Cher is not taking offense after Michael Douglas suggested Glenn Close should have won the best actress Oscar that Cher took home in 1988 for “Moonstruck.”
“Cher adores Michael Douglas,” a representative for Cher, 80, told Page Six after the comments surfaced.
Douglas, 82, made the remark Friday on “The Graham Norton Show,” appearing alongside Close, Kieran Culkin and Naomi Ackie. The discussion turned to Close’s string of Oscar near-misses after she joked that she is finally getting an honorary Academy Award at this November’s Governors Awards because members “probably don’t want to feel guilty anymore.” Close, 79, has eight competitive Oscar nominations without a win.
Douglas, who starred with Close in the 1987 thriller “Fatal Attraction,” said plainly: “She should have won with ‘Fatal Attraction.'” He noted that Close earned her fourth nomination for that role, the same year Cher won for “Moonstruck.”
“Oh, wow,” Norton replied.
“I know. That’s what we all said,” Douglas said, drawing laughter from the panel and audience.
“The shade! The shade, mate!” Ackie joked. Douglas added that Close’s performance in “Fatal Attraction” was among “the greatest performances of all time.”
Norton offered his own theory for Cher’s win: “But Cher put some grey in her hair, so there you go.”
Cher beat Close, Holly Hunter (“Broadcast News”), Sally Kirkland (“Anna”) and Meryl Streep (“Ironweed”) for the award. In “Moonstruck,” she played Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn widow who falls for Ronny, played by Nicolas Cage, the younger brother of her fiance, played by Danny Aiello.
“Fatal Attraction” received six Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director and best actress, but won none. Cher had previously been nominated for best supporting actress for “Silkwood” in 1983.
Douglas also won that night, taking best actor for “Wall Street.” Close is set to receive her honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards this November.
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