Cord Jefferson accepts the award for best screenplay for "American Fiction" during the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Cord Jefferson, winner of the adapted screenplay award for 'American Fiction', poses for photographers at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
This image released by MGM shows Jeffrey Wright in a scene from "American Fiction." (Claire Folger/MGM-Orion via AP)
This image released by MGM shows Sterling K. Brown in a scene from "American Fiction." (Claire Folger/MGM-Orion Releasing via AP)
Cord Jefferson, director of the film "American Fiction," poses at the 76th DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jeffrey Wright, from left, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, and Tracee Ellis Ross present a segment from "American Fiction" during the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)