown 

WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave

Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez

Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing 

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus 

Better Man

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

Judy Becker – The Brutalist

Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave

Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two 

Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu

WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked

Best Original Song

WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander-  Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Pérez

Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John – Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Original Score

WINNER: The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist

Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two

Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez

Edward Lachman – Maria

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu

Best Animated Feature Film

WINNER: Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

WINNER: No Other Land 

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film

I Am Ready, Warden

Death By Numbers

Incident 

Instruments of a Beating Heart 

WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

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