10 Actors Who Just Gave Their Best Performance In A Horror Movie

And finally, though Demi Moore didn't win the Best Actress Oscar for her mesmerising performance in The Substance, the fact that a body horror movie scored an acting nomination at the Oscars at all basically feels like a win.

Moore is one of Hollywood's most recognisable movie stars, with a high-profile career spanning more than four decades, and yet it's not unfair to say that truly brilliant performances have eluded her for most of her career - more a result of the material than her talent.

But The Substance's Elisabeth Sparkle was the perfect part for Moore, the parallels between Sparkle's desperation to regain her youth and Moore's own struggles to remain relevant in Hollywood speaking for themselves.

This is a full-throated performance that shows a level of commitment few likely expected of Moore, especially at this point in her career, not merely going to tricky psychological places but fully immersing herself in the film's ultimately grotesque makeup process. 

It's an astonishing, career-defining performance, and if Moore never manages to surpass this work, it's one hell of a high peak to rest on.