However, the two halves of Sparkle quickly end up at war with each other, with gruesome results.
Despite the Academy Awards often ignoring the horror genre,The Substancehas become a genuine award contender.
BeforeThe Substance, only a handful of horror movies had been nominated for major categories like Best Picture.
This could all help push Moore over the finish line to win her first Oscar.
Moore is the key to the film’s emotional grounding, preventingThe Substancefrom going off the rails.
Could The Substance Win Any Other Oscars?
This includes Best Picture, as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay nominations for Coralie Fargeat.
The film also earned a nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity, turns to a mysterious drug that promises to restore her youth by creating a younger, more beautiful version of herself. But splitting time between her original and new body leads to horrifying consequences as her alternate self, Sue, begins to unravel her life in a disturbing body-horror descent.
