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The Substance is a 2024 body horror film with satirical elements written, directed, co-edited, and co-produced by Coralie Fargeat. It follows Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a fading celebrity, who, after being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to her age, uses a black market drug that creates a much younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley) with unexpected side effects. [1]
The film has received numerous awards and nominations from critics and industry organizations. It had its world premiere on May 19, 2024, in the main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or, where Fargeat was awarded Best Screenplay. [2] [3] [4] At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Moore won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [5] At the 97th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fargeat, and Best Actress for Moore; Fargeat became the ninth woman nominated for directing. [6] [7] [8]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Cannes Film Festival | May 25, 2024 | Palme d'Or | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | [2] |
Best Screenplay | Won | [3] [4] | |||
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival | September 14, 2024 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | The Substance | Nominated | [9] |
Toronto International Film Festival | September 15, 2024 | People's Choice Midnight Madness Award | Won | [10] | |
Hamptons International Film Festival | October 5, 2024 | Career Achievement in Acting Award | Demi Moore | Honored | [11] |
Savannah Film Festival | November 2, 2024 | Icon Award | Honored | [12] | |
Luminary Award | Margaret Qualley | Honored | |||
Cinémathèque française | November 5, 2024 | Career Tribute | Demi Moore | Honored | [13] [14] |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 20, 2024 | Best Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film | Raffertie | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Camerimage | November 23, 2024 | Director's Debuts Competition | Benjamin Kračun | Withdrawn [a] | [18] |
Gotham Awards | December 2, 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Demi Moore | Nominated | [19] |
European Film Awards | December 7, 2024 | European Film | The Substance | Nominated | [20] [21] |
European Screenwriter | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
European Cinematography | Benjamin Kračun | Honored | [22] [23] | ||
European Visual Effects | Bryan Jones, Pierre Procoudine-Gorsky, Chervin Shafaghi, and Guillaume Le Gouez | Honored | |||
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Picture | The Substance | Nominated | [24] [25] |
Best Horror or Thriller Feature | Won | ||||
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller | Nominated | ||||
Margaret Qualley | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
December 8, 2024 | Best Casting | Laure Cochener and Léa Moszkowicz | Nominated | ||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Pierre-Olivier Persin | Won | |||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 8, 2024 | Best Lead Performance | Demi Moore | Runner-up [b] | [26] |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2024 | Best Actress | Nominated | [27] | |
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
San Diego Film Critics Society | December 9, 2024 | Best Director | Nominated | [28] [29] | |
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | The Substance | Won | |||
SFFILM | December 9, 2024 | Maria Manetti Shrem Award for Acting | Demi Moore | Honored | [30] |
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 11, 2024 | Best Film | The Substance | Nominated | [31] [32] [33] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction / Production Design | The Substance | Nominated | |||
Best Use of Visual Effects | Won | ||||
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2024 | Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | [34] |
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2024 | Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | [35] |
Best Horror Film | The Substance | Runner-up | |||
Best Scene | New Year's Eve performance | Nominated | |||
Toronto Film Critics Association | December 15, 2024 | Best Lead Performance | Demi Moore | Runner-up | [36] |
IndieWire Critics Poll | December 16, 2024 | Best Film | The Substance | 7th place | [37] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | 7th place | |||
Best Lead Performance | Demi Moore | 4th place | |||
Best Screenplay | The Substance | 6th place | |||
New York Film Critics Online | December 16, 2024 | Best Picture | Won | [38] | |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Runner-up | |||
Best Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Runner-up | |||
Seattle Film Critics Society | December 16, 2024 | Best Picture | The Substance | Won | [39] [40] [41] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Féron | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | Bryan Jones and Guillaume Le Gouez | Nominated | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2024 | Best Film | The Substance | 6th place | [42] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | 4th place | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | 2nd place | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | 2nd place | |||
Black Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2024 | Top 10 Films of the Year | The Substance | 8th place | [43] |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 19, 2024 | Best Film | 3rd place | [44] | |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | 2nd place | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | 2nd place | |||
Best Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | 4th place | |||
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 20, 2024 | Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | [45] |
Best Visual Effects | The Substance | Nominated | |||
Kansas City Film Critics Circle | January 4, 2025 | Best Film | Won | [46] | |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Won [c] | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Original Score | Raffertie | Nominated | |||
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | The Substance | Won | |||
Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [47] [5] [48] | |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Demi Moore | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Austin Film Critics Association | January 6, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | 3rd place | [49] [50] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Benjamin Kračun | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Féron | Won | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2025 | Best Film | The Substance | Nominated | [51] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Editing | Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Féron | Nominated | |||
Best Woman Director | Coralie Fargeat | Won [d] | |||
Best Female Screenwriter | Won [d] | ||||
Georgia Film Critics Association | January 7, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | Nominated | [52] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Houston Film Critics Society | January 14, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | Nominated | [53] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Women Film Critics Circle | January 15, 2025 | Best Movie by a Woman (directing) | Coralie Fargeat | Won | [54] |
Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award) | Won | ||||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Won | |||
Adrienne Shelly Award [e] | The Substance | Won | |||
Satellite Awards | January 26, 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | [55] | |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Demi Moore | Won | |||
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Margaret Qualley | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Online Film Critics Society | January 27, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | 2nd place | [56] [57] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Won | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | The Substance | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | Nominated | ||||
Technical Achievement Award: Makeup &/or Hairstyling | Honored | ||||
London Film Critics' Circle | February 2, 2025 | Film of the Year | Pending | [58] [59] | |
Director of the Year | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Actress of the Year | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Supporting Actress of the Year | Margaret Qualley | Pending | |||
Screenwriter of the Year | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Technical Achievement Award | Makeup (Stéphanie Guillon and Pierre-Olivier Persin) | Pending | |||
Saturn Awards | February 2, 2025 | Best Independent Film | The Substance | Pending | [60] |
Best Actress in a Film | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Margaret Qualley | Pending | |||
Best Film Make Up | Pierre-Olivier Persin | Pending | |||
Set Decorators Society of America Awards | February 2, 2025 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Set Decoration by Cécilia Blom with Production Design by Stanislas Reydellet | Pending | [61] |
Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 6, 2025 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Emmanuelle Youchnovski | Pending | [62] |
Critics' Choice Awards | February 7, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | Pending | [63] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Pending | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Best Hair and Make-Up | Hair and Make-Up Team | Pending | |||
Best Visual Effects | Visual Effects Team | Pending | |||
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | February 8, 2025 | Best Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | [64] |
Producers Guild of America Awards | February 8, 2025 | Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner | Pending | [65] |
International Cinephile Society | February 9, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | Pending | [66] |
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Best Production Design | Stanislas Reydellet | Pending | |||
Best Sound Design | Valérie Deloof and Victor Fleurant | Pending | |||
Dorian Awards | February 13, 2025 | Film of the Year | The Substance | Pending | [67] |
Director of the Year | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Film Performance of the Year | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Margaret Qualley | Pending | |||
Screenplay of the Year | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Genre Film of the Year | The Substance | Pending | |||
Visually Striking Film of the Year | Pending | ||||
Campiest Flick | Pending | ||||
IFTA Awards | February 14, 2025 | Best International Film | Pending | [68] | |
Best International Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Art Directors Guild Awards | February 15, 2025 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Feature Film | Stanislas Reydellet | Pending | [69] |
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 15, 2025 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Stéphanie Guillon | Pending | [70] |
Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Frédérique Arguello | Pending | |||
Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Pierre-Olivier Persin | Pending | |||
British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2025 | Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | [71] |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Best Make Up & Hair | Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli | Pending | |||
Best Sound | Valérie Deloof, Victor Fleurant, Victor Praud, Stéphane Thiébaut, and Emmanuelle Villard | Pending | |||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 19, 2025 | Best Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | [72] |
Best Supporting Actress | Margaret Qualley | Pending | |||
Independent Spirit Awards | February 22, 2025 | Best Feature | Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, and Eric Fellner | Pending | [73] |
Best Lead Performance | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | February 23, 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Pending | [74] | |
César Awards | February 28, 2025 | Best Foreign Film | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | [75] |
Academy Awards | March 2, 2025 | Best Picture | The Substance | Pending | [6] |
Best Director | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Best Actress | Demi Moore | Pending | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Coralie Fargeat | Pending | |||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli | Pending | |||
American Cinema Editors Awards | March 14, 2025 | Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical) | Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Féron | Pending | [76] |
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