A24 is a film distribution and production company based in New York City that launched in August 2012. It released its first film, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, in February 2013, and gained recognition with the box-office success of Spring Breakers that March. They entered into deals with Amazon Prime Video and DirecTV Cinema in late 2013 for the video-on-demand release of some films, and, in 2016, amassed seven Academy Award nominations for movies they distributed; Amy won Best Documentary, Ex Machina won Best Visual Effects, and Brie Larson received Best Actress for Room. A24 also became a production studio that year, financing Moonlight in partnership with Plan B Entertainment; that film earned critical acclaim and won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Since then, the company began producing more original content and announced partnerships with Apple TV+ and Showtime Networks for the digital releases of some of its films. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) is its highest-grossing film with $143 million in box office earnings and was the recipient of numerous accolades and seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. As of 2022, Lady Bird (2017) and Eighth Grade (2018) are A24's highest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 99% approval rating for each, and Moonlight is one of the highest-scoring films on Metacritic with a 99 out of 100.