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Long a stalwart supporting player and something of an actor's actor, Jeffrey Wright received his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday for his lead performance in "American Fiction." The film also received nominations for best picture, adapted screenplay for writer-director Cord Jefferson, supporting ac

Cord Jefferson (The Good Place, Watchmen) directs this screenplay he co-wrote with Percival Everett (based on his novel Erasure) about Black novelist Thelonious "Monk" Ellison...

This used to be the form of most movies, but now it feels rare and...

Tucson native and Canyon Del Oro grad Cord Jefferson got an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "American Fiction," which also snagged best actor and supporting actor nods.

Writer-director Cord Jefferson talks to Deadline about his first nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

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We're sizing up the chances of the 10 films nominated for the top honor at the Academy Awards, from Oppenheimer to Past Lives

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On Tuesday, writer-director Cord Jefferson received his first Oscar nomination for American Fiction in Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Based on the novel…