Focus Features

Focus Features LLC
Company type	Division
Industry	Film
Predecessors	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment; Interscope Communications; Gramercy Pictures; Good Machine; October Films; Rogue Pictures; USA Films; Universal Focus; FilmDistrict;
Founded	May 3, 2002; 24 years ago
Founder	James Schamus; David Linde;
Headquarters	Universal City, California, United States
Key people	Peter Kujawski (chairman); Jason Cassidy (vice-chairman);
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	Universal Pictures
Divisions	Focus World
Website	focusfeatures.com

Focus Features LLC is an American independent movie production and distribution company. It is owned by Comcast as part of Universal Pictures. It was founded in 2002. Focus Features mainly shows independent and foreign movies in the United States and internationally.

Focus Features' movies have gotten many awards nominations. Its 175 Academy Award nominations include 19 for Best Picture, with 35 Oscar wins across many categories. As of 2026, Focus Features has the most Best Picture nominations without a win.

References

↑ "Interscope Communications". Audiovisual Identity Database. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
↑ "The Envelope Please: Celebrating Focus At The Academy Awards®". Focus Features. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2024-09-15. 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 (31 October 2024). "'Conclave' Prays for Oscar Attention: How Do Religious Movies Perform With Academy Voters?". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
↑ "The 98th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

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[Interscope_Communications-1] "Interscope Communications". Audiovisual Identity Database. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[2] "The Envelope Please: Celebrating Focus At The Academy Awards®". Focus Features. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2024-09-15. 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.

[3] Davis, Clayton (31 October 2024). "'Conclave' Prays for Oscar Attention: How Do Religious Movies Perform With Academy Voters?". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[4] "The 98th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.