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How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
· Movie
· 102 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #101
- IMDb #68
- Google retired #65
- Rotten Tomatoes #85
- Metacritic #79
- Letterboxd #139
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #121
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #75
- Metacritic Critics #92
- Metacritic Audience #48
- Criticker #101
- Douban #102
- Kinopoisk #87
- AlloCiné #43
- Trakt #75
Every rating
56–96
out of 100
Five years after befriending a dragon, a young Viking explores new lands and discovers new species with his loyal Night Fury. He stumbles upon a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of wild dragons and a mysterious dragon rider who holds the key to his past. Their peaceful world is threatened by a warlord who wants to build a dragon army.
Details
- Director
- Dean DeBlois
- Writer
- Dean DeBlois
- Based on
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
- Studio
- DreamWorks Animation
- Released
- 5 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $145.0M
- Box office
- $621.5M
- Awards
- 25 wins, 40 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 65 →1 major award won · 25 wins from 65 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2010 | Most Creative 3D Film of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Original Score | John Powell | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2011 | Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Animated Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2011 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Bonnie Arnold | Nominee |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2021 | Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording | John Powell | Nominee |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards 2011 | 3D Talent Award | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
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Venice Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Creative 3D Film of the Year | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Powell | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Motion Picture | Bonnie Arnold | Nominee |
Annie Awards
15 nominations, 10 won
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Brett Miller | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Gabe Hordos | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Nico Marlet | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production | Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | John Powell | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Pierre Olivier Vincent | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Tom Owens | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production | William Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Jason Mayer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jakob Hjort Jensen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | David Torres | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Alessandro Carloni | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Gerard Butler | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| 3D Talent Award | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
| Best Feature Film – Animation | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
| Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Animation | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
Visual Effects Society Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Gabe Hordos, Cassidy Curtis, Mariette Marinus, and Brent Watkins | Winner |
| Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Andy Hayes, Laurent Kermel, Jason Mayer, and Brett Miller | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Simon Otto, Craig Ring, and Bonnie Arnold | Winner |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score for an Animated Film | John Powell | Winner |
| Film Score of the Year | John Powell | Winner |
| Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording | John Powell | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | John Powell for "Test Drive" | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | John Powell for "Forbidden Friendship" | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Female | America Ferrera | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
ASCAP Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | John Powell | Winner |
Genesis Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature Film | Randy Thom, Jonathan Null, Al Nelson, Pascal Garneau, Chris Gridley, Colette D. Dahanne, Josh Gold, Pete Horner, Sue Fox, Andrea Gard, Richard Quinn, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Winner |
Ivor Novello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Film Score | John Powell | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Winner |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
| Best Music | John Powell | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Kathy Altieri | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Film | Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | John Powell | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Powell | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Jónsi for "Sticks & Stones" | Nominee |
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | John Powell | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Maryann Brandon and Darren T. Holmes | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animation/Family | "Prepare" (Aspect Ratio) | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | William Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movies for Families | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Nebula Awards
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, and Will Davies | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Australia)
1 nomination
| Fave Movie | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (United States)
1 nomination
| Favorite Animated Movie | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Family Movie | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Animated Movie | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon | Nominee |