Sprint to the Oscars - Little Miss Sunshine

The Sneaky Cheetah continues his quest to see every nominated film before the Academy Awards!

Little Miss Sunshine
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), and Best Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin)

This is a really good film that has assumed the role of "the little film that could" at the Oscars this year. Every year there's one indie comedy that sneaks into the races with the Big Boys. This year, it's a film that takes an honest look a family that lives together without knowing each other and the road trip to a child's beauty pageant that brings them together. This family is so alienated from each other, no one has even seen the dance young Olive will perform at the Pageant. It's funny, sweet, and you'll feel good after watching it. But it's not the Best Picture, folks. It's cast is excellent, Arkin and Breslin both got nods, and Steve Corell MAYBE should have gotten one instead of Arkin. Breslin steals the film every time she smiles. The screenplay is brilliant, it's characters are arch types without being caricatures. The screenplay has the best shot at taking home Oscar gold Sunday night. Little Miss Sunshine is in my top 10 of 07, and though a lot of films claim it, this really is the feel-good film of the year. A

There are three Producers listed as recipients of Little Miss Sunshine's Best Picture nomination. David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, and Marc Turtletaub are all first time nominees, as is Supporting actress Abigail Breslin and Screenwriter Michael Arndt. Alan Arkin was nominated twice before for Best Actor in 1967's The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming and 1969's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.