Jeffrey Wright says his indie film, “American Fiction,” most undoubtedly has a preventing probability to take house high honors on the Oscars … however do not go calling this a David vs. Goliath story.

We bought the Greatest Actor nominee Wednesday at LAX, the place we requested all concerning the reality ‘AF’ was nominated a ton on Tuesday — racking up 5 Oscar nods on the whole lot from Greatest Actor to Unique Rating and, after all, the massive prize in Greatest Image.

For starters, Jeff advised us he hates the actual fact the Oscars race turns artwork into a contest, and advised us he is simply comfortable to be within the mixture of issues with all these blockbuster hits which can be thought-about Oscar darlings this 12 months.

Sure, we’re speaking about “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” and another huge fish within the race — however from Jeffrey’s demeanor right here, you’d by no means guess he is sweating it … ‘trigger he ain’t!

After we ask him straight up if “American Fiction” has a sensible path towards victory in any of its classes … he places it again on our digital camera man, who Jeffrey says inadvertently answered the query himself.

Backside line, the film is completely superb and though it is “small” … it is nonetheless mighty.

That is JW’s takeaway, anyway, and he actually appears assured within the work.

We are going to say this — ‘Fiction’ is much and away one of many extra distinctive flicks in theaters. And on pure benefit, it most actually is worthy to be within the dialog of seemingly winners.