Demi Moore Beats Transgender Favorite in Tight Best Actress Golden Globes Race

In the biggest upset of the night, Demi Moore defeated Transgender Emilia Perez Star Carla Sofia Gascón and evil Cynthia Erivo, who starred in the film, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.

Demi Moore wins for her acting materialneither a comedy nor a musical, a gory horror film about Hollywood vanity. Still, her comeback performance impressed audiences and critics, and Sunday's win increases her chances of earning her first Academy Award nomination later this week.

transgender Emilia Perez Star Carla Sofia Gascon was widely expected to win for her role as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender reassignment surgery. Gascón is biologically male, but became a woman in her 40s.

The film, made in France and mostly in Spanish and distributed by Netflix in the US, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Film earlier in the evening.

material It is also produced in France and distributed by arthouse label Mubi.

Demi Moore's acceptance speech drew enthusiastic applause from the crowd of celebrities, who said it was the first time she had won an award in a career spanning more than 40 years.