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Jason Blum

Birth Name:
Jason Ferus Blum
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Producer
Jason Blum

Fast Facts

  • Served on the Board of Directors at the New Group Theatre in New York
  • Started in showbusiness as the producing director of the Malaparte theatre company
  • Quote: "[on why he became a film producer] "I decided I wanted to be involved in art everybody could understand․""
  • Best known as the producer of "The Normal Heart," "Ascension" and "Eye Candy․"
  • In 2000, he founded the director-driven company Blumhouse Productions, which was responsible for hit micro-budget films like "Paranormal Activity" and "The Purge․"
  • Has served as the head of the Acquisitions and Co-Productions department at Miramax Films
  • While studying at Vassar College, he was a roommate of future director Noah Baumbach

Awards

  • 2010Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
  • 2014ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Winner
  • 2015AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2015Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2015IDA Award - Best Limited Series:Winner
  • 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2015Stanley Kramer AwardWinner
  • 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:Winner
  • 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Winner
  • 2017ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2017Audience AwardWinner
  • 2018Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2018Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2018Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
  • 2018OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2018PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2019Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2019ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2019LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2019MCFCA Award - Best Horror Film:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2020AACTA Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2021Jury Prize - Commendable Imported Film:Winner
  • 2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
  • 2021MNFCA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2021People's Choice Award - The Drama Movie of 2021:Nominated
  • 2021Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
  • 2022Leo - Best Feature Length Documentary:Nominated
  • 2024IDA Award - Best Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2024Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
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