List of accolades received by Little Miss Sunshine

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Little Miss Sunshine received numerous awards and honors from film organizations, film festivals, and critics groups. The 2006 film was commended for its ensemble cast, individual roles, screenplay, and other aspects of the film.

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Organizations

OrganizationCategoryRecipientResultRef
Academy Awards Best Picture David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc TurtletaubNominated [1]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Abigail Breslin Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Won
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Pamela Martin Nominated [2]
American Film Institute Movie of the YearWon [3]
BAFTA Award Best Film Nominated [4]
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Abigail Breslin Nominated
Toni Collette Nominated
Best Direction Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Nominated
César Awards Best Foreign Film Won [5]
Costume Designers Guild Best Costume Design — Contemporary Film Nancy Steiner Nominated [6]
Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Nominated [7]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Film — Wide ReleaseWon [8]
Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominated [9]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette Nominated
Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin Nominated [10]
Breakthrough Actor Abigail Breslin Nominated
Grammy Award Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media Mychael Danna Nominated [11]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Film Won [12]
Best First Screenplay Michael Arndt Won
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Won
Paul Dano Nominated
Best Director Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Won
Irish Film Award Best International FilmWon [13]
MTV Movie Awards Best MovieNominated [14]
Breakthrough Performance Abigail Breslin Nominated
National Board of Review Top Ten Films Won [7]
Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa Won [15]
Satellite Award Best Motion Picture Nominated [16]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Abigail Breslin Nominated
Best Original Song Devotchka (for "Til the End of Time")Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin Won [17]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture Alan Arkin Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture Abigail Breslin Nominated
Women's Image NetworkOutstanding Lead Actor Featured Film Greg Kinnear Nominated [7]
Writers Guild of America Award Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Won [18]

Film festivals

OrganizationCategoryRecipientResultRef
Deauville Film Festival Grand Special PrizeWon [19]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Chairman's Vanguard AwardWon [20]
San Sebastián Film Festival Audience AwardWon [7]
Sydney Film Festival Best Feature – World CinemaWon [21]
Tokyo International Film Festival Audience AwardWon [22]
Best Actress – Motion Picture Abigail Breslin Won
Best Director Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Won

Critics groups

OrganizationCategoryRecipientResultRef
Boston Society of Film Critics Best New Filmmaker Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Nominated [7]
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Film Nominated [7]
Best Comedy Movie Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin Won
Best Young Actor Paul Dano Won
Best Young Actress Abigail Breslin Won
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Nominated
Best Writer Michael Arndt Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture Nominated [23]
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin Nominated
Toni Collette Nominated
Most Promising Director Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Won
Best Young Actor Paul Dano Won
Best Young Actress Abigail Breslin Won
Best Writer Michael Arndt Won
Best Acting Ensemble Won
Best Comedy Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Michael Arndt Won [24]
London Film Critics Circle Best PictureNominated—
Screenwriter of the Year Michael Arndt Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Won [7]
Best Screenplay Michael Arndt Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin Won [15]
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Picture Nominated—
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Won [7]
Steve Carell Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Cast Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin Won [15]
Best Screenplay — Original Michael Arndt Won

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