Demi Moore might be the reason the Oscars finally takes horror seriously
Demi Moore might be the reason the Oscars finally takes horror seriously
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There is no world in which I ever thought Demi Moore would be the saving grace of mainstream horror. That’s no sly dig against our Ghost-loving, pottery-making, G.I. Jane-looking Charlie’s Angel, but horror hasn’t exactly been her typical space throughout her four-decade career.
Yet it’s 2025 and the screen icon has just been nominated for best actress at the Oscars following her outstanding and gutwrenching performance in The Substance, which has also remarkably received a best picture nod. There are so many other styles of film that I’d have pipped to the Oscar nomination before one with extreme body horror, but somehow we’ve made it – and it’s been a long time coming.
![[Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Orion/Everett/Shutterstock (792647b) Charles Napier, Anthony Hopkins 'The Silence Of The Lambs' Film - 1991]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_226935058-2891-e1737724959342.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. I spotted quite an alarming tweet after the nominations for the 2025 awards were announced on Thursday. It pointed out that The Substance is only the seventh horror to receive a nomination in the coveted best picture category.
![[GET OUT - Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/REX (8552241k) Daniel Kaluuya Get Out - 2017]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PRI_91000537-4850.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Its predecessors were listed as: The Silence of the Lambs, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Sixth Sense, Black Swan and Get Out. The alarming part for me was that I don’t consider all of those to be horror movies per se and so the number of best-picture-nominated horrors could actually be far less depending on how you look at it; Black Swan always felt more thriller and The Silence of the Lambs also sways between the two genres.
