About Sony Classics

About company

Sony Pictures Classics produces, acquires, and distributes independent films from around the world. 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. Sony Pictures Classics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of [Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sony-pictures-entertainment).