Exclusive | Dennis Quaid told Demi Moore shed win an Oscar day 2 of filming The Substance

He thinks her performance had substance. Dennis Quaid, who starred in the 2025 Oscar-nominated film “The Substance” with Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, is confident that Moore will win big at the Academy Awards on Sunday. “I knew it like my second day working on that movie.I told Demi she’s going to win an Oscar for it,” Quaid, 70, told the Post in a recent interview promoting his commercial with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey for the “True To Texas” campaign. “The Substance” is a body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat.

The plot follows Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore), an aging Hollywood starlet whose producer Harvey (Quaid) lets her go because she’s no longer young.As she desperately takes a shady black market drug called “The Substance” designed to create a younger version of herself, events spiral out of control. The movie scored five Oscar nominations, including best picture, best original screenplay, best makeup and hairstyling and best director.Moore is the frontrunner in the best actress race.She’s up against Mikey Madison for “Anora,” Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked,” Fernanda Torres for “I’m Still Here” and Karla Sofia Gascon for “Emilia Perez.”But, Moore seems to have it locked, as she already won the Golden Globe and SAG for the role. Plus, Gascon’s Oscars campaign has been derailed by scandal, after her controversial past social media posts resurfaced.

Following that incident, “Emilia Perez” distributor Netflix reportedly ditched the actress from the campaign. “It’s just an incredible performance.It’s a gargantuan effort,” Quaid told the Post about Moore. “The Parent Trap” star added, “I mean, it took nine months to do that.

She was in makeup for like six, eight hours at a time.And the whole movie, what it says – Coralie as a director, I just love working with her.

She reminds me of Stanley Kubrick and Sam Peckinpah put together.” During her Globes acceptance...