List of accolades received by Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 accolades
A picture of Pharrell Williams towards the camera
Pharrell Williams garnered several accolades for composing the song "Happy".
Totals[a]
Wins9
Nominations54
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.[1][2] The sequel to Despicable Me (2010),[3] 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.[2] The film follows Gru (Carell) as he is recruited by agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig), who is investigating a theft of a mutagen. During their investigations, they extract El Macho (Bratt), a supervillain with the goal of causing world domination after faking his death.[4]

Despicable Me 2 debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013,[5] and was released in the United States on July 3.[6] Produced on a budget of $76 million,[7] Despicable Me 2 grossed $970.8 million worldwide,[8] finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2013.[9] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 185 reviews.[10]

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

Accolades received by Despicable Me 2
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
3D Creative Arts Awards January 28, 2014 Best Feature Film – Animation Despicable Me 2 Nominated [11]
[12]
Academy Awards March 2, 2014 Best Animated Feature Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri Nominated [13]
[14]
Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards December 19, 2013 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [15]
[16]
American Cinema Editors Awards February 7, 2014 Best Edited Animated Feature Film Gregory Perler Nominated [17]
[18]
Annie Awards February 1, 2014 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Nominated [19]
Best Animated Television Commercial "Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Jonathan Del Val Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production Eric Guillon Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Yarrow Cheney and Eric Guillon Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Eric Favela Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Kristen Wiig Nominated
Steve Carell Nominated
Pierre Coffin Nominated
Black Reel Awards February 13, 2014 Best Original or Adapted Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [20]
[21]
British Academy Children's Awards November 24, 2013 Kid's Vote — Film Despicable Me 2 Won [22]
[23]
British Academy Film Awards February 16, 2014 Best Animated Film Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin Nominated [24]
Cinema Audio Society Awards February 22, 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, and Tony Eckert Nominated [25]
[26]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 16, 2014 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Nominated [27]
Best Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 16, 2013 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [28]
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards January 10, 2014 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [29]
[30]
Golden Globe Awards January 12, 2014 Best Animated Feature Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [31]
Golden Reel Awards February 16, 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Dennis Leonard and Christopher Scarabosio Nominated [32]
[33]
Golden Trailer Awards May 3, 2013 Best Animation/Family Poster Despicable Me 2 (Cimarron Entertainment) Nominated [34]
May 30, 2014 Best Animation/Family Poster "Side by Side Billboard" (Ignition) Won [35]
[36]
Best Animation/Family TV Spot "Chicken Revised" (Workshop Creative) Nominated
Best Standee for a Feature Film "Whack-a-Minion Standee" (Ignition) Won
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards February 26, 2014 Best Film Studio Music Department Universal Pictures[a] Nominated [37]
[38]
Hollywood Film Awards October 21, 2013 Hollywood Movie Award Despicable Me 2 Nominated [39]
[40]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards December 15, 2013 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [41]
[42]
ICG Publicists Awards February 28, 2014 Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award Despicable Me 2 Nominated [43]
[44]
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards December 15, 2013 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Won[b] [28]
Movieguide Awards February 7, 2014 Best Movie for Families Despicable Me 2 Nominated [45]
[46]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 29, 2014 Favorite Animated Movie Despicable Me 2 Nominated [47]
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Steve Carell Nominated
Miranda Cosgrove Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards December 16, 2013 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [48]
[49]
People's Choice Awards January 8, 2014 Favorite Family Movie Despicable Me 2 Won [50]
Favorite Movie Despicable Me 2 Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards January 19, 2014 Best Animated Motion Picture Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri Nominated [51]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 11, 2013 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [52]
[53]
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards December 15, 2013 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Nominated [54]
[55]
Satellite Awards February 23, 2014 Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [56]
[57]
Saturn Awards June 26, 2014 Best Animated Film Despicable Me 2 Nominated [58]
[59]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2013 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Nominated [60]
[61]
Best Soundtrack Despicable Me 2 Nominated
Teen Choice Awards August 11, 2013 Choice Summer Movie: Comedy Despicable Me 2 Won [62]
[63]
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Steve Carell Nominated
August 10, 2014 Choice Music Single: Male Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [64]
Visual Effects Society Awards February 12, 2014 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin Nominated [65]
[66]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 8, 2013 Best Animated Feature Despicable Me 2 Nominated [67]
[68]
World Soundtrack Awards October 25, 2014 Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Won [69]
[70]

Notes

  1. ^ Also for the studio's 2013 films About Time, The Best Man Holiday, Fast & Furious 6, Identity Thief, Kick-Ass 2, Riddick, and Rush
  2. ^ Tied with Frozen (2013)

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