American Fiction
Critic’s Notebook: Has the Racial Satire Lost Its Bite?
The release of 'The American Society of Magical Negroes,' the success of 'American Fiction' and recent shows like 'I'm a Virgo' offer a fresh chance to appraise the state of an evolving sub-genre.
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WGA Awards: Cord Jefferson to Receive Paul Selvin Award
The Writers Guild of America West announced on Tuesday that American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson has been named recipient of the 2024 Paul Selvin Award for the Amazon MGM Studios film, for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay earlier this month. Additionally, American Fiction — based on the novel Erasure by Percival […]
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Jeffrey Wright Joins Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’
Fresh off his Oscar nomination for best actor, Jeffrey Wright has set his next film. Apple Original Films and A24 announced Tuesday that Wright is joining Denzel Washington in director Spike Lee’s next film, High and Low. A24 will give the film a theatrical release before its global launch of Apple TV+. A release date […]
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USC Scripter Awards: ‘American Fiction’ and ‘Slow Horses’ Take Top Honors
The writers behind the feature American Fiction and the TV adaptation Slow Horses took home the top honors at the USC Scripter Awards, which honors the best adapted projects of the year. Both the original authors as well as the screenwriters share the award. Author Percival Everett, whose 2001 novel Erasure inspired American Fiction, joined […]
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Why an Oscar Nomination Was On Sterling K. Brown’s Vision Board
An Academy Award nomination wasn’t on Sterling K. Brown’s bingo card for 2024. In fact, when he heard the news, albeit a bit delayed, on Jan. 23, his response, he tells THR, was, “Well, I’ll be damned.” Winning an Oscar, however, was always a dream of the actor’s and part of a long-term goal of […]
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Spirit Awards: Jeffrey Wright Says “Nobody Wanted to Finance” ‘American Fiction’ Initially
Jeffrey Wright took home the award for best lead performance at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards for his role in American Fiction. When Wright made his way to the stage to accept the award from presenter Colman Domingo, he expressed how thrilled he was to receive the honor from the actor. “Wow, thank you, […]
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‘American Fiction’ Composer Laura Karpman on Why Jazz Music Was Always Going to Anchor Cord Jefferson’s Directorial Debut
It’s hard to believe that Laura Karpman, a five-time Emmy-winning composer and Juilliard graduate who has scored narrative features (The Marvels) as well as documentaries (Pray Away) in a career spanning more than 30 years, has only now received her first Oscar nomination. Karpman is nominated for her score for Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, a […]
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SAG Awards: Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Debicki Surprise With Wins Over ‘Succession’ Stars as ‘Barbie’ Is Shut Out
Oscar prognosticators may have been keeping a close eye on the 2024 SAG Awards to see what this year’s film wins could mean for the 2024 Academy Awards, but it was in the TV categories where arguably the biggest surprises occurred. After winning multiple trophies at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and Emmys last […]
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‘American Fiction’ Producer Ben LeClair Thanked Star Jeffrey Wright for Getting the Film Made: “Jeffrey Took a Chance on This Movie”
Before American Fiction producer Ben LeClair ends his interview, he wants to apologize for overusing the word “crazy.” But, in this case, the adjective does not feel like filler in describing Cord Jefferson’s feature film debut based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure. When the comedic drama about a frustrated author (Jeffrey Wright), who writes […]
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Jeffrey Wright Jokes He Will Never Again Mock Critics While Honored at African American Film Critics Awards
On Wednesday night, the African American Film Critics Association honored the top actors, directors and films of the year at the 15th annual AAFCA Awards, in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Roy Wood Jr. One of night’s top honors — which were announced in advance — went to American Fiction star Jeffrey Wright, who […]
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Santa Barbara Film Fest: Jeffrey Wright Collects Montecito Award, Says ‘American Fiction’ Helped Him “Rebuild” After Tough Personal Time
The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival came to a close Sunday, but one of its highlights came three days earlier, with the last of the filmmaker tributes that serve as the spine of the fest. On Thursday evening, inside Santa Barbara’s historic 2000-seat Arlington Theatre, veteran stage and screen actor Jeffrey Wright — who […]
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Lily Gladstone, America Ferrera, Erika Alexander, Emily Blunt and Fantasia Barrino Share On-Set Memorable Moments of Their Co-stars
What makes a great co-star? We asked SAG Awards ensemble-nominated actors to answer just that question, as well as their favorite on-set anecdote or story, about one of their scene partners. Emily Blunt spoke to THR about her Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy; Fantasia Barrino about Danielle Brooks from The Color Purple; America Ferrera about her […]
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