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Welcome to Toni Collette Online, your premiere web resource on the Australian actress and singer. Best known for her iconic performances in "Muriel's Wedding", "The Sixth Sense" and "Hereditary", Toni Collette has emerged as one of her generation's greatest talents. This unofficial fansite provides you with all latest news, in-depth information on all of her projects as well as extensive archives with articles, photos & videos. Enjoy your stay.
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Celebrating
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Little Miss Sunshine
July 26, 2006
· Fox Searchlight Pictures
· 101 minutes
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The script was written by Michael Arndt and was originally about an East Coast road trip from Maryland to Florida, but was shifted to a journey from New Mexico to California because of budget issues. During pre-production, no studio was found to helm the project. Financed by producer Marc Turtletaub himelf to get the film made. Steve Carell was a relative unknown in Hollywood when cast as Uncle Frank. According to an article in Entertainment Weekly, the producers of the film worried that he wasn’t a big enough star and didn’t have much acting experience. However, between the time the film was shot in the summer of 2005 and its release in the summer of 2006, Carell became a huge success as the star of the high-grossing film The 40 Year Old Virgin in August 2005 and the leading character of the popular television series The Office.
“Little Miss Sunshine” took 2005’s Sundance Film Festival by storm, stirring up a bidding war to become the highest selling film in the festival’s 24 year history. Bought and distributed by Fox Searchlight, the film went on to be a box office hit, scoring $100,523,181, and a critics’ darling as well. At the 2007 Academy Awards, “Little Miss Sunshine” won two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), garnering two more nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin) and Best Picture. Toni Collette received nominations for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role.
★ Critics Choice Award – Best Acting Ensemble
★ Phoenix Film Critics Society Award – Best Ensemble Cast
★ Screen Actors Guild Award – Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
☆ AFI International Award – Best Actress
☆ Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Actress in a Comedic Performance
☆ British Academy Award – Best Actress in a Supporting Role
☆ Central Ohio Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble
☆ Chicago Film Critics Award – Best Supporting Actress
☆ Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Supporting Actress
☆ Golden Globe Award – Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
☆ Gotham Award – Best Ensemble Performance
☆ Satellite Award – Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
