Lip Reader Decodes What Demi Moore Said After Losing Oscar To Mikey Madison

Moore, whose critically acclaimed role in The Substance had her as a favorite to win the coveted prize, was recorded applauding the announcement with a particularly stiff look on her face.

During the tense moment, according to lip reader Nicola Hickling, the 62-year-old actress issued a sharp and bitter, “Nice,” trying to be polite but being unable to hide her disappointment

Demi says,‘Nice,’ but she isn’t smiling when she says it. Her body is almost nodding like she had to force herself to say it,” Hickling said.

The video, which circulated on social media shortly after it aired live, captured the actress clenching her jaw as Madison’s the name was announced.

Moore’s nomination for The Substance, a film in which she portrayed a Hollywood actress-turned-fitness-guru desperate to maintain her youth, had been widely praised throughout the award season.