MGM announced Wednesday that Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut, which was originally set for November 3 limited opening and would expand on Nov. 10 and 17, has now been moved to December in order to take advantage of the holiday play period.

The satirical dramedy, starring Jeffrey Wright, met with rave reviews out of Toronto and received the festival’s People Choice Award on September 17, bolstering its Oscar chances.

Previous winners of the prize such as “Green Book,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Nomadland” went on to be named best picture at the Academy Awards.

Based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure,” “American Fiction” is a scathing satire on the treatment of Black stories in the publishing industry.

Along with Jeffrey Wright, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae and Adam Brody.