List of accolades received by Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Despicable Me, 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 recruits retired supervillain Gru to investigate the theft of a powerful mutagen by El Macho —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	Result
3D Creative Arts Awards		Best Feature Film – Animation	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Academy Awards	[86th Academy Awards\|]	Best Animated Feature	Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri	Nomitated
Academy Awards	[86th Academy Awards\|]	Best Original Song	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Nomitated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards		Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
American Cinema Editors Awards	[American Cinema Editors Awards 2014\|]	Best Edited Animated Feature Film	Gregory Perler	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Best Animated Television Commercial	"Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark"	Won
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production	Jonathan Del Val	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production	Eric Guillon	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production	Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production	Yarrow Cheney and Eric Guillon	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production	Eric Favela	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Kristen Wiig	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Steve Carell	Nomitated
Annie Awards	[41st Annie Awards\|]	Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Pierre Coffin	Nomitated
Black Reel Awards	[Black Reel Awards of 2014\|]	Best Original or Adapted Song	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Nomitated
British Academy Children's Awards		Kid's Vote — Film	Despicable Me 2	Won
British Academy Film Awards	[67th British Academy Film Awards\|]	Best Animated Film	Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin	Nomitated
Cinema Audio Society Awards	[Cinema Audio Society Awards 2013\|]	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, and Tony Eckert	Nomitated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	[19th Critics' Choice Awards\|]	Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	[19th Critics' Choice Awards\|]	Best Song	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Nomitated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards		Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Golden Globe Awards	[71st Golden Globe Awards\|]	Best Animated Feature Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Golden Reel Awards		Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film	Dennis Leonard and Christopher Scarabosio	Nomitated
Golden Trailer Awards		Best Animation/Family Poster	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Golden Trailer Awards		Best Animation/Family Poster	"Side by Side Billboard"	Won
Golden Trailer Awards		Best Animation/Family TV Spot	"Chicken Revised"	Nomitated
Golden Trailer Awards		Best Standee for a Feature Film	"Whack-a-Minion Standee"	Won
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards		Best Film Studio Music Department	Universal Pictures	Nomitated
Hollywood Film Awards	[17th Hollywood Film Awards\|]	Hollywood Movie Award	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards	[Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
ICG Publicists Awards		Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards		Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Won
Movieguide Awards		Best Movie for Families	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	[2014 Kids' Choice Awards\|]	Favorite Animated Movie	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	[2014 Kids' Choice Awards\|]	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Steve Carell	Nomitated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	[2014 Kids' Choice Awards\|]	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie	Miranda Cosgrove	Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards	[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
People's Choice Awards	[40th People's Choice Awards\|]	Favorite Family Movie	Despicable Me 2	Won
People's Choice Awards	[40th People's Choice Awards\|]	Favorite Movie	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Producers Guild of America Awards	[25th Producers Guild of America Awards\|]	Best Animated Motion Picture	Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri	Nomitated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards	[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Satellite Awards	[18th Satellite Awards\|]	Best Original Song	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Nomitated
Saturn Awards	[40th Saturn Awards\|]	Best Animated Film	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards	[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards	[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2013\|]	Best Soundtrack	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
Teen Choice Awards	[2013 Teen Choice Awards\|]	Choice Summer Movie: Comedy	Despicable Me 2	Won
Teen Choice Awards	[2013 Teen Choice Awards\|]	Choice Movie: Hissy Fit	Steve Carell	Nomitated
Teen Choice Awards	[2014 Teen Choice Awards\|]	Choice Music Single: Male	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Nomitated
Visual Effects Society Awards	[12th Visual Effects Society Awards\|]	Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature	Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin	Nomitated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2013\|]	Best Animated Feature	Despicable Me 2	Nomitated
World Soundtrack Awards		Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film	Pharrell Williams for "Happy"	Won