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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.

Organizations

Organization	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
Academy Awards	Best Picture	David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin
Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt
American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical	Pamela Martin
American Film Institute	Movie of the Year
BAFTA Award	Best Film
Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin
Toni Collette
Best Direction	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
César Awards	Best Foreign Film
Costume Designers Guild	Best Costume Design — Contemporary Film	Nancy Steiner
Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding Film — Wide Release
Golden Globe Award	Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	Toni Collette
Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin
Breakthrough Actor	Abigail Breslin
Grammy Award	Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media	Mychael Danna
Independent Spirit Awards	Best Film
Best First Screenplay	Michael Arndt
Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin
Paul Dano
Best Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Irish Film Award	Best International Film		{{cite news	title=Lifetime award for TV's Gay Byrne	work=BBC News	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6349987.stm	date=2007-02-10	accessdate=2008-08-27
MTV Movie Awards	Best Movie
Breakthrough Performance	Abigail Breslin
National Board of Review	Top Ten Films
Producers Guild of America	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa
Satellite Award	Best Motion Picture
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	Toni Collette
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin
Best Original Song	Devotchka (for "Til the End of Time")
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
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture	Alan Arkin
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture	Abigail Breslin
Women's Image Network	Outstanding Lead Actor Featured Film	Greg Kinnear
Writers Guild of America Award	Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt

Film festivals

Organization	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
Deauville Film Festival	Grand Special Prize
Palm Springs International Film Festival	Chairman's Vanguard Award
San Sebastián Film Festival	Audience Award
Sydney Film Festival	Best Feature – World Cinema
Tokyo International Film Festival	Audience Award
Best Actress – Motion Picture	Abigail Breslin
Best Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Critics groups

Organization	Category	Recipient	Result
Boston Society of Film Critics	Best New Filmmaker	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Film
Best Comedy Movie
Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin
Best Young Actor	Paul Dano
Best Young Actress	Abigail Breslin
Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin
Best Writer	Michael Arndt
Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt
Best Supporting Actress	Abigail Breslin
Toni Collette
Most Promising Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Critics' Choice Awards	Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin
Best Young Actor	Paul Dano
Best Young Actress	Abigail Breslin
Best Writer	Michael Arndt
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Comedy
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay	Michael Arndt
London Film Critics Circle	Best Picture		rowspan="2"
Screenwriter of the Year	Michael Arndt
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	New Generation Award	Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Best Screenplay	Michael Arndt
Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	Abigail Breslin
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Picture
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin
Steve Carell
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin
Best Screenplay — Original	Michael Arndt

References

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"49th Annual Grammy Award Winners List". The Grammy Awards.
Hernandez, Eugene. (2007-02-24). ""Sunshine" Wins Four, "Half Nelson" Gets Two at Independent Spirit Awards; "Quinceanera" and "Sweet Land" Also Win Top Prizes". [[indieWire]].
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Keck, William. (2007-01-07). "Palm Springs Film Festival kicks off awards season". [[USA Today]].
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Schilling, Mark. (2006-10-31). "Tokyo's top prize for "Spies"".
"The Little Miss Sunshine Awards List Keeps Growing". [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]].
"Chicago Film Critics Association 2006". 2006 19th Chicago Film Critics Awards.
Lindeen, Julie. (2006-12-18). ""United 93 top film for Dallas critics"".

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