'American Fiction' Wins Best Adapted Screenplay | 96th Oscars (2024) 

Uh, well, he said it pretty literally. You can have big time actors/directors/writers and producers. American Fiction has big time actors in it. So don’t think he’s taking a shot at actors at all. And, most often actors’ salaries in those films he’s talking about that cost $200mil to make are just a fraction of that budget. He figuratively means, instead of taking “risks” on tent pole films (e., g., Marvel, Star Wars, et al) that costs $200mil+ to make - take risks on smaller budget films in the $4-$10mil range. Yes, that includes the next generation of filmmakers and actors, etc. but it can include this generation as well. Think outside the box bc there are great, compelling stories to be told/made that don’t cost $200mil to make.

@@brandonhammond3413 Say it!

Same. I’m tired of all the superhero bullshit drivel. Give me a movie that makes me feel something that was made for $50K on an iPhone that has a heart over some big budget cash grab any day.

There’s tons of cheap low budget movies out these days though. They go straight to streaming where they belong. It’s mid budget movies that have trouble getting made.

I loved that show! And I totally loved American Fiction. In my opinion, best movie of the year.

Are you serious... i watched the movie... as a whole the movie was okay concept was great but they should have expanded more on that. The trailer is better than the movie in my opionion.

Why would it be a shocking win?

No way! I grew up in the 70s and haven't seen her in forever! Now I'm really gonna hafta make a point of seeing this Edit: clarifying "no way" was for emphasis and about Leslie, not about the film being amazing

It's adapted from the book

American Fiction wasn’t that great though LOL.

Your opinion ​@@DerekDirk-eb8dj

@@celticdw1983 I said what I said.

I think he thought for a second that Greta Lee was also a director and not actually an actor. I believe she was nominated as well for Past Lives.

Greta Gerwig (director) and Greta Lee (actor).

@@vishalvenkat6She wasn’t nominated for Past Lives, but she should’ve been.

@@vishalvenkat6 thank you. I love Past Lives but forgot the main actresses name.

Give some fucking respect to other movies. It's not like Barbie is the only good movie in the world

Interesting perspective. I didn't find the family drama or romance contrived at all. As a Black woman, I thought it was refreshing to see a Black family on screen outside of the typical tropes of slavery, civil rights or Up From Nothing (bootstraps). I thought he cleverly kept things both cynical and real.

I don’t see it as a contradiction. He’s saying make more movies thereby giving more filmmakers opportunities. Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut was the $10 million Lady Bird. Nolan’s breakout movie was the $9 million Memento. I assume Scorcese’s debut was low budget too. Cord Jefferson didn’t have a lot of time for nuance up on the stage, but I doubt he meant those directors’ most recent movies shouldn’t have been made. But I think we can all think of terrible movies with bloated budgets that aren’t furthering filmmaking as an art and also ended up not making money either. Anyway, my two cents!

@@litlcatfeet I mean... it's not really Hollywood's main goal to give new filmmakers opportunities, that would be the Sundance Institute's goal. Hollywood is about making money. Big budget films usually yield BIG box office numbers. Do I personally want more indie and arthouse films? Yes! But that's just not the reality of the focus. And it was definitely a contradiction. You cannot call for an industry redistribution of funds, then exalt the select few hoarding all the funds for their 3 movies. Of course the 3 he named started small. Everyone starts small. Where they are now, however, is a part of the problem he's speaking about. Cord needs to pick a side. Ava Duvernay, who was also in the Oscars audience that night, just raised funds INDEPENDENTLY for Origin. Why not shout her out from the stage? Oh, bc maybe....more people being like her is the ACTUAL solution. She's solution focused. Cord was also complaining in the press room after the win about not having a range of Black stories told in Hollywood. My tip to him: "Be like Ava and stop idolizing the white elite exceptions."

Nah

Because we've NEEEEEEVER had a film teaching lessons of nuclear war!!? C'mon, now. Those of us born before 1980 were inundated with these cautionary films and TV specials.

Oppenheimer doesn't need to win everything PLUS American Fiction has been winning all the precursors

Have you seen this film?

@2conscioustoo It's not just caution against Nuclear War, you donut. It's the ethical and moral implications of pursuing truth whose zero-sum situation results in the ability to destroy ourselves. That hasn't been explored before. And by your logic, you could similarly say we've NEEEVER had a film exploring race relations with the black community and the media. You's a smart cookie, buddy boy.

Come on chill out Oppenheimer 1 best movie of the year and they won a bunch of awards for the Oscars seriously chill out please There's a lot of other movies that didn't win anything

Yes!!!!

bro gotta be half or grandpa grandma or soemthing jeezes@@celticdw1983

He’s bi-racial

Nolan is brilliant as usual but he had help from the boo on this particular project. this was from scratch so i think they took that into consideration

about what?

You're missing out if you don't watch Poor Things

Oppenheimer doesn't need to win everything

Could you elaborate I’m curious

It’s such a weak script that uses satire as a crutch for its weak character development and story structure. Zone of Interest, Oppenheimer, and Poor Things did vastly better.

@@comfeefortwhat’s wrong with that? Please explain your vitriol?

I agree

American Fiction is more reliant on its script than the other nominees. The other nominees had musical numbers, explosions, amazing visuals from great directors. American Fiction, on the screen, is a lot like what's on the page

Yes! and we love it!

Well the Academy didn't agree so YES and well deserved

Cry