Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Despicable Me (2010), it was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Despicable Me 2 stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, and Ken Jeong. In the film, secret agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig) recruits retired supervillain Gru (Carell) to investigate the theft of a powerful mutagen by El Macho (Bratt)—a supervillain who pursues world domination.
Despicable Me 2 debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013, and was released in the United States on July 3. Produced on a budget of $76million, Despicable Me 2 grossed $970.8million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.
Despicable Me 2 garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received two nominations at the 86th Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature. The film won one of ten nominations at the 41st Annie Awards. At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Despicable Me 2 was nominated for Best Animated Film. It received two nominations at the 19th Critics' Choice Awards. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards.
Accolades
+ Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result 3D Creative Arts Awards Best Feature Film – Animation Despicable Me 2 Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film Gregory Perler Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Best Animated Television Commercial "Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark" Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Jonathan Del Val Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production Eric Guillon Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Yarrow Cheney and Eric Guillon Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Eric Favela Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Kristen Wiig Steve Carell Pierre Coffin Black Reel Awards Best Original or Adapted Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" British Academy Children's Awards Kid's Vote — Film Despicable Me 2 British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, and Tony Eckert Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Best Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Despicable Me 2 Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Dennis Leonard and Christopher Scarabosio Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation/Family Poster Despicable Me 2 (Cimarron Entertainment) Best Animation/Family Poster "Side by Side Billboard" (Ignition) Best Animation/Family TV Spot "Chicken Revised" (Workshop Creative) Best Standee for a Feature Film "Whack-a-Minion Standee" (Ignition) Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Film Studio Music Department Universal Pictures Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Movie Award Despicable Me 2 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 ICG Publicists Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award Despicable Me 2 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Movieguide Awards Best Movie for Families Despicable Me 2 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Despicable Me 2 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Steve Carell Miranda Cosgrove Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 People's Choice Awards Favorite Family Movie Despicable Me 2 Favorite Movie Despicable Me 2 Producers Guild of America Awards Best Animated Motion Picture Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Satellite Awards Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Saturn Awards Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Best Soundtrack Despicable Me 2 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie: Comedy Despicable Me 2 Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Steve Carell Choice Music Single: Male Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Pharrell Williams for "Happy"
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