Searchlight Pictures

Searchlight Pictures
	Logo used since 2023 (secondary logo).
Formerly	Fox Searchlight Pictures (1994–2020)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film
Founded	April 29, 1994
Founder	Tom Rothman
Headquarters	10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	David Greenbaum; (Co-President); Matthew Greenfield; (Co-President); Frank Rodriguez; (Senior Vice President of Distribution);
Products	Motion pictures
Number of employees	100+
Parent	Fox Entertainment Group (1994–2019); Walt Disney Studios (2019–present)
Divisions	Searchlight Television
Website	searchlightpictures.com

Searchlight Pictures is an American film production and distribution arm of Walt Disney Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment division. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century Studios), the studio focuses primarily on producing, distributing, and acquiring specialty films.

Searchlight is successful for distributing the films Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Birdman, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland, all of which have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The studio has grossed over $5.3 billion worldwide and amassed 30 Golden Globe Awards, 51 BAFTA awards, and 46 Academy Awards. Slumdog Millionaire is the studio's largest commercial success, with over $377 million (US) of box office receipts, against a production budget of only $15 million.

Searchlight Pictures was one of the 21st Century Fox film production companies that was acquired by Disney in 2019. The studio's current name was adopted in order to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation. Compared to 20th Century Studios, whose distribution operations have folded into Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Searchlight retains its autonomous distribution unit.

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