Awards & Winners

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Date of Birth 04-October-1970
Place of Birth New London
(New London County, Connecticut, Southeastern Connecticut, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Geoffrey Fletcher, Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher
Profession Screenwriter, Film Director
Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher is an American screenwriter, film director, and adjunct film professor at Columbia University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, New York. Fletcher is the screenwriter of Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire and received an Oscar for Writing from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2010. He is the first African American to receive an Academy Award for writing. In September 2010, Fletcher began shooting Violet & Daisy in New York City based on his original script as his directorial debut.

Awards by Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Check all the awards nominated and won by Geoffrey S. Fletcher.

2010


Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

2009


Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire