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Little Miss Sunshine

2006 film by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
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Summary

Little Miss Sunshine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,736 views/month, #625 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], Grand prix du Festival de Deauville[7]
  • Director: Valerie Faris[8], Jonathan Dayton[9]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Arndt[10]
  • Composer: Mychael Danna[11]
  • Genre: comedy film[12], drama film[13], road movie[14]
  • Cast member: Greg Kinnear[15], Toni Collette[16], Steve Carell[17], Alan Arkin[18], Abigail Breslin[19], Paul Dano[20], Bryan Cranston[21], Marc Turtletaub[22], Dean Norris[23], Wallace Langham[24], Beth Grant[25], Mary Lynn Rajskub[26], Jill Talley[27], Paula Newsome[28]
  • Producer: David T. Friendly[29], Peter Saraf[30], Marc Turtletaub[31]
  • Production company: Deep River Productions[32]
  • Director of photography: Tim Suhrstedt[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Soundtrack release: Little Miss Sunshine – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[37], 91%[38], 80/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: January 20, 2006[42], September 6, 2006[43], November 30, 2006[44]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[45], Netflix[46], Fandango at Home[47], Searchlight Pictures[48], Disney+[49]
  • Narrative location: Arizona[50], California[51], New Mexico[52]
  • Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/littlemisssunshine/[53]
  • Filming location: California[54], New Mexico[55], Arizona[56], Polsa Rosa Movie Ranch[57]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[58]
  • Film editor: Pamela Martin[59]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[60], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[61], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[62]
  • Title: Little Miss Sunshine[63]
  • Different from: Little Miss Sunshine[64]

Why It Matters

Little Miss Sunshine has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

FAQs

What awards did Little Miss Sunshine receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Abigail Breslin Alan Arkin Arizona Bryan Cranston California Dean Norris film Greg Kinnear Logan Mary Lynn Rajskub Netflix New Mexico Paul Dano Steve Carell Toni Collette United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'eml', 'en'
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  3. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 31140
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-01-20T00:00:00Z, +2006-09-06T00:00:00Z, +2006-11-30T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Michael Arndt
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}
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