Sony Pictures Classics is an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in January 1992 that distributes, produces and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world.

Awards bestowed upon the team's films include 190 Academy Award nominations (164 at Sony Pictures Classics) including 10 for Best Picture (I'm Still Here, The Father, Call Me By Your Name, Whiplash, Amour, Midnight in Paris, An Education, Capote, Howards End, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and 59 for Best International Feature, with 42 Academy Award Wins including Best Actor, Best Actress, 16 for Best International Feature and 5 for Best Documentary Feature.