Sony Pictures Classics Company Description
The art house is the place to be for Sony Pictures Classics. The studio is the specialty film division of Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It produces, acquires, and distributes upscale independent art films from all over the world. A shrewd purchaser of films on the festival circuit, Sony Pictures Classics' films have won more than 20 Academy Awards -- its Howards End, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Capote were each nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. More recent titles include Moon, Rachel Getting Married, Whatever Works, and Coco Before Chanel. The unit was founded in 1992 by co-presidents Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom.
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