List of accolades received by Little Miss Sunshine

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	Nominated	[1]
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Won
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Won
American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical	Pamela Martin	Nominated	[2]
American Film Institute	Movie of the Year		Won	[3]
BAFTA Award	Best Film		Nominated	[4]
	Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Won
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Won
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
		Toni Collette	Nominated
	Best Direction	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Nominated
César Awards	Best Foreign Film		Won	[5]
Costume Designers Guild	Best Costume Design — Contemporary Film	Nancy Steiner	Nominated	[6]
Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Nominated	[7]
GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding Film — Wide Release		Won	[8]
Golden Globe Award	Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy		Nominated	[9]
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	Toni Collette	Nominated
Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin	Nominated	[10]
	Breakthrough Actor	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
Grammy Award	Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media	Mychael Danna	Nominated	[11]
Independent Spirit Awards	Best Film		Won	[12]
	Best First Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Won
		Paul Dano	Nominated
	Best Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Won
Irish Film Award	Best International Film		Won	[13]
MTV Movie Awards	Best Movie		Nominated	[14]
	Breakthrough Performance	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
National Board of Review	Top Ten Films		Won	[7]
Producers Guild of America	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa	Won	[15]
Satellite Award	Best Motion Picture		Nominated	[16]
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	Toni Collette	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Alan Arkin	Nominated
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
	Best Original Song	Devotchka (for "Til the End of Time")	Nominated
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	Won	[17]
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture	Alan Arkin	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
Women's Image Network	Outstanding Lead Actor Featured Film	Greg Kinnear	Nominated	[7]
Writers Guild of America Award	Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Won	[18]

Film festivals

Organization	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
Deauville Film Festival	Grand Special Prize		Won	[19]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	Chairman's Vanguard Award		Won	[20]
San Sebastián Film Festival	Audience Award		Won	[7]
Sydney Film Festival	Best Feature – World Cinema		Won	[21]
Tokyo International Film Festival	Audience Award		Won	[22]
	Best Actress – Motion Picture	Abigail Breslin	Won
	Best Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Won

Critics groups

Organization	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
Boston Society of Film Critics	Best New Filmmaker	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Nominated	[7]
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Best Film		Nominated	[7]
	Best Comedy Movie		Nominated
	Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin	Won
	Best Young Actor	Paul Dano	Won
	Best Young Actress	Abigail Breslin	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Nominated
	Best Writer	Michael Arndt	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Nominated	[23]
	Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Abigail Breslin	Nominated
		Toni Collette	Nominated
	Most Promising Director	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards	Best Picture		Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Won
	Best Young Actor	Paul Dano	Won
	Best Young Actress	Abigail Breslin	Won
	Best Writer	Michael Arndt	Won
	Best Acting Ensemble		Won
	Best Comedy		Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Won	[24]
London Film Critics Circle	Best Picture		Nominated	—
	Screenwriter of the Year	Michael Arndt	Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	New Generation Award	Michael Arndt, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Won	[7]
	Best Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Nominated
Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	Abigail Breslin	Won	[15]
	Best Breakthrough Filmmaker	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris	Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Picture		Nominated	—
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Won	[7]
		Steve Carell	Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble Cast	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin	Won	[15]
	Best Screenplay — Original	Michael Arndt	Won