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Little Miss Sunshine
2006
· Movie
· 101 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #416
- IMDb #524
- Google retired #670
- Rotten Tomatoes #425
- Metacritic #438
- Letterboxd #197
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #872
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #406
- Metacritic Critics #687
- Metacritic Audience #323
- Criticker #680
- Douban #348
- Kinopoisk #1294
- AlloCiné #318
- Trakt #319
Every rating
61–92
out of 100
A dysfunctional family embarks on a cross-country road trip in their dilapidated VW bus to get their young daughter to the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty pageant in California. Each family member is dealing with their own personal failures and dreams as they face numerous mishaps and arguments on their long journey.
Details
- Directors
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Writer
- Michael Arndt
- Studio
- Big Beach, Bona Fide Productions
- Released
- 26 July 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $100.5M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 58 →27 wins from 58 nominations across 53 ceremonies
| Audience Award 2006 | Audience Award | Winner | |
| Best Acting Ensemble 2006 | Best Acting Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Arkin | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2006 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Toni Collette | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2006 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture 2006 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Abigail Breslin | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker 2006 | Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Winner |
| Best Comedy 2006 | Best Comedy | Nominee |
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58 awards — Little Miss Sunshine
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Best Supporting Actor
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Alan Arkin | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Audience Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Winner |
Best Acting Ensemble
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Winner |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Arkin | Winner |
Best Actress – Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Abigail Breslin | Winner |
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Winner |
Best Director
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Winner |
Best Feature – World Cinema
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature – World Cinema | Winner |
Best First Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Screenplay | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Best Foreign Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Best International Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner |
Best Original Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Alan Arkin | Winner |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Best Screenplay — Original
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay — Original | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Best Theatrical Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa | Winner |
Best Writer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Writer | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Best Young Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actor | Paul Dano | Winner |
Best Young Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actress | Abigail Breslin | Winner |
Chairman's Vanguard Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Chairman's Vanguard Award | Winner |
Grand Special Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Special Prize | Winner |
Movie of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie of the Year | Winner |
New Generation Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Winner |
Original Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Original Screenplay | Michael Arndt | Winner |
Outstanding Film — Wide Release
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film — Wide Release | Winner |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin | Winner |
Top Ten Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Toni Collette | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
Best Picture
2 nominations
| Best Picture | David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | Nominee |
Best Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Comedy | Nominee |
Best Comedy Movie
1 nomination
| Best Comedy Movie | Nominee |
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media | Mychael Danna | Nominee |
Best Costume Design — Contemporary Film
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design — Contemporary Film | Nancy Steiner | Nominee |
Best Direction
1 nomination
| Best Direction | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Nominee |
Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Pamela Martin | Nominee |
Best Ensemble Cast
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble Cast | Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin | Nominee |
Best Film
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Best Movie
1 nomination
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Best New Filmmaker
1 nomination
| Best New Filmmaker | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Nominee |
Best Original Song
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | Devotchka (for "Til the End of Time") | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Toni Collette | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
Breakthrough Actor
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
Breakthrough Performance
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Performance | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
Most Promising Director
1 nomination
| Most Promising Director | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Nominee |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor Featured Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actor Featured Film | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Abigail Breslin | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Alan Arkin | Nominee |
Screenwriter of the Year
1 nomination
| Screenwriter of the Year | Michael Arndt | Nominee |