At the SAG Awards 2025 ceremony Feb. 23, Demi Moore took home the trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performance in The Substance.

Demi Moore‘s award season has been full throttle. 

The Substance star took home the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role award for her performance in the horror film at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 23. (.)

Recounting how she earned her SAG card, Demi began on stage at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, “It was in 1978. I was 15—almost 16—and it changed my life because it gave me meaning.”

“It gave me purpose and it gave me direction,” she continued, “because I was a kid, on my own, who had no blueprint for life—and I certainly knew nothing about acting.”

The actress—who beat out fellow nominees Mikey Madison (Anora), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) in her category—went on to emphasize the importance of believing in yourself.

“There’s this idea that what we believe is so much more powerful than what we think,” she shared. “But the reality is, when I believe it, I will see it—and I am so grateful for this.”

Sharing that she once was a “little girl who didn’t believe in herself,” Demi was visibly emotional as she looked down at her award. In fact, she took a long, reflective pause before resuming her speech.

“The words are kind of beyond me,” she explained to the crowd, “so I’m just going to have to just say thank you.”

Heading into the big night in television and film, which was hosted by Kristen Bell for the second year in a row, Outstanding Performance by a Lead Female Actor wasn’t the only category to be stacked with impressive nominees. 

After all, Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) all faced off for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role. Meanwhile, the casts of A Complete Unknown, Anora, Conclave, Emilia Pérez and Wicked earned nods for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.  

But seeing stars get their hands on the iconic “The Actor” trophies isn’t the only draw of the SAG awards. For Kristen, the ceremony is also an opportunity to put a smile on millions of people’s faces. 

“Especially having it airing it on Netflix and making it seem global, it allows people to have a night of just fun, normal, goofy jokes,” she told People in an interview published Feb. 18, “and see all of the stars of television and film that they love.” 

For all the stars who showed out for the 2025 SAG Awards, keep reading. 

Ariana Grande

Timothee Chalamet

Selena Gomez

Cynthia Erivo 

Leighton Meester

Adam Brody

Zoe Saldaña 

Keke Palmer 

Kieran Culkin

Millie Bobby Brown

Demi Moore

Colman Domingo

Jeremy Allen White

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Daniel Craig 

Ralph Fiennes 

Brett Goldstein

Kumail Nanjiani

Colin Farrell

Adrien Brody

Keri Russell 

Michelle Yeoh

Georgina Chapman

Jane Fonda 

Jodie Foster 

Gillian Anderson

Monica Barbaro

Mikey Madison

Mary Steenburgen

Source: www.eonline.com