Little Miss Sunshine Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
| 2006 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin |
| 2006 | Won | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Ensemble Acting |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture David T. Friendly Peter Saraf Marc Turtletaub |
| 2006 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin |
| 2006 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
American Cinema Editors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | American Cinema Editors Guild |
Best Edited Comedy or Musical Feature Pamela Martin |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | American Film Institute |
Best Picture |
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics |
Best New Filmmaker (Runner-up) Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
| 2006 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin Toni Collette |
| 2006 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Comedy Movie |
| 2006 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
| 2006 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2006 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Young Actor |
| 2006 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Young Actress Abigail Breslin |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin Toni Collette |
| 2006 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Most Promising Director Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
Costume Guild Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Costume Guild Awards |
Best Costumes in a Contemporary Film Nancy Steiner |
Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette |
| 2006 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Supporting Actor |
| 2006 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Director Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
| 2006 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best First Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
Iowa Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Iowa Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin |
Kansas City Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Kansas City Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
Las Vegas Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Las Vegas Film Critics Association |
Youth in Film Award Abigail Breslin |
London Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | London Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Nominated | London Film Critics Association |
Screenwriter of the Year Michael Arndt |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Screenplay (Runner-up) Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
New Generation Award Valerie Faris Michael Arndt Jonathan Dayton |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
New York Film Critics Online
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | New York Film Critics Online |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Won | New York Film Critics Online |
Best Directorial Debut Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
| 2006 | Won | New York Film Critics Online |
Best Ensemble Cast |
New York Film Critics Society
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | New York Film Critics Society |
Best First Film (Runner-up) Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
| 2006 | Won | New York Film Critics Society |
Best Screenplay (Runner-up) Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Won | New York Film Critics Society |
Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) Steve Carell |
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Won | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle |
Best First Film Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
Online Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Online Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
| 2006 | Nominated | Online Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
| 2006 | Won | Online Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin |
| 2006 | Won | Online Film Critics Association |
Breakthrough Filmmaker Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
Phoenix Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Phoenix Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Won | Phoenix Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2006 | Won | Phoenix Film Critics Association |
Best Female Youth Performer Abigail Breslin |
| 2006 | Won | Phoenix Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
Producers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Producers Guild of America |
Producer of the Year David T. Friendly Ron Yerxa Albert Berger Peter Saraf Marc Turtletaub |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | San Sebastián International Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Original Song Nick Urata |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Toni Collette |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Supporting Actress Abigail Breslin |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Southeastern Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
| 2006 | Won | Southeastern Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
Sundance Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Sundance Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best First Feature Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton |
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Washington D.C. Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2006 | Won | Washington D.C. Film Critics Association |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
Women Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Women Film Critics Circle |
Best Picture by a Woman Valerie Faris |
| 2006 | Won | Women Film Critics Circle |
Best Young Actress Abigail Breslin |
Writers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Writers Guild of America |
Best Original Screenplay Michael Arndt |
