Thelma & Louise Wins Original Screenplay: 1992 Oscars

Robert Duvall and Anjelica Huston presenting Callie Khouri with the Oscar® for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) for "Thelma & Louise" at the 64th Academy Awards® in 1992. Hosted by Billy Crystal.

[@chelseapoet3664]

I just watched it again after decades and it's even better than I remembered. One of the all-time classic road movies, right up there with Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde.

[@Cinemabuff97]

So glad she got that award. Very well deserved. That movie was amazing, and the script was so great with it's dialogue, storyline, and other great elements.

[@markelijio6012]

This is the only Oscar win for writer/co-producer Callie Khouri for "Thelma & Louise" in 1992. A year later from the fall of 1992 thru present, she got a lot of offers in many packages as a Oscar winning filmmaker and today she lives in Los Angeles with her second husband, Oscar/Grammy winning and Emmy nominated composer T-Bone Burnett since 2002. They have only one child.

[@jwelch5742]

Thelma & Louise has great screenplay.

[@vivianebarroslima]

Great movie. All emotions on one package.

[@AbdiqalisMohamud010]

Thelma and Louise, Boyz and the hood and The Fisher King in one year is crazy. All three would have been deserved winners

[@suzesugarbaker]

The song playing when they announce the winner is a version of Glenn Frey's "Part of You, Part of Me" from the soundtrack to "Thelma and Louise".

[@markelijio6012]

The choir who does all the singing on "Thelma & Louise" with a full orchestra!

[@heaintloveu]

Susan Sarandon looked awesome there

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Now Callie just needs to write the sequel.

[@aidanpittman5225]

Barton Fink should be here, easily my favorite of the Coen Brothers filmography

[@kusumnagar9449]

Trivia : Callie Khouri, wrote the character of Thelma with Jodie Foster in mind but ridley Scott found her too young for the part

[@alphonseelric2514]

oh really?????? but Jodie won that year with Clarice!!!

[@ThatGirlAafia]

@@alphonseelric2514 Michelle Pfeiffer turned down both roles

[@alphonseelric2514]

@@ThatGirlAafia really?

[@ThatGirlAafia]

@@alphonseelric2514 so I read today. Probably true... MP worked with Jonathan Demme on Married to the Mob in 1988 and he wanted to work with her again on SotL but she found the film too dark. And I'm sure she was offered one of the two parts in T&L as she mentioned it as one of her biggest regrets in her career.

[@ivanbrocko]

well deserved Oscar.

[@fbueller]

Great speech! Very hearthelt.

[@tashW7092]

her dress is sparkling constantly

[@FilmDisney]

Please post more screenplay awards

[@Zombiesnyder13]

I've just heard that John Singleton died. Which is crazy because I saw "2 Fast 2 Furious" this week and I thought that he was a suitable choice for a "Black Panther" movie.

[@TheRealBirdmann]

She’s a GREAT speaker

[@markelijio6012]

Callie Khouri who’s an amazing artist and great friend of mine who has an 1992 Oscar for best writing, original screenplay for Thelma & Louise. But a year later from Fall 1992 - present, she’s got a lot of great offers in many different packages. All said and done.

[@HoldenNY22]

I think the most interesting looking at this from Late 2021 is that they don't talk about Writing writing on computers or even use the Word Computer, but Word Processor. I believe Word Processors came in just before PC's. I had one - a Word Processor some time in the early 1990's- I think 1994 just when PC''s were coming out, but were expensive.

[@user-uo1qr6vn1q]

“You smell that? Do you smell that? ...that’s Napalm, son.” Bob’s lookin dapper as always. Anyway, T&L was both ahead of it’s time and far too late - those kinds of roles for actresses were long overdue. As great as Silence of the Lambs was, and it was, I enjoyed both T&L and Boyz in the Hood much more. The idea that “Bugsy” and “Prince of Tides” both got nominated for Best Picture that year, instead of those two films was ridiculous.

[@ericdave5786]

I'm thankful its fiction almost made me tear up.

[@Wearethemakerss]

she is my teacher by the way

[@markelijio6012]

WOW!

[@plasticweapon]

that's your problem.

[@markelijio6012]

Very Lovely.

[@claudioburgosgonzalez2844]

For me, was a tie between Thelma & Louise and Boyz N the Hood.

[@fabi1868]

Nn riesco a nn piangere con thelma e Luise

[@ethanciccone5463]

anjelica Huston looks divine

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

davis genial.

[@MarkRenton108]

I think the Brother of Callie when She said that him was all the carachter male of the movie...

[@82easyrider]

How come she didn't have to thank any studio guys? :) that was a wonderful speech indeed. :)

[@markelijio6012]

An independent production company was Scott Free Enterprises ran by Sir Ridley Scott and his late son, Tony and its creative staff. What an amazing independent movie to watch. So Sir Ridley was the producer and director of the film’s latter and received his first Oscar nomination for best director in 1992. So she thanked him.

[@markelijio6012]

That's a very good question.

[@TheRoseRed03]

its almost like it was the beginning of nashville

[@markelijio6012]

Callie Khouri was the creator and T-Bone Burnett was the composer of the Emmy Award nominated TV series for Lionsgate and CMT.

[@jeffersonborges9932]

Those were the years when Ridley Scott made good movies! ''The Counselor'' was so disappointing!

[@supermariofan03]

Jefferson Borges Well to be quite fair he also made G.I. Jane, 1492, and before this he also made Black Rain. So even back then he was kinda hit and miss.

[@rodrigoaldreteavila6408]

Jefferson Borges Mnvcdsgj

[@Wendlinger]

what's the song when they annouced the winner?

[@Cinemabuff97]

Wendlinger Part of Me, Part Of You by Glenn Frey. It played at the end of, "Thelma and Louise."

[@markelijio6012]

@@Cinemabuff97 Working with a lovely orchestra. Plus, a lush choir and a beautiful collaboration of singers and vocals. If you don't believe me, just watch the show and it'll change your mind for you.

[@markelijio6012]

Favorite song from a film of Elaine Wilkes of the Walt Disney Company. She now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her family from November 17, 1993-onwards.

[@CASFILMS]

I only camed form anjelica

[@galenikarlek84]

Whats the name of the song that plays when Thelma and Louise is the Winner?

[@markelijio6012]

"You're part of me, I'm a part of you" by Glenn Frey with its full orchestra, choir, singers and vocals.

[@markelijio6012]

Favorite song of veteran actress/comedian/musician/filmmaker Joely Fisher of Mirage Enterprises at Disney (3/28/1985-present).

[@tkmariner]

I am only sorry for "The Fisher King". Shame it got nominated the same year with T&L.

[@Pinky3262462]

oscar is the name of my dog

[@quarantinebored1427]

Boyz in the hood should’ve won best screenplay. What a great film.

[@Nicotine46]

I came here to see Ridley Scoot. I am disappoint...

[@markelijio6012]

And in this case he has earned his first Oscar nomination for best achievement in directing in 1992

[@Nicotine46]

@@markelijio6012 Still waiting for him to win one day

[@Nicotine46]

@@markelijio6012 What do you mean "was"?

[@markelijio6012]

@@Nicotine46 He's a wonderful fan of ours.

[@diegopisfil614]

Boyz N The Hood should have won

[@brandonhammond3413]

Diego Pisfil this

[@jade_smith_jones3233]

Boyz in the hood should have won

[@TheProtagonist2020]

Exactly

[@plasticweapon]

for what, suckiest movie?

[@markelijio6012]

@@plasticweapon What are you trying to prove? "Boyz in the Hood" should have won anyway and that's the truth.

[@mariorossi4861]

The Fisher King should have won

[@SuperGentlemanGuy]

Boyz N The Hood should have won. Just saying.

[@franksmith541]

"Just saying" you are a copycat sheep.

[@markelijio6012]

John Singleton, what a great indie filmmaker. He should have won anyway.

[@flaccidusminimus2170]

Too bad her career was top-loaded. Each screenplay she wrote was worse than the one that preceded it.

[@chiefscheider]

That reply is absolute nonsense, Mark. Stick to your Wikipedia copy & paste comments -- they're annoying but at least coherent.

[@markelijio6012]

@@chiefscheider I did. It's all settled and done.

[@chiefscheider]

@@markelijio6012 Deleting it was a wise choice, friend.

[@markelijio6012]

@@chiefscheider Thank you so much.

[@chiefscheider]

@@markelijio6012 Uh oh, now you're back to nonsense. Just let it go, man.