 Geoffrey S. Fletcher ("Precious") and John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave") are the only African-Americans to win solo in this category; Fletcher is also the first African-American to win in any writing category.Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight") are the first African-American writing duo to win; Spike Lee and Kevin Willmott ("BlacKkKlansman") are the second, although their co-writers, David Rabinowitz and Charlie Wachtel, are both white.James Ivory ("Call Me by Your Name") is the oldest person to receive the award at age 89.