Michael Douglas Says Glenn Close Should Have Won Cher's 1988 Oscar

Michael Douglas has said that his Fatal Attraction co-star Glenn Close should have won the best actress Oscar that went to Cher in 1988. Page Six reported his remarks on November 2, 2026, and the comments were made on The Graham Norton Show.

Cher won at the 60th Academy Awards in April 1988 for Moonstruck, ahead of Close, who had been nominated for Fatal Attraction. It was Cher's second Oscar nomination. She had been nominated for best supporting actress for Silkwood in 1984 before her win for Moonstruck.

When a host pointed out that Cher had won instead of Close, Douglas replied: "I know, that's what we all said!" Variety carried the exchange, along with his view that Close deserved the prize.

A representative for Cher responded to the comments. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the representative said: "Cher adores Michael Douglas."

The two films had a lot in common that year. Fatal Attraction received six Oscar nominations and won none. Moonstruck also earned six nominations, including best picture, and took two wins: best adapted screenplay, and best supporting actress for Olympia Dukakis. Both films lost the top honours to The Last Emperor and its director, Bernardo Bertolucci.

Douglas had his own win at that ceremony. He took the best actor Oscar for Wall Street, so 1988 was a strong year for him, even as he now looks back on a different result.

Awards-night arguments tend to resurface whenever someone who was on the losing side gets a chance to talk about them. Here, the debate is more than three decades old, and it has returned through a single interview clip and the response that followed.