List of accolades received by The Substance

The Substance is a 2024 body horror film with satirical elements written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a fading celebrity, who, after being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to her age, uses a black market drug that creates a much younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley) with unexpected side effects.^[1]

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Wins85

Nominations199

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List of accolades received by The Substance

Demi Moore (left) and Margaret Qualley (center) received multiple accolades for their performances, while Coralie Fargeat (right) received various accolades for her screenplay and direction.
Accolades Award Wins Nominations AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 1 1 Academy Awards 1 5 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 4 8 American Cinema Editors Awards 0 1 Art Directors Guild Awards 0 1 Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 1 10 Austin Film Critics Association 3 7 Bodil Awards 0 1 British Academy Film Awards 1 5 Cannes Film Festival 1 2 César Awards 0 1 Chicago Film Critics Association 1 7 CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival 0 1 Cinémathèque française 1 1 Costume Designers Guild Awards 0 1 Critics Choice Awards 3 6 Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 4 4 Dorian Awards 5 9 Dublin Film Critics Circle 4 4 Edda Awards 0 1 European Film Awards 2 4 Florida Film Critics Circle 0 2 Georgia Film Critics Association 0 5 Golden Globe Awards 1 5 Golden Raspberry Awards 0 1 Gotham Awards 0 1 Hamptons International Film Festival 1 1 Hollywood Music in Media Awards 0 1 Houston Film Critics Society 0 4 IFTA Awards 1 2 Independent Spirit Awards 0 2 IndieWire Critics Poll 4 4 International Cinephile Society 1 4 Kansas City Film Critics Circle 6 7 London Film Critics' Circle 0 6 Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1 1 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards 2 3 New York Film Critics Online 4 4 Online Film Critics Society 4 8 Producers Guild of America Awards 0 1 The Queerties 0 1 San Diego Film Critics Society 1 4 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 0 3 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 1 1 Satellite Awards 1 4 Saturn Awards 2 4 Savannah Film Festival 2 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 1 Seattle Film Critics Society 2 7 Set Decorators Society of America Awards 0 1 SFFILM 1 1 St. Louis Film Critics Association 1 3 Toronto Film Critics Association 1 1 Toronto International Film Festival 1 1 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 1 2 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 0 2 Women Film Critics Circle 4 4
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Wins	85
Nominations	199
Note [a] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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The film has received various awards and nominations from critics and industry organizations. It had its world premiere on May 19, 2024, in the main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or, where Fargeat was awarded Best Screenplay.^[2][3][4] At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Moore won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.^[5]

At the 97th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fargeat and Best Actress for Moore, winning Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Fargeat became the ninth woman nominated for directing.^[6][7][8][9]