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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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Jan 29, 2024 · How Cord Jefferson turned a novel about race into American Fiction – the year’s buzziest comedy. The Oscar-nominated film is a biting satire of the publishing industry’s obsession with...
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', an adaptation of a novel about a Black novelist who mocks stereotypes. He also shares his experiences of being pigeonholed as a Black writer and his collaboration with Jeffrey Wright.
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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Mar 10, 2024 · Cord Jefferson won at the Oscars on Sunday, taking home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for American Fiction. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, the film straddled the line...
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...
