Michael Douglas stopped by The Graham Norton Show and decided to reopen the 1988 Oscars. With Glenn Close seated right next to him, he said Cher shouldn’t have won best actress for Moonstruck and that Close deserved it for Fatal Attraction. Close responded with a perfectly pointed“Michael, be kind!”and the moment immediately became a clip everyone’s sharing.
The irony is thick: Douglas won best actor that exact same night for Wall Street. Cher’s representative was asked about the comments and kept it simple, saying she adores Douglas. No feud, no subtweets, no drama. Just a legend choosing not to engage with a 38-year-old scorekeeping session.
And the timing matters, because Glenn Close is set to receive an Academy Honorary Award on Nov. 15 after eight nominations and no competitive wins. So the guy questioning someone else’s Oscar ironically gave Close her biggest spotlight of the month. What’s your pick for the most debatable Oscar upset of all time? Tell us in the comments.
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