Oscars Snubbed Margaret Qualley’s ‘The Substance’ Feat but She’s Already Breaking a Huge Nepotism Rule for Mum Andie Macdowell
- Andie MacDowell praises daughter Margaret Qualley.
- MacDowell says Qualley is more braver than she could ever be.
- Margaret Qualley's performance was snubbed at the Oscars 2025.
Actress Margaret Qualley recently garnered praise for her work as Sue in Demi Moore-starrer The Substance. The movie premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and received a standing ovation, with critics and fellow co-actors praising the actresses for attempting such a groundbreaking movie. Qualley has also appeared in movies including Adam, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Stars at Noon, Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness, and more.
The daughter of Andie MacDowell impressed the audience with her work in Netflix’s miniseries Maid. She is regarded as an actress who is slowly solidifying her place in the industry by picking characters that showcase her strengths and her skills as an actor. However, after being snubbed by the Oscars 2025 for her work in The Substance, Margaret Qualley’s mother gave her one thing to cheer her up.
Andie MacDowell cannot stop gushing about daughter Margaret Qualley’s work in The Substance
Actress Andie MacDowell recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and mentioned that her daughter Margaret Qualley is doing really well. There were loud cheers for her daughter, and it made MacDowell really happy, and she said,
She’s really crushing it. She’s really brave. The movie [The Substance] is fantastic, and she takes so many chances. She is so much braver than I could ever be; she really did carve her own road. I am super, super proud of her.
The actress touched upon experiencing ‘reverse nepotism’ and explained that people always accuse the children of famous parents, but now she’s cool because she is Margaret Qualley’s mom. She also added she’s also known as Jack Antonoff’s mother-in-law.
Andie MacDowell and Margaret Qualley played mother and daughter in Netflix’s Maid, and in an interview with Collider, she shared that she was surprised to learn that Qualley was up to play her daughter on-screen. The actress mentioned that it’s really important for Qualley to make her road and to have her journey. MacDowell added at the time,
I feel she feels secure that she’s already acknowledged herself, independently from me, and she was comfortable with the idea of working with me. I was relieved, especially for this role. She knew that I’d had personal experiences with mental illness because my mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia right after I was born and had shock treatment and then came home to be left alone.
MacDowell added that she fell in love with the character and she didn’t care if people liked her or not. The actress mentioned that, according to her, they worked really well adding that she understood how her performance was going to affect her daughter Margaret Qualley’s performance on the show.
Andie MacDowell’s daughter Margaret Qualley recently appeared as Sue, and while a lot of critics and audience members appreciated the actress for her work, the Academy Awards failed to recognize her skills.
Margaret Qualley’s Sue from The Substance gets snubbed at the Oscars 2025
One of the biggest and most surprising snubs from the Academy Awards 2025 is, without a doubt, Margaret Qualley’s performance as Sue being sub-sided. Her powerful performance as Sue to support Demi Moore’s Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance needed attention and praise.
The critics added that the actress’ work on-screen is simply magnetic, and she has done a great job in embodying Sue. Others noted that the young actress very beautifully managed to take on a challenging role like Sue in The Substance and portray her in a way that is career-defining, raw, and honest.
Fans have brutal reactions to Qualley not being nominated at the Academy Awards 2025 despite being one of the greatest performers in 2024. EW mentioned that the omission of Qualley from being nominated as Best Supporting Actress feels very disheartening. (via Yahoo) Upon her appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actress shared that it took her skin a year to recover from all the face prosthetics.
Someone who has performed exceptionally well on-screen and was completely in to bring the character to life deserved to be recognized by the Academy. Like her mother said she loves to take risks and is probably braver than she ever was, Qualley shows that she deserves a spot on the list of Best Supporting Actress alongside Ariana Grande, Monica Barbaro, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini, and Felicity Jones.
The Substance is available to stream on MUBI.
