Sony Pictures Animation
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor | Screen Gems (1921–1949) Adelaide Productions |
| Founded | May 9, 2002 |
| Headquarters | 5750 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
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Number of employees | 255 (2018) |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Digital (2002–2015) Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group (2015–present) |
| Website | Official website |
Sony Pictures Animation Inc. (also referred to as Sony Animation Studios and abbreviated to SPA) is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio is based in Los Angeles, California. Most of the studio's films either theatrical or streaming-service exclusive are distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing under their Columbia Pictures label, while direct-to-video releases are released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The studio has produced 28 feature films, the first being Open Season, which was released on September 29, 2006, and the most recent being Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which was released on June 2, 2023; their upcoming slate of films includes KPop Demon Hunters on June 20, 2025, Fixed on August 13, 2025, Goat on February 13, 2026, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on June 4, 2027.