Mason Novick

Mason Novick (born December 20, 1974) is an American film producer and talent manager based in Los Angeles.

Background

Career His credits include Red Eye (2005), Juno (2007), (500) Days of Summer (2009) and Jennifer's Body (2009). He has also acted in small roles in his films, including parts in Red Eye and The Hollow.

He most recently was a producer on the Focus Features film Lisa Frankenstein.

Professional relationship with Diablo Cody Novick has taken part in several projects with screenwriter Diablo Cody, including Jennifer's Body, and Juno, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008, and won a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award.

Novick claims to have found Diablo Cody by reading Cody's blog while she was a blogger living in Minneapolis. He found "her voice [to be] so interesting and so fresh". Inspired by her writing, he rang Cody and asked her whether she had ever considered writing a book or a screenplay. As a result of Novick's encouragement, Cody wrote the script which would become Juno.

Novick has worked with Cody on Young Adult (2011), Paradise (2013), and Tully.

Partial filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 2005 Red Eye Executive producer 2007 Solstice Co-executive producer Juno 2008 Insanitarium Executive producer Direct-to-video 2009 500 Days of Summer Jennifer's Body 2011 Young Adult 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Co-producer Paradise Bad Words 2014 Men, Women & Children Executive producer 2015 Ricki and the Flash Hidden 2016 ARQ 2017 Newness Executive producer 2018 Tully When We First Met Social Animals Executive producer 2019 Big Time Adolescence Buffaloed 2020 Desperados The Broken Hearts Gallery Executive producer 2021 We Broke Up Dating and New York Executive producer Nightbooks 2022 Watcher 2024 Lisa Frankenstein Producer I Love You Forever Producer Young Werther Executive producer TBA Ursa Major Producer

As an actor

Year Film Role Notes 2005 Red Eye Flight Passenger

Thanks

Year Film Role 1999 Man of the Century Thanks 2007 Rattle Basket Special thanks 2015 The Diabolical Thank you: From the director and writers

Television Year Title Credit Notes 2004 The Hollow Television film 2018 Liberty Crossing Executive producer

As an actor

Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Hollow Evil Skeleton Television film

Recognition In 2008, Novick won both a Christopher Award and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for Juno. He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America and Academy Award for Best Picture also for Juno.

Awards and nominations 2010, Nominated for Independent Spirit Award 2008, Won, Independent Spirit Award 2008, Won, Christopher Award 2007, Nominated for Academy Award for Best Motion Picture 2007, Nominated for PGA Awards for Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award