LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Awards and Nominations
by Andre Soares
Unless otherwise stated, all Little Miss Sunshine awards/nominations are for the year 2006.
Academy Awards: 4 nominations (best film; best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best original screenplay, Michael Arndt)
American Cinema Editors: 1 nomination (best edited feature film, comedy or musical, Pamela Martin)
British Academy Awards: 2 wins (best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best original screenplay, Michael Arndt)
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4 additional nominations (best film; best directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best supporting actress, Toni Collette)
Broadcast Film Critics Association: 4 wins (best acting ensemble; best writing, Michael Arndt; best young actor, Paul Dano; best young actress, Abigail Breslin)
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3 additional nominations (best film; best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best comedy)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Runner-up for best supporting actor (Alan Arkin), best ensemble, and best original screenplay (Michael Arndt)
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Additionally, fifth place for best film
César (French Academy) Awards: 1 win (best foreign film)
Chicago Film Critics Association: 5 nominations (best film; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best supporting actress, Toni Collette; best original screenplay, Michael Arndt; most promising director, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
Costume Designers Guild: 1 nomination (best costume design, contemporary film, Nancy Steiner)
Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association: 1 win (best screenplay, Michael Arndt)
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Additionally, third place for best film
David di Donatello: 1 nomination (best foreign film)
Directors Guild of America: 1 nomination (best directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
Golden Globes: 2 nominations (best film - comedy or musical; best actress - comedy or musical, Toni Collette)
Gotham Awards: 2 nominations (best ensemble; breakthrough actor, Abigail Breslin)
Independent Spirit Awards: 4 wins (best film; best directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris; best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best first screenplay, Michael Arndt)
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1 additional nomination (best supporting actor, Paul Dano)
Iowa Film Critics Association: 1 win (best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin)
Irish Film Awards: 1 win (best international film)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle: 1 win (best original screenplay, Michael Arndt)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society: 1 win (youth in film, Abigail Breslin)
London Film Critics’ Circle: 2 nominations (best film; best screenplay, Michael Arndt)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: 1 win (New Generation award, Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris)
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Additionally, runner-up for best screenplay (Michael Arndt)
Nastri d’Argento (Italian Film Critics Awards): 1 nomination (best non-European film)
National Board of Review: One of the year’s top-ten films
National Society of Film Critics: Third place for best supporting actor (Alan Arkin)
New York Film Critics Circle: Runner-up for best first film and best supporting actor (Steve Carell)
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Additionally, third place for best screenplay (Michael Arndt)
New York Film Critics Online: 2 wins (best ensemble cast; best debut directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
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Additionally, one of the year’s top-ten films
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle: 1 win (best first film)
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Additionally, one of the year’s top-ten film
Online Film Critics Society: 2 wins (best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; breakthrough filmmaker, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
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2 additional nominations (best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best original screenplay, Michael Arndt)
Palm Springs Film Festival (2007): 1 win (Vanguard award)
Phoenix Film Critics Society: 3 wins (best original screenplay, Michael Arndt; best ensemble cast; best young actress, Abigail Breslin)
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Additionally, one of the year’s top-ten films
Producers Guild of America: 1 win (best producer)
San Sebastián Film Festival: 1 win (audience award)
Satellite Awards: 5 nominations (best film - comedy or musical; best actress - comedy or musical, Toni Collette; best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best original song, "Till the End of Time" by Nick Urata and Devotchkaby)
Screen Actors Guild: 3 nominations (best supporting actor, Alan Arkin; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best ensemble)
Southeastern Film Critics Association: 1 win (best screenplay, Michael Arndt)
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Additionally, fifth place for best film
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association: 1 win (best comedy or musical)
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4 additional nominations (best supporting actor, Steve Carell; best supporting actress, Abigail Breslin; best screenplay, Michael Arndt; most original film)
Stockholm Film Festival: 1 win (audience award)
Sydney Film Festival: 1 win (audience award)
Toronto Film Critics Association: 1 nomination (best first film)
Tokyo Film Festival: 3 wins (best directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris; best actress, Abigail Breslin; audience award)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 1 win (best supporting actor, Alan Arkin)
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1 additional nomination (best supporting actor, Steve Carell)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association: 2 wins (best screenplay, Michael Arndt; best ensemble)
Writers Guild of America: 1 win (best original screenplay, Michael Arndt)
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