Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Moonstruck.
Released in 1987, Moonstruck stars Cher as Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn widow who becomes involved with Ronny Cammareri, played by Nicolas Cage. The story combines family tensions, mistaken expectations, and romantic complications.
The film was directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. Cher's performance earned the Oscar at the 60th Academy Awards, where the film also won awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Moonstruck is often praised for its distinctive Italian American family setting and ensemble cast. Its central romance is only one part of a larger story involving several relationships across the Castorini and Cammareri families.