Little Miss Sunshine is a movie.
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 screenplay was written by first-time writer Michael Arndt . Michael Arndt . He is best known as the writer of the films Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) , Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) and Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) .