“American Fiction” is up for five Oscars on Sunday, including best picture, best adapted screenplay (by the movie’s director, Cord Jefferson, from Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure”) and best actor, ...

LOS ANGELES -- "American Fiction" took home the Oscar for best adapted screenplay. "This means the world to me," said director Cord Jefferson during his acceptance speech. The film was adapted from ...

Having the first film you write be nominated for Best Picture? That’s impressive. What if you also made your directorial debut with that same movie? That’s remarkable. It’s also the case with American ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Cord Jefferson is officially an Oscar winner! The writer and filmmaker's feature film debut, American Fiction, nabbed the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay, beating out predicted front runners such ...

‘American Fiction’ was Cord Jefferson’s first ever feature film.Kevin Winter/Getty Images “American Fiction” won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, a triumph for writer-director Cord Jefferson, ...

A movie based in Massachusetts has won an Oscar for its ability to turn a book into a feature film. Cord Jefferson’s comedy-drama “American Fiction,” which earned five Oscar nominations this year, ...

Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction is a rallying cry for individuals who are tired of the conversations surrounding diversity in publishing. The film is a well-written and smart analysis of how ...