SAG Awards: Demi Moore Emphasizes Need for “Human Connection” With ‘The Substance’ Win

Demi Moore underscored the importance of connecting with others while accepting her prize for The Substance at the SAG Awards 2025 ceremony.

The star won for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role during Sunday’s event. While delivering her acceptance speech, Moore recalled the “deeply meaningful” moment when she received her SAG card as a teen in 1978.

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“You have all been my greatest teachers, and I am so, so grateful that I have continued over these so many years to be able to try — and sometimes succeed and sometimes fail — but to be able to keep going,” Moore told her fellow actors from the stage.

She also shared some advice for performers who are still establishing their career paths. “As these actors who are having to do it all, I just encourage you, don’t lose sight of the human connection,” Moore said. “That’s the work that we do. It’s to be connected to one another.”

Nominated in the category were Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) and Mikey Madison (Anora). Colin Farrell presented the award.

Moore’s win continues to solidify her position as a top contender for the best actress Oscar following recent wins at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards. Gascón, who did not attend the SAG Awards, has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks over offensive resurfaced posts on X (formerly Twitter).

Last year, Lily Gladstone prevailed in the category for her role in director Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.

The SAG Awards streamed live on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (See the red carpet arrivals.)

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