On Sunday’s episode of Feud, Ryan Murphy re-invented the juiciest chapter in Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s iconic Hollywood rivalry—their best-actress showdown at the 1963 Oscars. Davis was nominated for her role in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, while her co-star Crawford was snubbed. Rather than sit back and sulk, Crawford—in possibly the most machiavellian movie-star maneuver of all time—openly campaigned against her co-star, even convincing Anne Bancroft (who was busy on Broadway at the time) to let Crawford accept the award on her behalf should Bancroft win.

If Davis had won, she would have gone down in history as the first actress to collect three Oscars. Instead, she is remembered as the victim of one of the pettiest award campaigns the industry has ever seen. And in the end, it was indeed Crawford who stepped onstage at the Frank Sinatra–hosted ceremony to accept the best-actress award (for Bancroft, but still). The next day, Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper summed up the surreal turn of events best: “I was rooting for Bette. But when it comes to giving or stealing a show, nobody can top Joan Crawford.”

To read the ugly truth about the Davis and Crawford’s iconic Oscar showdown, click here.