Demi Moore expected Mikey Madison to win the Academy Award for lead actress, she recently told Time magazine. “I don’t know why I knew, but I did,” Moore said in the interview. “I was so centered and calm. 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.”

Read Ryan Murphy’s tribute to Demi Moore here. Here’s what you already know: at the 2025 Oscars, Demi Moore—the favorite for Best Actress, for her performance in The Substance—lost the award to Anora star Mikey Madison.

Demi Moore wasn’t shocked when Mickey Madison snagged Best Actress for Anora—even if the Oscars audience was. Heading into the 2025 Academy Awards, the 62-year-old actress was widely seen as the frontrunner for her performance in The Substance.