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