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2006

Little Miss Sunshine

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

Credits

Directors

Valerie Faris , Jonathan Dayton

Producers

David T. Friendly , Peter Saraf , Ron Yerxa

Writer

Michael Arndt

Cinematographer

Tim Suhrstedt

Editor

Pamela Martin

Production Design

Kalina Ivanov

Costume Design

Nancy Steiner

Composers

DeVotchKa , Mychael Danna

Visual Effects

Adam Avitabile

Castings

Justine Arteta , Kim Davis-Wagner

Cast

Greg Kinnear , Toni Collette , Steve Carell , Paul Dano , Abigail Breslin , Alan Arkin , Bryan Cranston , Beth Grant , Wallace Langham , Matt Winston

Studios

Big Beach , Bona Fide Productions

Genres

Drama Comedy

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster

Awards

5 wins, 16 nominations
Won Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Won Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin 2007
Won Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Won Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt 2007
Won Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Picture Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Jonathan Dayton Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Film Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Director Jonathan Dayton Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin 2007
Nom Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette 2007
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine 2007
Nom Best Supporting Actress Toni Collette Little Miss Sunshine 2007

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