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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | 2002; 22 years ago |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | Universal Pictures |
| Divisions | Focus World |
| Website | focusfeatures |
Focus Features LLC is an American independent film production and distribution company, owned by Comcast as a division of Universal Pictures, which is itself a division of its wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Focus Features distributes independent and foreign films in the United States and internationally.
In November 2018, The Hollywood Reporter named Focus Features "Distributor of the Year" for its success behind the year's breakout documentary film Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman.[2] The studio's most successful film to date is Downton Abbey, which garnered $194.3 million at the worldwide box office.[3]
Focus Features' films have earned numerous awards nominations, including a total of 175 Academy Award nominations and 35 wins across various categories.[4] However, they are also, infamously, the distributor with the most Best Picture losses, out of 16 nominations as of 2024.[5]
- ^ "Interscope Communications". Audiovisual Identity Database. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "How Focus Features Rediscovered Its Knack for Making Award-Winning Films". The Hollywood Reporter. November 20, 2018.
- ^ "'Downton Abbey' Becomes Focus Features' Highest-Grossing Pic At Domestic B.O. With $84M+, Unseating 'Brokeback Mountain'". Deadline. October 17, 2019.
- ^ "The Envelope Please: Celebrating Focus At The Academy Awards®". Focus Features. February 22, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
With well over 120 nominations and 24 Oscars® over the years, Focus has had a seat at the awards table nearly every year—and we'll be there this year as well.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (October 31, 2024). "'Conclave' Prays for Oscar Attention: How Do Religious Movies Perform With Academy Voters?". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2024.