Jon Kilik

Jon Kilik (born December 26, 1956) is an American film producer.[1][2][3] He has worked with a number of filmmakers including Spike Lee, Julian Schnabel, Gary Ross, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Altman and Oliver Stone.[4]

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the film Babel (2006).[5] He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film for producing Babel.[6] He was also nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for producing the films The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)[7] and Biutiful (2010).[8] He was also nominated thrice for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture for producing the films Babel (2006),[9] The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)[10] and Foxcatcher (2014).[11] Kilik is a co-recipient of the Special Distinction Award for producing Foxcatcher (2014) at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards.[12] Kilik was also nominated twice for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for producing Before Night Falls (2000)[13] and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).[14]

Kilik was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Millburn.[15] He graduated from Millburn High School in 1974.[16] He also attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in the 1970s.[17][18]