Despicable Me become henchmen of an ambitious villain, Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. Despicable Me Despicable Me is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment as its debut film and project and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud in their directorial debuts with a story by Sergio Pablos, the title references the main character as he refers to himself and is accompanied by a song by Pharrell Williams. The film stars Steve Carell, the voice
Steve Carell Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also received acclaim for his roles in "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), "The Big Short" (2015), and "Battle of the Sexes" (2017), the latter two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. The youngest of four brothers, Carell was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, and raised in nearby Acton, Massachusetts. His father, Edwin A. Carell, was an electrical engineer, and his mother, Harriet Theresa ("née" Koch) (1925–2016), was a psychiatric nurse. His maternal uncle, Stanley