# Michael Douglas says Glenn Close ‘should have won’ the Oscar over Cher for ‘Fatal Attraction’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-douglas-says-glenn-close-should-have-won-the-oscar-over-cher-for-fatal-attraction/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:32:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T23:33:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/michael-douglas-glenn-close-should-have-won-oscar-cher-fatal-attraction
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Douglas says Close deserved the 1988 best actress Oscar.
- Cher won for *Moonstruck*.
- Cher’s representative said she adores Douglas.

## Summary

Michael Douglas has said Glenn Close “should have won” the best actress Oscar for *Fatal Attraction*, reopening discussion of the 1988 award. Close was nominated for her role in the 1987 thriller, but Cher won for *Moonstruck*.

Douglas made the remark while appearing with Close on *The Graham Norton Show*, where they discussed her upcoming honorary Academy Award. He praised her performance as one of the greatest in film history; Cher’s representative said the singer “adores Michael Douglas”. *Fatal Attraction* received six Oscar nominations, including best picture.

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