American Fiction

2023 film by Cord Jefferson

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February 2 2025 Laura Karpman was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards for the American Fiction soundtrack
April 14 2024 Cord Jefferson wins both Best Adapted Screenplay and the Paul Selvin Award at the Writers Guild of America Awards.
March 10 2024 Laura Karpman was nominated for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards for the American Fiction soundtrack
March 10 2024 At the Academy Awards, Cord Jefferson wins Best Adapted Screenplay, while the film receives nominations for Best Picture, and acting nominations for Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown.
February 6 2024 Released on digital platforms.
December 22 2023 Expanded theatrical release of the film in the United States.
December 22 2023 Film expanded to wider theatrical release.
December 15 2023 Laura Karpman's soundtrack for the film 'American Fiction' was released by Sony Masterworks, coinciding with the film's release. The soundtrack contains 21 tracks and has a total runtime of approximately 47 minutes.
December 15 2023 Film received a limited theatrical release by Amazon MGM Studios.
December 7 2023 American Film Institute names American Fiction as one of its Top 10 Films of the Year.
December 5 2023 United States premiere of the film at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.
December 4 2023 Jeffrey Wright receives the Visionary Award at the Celebration of Cinema & Television.
November 15 2023 Laura Karpman was nominated for Original Score — Feature Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for the American Fiction soundtrack
October 22 2023 The film wins the Audience Award for Narrative Film at the Middleburg Film Festival.
October 16 2023 The film wins awards for U.S. Cinema and Breakthrough Directing at the Mill Valley Film Festival, showcasing its critical acclaim.
October 15 2023 Cord Jefferson receives the Humor & Humanity Award at the Heartland International Film Festival, highlighting his directorial achievement.
September 17 2023 American Fiction wins the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, marking a significant early recognition for the film.
September 8 2023 American Fiction premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, winning the People's Choice Award.
July 2023 The film's title was officially announced as 'American Fiction' at its world premiere announcement.
December 2022 Film completed production in Boston, following COVID-19 safety protocols, with MGM's Orion Pictures acquiring worldwide distribution rights.
December 2022 Additional cast members including Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody joined the project.
November 2022 Jeffrey Wright was cast in the film adaptation of Percival Everett's novel Erasure, which would be Cord Jefferson's directorial debut.

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