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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Cord Jefferson is an American writer and director. After studying at the College of William & Mary he started a career in journalism and wrote for numerous publications before becoming an editor at Gawker until 2014. Jefferson transitioned to working as a writer for television.
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Cord Jefferson is an American writer and producer who has worked on shows like The Good Place, Watchmen and American Fiction. He was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1982 and graduated from NYU with a degree in business.
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Jan 23, 2024 · Oscar Nominee Cord Jefferson on His Two Nods for ‘American Fiction’: “I Might Have Had a Heart Attack if I Was Watching It Live” Nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay,...
Nov 28, 2023 · Cord Jefferson, a TV writer and director, talks about his debut film 'American Fiction', based on a novel by Percival Everett. He discusses how he cast Jeffrey Wright, how he faced racism in his career, and how he explored the complexity of Black life in his satire.
Dec 12, 2023 · The film is a satire based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure. It's about a Black author whose editors want him to write clichéd stories of Black life — that rang true to director Cord...
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Dec 24, 2023 · Cord Jefferson, a TV writer for Watchmen, talks about his feature directorial debut, a satire of Hollywood and publishing's treatment of Black creatives. Based on a novel by Percy Everett, the film stars Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae and Sterling K. Brown.
Dec 15, 2023 · Cord Jefferson calls “Hollywood Shuffle” the “spiritual ancestor” of “American Fiction,” explaining, “It opened my eyes to this idea that you can talk about these things that are very serious...
