Michael Douglas shades Cher’s Oscar win for ‘Moonstruck’
Douglas backs his co-star
During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Douglas said Close should have won the 1988 best actress Oscar for Fatal Attraction. Close, 79, has been nominated for eight Academy Awards but has not won a competitive Oscar.
Douglas said the nomination was, as he remembered it, Close’s fourth. He added that her performance in the film remains among the greatest of all time.
A pointed exchange on air
Host Graham Norton asked whether Douglas was referring to Cher’s win for Moonstruck. Douglas agreed, saying that was what people had said at the time, prompting laughter from Norton and the other guests.
Cher’s 1988 win
Cher, now 80, won best actress at the 1988 Oscars for Moonstruck. The other nominees included Close, Holly Hunter for Broadcast News, Sally Kirkland for Anna and Meryl Streep for Ironweed.
In the film, Cher played Loretta Castorini, an Italian-American widow in Brooklyn who accepts a marriage proposal from Johnny Cammareri, played by Danny Aiello. She later begins an affair with Johnny’s younger brother Ronny, played by Nicolas Cage.
Key points
- Douglas said Glenn Close should have won the 1988 best actress Oscar for Fatal Attraction.
- Cher received the award for Moonstruck, beating Close and three other nominees.
- Close has eight Oscar nominations and is due to receive an honorary Oscar in November.
- Douglas described Close’s Fatal Attraction performance as one of the greatest of all time.