Screenplay:
Michael ArndtCinematography:
Tim SuhrstedtComposer:
Mychael DannaCast:
Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Beth Grant, Dean Norris, Wallace Langham, Geoff Meed, Mary Lynn Rajskub (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program... with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers - the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her - with riotously funny results. (20th Century Fox UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2007 - Alan Arkin (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Michael Arndt (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2007 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2007 - Abigail Breslin (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2007 - Albert Berger, David T. Friendly, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Ron Yerxa (Best Feature)
- 2007 - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris (Best Director)
- 2007 - Alan Arkin (Best Supporting Male)
- 2007 - Michael Arndt (Best First Screenplay)
- 2007 - Paul Dano (Best Supporting Male)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2007 - Alan Arkin (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2007 - Michael Arndt (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2007 - Best Film
- 2007 - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris (Best Director)
- 2007 - Toni Collette (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2007 - Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress)
César Awards
- 2007 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 2007 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2007 - Toni Collette (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2007 - Paul Dano (Best Young Actor)
- 2007 - Abigail Breslin (Best Young Actress)
- 2007 - Best Acting Ensemble
- 2007 - Michael Arndt (Best Writer)
- 2007 - Best Picture
- 2007 - Alan Arkin (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2007 - Best Comedy
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006 - Jonathan Dayton, Michael Arndt, Valerie Faris (New Generation Award)
- 2006 - Michael Arndt (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Steve Carell (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2006 - Michael Arndt (Best Screenplay)
- 2006 - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris (Best First Film)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2006 - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris (City of Donostia Audience Award for Best Film)