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

Television

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