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Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher (born October 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and film director. Fletcher is best known for being the screenwriter of Precious, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the first African American to receive an Academy Award for writing. [1]
Geoffrey is the screenwriter of Precious (2009): Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire and received an Oscar for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2010.
Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004) was a British artist and art critic, and is best known for his 1962 book The London Nobody Knows .
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams present Geoffrey Fletcher with the Oscar for Adapted Screenplay for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire at the 82nd Academy Awards. ...more
Geoffrey Fletcher is a filmmaker and the first African American to win an Oscar for writing Precious. Learn about his background, achievements, and upcoming projects in various genres.
Nov 29, 2009 · Fletcher’s journey out of obscurity wasn’t remotely as traumatic, and yet the making of the critically acclaimed movie taught the 39-year-old screenwriter that, like Precious, a seemingly...
Feb 26, 2010 · Precious screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher grew up in Waterford, Connecticut, the third son of a school principal and a submarine technician. He played football for Harvard, attended New York...
