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The 2013 American computer-animated comedy film Despicable Me 2 won eight awards from fifty-three nominations. It was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, and Ken Jeong. The film follows Gru (Carell) as he is recruited by agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig), who is investigating a theft of the mutagen called PX-41, stolen from the Arctic Circle. During their investigations, they extract Eduardo Pérez / El Macho (Bratt), a supervillain with the goal of causing world domination after faking his death. The film garnered a Golden Globe nomination at the 71st ceremony. Despicable Me 2 won one of ten nominations at the 41st Annie Awards. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film received two Oscar nominations, including Best Animated Feature, and Best Original Song for "Happy", composed by Pharrell Williams (pictured). (Full list...)