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The performances of the cast garnered critical acclaim, with Alan Arkin winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Abigail Breslin receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.Kilday, Gregg (January 27, 2007). "Oscars' rule of 3 cuts Grey, Berger, Yerxa". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Little Miss Sunshine-(Commentary by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, and Michael Arndt) (DVD). 20th Century Fox. December 19, 2006. Event occurs at 1:35:41. Little Miss Sunshine was nominated for and won multiple awards from numerous film organizations and festivals. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and was awarded two at the 79th Academy Awards: Michael Arndt received " Best Original Screenplay" and Alan Arkin received " Best Supporting Actor". [59] In addition, the AFI Awards deemed it the "Movie of the Year", while the BAFTA Awards awarded it two awards out of six nominations with "Best Screenplay" for Arndt and "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for Arkin. [60] [61] The Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, [62] Screen Actors Guild (SAG), [63] and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics [64] commended the film for its ensemble cast. Then 10-year-old Abigail Breslin was nominated for several Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performance awards. Moore, Roger (August 16, 2006). "Directors keep their 'Sunshine' out of the Sunshine State". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012.

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