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American Fiction
2023
· Movie
· 117 min
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MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #852
- IMDb #1047
- Google retired #612
- Rotten Tomatoes #185
- Metacritic #814
- Letterboxd #1318
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #590
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #121
- Metacritic Critics #601
- Metacritic Audience #1534
- Criticker #914
- Douban #1057
- Kinopoisk #1738
- AlloCiné #1660
- Trakt #1004
Every rating
59–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
See the most agreed on films →A frustrated novelist, disillusioned by the publishing industry's profiling of Black authors, writes an outlandishly stereotypical "Black" book as a joke. To his shock and chagrin, the novel becomes a massive critical and commercial success, forcing him to navigate the hypocrisies of the literary world and his own compromises.
Details
- Director
- Cord Jefferson
- Writer
- Cord Jefferson
- Studio
- MRC, T-Street, 3 Arts Entertainment, Almost Infinite
- Released
- 10 November 2023
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $16.0M
- Box office
- $22.5M
- Awards
- 49 wins, 91 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (55) →
Awards & nominations
See all 140 →6 major awards won · 49 wins from 140 nominations across 53 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Lead Performance | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2024 | Paul Selvin Award | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2025 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Laura Karpman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2024 | Best Original Score | Laura Karpman | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Lead Performance | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Film | Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson, Nikos Karamigios, and Ben LeClair | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Erika Alexander | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Paul Selvin Award | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Laura Karpman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Erika Alexander, Adam Brody, Sterling K. Brown, Keith David, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams, and Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Fiction | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Laura Karpman | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | American Fiction | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
9 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Director | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Outstanding Film | Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios [ de ], Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson | Winner |
| Outstanding First Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Jeffery Wright | Winner |
| Outstanding Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Jennifer Euston | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Erika Alexander | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Comedy | American Fiction | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Emerging Filmmaker | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Black Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | American Fiction | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director | Jennifer Euston | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Director | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Feature | American Fiction | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score | Laura Karpman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Cord Jefferson and Percival Everett | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | American Fiction | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Mill Valley Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Directing | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| U.S. Cinema | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Virginia Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Director Award | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Programmers' Award – Narrative Feature | American Fiction | Winner |
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Jennifer Euston | Nominee |
| Best Director | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Erika Alexander | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Breakout Filmmaker | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Picture of the Year | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | American Fiction | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Celebration of Cinema & Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Visionary Award | Jeffrey Wright | Winner |
Heartland International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Humor & Humanity Award | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Narrative Film | American Fiction | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | American Fiction | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of 2023 | American Fiction | Winner |
San Diego International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Gala Film | American Fiction | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | American Fiction | Winner |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay – Film | Cord Jefferson | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best First Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
North Texas Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Director | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
3 nominations
| Best Film | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actor in Film | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay in Film | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Best Picture | American Fiction | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Breakout of the Year | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
| Best First Film | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Lead Actor | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Director | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical) | Hilda Rasula | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature Studio or Independent (Drama) | Jennifer Euston, Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri, and Melissa Morris | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker | Cord Jefferson | Nominee |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination
| Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year 2024 | American Fiction | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Rudy Mance | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | American Fiction | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Jeffrey Wright | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Original Score — Feature Film | Laura Karpman | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film | Kyra Friedman Curcio and Jonathan Guggenheim | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Laura Karpman | Nominee |