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Despicable Me
2010
· Movie
· 95 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #192
- IMDb #117
- Google retired #180
- Rotten Tomatoes #197
- Metacritic #143
- Letterboxd #227
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #244
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #174
- Metacritic Critics #137
- Metacritic Audience #152
- Criticker #136
- Douban #31
- Kinopoisk #140
- AlloCiné #105
- Trakt #149
Every rating
51–92
out of 100
A supervillain who takes pride in his malicious deeds plans the greatest heist in history: to steal the moon. To execute his plan, he requires a shrink ray, which is stolen by a new rival. He adopts three young orphan girls to use as pawns for his scheme, but finds their love unexpectedly changes his heart.
Details
- Directors
- Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
- Writers
- Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
- Studio
- Illumination, Universal Pictures
- Released
- 8 July 2010
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $69.0M
- Box office
- $543.3M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 45 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 54 →9 wins from 54 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Original Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards 2014 | Best Feature Film – Animation | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Awards 2014 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Gregory Perler | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Best Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Motion Picture | Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animation/Family Poster | "Side by Side Billboard" (Ignition) | Winner |
| Best Standee for a Feature Film | "Whack-a-Minion Standee" (Ignition) | Winner |
| Best Animation/Family Poster | Despicable Me 2 (Cimarron Entertainment) | Nominee |
| Best Animation/Family TV Spot | "Chicken Revised" (Workshop Creative) | Nominee |
Annie Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Television Commercial | " Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark " | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | Jonathan Del Val | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Eric Guillon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Yarrow Cheney and Eric Guillon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Favela | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Pierre Coffin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Miranda Cosgrove | Winner |
| Favorite Animated Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Steve Carell | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Choice Summer Movie: Comedy | Despicable Me 2 | Winner |
| Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Choice Music Single: Male | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Family Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Winner |
| Favorite Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Kid's Vote — Film | Despicable Me 2 | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Winner |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film – Animation | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Gregory Perler | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original or Adapted Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, and Tony Eckert | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film | Dennis Leonard and Christopher Scarabosio | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Studio Music Department | Universal Pictures | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination
| Hollywood Movie Award | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie for Families | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | Pharrell Williams for " Happy " | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominee |