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.”

Demi Moore was the frontrunner to win the Best Actress Oscar in March for her performance in The Substance, but Hollywood’s biggest night always brings surprises. It was the 62-year-old star’s category that brought about an unexpected win for Mikey Madison for Anora on March 2.

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.