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The Film Independent Spirit Awards ( abbreviated `` Spirit Awards '' and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards ) , founded in 1984 , are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers . Little Miss Sunshine . The film stars Greg Kinnear , Steve Carell , Toni Collette , Paul Dano , Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin , and was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$ 8 million . It also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and received numerous other accolades .