She plays an elderly actress who goes to gory extremes to remain youthful in her hit horror satire The Substance.
But Demi Moore already looked strikingly youthful when she arrived carpet-ready at the SFFILM awards night in San Francisco, California, on Monday.
The 62-year-old star, who recently gave an emotional update on her ex-husband Bruce Willis’ condition, showed off her glowing skin as she looked chic in a figure-hugging black dress and matching black denim jacket.
She was among the night’s honorees, along with Dune: Part Two filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and The Piano Lesson filmmaker Malcolm Washington, son of Denzel Washington and brother of star John David Washington. .
Other stars who caused a sensation on the red carpet of the film organization, which organizes the San Francisco International Film Festival, included Dune star Austin Butler, Gladiator II actress Connie Nielsen and Saturday Night actress Gabrielle LaBelle, among others.
Demi set pulses racing in her low-cut dress, which hugged her hips and had a skirt that reached the carpet.
Demi Moore, 62, looked strikingly young as she arrived carpet-ready at the SFFILM awards night in San Francisco on Monday. At the ceremony she was honored with the Maria Manetti Shrem Award for Acting.
Demi dressed up her look with a cropped black waxed denim jacket with an attached belt.
She accessorized the casual yet chic jacket with an equally understated silver chain around her neck.
The chain had three diamond-encrusted strands prominently displayed on the front, and Demi wore matching diamond-encrusted earrings with exactly the same embarrassment as the chain links.
The entire all-black ensemble was perfectly tied together by the Ghost star’s long black braids, which she wore straight and parted down the middle to highlight her age-defying face.
She had a special guest for the evening, her adorable chihuahua Pilaf, who has been a staple of her recent advertising campaign.
Demi has received some of the best reviews of her career for The Substance, which has already earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
In the over-the-top horror film, directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, she plays a former Oscar winner named Elisabeth Sparkle who now hosts a popular aerobics TV show.
However, after turning 50, Elisabeth is kicked out of her series by her pig boss Harvey (Dennis Quaid), even though her younger replacement has not yet been secured.
Demi set pulses racing in her low-cut dress, which hugged her hips and had a skirt that reached the carpet. She dressed him in a short black waxed denim jacket.
She stars in the hit horror satire The Substance about an aging actress who is able to inhabit a younger body thanks to the drug of the same name, but suffers disastrous and bloody side effects when she overstays her allotted time.
She had a special guest for the evening, her adorable chihuahua Pilaf, who has been a staple of her recent advertising campaign.
He finds a way to prevent aging after learning of a mysterious medication, ‘the Substance’, that will allow him to inhabit a much younger body (played by Margaret Qualley).
But the two bodies have to take turns using their bodies, and when they inevitably overdo their turns, both suffer stomach-churning side effects that have left some audience members running out of theaters in fits of nausea.
Demi was honored at the ceremony with the Maria Manetti Shrem Award for Acting.
Joining her on the red carpet was Elvis and Dune: Part Two actor Austin Butler.
He looked dapper in a black double-breasted suit with pointed lapels, which he left unbuttoned.
Gladiator II actress Connie Nielsen also preferred black.
She looked chic in a long-sleeved cropped top with padded shoulders and a long black leather skirt.
Denis Villeneuve, who directed Austin in Dune: Part Two, looked dapper in a light gray suit, although his medium gray shirt without a tie appears faded in contrast.
Joining her on the red carpet was Elvis and Dune: Part Two actor Austin Butler. He looked dapper in a black double-breasted suit with pointed lapels, which he left unbuttoned.
Gladiator II actress Connie Neilsen also preferred black. She looked chic in a long-sleeved cropped top with padded shoulders and a long black leather skirt.
Denis Villeneuve, who directed Austin in Dune: Part Two, looked dapper in a light gray suit, although his medium gray shirt without a tie appears faded in contrast.
Villeneuve was the evening’s winner of the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction
Villeneuve was the night’s winner of the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction.
Jason Reitman preferred a gray and green suit, which he wore with a simple white sweatshirt.
Reitman, whose film Saturday Night delves into the origins of Saturday Night Live, was honored with the Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman Award for Storytelling.
Malcolm Washington was being honored with the George Gund III Award for Virtuosity.
The nepo baby filmmaker wore a crimson shirt with black pants and a stylish cashmere coat.
Gabriel LaBelle, who plays SNL creator Lorne Michael on Reitman’s Saturday Night, looked dapper in a charcoal suit and black suede Chelsea boots.
He opted to skip a heat for the event, as did several of the other male honorees.
Fashion designer Zac Posen appeared on the red carpet with special style.
Jason Reitman preferred a gray and green suit, which he wore with a simple white sweatshirt. He was honored with the Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman Award for his storytelling.
Malcolm Washington was being honored with the George Gund III Award for Virtuosity. The nepo baby filmmaker wore a crimson shirt with black pants and an elegant cashmere coat
Gabriel LaBelle, who plays SNL creator Lorne Michael on Reitman’s Saturday Night, looked dapper in a charcoal suit and black suede Chelsea boots.
Fashion designer Zac Posen, whom Demi supported early in her career, wore a striped double-breasted sports jacket with a high collar and jeans.
Another of the elegant looks of the night belonged to the actress and director of The Watermelon Woman, Cheryl Dunye. He wore a black jacket with contrasting white buttons, a braided cowboy hat, and striking blue-rimmed glasses.
Posen wore an intriguing black double-breasted sports jacket with tonal stripes, which he styled with a slim black turtleneck and black jeans.
The designer posed with Demi on the red carpet.
The two are old friends, as she supported him early in his career, before his designs were common on red carpets, and he has dressed her at numerous events over the years.
Another of the evening’s elegant looks belonged to The Watermelon Woman actress and director Cheryl Dunye, who became the first black lesbian to direct a film with a 1996 classic.
She wore a striking black jacket with short lapels and contrasting white buttons, along with black pants, a braided cowboy hat, and light blue round-framed glasses that matched her nail polish.