The LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Awards List Keeps Growing
Thomas on December 11th, 2006
The "little bus that could" is proving that, indeed, it can. Check out the slew of awards and nominations this heartfelt comedy has already attracted so far:
OSCAR® NOMINEE
• Best Picture
• Best Supporting Actor – Alan Arkin
• Best Supporting Actress – Abigail Breslin
• Best Original Screenplay – Michael Arndt
GOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINEE
• Best Musical or Comedy
• Best Actress, Musical or Comedy - Toni Collette
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA) - Nominee
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA - Nominee
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, Michael Arndt
GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINEES
• Breakthrough Actor – Abigail Breslin
• Best Ensemble Cast
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
Audience Award
DEAUVILLE FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
Grand Prix
SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
Audience Award
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
• Audience Award
• Best Director - Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
• Best Actress – Abigail Breslin
2007 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINEES
• Best Feature
• Best Director – Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
• Best First Screenplay – Michael Arndt
• Best Supporting Male – Alan Arkin
• Best Supporting Male – Paul Dano
MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS GOLDEN REEL - Nominee
Supervising Sound Editors: Andrew DeCristofaro, MPSE
Stephen P. Robinson
Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor: Nancy Kyong Nugent, MPSE
Dialogue/ADR Editors: John C. Stuver, MPSE
Kerry Ann Carmean
Steven F. Nelson
Patrick Cusack
Mark Ormandy
WOMEN’S IMAGE NETWORK NOMINEE
Outstanding Lead Actor Feature Film – Greg Kinnear
2006 NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARD WINNER
Top Ten Films
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY – SATELLITE AWARD NOMINEES
• Actress in a Comedy or Musical – Toni Collette
• Actor in a Supporting Role – Alan Arkin
• Actress in a Supporting Role – Abigail Breslin
• Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
2006 GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES
• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Various Artists
2006 NY FILM CRITICS ONLINE WINNERS
• Ensemble Cast
• Debut as Director – Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
2006 AFI AWARD WINNER
10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures of the Year
2006 LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS AWARDS
Winner: New Generation – Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Runner - Up: Screenplay – Michael Arndt
2006 BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
Runner-Up: Best New Filmmaker – Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
2006 WASHINGTON AREA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION WINNERS
• Best Screenplay, Original
• Best Acting Ensemble
2006 ALLIANCE OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS (EDA AWARDS)
Nominations:
• Best Comedy By or About Women
• Best Actress in a Comedic Performance – Toni Colette
• Best Performance by an Actor in Support of a Female Protagonist/Perspective – Alan Arkin
• Best Breakthrough Performance for a Young Actress – Abigail Breslin
• Best Ensemble Cast
• The Hanging In There For The Best Persistence – Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES
• Best Picture Nominee
• Best Supporting Actor, Alan Arkin
• Best Acting Ensemble
• Best Writer, Michael Arndt
• Best Young Actor, Paul Dano
• Best Young Actress, Abigail Breslin
• Best Comedy Movie
WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS WINNER
• Best Picture by a Woman - Valerie Faris
• Best Young Actress - Abigail Breslin
DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
• Winner: Michael Arndt – Best Screenplay Award
• Runner-Up: #3 Among the Top 10 Films of the Year
SOUTHEASTERN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION WINNER
• Top Ten Pictures of the Year
• Best Original Screenplay
LONDON CRITICS’ CIRCLE FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS
• Screenwriter of the Year - Michael Arndt
• Film of the Year
PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY WINNER
• Top Ten Films
• Best Ensemble Acting
• Best Screenplay
• Best Performance by a Young Female - Abigail Breslin
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION NOMINEES
• BEST PICTURE
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Michael Arndt
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Abigail Breslin
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Toni Collette
• MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR - Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
• WINNER! Best Cast - Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear
• NOMINEE Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin
• NOMINEE Best Supporting Actress - Abigail Breslin
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA - WINNER!
Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS - WINNERS
• BEST COMEDY BY OR ABOUT WOMEN - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
• BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FOR A YOUNG ACTRESS - Abigail Breslin
• BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - Winners
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Abigail Breslin
• BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKERS, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS
• WINNER! Best Supporting Actor, Alan Arkin
• Nominee: Best Supporting Actor, Steve Carell
ST. LOUIS GATEWAY FILMS ASSN. - Winner
Best Comedy or Musical, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) - Nominee
• BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL) - Pamela Martin
BAFTA NOMINEES
• BEST FILM
• THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction - Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Michael Arndt
• BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE - ALAN ARKIN
• BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE - ABIGAIL BRESLIN
• BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE - TONI COLETTE
PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL
The Chairman's Vanguard Award
COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD - Nominee
Nancy Steiner
Society of Online Awards Prognosticators (SOAP) - Nominees
• Best Picture
• Best Supporting Actor, Alan Arkin
• Best Supporting Actress, Abigail Breslin
• Best Original Screenplay, Michael Arndt
• Best Original Song, "Till the End of Time," DeVotchKa
• Best Ensemble
• Best Pre-August Film,
• Best Debut, Jonathan Dayton/Varie Faris
• Best Scene or Sequence, "Abigail Breslin performs her routine"
• Best Living Talent Without an Oscar, Alan Arkin