Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley channel The Substance at the Golden Globes
The Substance stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley shared the stage at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, a fate their onscreen characters could never.
Presenting the award for Best Television Male Actor – Drama Series (which Shōgun star Hiroyuki Sanada’s took home), the pair descended into the competitive tension of their characters, Elizabeth Sparkle and Sue, from Coralie Fargeat’s body horror smash.
“What are you doing here?” Moore asked Qualley behind the mic.
“What do you mean, what I am doing here, Demi?” Qualley replied.
“This is my week,” Moore declared. “You have to respect the balance, remember?”
Both Moore and Qualley are both nominated for their performances in The Substance, with Moore winning the Golden Globe for Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy. They’re two of five Golden Globes nominations for the film, including Best Screenplay — Motion Picture, Best Director – Motion Picture, and Best Picture – Musical/Comedy.
In Fargeat’s intense, bold, and shocking film, Moore plays an ’80s star aerobic workout show host who uses a well marketed and packaged biological chemical to find a “better version” of herself. The titular substance results in the emergence of Sue (Qualley), and the deal is that they each spend a week on, a week off, existing as if the other does not. But Sue has… plans.
It’s a fun moment for the two nominees presenting together, in what’s been quite a reserved ceremony this year. You can check out all the Golden Globes winners in Mashable’s running list.
