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American Fiction is now available to stream at home after its win at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday (March 10). The satirical comedy-drama earned the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, with writer-director Cord Jefferson taking home the award for his feature debut.
Based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, the Jeffrey Wright-led film confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. As per its official synopsis, American Fiction follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright), a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.
To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Alongside Wright, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Adam Brody and Sterling K. Brown.
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The film earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Wright and Best Supporting Actor for Brown. Jefferson beat the likes of Oppenheimer and Poor Things for the Best Adapted Screenplay award, while Wright was bested by first-time winner Cillian Murphy.
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Sterling K. Brown was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Monk's brother CliffAccepting the Oscar at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Jefferson said: “Thank you all who worked on this movie, for trusting a 40-year-old Black guy, who never directed anything before. It has changed my life. I love you all. Thank you so much.”
So if you want to kick back with a now Oscar-winning film, here’s where you can watch American Fiction for free on TV streaming platforms.
How to watch American Fiction free after Jeffrey Wright film’s Oscar win
American Fiction is now available to stream on Amazon’s Prime Video, where it can be watched free with an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial. This usually costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year and comes with a host of benefits like next-day delivery, Amazon Music Prime, Deliveroo Plus and free delivery on HelloFresh orders for a year, while Prime Video alone can be joined for £5.99 a month.
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Film fans can sign up today and access all these great benefits absolutely free thanks to Prime’s 30-day trial. This means loads of great films and shows – including Fallout, The Boys and Saltburn – can be watched without paying a penny. After the trial period, members are free to cancel or continue their monthly subscription to enjoy all the above benefits.
Meanwhile Disney+ has launched its ‘Epic Movies, Epic Offer’ promotion, which lets new and returning members lock in the £1.99 a month rate for three months – but you’ll have to act fast as the deal ends on Thursday, March 14.