Inside Out 2

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| image = Inside Out 2 poster.jpg

| alt = The emotions are crowded together in a tight space.

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Kelsey Mann

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| story = {{Plainlist|

Kelsey Mann
Meg LeFauve

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| producer = Mark Nielsen

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| cinematography = {{Plainlist|

Adam Habib
Jonathan Pytko

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| editing = Maurissa Horwitz

| music = Andrea Datzman{{efn|Original Inside Out themes by Michael Giacchino}}

| production_companies = Pixar Animation Studios

| distributor = Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures{{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.}}

| released = {{Film date|2024|6|10|El Capitan Theatre|2024|6|14|United States}}

| runtime = 96 minutes{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 (U) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/inside-out-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3njay |access-date=June 11, 2024 |publisher=British Board of Film Classification |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611082737/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/inside-out-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3njay |url-status=live}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $200 million{{Cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Box Office: Inside Out 2 Aims to Reverse Pixar's Woes With $85 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-inside-out-2-opening-weekend-projection-pixar-woes-1236032726/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611184816/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-inside-out-2-opening-weekend-projection-pixar-woes-1236032726/ |url-status=live}}

| gross = $1.699 billion{{Cite The Numbers |id=Inside-Out-2-(2024) |title=Inside Out 2 (2024) |access-date=January 6, 2025}}{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=22022452 |title=Inside Out 2 (2024) |access-date=January 6, 2025}}

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Inside Out 2 is a 2024 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Inside Out (2015), it was directed by Kelsey Mann{{efn|While Mann is the final film's sole credited director, multiple anonymous ex-Pixar employees who worked on the film and were subsequently laid off in May 2024 without receiving a bonus reported that just after the end of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike in September 2023, Pixar CCO Pete Docter "stepped in as uncredited co-director, working heavily alongside credited director Kelsey Mann".{{Cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |date=2024-09-16 |title=Inside Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Who Crunched on It Are Still Hurting |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-was-the-hit-pixar-needed-but-the-laid-off-employees-who-crunched-on-it-are-still-hurting |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=IGN |language=en}} This was later confirmed by Docter himself, admitting to having directed "a little bit on Inside Out 2" following an unfavorable audience preview after the end of the actors strike,{{cite news |first=Anne |last=Thompson |date=January 27, 2025 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/consider-this/pixar-pete-docter-animation-inside-out-2-interview-1235088757/ |title=How Pixar Chief Pete Docter Turned Animation 'Inside Out' |website=IndieWire |access-date=March 8, 2025}} and also having admitted to animating "[...]a pivotal moment" in the film when acting "[...]as an animator for a day."{{Cite web |last=Konishi |first=Mirai |date=2024-09-10 |title=Pixar’s Pete Docter Unveils the Magic Behind the Animation |url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/pixars-pete-docter-unveils-the-magic-behind-the-animation/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}}} and produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screenplay written by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein, and a story conceived by Mann and LeFauve. Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan reprise their roles from the first film, with Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman (replacing Kaitlyn Dias), Liza Lapira (replacing Mindy Kaling), Tony Hale (replacing Bill Hader), Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Paul Walter Hauser joining the cast. The film tells the story of Riley's emotions as they find themselves joined by other new emotions that want to take over Riley's mind.

Development on Inside Out 2 began in early 2020, with Mann drawing inspiration from personal childhood experiences. The creative team initially explored a wider range of new emotions before narrowing the focus for narrative clarity, with Anxiety emerging as a central addition. Clinical psychologists, including Lisa Damour and Dacher Keltner, were consulted to ensure an accurate portrayal of adolescent emotional development, while a group of teenagers provided feedback on character and story authenticity. The film's premise shifted during development from a talent show to Riley's involvement in hockey. The production also marked the first Pixar feature scored by a woman, Andrea Datzman. Animation development emphasized spatial consistency through isometric mapping, and casting changes were driven in part by compensation disputes, resulting in the recasting of characters Fear and Disgust.

Inside Out 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 10, 2024, and was released in the United States on June 14. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $1.699 billion worldwide, breaking multiple box-office records, including becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time from September 2024 to February 2025. It also became the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the eighth-highest-grossing film at the time of its release. The film received nominations for Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, BAFTAs and Academy Awards. It additionally received a nomination for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the Golden Globes.

Plot

Two years after her move to San Francisco,{{efn|As depicted in Inside Out (2015){{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Justin |author-link=Justin Chang |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2: Once More, With Feelings |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/inside-out-2-once-more-with-feelings |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617232408/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/inside-out-2-once-more-with-feelings |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |website=The New Yorker}}}} 13-year-old Riley Andersen is entering high school. Her personified emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger—now oversee a newly formed element of Riley's mind called her "Sense of Self", which houses memories and feelings that shape Riley's beliefs. Joy, aiming to fill the Sense of Self with only good memories, has created a mechanism that launches bad memories to the back of Riley's mind.

Riley and her best friends, Bree and Grace, are invited to a three-day ice hockey camp, where Riley hopes to qualify for her new school's team, the Fire Hawks. In her mind, a "puberty alarm" goes off the night before camp, and several workers upgrade the emotion console, leaving Headquarters in disarray. The emotions find that Riley now overreacts to any inputs they make to the console. Four new emotions—Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui—arrive and clash with the original emotions over their approaches. In particular, Joy wants Riley to have fun at camp, while Anxiety focuses on winning a spot on the team and making new friends, especially after Riley learns that Bree and Grace will be attending a different high school.

Under Joy's control, Riley inadvertently gets the campers in trouble by the strict camp director, Coach Roberts. Anxiety, deciding that Riley needs to change to fit in with the older players, launches the Sense of Self to the back of the mind and has the old emotions bottled up and thrown into a memory vault. The new emotions then create a new anxiety-dominated Sense of Self and encourage Riley to befriend popular hockey player Valentina "Val" Ortiz, straining her friendship with Bree and Grace. The original emotions escape the vault; while the others go to retrieve Riley's old Sense of Self, Sadness returns to Headquarters to prepare to bring them back via a recall tube. Sadness is discovered by Embarrassment, who reluctantly helps her remain hidden, eventually helping her out.

Under Anxiety's control, Riley sneaks into Coach Roberts' office and learns from her notebook that Riley is not considered ready yet to become a Fire Hawk. The four original emotions find the old Sense of Self on a mountain of bad memories deposited by Joy's mechanism. Unable to use the recall tube as planned due to Anxiety destroying it, they cause an avalanche of memories to return them to Headquarters, causing the memories to spill into Riley's Belief System. Anxiety realizes that the Sense of Self she has created for Riley is one of self-doubt and inferiority, which causes Riley to perform poorly during her final tryout match, accidentally hurt Grace, and get sent to the penalty box. Panicked, Anxiety frantically swarms the console in a blinding tornado that leads to Riley having an anxiety attack.

Returning to Headquarters, Joy finds Anxiety still in control but distressed; Joy convinces her that Riley doesn't need to change to have a better future. Anxiety relents and Joy reinstates Riley's original Sense of Self, but the panic attack persists. After Anxiety admits that she cannot determine who Riley is, Joy realizes that the same applies to her. Joy removes the first Sense of Self and allows a new one to form from both Riley's good and bad memories. The emotions embrace this third self, calming Riley and helping her reconcile with Bree and Grace. The console calls for Joy, who takes command and helps Riley happily finish the hockey tryouts.

Riley befriends Val and the other Fire Hawks at high school, while maintaining her friendship with Bree and Grace. Living in peace, the nine emotions work together to protect Riley, as she happily checks her phone for the Fire Hawks' recruitment results.

Voice cast

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Amy Poehler as Joy, a yellow emotion who often takes the lead in Riley's emotional life, and is reluctant to accept any influences that could detract from Riley's happiness
Maya Hawke as Anxiety, a new orange emotion who catastrophizes every situation, with the stated intention of averting bad outcomes for Riley
Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, a 13-year-old girl in whose mind the emotions live; she was previously voiced by Kaitlyn Dias
Liza Lapira as Disgust, a green emotion who deals with visceral aversion as well as gut reactions like responding to body language
Tony Hale as Fear, a purple emotion responsible for protecting Riley from threats in the physical world
Lewis Black as Anger, a red emotion who also governs aspects of Riley's hockey game when she plays aggressively
Phyllis Smith as Sadness, a blue emotion who helps Riley process upsetting experiences
Ayo Edebiri as {{anchor|Envy (Inside Out)}}Envy, a new cyan emotion who motivates Riley to pursue what others have
Adèle Exarchopoulos as {{anchor|Ennui (Inside Out)}}Ennui, a new indigo emotion with a French accent who expresses Riley's boredom and also deflects uncomfortable situations with sarcasm, feigned disinterest, or taciturn responses. Exarchopoulos reprised her role in both European French and Canadian French dubs of the movie.{{Cite web |title=Découvrez l'affiche et les voix françaises de Vice-versa 2, le nouveau Disney.Pixar au cinéma le 19 juin |url=https://newsroom.disney.fr/actualites/vice-versa-2-decouvrez-laffiche-et-les-voix-francaises-de-vice-versa-2-le-nouveau-disney-pixar-au-cinema-le-19-juin-b809-dc71f.html |website=www.newsroom.disney.fr |language=fr |access-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621122520/https://newsroom.disney.fr/actualites/vice-versa-2-decouvrez-laffiche-et-les-voix-francaises-de-vice-versa-2-le-nouveau-disney-pixar-au-cinema-le-19-juin-b809-dc71f.html |url-status=live }}
Paul Walter Hauser as {{anchor|Embarrassment (Inside Out)}}Embarrassment, a new pink emotion who, in response to Riley's embarrassment, hides his face inside a hoodie
Lilimar as {{anchor|Val Ortiz}}Valentina "Val" Ortiz, a popular hockey player at Riley's high school{{cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Reveals New Trailer and Voice Cast |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-pixars-inside-out-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-voice-cast/ |access-date=March 7, 2024 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307195101/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-pixars-inside-out-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-voice-cast/ |url-status=live}}
Grace Lu as Grace, Riley's friend
Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green as Bree, Riley's friend{{Cite web |last=Julie & T.J. |date=April 16, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' – Story, Heart, Humor (Go Behind-the-Scenes of the Film) |url=https://pixarpost.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-story-heart-humor-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-film.html |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Pixar Post |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419102902/https://pixarpost.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-story-heart-humor-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-film.html |url-status=live}}
Diane Lane as Mrs. Andersen, Riley's mother
Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. Andersen, Riley's father
Yvette Nicole Brown as {{anchor|Coach Roberts}}Coach Roberts, a hockey coach and head of the summer hockey camp
Ron Funches as {{anchor|Bloofy}}Bloofy, a character from Riley's favorite childhood TV show. He is similar to the hosts of interactive children's shows such as Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer.{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Introduces Two New Scene-Stealing Characters With Very Different Animation Styles |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1562764/inside-out-2-introduces-two-new-non-emotional-characters-different-animation-styles/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=/Film |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180103/https://www.slashfilm.com/1562764/inside-out-2-introduces-two-new-non-emotional-characters-different-animation-styles/ |url-status=live }}
James Austin Johnson as {{anchor|Pouchy}}Pouchy, a talking pouch who is similar to Backpack from Dora the Explorer and Toodles from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=June 12, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: All Brains and No Heart, This Disappointing Sequel Proves Pixar Learned All the Wrong Lessons from Its Pandemic Years |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/inside-out-2-review-pixar-1235015342/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |publisher=IndieWire |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612195247/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/inside-out-2-review-pixar-1235015342/ |url-status=live}}
Yong Yea as {{anchor|Lance Slashblade}}Lance Slashblade, a heroic video game character whom Riley was infatuated with when she was younger. He is similar to the character Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII.
Steve Purcell as Deep Dark Secret, a hooded robed burly figure with a timid personality{{cite web |url=https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/inside_out_2_project_profile_final_05-09-2024_5f2935fa.pdf |title=Inside Out 2 Press Kit |website=DisneyUK |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614001323/https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/inside_out_2_project_profile_final_05-09-2024_5f2935fa.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Dave Goelz as Mind Cop Frank
Frank Oz as Mind Cop Dave
Kirk Thatcher as Foreman
Paula Pell as Mom's Anger
Pete Docter as Dad's Anger
June Squibb as Nostalgia, a new beige emotion who fondly recalls past events, which due to Riley's youth are always quite recent. The other new emotions send Nostalgia back downstairs, saying that she has arrived many years too early{{cite web |last1=Shuler |first1=Skyler |title=June Squibb Voicing Nostalgia in 'Inside Out 2' |url=https://thedisinsider.com/2024/03/28/june-squibb-voicing-nostalgia-in-inside-out-2/ |website=Daily Disney News |access-date=March 29, 2024 |date=March 28, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181847/https://thedisinsider.com/2024/03/28/june-squibb-voicing-nostalgia-in-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=January 16, 2024 |title=June Squibb Joins Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-cast-june-squibb-1235871154/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228080719/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-cast-june-squibb-1235871154/ |url-status=live}}
Paula Poundstone as Forgetter Paula
Bobby Moynihan as Forgetter Bobby
John Ratzenberger as Fritz
Sarayu Blue as Margie
Flea as Jake{{cite news |last=Garner |first=Glenn |title=Flea Gives The Finger On 'Inside Out 2' Premiere Red Carpet |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612142130/https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |url-status=live}}
Kendall Coyne Schofield as Hockey Announcer

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Additionally, television personality Sam Thompson cameos in the UK version of the film as Security Man Sam, a character who finds himself on a chase with the emotions.{{Cite web |title=Sam Thompson To Star In Pixar's Inside Out 2 |url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/sam-thompson-to-star-in-pixars-inside-out-2/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |publisher=What's On Disney Plus |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601172119/https://whatsondisneyplus.com/sam-thompson-to-star-in-pixars-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live}}

Production

=Development=

After the critical and commercial success of Inside Out, Entertainment Tonight and The Guardian considered a sequel to be "inevitable".{{Cite news |last=Boone |first=John |date=October 30, 2015 |title=Exclusive: Did You Spot These 9 Pixar Easter Eggs in Inside Out? |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/175082_9_pixar_easter_eggs_inside_out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031114534/https://www.etonline.com/news/175082_9_pixar_easter_eggs_inside_out |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=Entertainment Tonight}}{{Cite web |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Lust, idealism and torschlusspanik: a wishlist of emotions for Inside Out 2 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/inside-out-2-emotions-wishlist-pixar-sequel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106022448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/inside-out-2-emotions-wishlist-pixar-sequel |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |newspaper=The Guardian}} Inside Out director Pete Docter was germinating ideas for a sequel while the original film's nominations were unveiled at the 88th Academy Awards in January 2016.{{Cite magazine |last=Terrero |first=Nina |date=January 14, 2016 |title=Pete Docter talks Inside Out Oscar nominations, possible sequel |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-inside-out-pete-docter |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117102600/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-inside-out-pete-docter |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2022}} Development on Inside Out 2 began in January 2020,{{Cite web |last=Aqui |first=Reggie |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Experience the magic behind Pixar's Inside Out 2 |url=https://6abc.com/post/inside-2-experience-magic-behind-pixars-newest-animated/14945756/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614073131/https://6abc.com/post/inside-2-experience-magic-behind-pixars-newest-animated/14945756/ |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=WPVI-TV}} after director Kelsey Mann revisited photos of one of his childhood birthday parties.{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=John |date=June 13, 2024 |title=The Inside Story of Inside Out 2{{'s}} New Emotions (Exclusive) |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/inside-out-2-kelsey-mann-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613195716/https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/inside-out-2-kelsey-mann-interview |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} Pixar officially confirmed the sequel's development during the D23 Expo announcement in September 2022, with Amy Poehler coming on stage to discuss the film alongside Pete Docter. Mann was announced as the director of the sequel, with Mark Nielsen producing, while Meg LeFauve was announced to write the film's screenplay, returning from its predecessor.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Inside Out Sequel Plans Confirmed By Pixar at D23 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/inside-out-sequel-plans-confirmed-by-pixar-at-d23-1235113202/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913003924/https://deadline.com/2022/09/inside-out-sequel-plans-confirmed-by-pixar-at-d23-1235113202/ |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

To utilize "truthful" worldbuilding, Mann used Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that he pitched during its production.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Pete Docter Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Pixar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221185838/https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=TheWrap}} Mann's first pass included nine new emotions to make Joy feel overwhelmed with all the new emotions showing up, but felt that the story could not keep track with so many emotions taking the spotlight or not adding to the story, so after the first screening, he decided to simplify the number. Among those emotions was Schadenfreude (having joy at someone's expense), Jealousy and Guilt, but the latter two influenced the film despite being removed, with Mann feeling that Envy could relate to Jealousy and how remnants of Guilt could be found within Anxiety's introduction, even giving Anxiety some of Guilt's baggage, which was inspired by that of Disneyland hotels.{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Meredith |date=April 16, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' Originally Planned on Introducing Nine New Emotions |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-originally-9-new-emotions/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Collider |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425092551/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-originally-9-new-emotions/ |url-status=live}} Uncut Gems was cited as an inspiration for all of Anxiety's scenes, especially the visually intensive ones.{{cite web |last1=Radulovic |first1=Petrana |title=Uncut Gems helped inspire Inside Out 2 |url=https://www.polygon.com/24131409/inside-out-2-preview-first-look-new-emotions-uncut-gems |website=Polygon |access-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423154150/https://www.polygon.com/24131409/inside-out-2-preview-first-look-new-emotions-uncut-gems |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |date=April 16, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Anderton |first1=Ethan |title=How Pixar's Inside Out 2 Took Surprising Inspiration From An Adam Sandler Movie |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1564343/how-pixar-inside-out-2-took-inspiration-adam-sandler-movie/ |website=/Film |access-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422084346/https://www.slashfilm.com/1564343/how-pixar-inside-out-2-took-inspiration-adam-sandler-movie/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |date=April 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}

=Research and writing=

The production team frequently consulted author and clinical psychologist Lisa Damour and used her books as guidance on accurately portraying how teenagers' emotions change during puberty. Professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, Dacher Keltner, who helped on the first Inside Out, returned as a consultant as well. Keltner played a key role in selecting which emotions should be introduced in the story. A character based on the emotion of shame was intended to be a part of the film but was axed, in part due to Keltner contesting that shame was not an emotion.{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=June 16, 2024 |title=How Pixar's Inside Out 2 Male Director And Producer Tapped Into The Mind Of A 13-Year Old Girl |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1603145/inside-out-2-male-director-producer-mind-riley-13-year-old-girl-female-perspective/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616192134/https://www.slashfilm.com/1603145/inside-out-2-male-director-producer-mind-riley-13-year-old-girl-female-perspective/ |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=/Film |language=en-US}} Following these researches, Riley's image is modified to signify her pubescent transition for the sequel, including growth.

To assist with the development of the film, Pixar enlisted a group of nine teenagers, who were dubbed "Riley's Crew", to provide feedback on the film to ensure it accurately portrayed modern teenage life. Their input led to the inclusion of the emotion Nostalgia and influenced various scenes, including everyday elements of the emotions' lives and the transition from middle school to high school.{{Cite news |last=Gentile |first=Dan |date=June 9, 2024 |title=The real-life Bay Area teens who made sure 'Inside Out 2' wasn't 'cringe' |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/inside-out-2-rileys-crew-19487200.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709031553/https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/inside-out-2-rileys-crew-19487200.php |archive-date=9 July 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aol.com/inside-2-filmmakers-enlisted-feedback-172953622.html |title='Inside Out 2' filmmakers incorporated feedback from teen girls to 'keep the story authentic' |website=AOL |date=June 13, 2024 |author=Laura Clark |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613215223/https://www.aol.com/inside-2-filmmakers-enlisted-feedback-172953622.html |archive-date=13 June 2024}} Nielsen and Mann were also inspired by their own daughters when crafting the film. As development on the story began during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two were able to gather personal research from studying their children, some of whom were Riley's age in the film.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-11-19/inside-out-2-emotions-get-stronger-in-puberty|access-date=20 November 2024|title=The emotions return in 'Inside Out 2' — in more ways than one|newspaper=LA Times|date=19 November 2024|archive-date=November 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121113858/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-11-19/inside-out-2-emotions-get-stronger-in-puberty|url-status=live}} Their perspective as parents helped in shaping the film and characterizing the emotions, especially Joy.

Initially, the plot of the film was to involve a talent show, but that idea ended up being scrapped. After about three test screenings, Nielsen, Mann, and LeFauve decided it was best to center the story on Riley playing hockey, as they felt it was a unique aspect of her character. The decision was also influenced by input Mann received from Turning Red director Domee Shi when he asked how to make the film unique from other teenage coming-of-age stories, including her own.{{Cite web |last=Sarto |first=Dan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen Talk Inside Out 2 |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/kelsey-mann-and-mark-nielsen-talk-inside-out-2 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=Animation World Network |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160208/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/kelsey-mann-and-mark-nielsen-talk-inside-out-2 |archive-date=22 April 2024}} The scene where the old emotions are locked in a vault was originally longer but was trimmed down as several gags were cut out due to time constraints.

=Casting=

File:Amy Poehler (53671989427) cropped.jpg reprised her role as Joy from the original film.]]

Poehler accepted an offer of $5{{nbsp}}million with lucrative bonuses to reprise her role as Joy from the first film. Phyllis Smith and Lewis Black also reprise their roles from the first film, voicing Sadness and Anger, respectively. Following a dispute over pay, both Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling declined to reprise their respective roles as Fear and Disgust; they and the rest of the returning cast were reportedly offered $100,000 each, equivalent to two percent of Poehler's salary.{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Inside Out 2 Is Happening, But Only Amy Poehler's Feeling the Joy |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/inside-out-2-pixar-details.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912130135/https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/inside-out-2-pixar-details.html |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=Vulture}} On November 9, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that Tony Hale and Liza Lapira would replace Hader and Kaling as Fear and Disgust, respectively, while Maya Hawke joined the cast as Anxiety, a new emotion.{{Cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, Inside Out 2 |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110023210/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=Animation Magazine}} Mann auditioned Hawke via Zoom at the office of a back room in Epcot during a family vacation with his kids after Nielsen told him that Hawke was available to audition just then, with her anxious performance driving him to tears.{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Maya Hawke's 'Inside Out 2' Audition Moved Director Kelsey Mann to Tears |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-maya-hawke-anxiety-casting-audition/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Collider |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418113138/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-maya-hawke-anxiety-casting-audition/ |url-status=live}} On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that June Squibb had joined the cast in an undisclosed role, later revealed to be Nostalgia.

On March 7, 2024, Disney revealed that Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan joined the cast, with Edebiri, Exarchopoulos, and Hauser playing the other new emotions, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment, respectively. In addition, Tallman replaces Kaitlyn Dias as Riley Andersen, while Lane reprises her role as Mrs. Andersen, and MacLachlan also reprises his role as Mr. Andersen. John Ratzenberger reprises his role as Fritz, marking his first role in a Pixar film since Onward.{{cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Restores Pixar's Oldest Tradition 4 Years After Breaking It |url=https://screenrant.com/inside-out-2-john-ratzenberger-pixar-return/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180123/https://screenrant.com/inside-out-2-john-ratzenberger-pixar-return/ |url-status=live }} Also joining the cast in supporting roles are Lilimar, who plays a hockey player named Valentina, and Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays the coach of the hockey team, while Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green and Grace Lu play Bree and Grace, Riley's friends.

=Animation=

Story artist Rebecca McVeigh and lead editor Maurissa Horwitz played key roles in refining the film's emotional beats. Due to the iterative nature of animated filmmaking, sequences were frequently revised, with entire story segments being cut or reworked. Unlike live-action films, where editing primarily takes place after shooting, animation requires continuous interaction between departments.{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/inside-out-2-its-what-gets-cut-counts|title='Inside Out 2': It's What Gets Cut That Counts|access-date=11 February 2025|publisher=Animation World Network|archive-date=November 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118214445/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/inside-out-2-its-what-gets-cut-counts|url-status=live}} One of the major challenges in animating Inside Out 2 was maintaining consistency in the film's three-dimensional space while working with hand-drawn storyboards. McVeigh noted that early in her career, she primarily thought in 2D, but working at Pixar required her to adapt to a more spatially aware approach. To ensure accuracy, she often created isometric maps of environments to determine camera placement and background visibility.

=Music=

{{Main|Inside Out 2 (soundtrack){{!}}Inside Out 2 (soundtrack)}}

On March 7, 2024, with the release of the second trailer, it was reported that Andrea Datzman had composed the film's score, taking over for Michael Giacchino.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Trailer Introduces All of Riley's New Emotions |url=https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-trailer-new-emotions-pixar-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427193421/https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-trailer-new-emotions-pixar-cast/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=TheWrap}} This made Datzman the first woman to score a Pixar feature film.{{Cite web |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Inside Out Director On Telling a Story For Young People to Relate to |url=https://www.themarysue.com/interview-kelsey-mann-on-directing-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514222855/https://www.themarysue.com/interview-kelsey-mann-on-directing-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue}} The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on June 14, 2024, the same day as the film.

Release

Inside Out 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 10, 2024,{{cite web |last1=Garner |first1=Glenn |title=Flea Gives The Finger On 'Inside Out 2' Premiere Red Carpet |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |website=Deadline |access-date=June 11, 2024 |date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611041304/https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |url-status=live}} and was released in the United States on June 14, 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |last2=Vary |first2=Adam B. |date=September 15, 2022 |title=Disney Removes Star Wars Spinoff Rogue Squadron From Release Calendar, Sets Dates for Snow White, Inside Out 2 and Lion King Sequel |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-squadron-release-snow-white-inside-out-2-lion-king-sequel-1235373972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915182131/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-squadron-release-snow-white-inside-out-2-lion-king-sequel-1235373972/ |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Variety}} It also screened at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival that same day.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Disney Brings Inside Out 2, Moana 2 to Annecy This Year |url=https://www.thewrap.com/disney-moana-2-inside-out-2-annecy-festival/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508152122/https://www.thewrap.com/disney-moana-2-inside-out-2-annecy-festival/ |url-status=live}} The film was screened in various formats, including RealD 3D, IMAX and Dolby Cinema.{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Tickets on Sale Now for Theaters, IMAX, Dolby & RealD (New Clip) |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/tickets-on-sale-now-for-theaters-imax-dolby-reald-new-clip/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524060735/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/tickets-on-sale-now-for-theaters-imax-dolby-reald-new-clip/ |url-status=live}}

=Marketing=

The teaser trailer for the film, along with the poster, was released on November 9, 2023. James Withbrook of Gizmodo and Inverse{{'s}} Rotem Rusak highlighted the introduction of three other emotions in the poster: Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy.{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Inside Out 2 Prepares for the Wild World of Teenage Emotions |url=https://gizmodo.com/inside-out-2-teaser-new-emotions-cast-changes-pixar-1851007569 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109171847/https://gizmodo.com/inside-out-2-teaser-new-emotions-cast-changes-pixar-1851007569 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=Gizmodo}}{{Cite web |last=Rusak |first=Rotem |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Inside Out 2 Trailer Introduces Everyone's BFF Anxiety, Teases Other New Emotions |url=https://nerdist.com/article/inside-out-2-trailer-introduces-anxiety-reveals-other-new-emotions-on-the-way/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110224355/https://nerdist.com/article/inside-out-2-trailer-introduces-anxiety-reveals-other-new-emotions-on-the-way/ |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=Inverse}} The teaser was viewed 157{{nbsp}}million times in its first 24 hours, it was the most-watched animated film trailer until the teaser of Moana 2 surpassed that record in May 2024.{{efn|name=Lion King}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 30, 2024 |title=Moana 2 Trailer Breaks Record As Most Watched Ever For Disney Animated Pic With 178M Views In 24 Hours |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/moana-2-trailer-record-1235944850/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807033521/https://deadline.com/2024/05/moana-2-trailer-record-1235944850/ |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood }} A clip from the film was also aired during the Super Bowl LVIII.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/24066449/inside-out-2-super-bowl-teaser-trailer-release-date|access-date=30 April 2025|work=Polygon|title=Inside Out 2 teaser shows Riley’s emotions on game day}} The second trailer, along with a new poster, was released on March 7, 2024.{{cite news |last=Darco |first=Doccy |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Watch the New Trailer for Inside Out 2 |publisher=Power100 |url=https://www.power100.com.au/trending/movies/watch-the-new-trailer-for-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321103754/https://www.power100.com.au/trending/movies/watch-the-new-trailer-for-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=March 21, 2024}} This trailer also marked the debut of the "standard" variant of the 2023 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which was introduced the year before for the studio's centennial anniversary.{{cite web |last1=Peralta |first1=Diego |title='Inside Out 2' Trailer Makes Room For a Whole New Team of Emotions |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-trailer-anxiety/ |website=Collider |access-date=March 7, 2024 |language=en |date=March 7, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172306/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-trailer-anxiety/ |url-status=live}} The first 35 minutes of the film were screened during the Walt Disney Studios' presentation of first looks at their 2024 theatrical release slate at CinemaCon on April 11, 2024.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Nancy |title='Inside Out 2': Pixar Returns To Hysterical, Heartfelt Form In First 35 Minutes Shown To Exhibs – CinemaCon |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-cinemacon-extended-look-1235882359/ |website=Deadline |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412215113/https://deadline.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-cinemacon-extended-look-1235882359/ |url-status=live}} As part of a partnership with Airbnb, a new rental home in Nevada just outside of Las Vegas modeled after "headquarters" in the film was listed on the website beginning June 12, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/vibrant-inside-2-inspired-property-coming-airbnb-111053615 |title=A vibrant 'Inside Out 2'-inspired property is coming to Airbnb |first=Kelly |last=McCarthy |work=Good Morning America |publisher=ABC |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180123/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/vibrant-inside-2-inspired-property-coming-airbnb-111053615 |url-status=live }}

=Home media=

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Inside Out 2 for digital download on August 20, 2024, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 10. The Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray copies contain behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes with introductions by Director Kelsey Mann.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Pixar's Record-Breaking Inside Out 2 Sets Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates |url=https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-digital-dvd-blu-ray-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816022425/https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-digital-dvd-blu-ray-release-date/ |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=TheWrap}} The film was released on Disney+ on September 25, 2024.{{Cite web |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=2024-09-12 |title=Embrace Your Inner Joy as 'Inside Out 2' Sets Disney+ Streaming Debut |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-disney-plus-streaming-release-date/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Collider |language=en}}

Reception

=Box office=

Inside Out 2 grossed $653 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.046 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.699 billion. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $650{{nbsp}}million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations and other costs; box office grosses, television and streaming, and home media revenues, placing Inside Out 2 first on their list of most profitable films of 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/inside-out-2-movie-profits-1236379921/|title=Nothing But Joy As 'Inside Out 2' Is No. 1 Movie In Deadline's 2024 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament With $650M In Profit|date=May 1, 2025|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 1, 2025}}

On a budget of $200 million, Inside Out 2 was initially projected to gross $80–90 million in its domestic opening weekend. The sub-$100 million industry projections were partially due to the notion that general audiences remained hesitant to return to theaters, given the direct-to-streaming releases of the Pixar films Soul (2020), Luca (2021), and Turning Red (2022) on Disney+, the underperformance of Pixar's Lightyear at the box office in 2022, and the lackluster box office results of several films in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/ |title=Inside Out 2 Eyes $135M Global Opening As Summer Box Office Rebound Continues – Preview |date=June 11, 2024 |first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro |first2=Nancy |last2=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180124/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/ |title=Long Range Forecast: Can Inside Out 2 Be the First $100M Opener of 2024? |date=May 17, 2024 |website=Box Office Pro |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615171752/https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/ |url-status=live}} After making $63.6 million on its first day,{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 14, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618023749/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/ |url-status=live}} including an estimated $13 million from Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $140–150 million for the weekend.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/ |title=Pixar Comes Alive: Inside Out 2 Turns Box Office Right Side Up With 2nd Best Animated Pic Opening Of All-Time At $155M – Sunday AM Update |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615195448/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/ |url-status=live}} It ended up grossing $154.2 million in the United States and Canada from 4,440 theaters and an estimated $140 million from 38 international markets, for a worldwide debut of $294.2 million, the highest in Pixar history.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 24 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618023753/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/ |title=Joy To The World! Inside Out 2 Thrills With Historic $295M Global Bow – International Box Office |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615203001/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/ |url-status=live}}

In the United States and Canada, the $154.2 million opening weekend was the best of 2024, surpassing Dune: Part Two ($82.5 million) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($80 million) to become the first film of the year to open above $100 million, and the third-best for an animated film behind Pixar's own Incredibles 2 (2018; $182.7 million) and Disney's The Lion King (2019; $191.7 million).{{efn|name=Lion King|Several publications reporting the film's box office and trailer listed The Lion King as live-action when considering records for animated films. While photorealistic, The Lion King was computer-animated.{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/inside-out-2-surpasses-the-lion-king-becomes-highest-grossing-animated-feature-of-all-time-242814.html|title=Inside Out 2 Surpasses The Lion King Remake, Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All Time|date=September 1, 2024|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|last=Amidi|website=Cartoon Brew|access-date=September 1, 2024}}}} It was also the fourth-best opening for a PG film after The Lion King, Incredibles 2, and Beauty and the Beast ($174 million). With an average ticket price of $12.53 overall and $10.36 for children, twelve million moviegoers saw the film in its first weekend, nearing the thirteen million admissions for Barbie (2023) in its first three days. It played strongly throughout the day (22% of viewers attended before 1{{nbsp}}pm, 35% between 1{{nbsp}}pm and 5{{nbsp}}pm, 26% between 5{{nbsp}}pm and 8{{nbsp}}pm, and 17% after 8{{nbsp}}pm), benefiting from substantial walk-up business credited to its multi-cultural pull (of the opening weekend audience, 36% identified as Hispanic and Latino). IMAX and Premium Large Formats (PLFs) accounted for 43% of the earnings, while 14% came from 3D showings.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/ |title=Inside Out 2 Box Office: All the Records Seen, Felt and Heard on Opening Weekend |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |website=Variety |access-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617022413/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/ |url-status=live}} The film found momentum during the weekday, bringing its seven-day total to $255.2 million and reaching multiple box-office milestones,{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/2024W24/ |title=Domestic 2024 Week 24 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005421/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/2024W24/ |url-status=live}} including the second-highest-grossing first Monday for a Pixar film (at $22.4 million),{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-monday-box-office-record-1235976981/ |title=Inside Out 2 Clears $22M+ Monday, Pixar's Second Best Ever; Sequel Will See Near $70M Second Weekend – Box Office |date=June 18, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231541/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-monday-box-office-record-1235976981/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-17/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 17, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620040048/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-17/ |url-status=live}} the highest-grossing first Tuesday for an animated film (at $28.8 million),{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-record-tuesday-1235978168/ |title=Inside Out 2 Posts Record Tuesday For Animated Movie With $29M+; $205M+ U.S., $380M WW – Box Office |date=June 19, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620011443/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-record-tuesday-1235978168/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-18/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 18, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620040055/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-18/ |url-status=live}} the third highest non-opening Wednesday after Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015; $38 million) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019; $32.2 million) that doubled as a record for the Juneteenth federal holiday since it began in 2021 (at $30.1 million),{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-juneteenth-box-office-record-1235978396/ |title=Inside Out 2 Scores $30M Juneteenth Box Office Record – Update |date=June 20, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231542/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-juneteenth-box-office-record-1235978396/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-19/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 19, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231542/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-19/ |url-status=live}} and the highest-grossing first Thursday for a Pixar film (at $19.6 million).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |title=Box Office Ecstatic: Inside Out 2 Heads For $85M-$90M+ Second Weekend; Pixar Sequel Will Topple Dune 2 Today As 2024's Top Grossing Pic YTD – Friday PM Update |date=June 21, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621214231/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-20/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 20, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005421/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-20/ |url-status=live}}

The film made $101.2 million in its second weekend, a mere 34.4% drop to become the most profitable second weekend for an animated film, topping the $92.3 million earned by The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), and the seventh-best second weekend overall. Deadline Hollywood{{'}}s Anthony D'Alessandro attributed the feat to heat waves and rainstorms prompting people to visit air-conditioned theaters.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |title=Inside Out 2 Record Second Weekend For Animated Pic Bigger At $101M – Monday AM Update |date=June 24, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230156/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W25/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 25 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624184126/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W25/ |url-status=live}} During its third weekend, it beat newcomer A Quiet Place: Day One to remain at the top of the box office with $57.5 million.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-a-quiet-place-day-one-horizon-1235985586/ |title=A Quiet Place: Day One Easily Scares Up $53M Franchise Opening Record, But Inside Out 2 Has Last Laugh With Third No. 1 Win At $57M+ – Sunday AM Update |date=June 30, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714214002/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-a-quiet-place-day-one-horizon-1235985586/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W26/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 26 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623163217/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W26/ |url-status=live}} On the Fourth of July, it crossed $500 million domestically, and during its fourth weekend, the film made $30.3 million, finishing in second behind Despicable Me 4.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/ |title=Despicable Me 4 Leaves 'Em Laughing With $122M+ 5-Day Over July 4th Frame – Box Office Update |date=July 7, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 7, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230128/https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W27/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 27 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714103811/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W27/ |url-status=live}}

Worldwide, the film surpassed the gross of its predecessor ($858.8 million) on June 27, 2024, after sixteen days of release.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-international-worldwide-box-office-1235985850/ |title=Inside Out 2 Jubilant As Sequel Tops $900M Global On Way To $1B Through Sunday |date=June 29, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 4, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703005241/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-international-worldwide-box-office-1235985850/ |url-status=live}} On June 30, 2024, it crossed the $1 billion threshold, becoming the first Disney animated film to do so since Frozen II in 2019. With this, Inside Out 2 equalled the record of The Lion King as the fastest animated film to cross $1 billion, doing so in 19 days.{{efn|name=Lion King}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-1-billion-global-box-office-1235997925/ |title=Inside Out 2 Out Of This World!: Sequel Crosses $1B Global Box Office; Fastest Animated Movie Ever To Milestone |date=June 30, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230157/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-1-billion-global-box-office-1235997925/ |url-status=live}} On July 10, 2024, the film surpassed the global box office of Incredibles 2 ($1.242 billion) to become the highest-grossing Pixar film.{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Box Office Milestone: Inside Out 2 Becomes Pixar's Top-Grossing Movie of All Time Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-out-2-box-office-biggest-pixar-movie-of-all-time-1235945110/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=10 July 2024 |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710163200/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-out-2-box-office-biggest-pixar-movie-of-all-time-1235945110/ |url-status=live}} The film broke various international box office records in Latin America, becoming the highest-grossing film in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=Here's every record 'Inside Out 2' has broken at the box office |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-07-17/inside-out-2-box-office-records |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-07-17/inside-out-2-box-office-records |url-status=live}} On July 28, 2024, it surpassed Incredibles 2 as the highest domestic grossing animated film of all time.{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2024-07-29 |title=Box Office: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Lands 6th Biggest Opening of All Time With $211M, Makes R-Rated History |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-box-office-record-205m-opening-1235960325/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728153217/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-box-office-record-205m-opening-1235960325/ |url-status=live }} On August 25, 2024, it became the second animated film to gross $1 billion internationally.{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-08-25 |title=Inside Out 2 Is First Animated Film to Hit $1 Billion at International Box Office |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/inside-out-2-first-animated-film-1-billion-international-box-office-1236117580/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180124/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/inside-out-2-first-animated-film-1-billion-international-box-office-1236117580/ |url-status=live }}{{efn|name=Lion King}} On September 1, 2024, it surpassed The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time and the highest-grossing film released under the Walt Disney Pictures label.{{efn|name=Lion King}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/inside-out-2-overtakes-the-lion-king-ninth-biggest-movie-ever-worldiwde-alien-romulus-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-wolverine-despicable-me-4-global-international-box-office-1236075212/|title=Inside Out 2 Overtakes Lion King Globally, Now No. 9 Biggest Movie Ever; Despicable Me 4 Tops $900M WW; Alien: Romulus & It Ends With Us Close In On $300M – International Box Office|date=September 1, 2024|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=September 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917025528/https://deadline.com/2024/09/inside-out-2-overtakes-the-lion-king-ninth-biggest-movie-ever-worldiwde-alien-romulus-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-wolverine-despicable-me-4-global-international-box-office-1236075212/|url-status=live}}

The film remained as the highest grossing animated film until Ne Zha 2, a Chinese animated film, overtook that position in February 2025, though the film remains as the highest-grossing American-produced animated film.{{Cite news |last1=Fu |first1=Claire |last2=Wakabayashi |first2=Daisuke |date=2025-02-11 |title=China's 'Ne Zha 2' Shatters Box Office Records |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/business/china-box-office-ne-zha-2.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=于小明 |title='Ne Zha 2' joins all-time global box office top 10 |url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202502/17/WS67b2de72a310c240449d5ab4.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=global.chinadaily.com.cn}}

=Critical response=

The film received positive reviews.{{efn|Multiple references:{{Cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |date=2024-07-01 |title=Inside Out 2 Just Crossed $1 Billion in Record Time for an Animated Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-just-crossed-1-billion-in-record-time-for-an-animated-movie |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200006/https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-just-crossed-1-billion-in-record-time-for-an-animated-movie |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |title='Inside Out 2' Becomes Pixar's Highest-Grossing Movie |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/07/10/inside-out-2-becomes-pixars-highest-grossing-movie/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/07/10/inside-out-2-becomes-pixars-highest-grossing-movie/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Fay |date=2024-06-11 |title=First reactions to new Pixar movie Inside Out 2 call the emotional sequel a return to form for the studio |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/animation-movies/first-reactions-new-pixar-movie-inside-out-2-emotional-sequel/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |magazine=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+ |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/animation-movies/first-reactions-new-pixar-movie-inside-out-2-emotional-sequel/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-06-23 |title='Inside Out 2' Surpasses 'Dune 2' as Highest-Grossing Movie of Year With $724 Million Globally |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/inside-out-2-highest-grossing-movie-year-passing-dune-2-1236045195/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200005/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/inside-out-2-highest-grossing-movie-year-passing-dune-2-1236045195/ |url-status=live}}}} According to Animation Magazine, most critics praised its color palette, storyline, and the introduction of new emotions, but some expressed dissatisfaction with the predictability of the external plot related to Riley's acceptance by her new hockey team.{{Cite web |first=Ramin |last=Zahed |title=Pixar's Inside Out Elicits Positive Emotions from Critics, Expects a $135 million Weekend |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/pixars-inside-out-elicits-positive-emotions-from-critics-expects-a-135-million-weekend/ |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Animation Magazine |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200005/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/pixars-inside-out-elicits-positive-emotions-from-critics-expects-a-135-million-weekend/ |url-status=live}} {{RT prose|91|7.6|318|Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teen angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor's emotional intelligence.|ref=y|access-date=January 16, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|73|59|ref=yes|access-date=June 21, 2024}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (the same as the first film), while those surveyed by PostTrak gave the film an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 71% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times awarded the film {{frac|3|1|2}} stars out of four, commending the voice cast and the film as "a happy head trip, for any age".{{cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/inside-out-2-review-an-adorable-sequel-of-a-head-trip/ |title='Inside Out 2' review: Pixar delivers adorable head trip of a sequel |first=Moira |last=Macdonald |website=The Seattle Times |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180718/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/inside-out-2-review-an-adorable-sequel-of-a-head-trip/ |url-status=live }} Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film four stars out of five, praising the animation, metaphors, and wit while saying "the cast-iron ontological brilliance of Docter's original premise bears expansion well".{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/06/12/inside-out-2-review-pixar/ |title=Inside Out 2: This terrific, high-stakes sequel proves Pixar's still a force to be reckoned with |first=Robbie |last=Collin |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612194557/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/06/12/inside-out-2-review-pixar/ |url-status=live}} Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised Hawke's performance as Anxiety and the film's emotional impact, calling it "the most poignantly perceptive tale of the conundrums of early adolescence since Eighth Grade".{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/inside-out-2-review-amy-poehler-lewis-black-1236033453/ |title='Inside Out 2' Review: New Feelings Propel a Pixar Sequel Enchanting Enough to Second That Emotion |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |website=Variety |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172308/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/inside-out-2-review-amy-poehler-lewis-black-1236033453/ |url-status=live}} Manhola Dargis, in The New York Times, praised "Pixar's skill for turning ideas into images, some of which actually manage to slip past the safety of its nice worldview with shocks of the sublime."{{Cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=2024-06-12 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: PUBERTY! OMG! LOL! IYKYK! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/movies/inside-out-2-review.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714155739/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/movies/inside-out-2-review.html |url-status=live}} Other positive reviews include The Observer{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=2024-06-15 |title=Inside Out 2 review – an inventive and moving return to form for Pixar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/15/inside-out-2-review-an-inventive-and-moving-return-to-form-for-pixar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180727/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/15/inside-out-2-review-an-inventive-and-moving-return-to-form-for-pixar |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}} and Empire,{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Olly |date=2024-12-06 |title=Inside Out 2 Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717215210/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/inside-out-2/ |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Empire |language=en}} while reviews from the BBC{{Cite web |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=June 13, 2024 |title=Inside Out reviews: Sequel gives film critics mixed emotions |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wwln8m4x3o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704081555/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wwln8m4x3o |archive-date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB}} and Los Angeles Times{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Katie |date=2024-06-12 |title=Review: 'Inside Out 2' entertains but takes only a baby step into the wilds of adolescence |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-06-12/inside-out-2-review-pixar-maya-hawke-amy-poehler |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231621/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-06-12/inside-out-2-review-pixar-maya-hawke-amy-poehler |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} were more mixed. Among the mixed reviews, Siddhant Adlakha, writing for IGN, found the film was "surprising and disappointing in equal measure".{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=2024-06-12 |title=Inside Out 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-review |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724183408/https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-review |url-status=live }} David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a 'C–' rating, writing that the film "so perfectly ticks Pixar's boxes in a way that forces the sincerity of its storytelling into a losing battle with the cynicism of its existence".

Various reviewers, including Cindy White for AV Club,{{Cite web |title=Inside Out 2 review: An emotional support movie for those who still have faith in Pixar |url=https://www.avclub.com/inside-out-2-review-an-emotional-support-movie-for-tho-1851536800 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206150307/https://www.avclub.com/inside-out-2-review-an-emotional-support-movie-for-tho-1851536800 |url-status=live }} unfavorably compared the film to its predecessor and the new characters received a diverse appraisal. Anxiety was the new emotion attracting most attention, for example from Alison Willmore in Vulture{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=2024-09-25 |title=Inside Out 2 Is Another Product of the Pixar Slump |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/inside-out-2-is-another-product-of-the-pixar-slump.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127195258/https://www.vulture.com/article/inside-out-2-is-another-product-of-the-pixar-slump.html |url-status=live }} or Jordan Hoffman for Entertainment Weekly,{{Cite web |title='Inside Out 2' adds new emotions, but it's the same old story |url=https://ew.com/inside-out-2-review-new-emotions-same-story-8662005 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=EW.com |language=en}} while Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2024-06-12 |title=Inside Out 2 review – Pixar returns to emotional Mission Control for Riley's teen years |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/12/inside-out-2-review-pixar-returns-to-emotional-mission-control-for-rileys-teen-years |access-date=2024-11-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and Odie Henderson in the Boston Globe{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Odie |title=In 'Inside Out 2,' big emotions return, but great storytelling does not - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/12/arts/inside-out-2/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127145817/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/12/arts/inside-out-2/ |url-status=live }} particularly praised the character of Ennui, voiced by Adèle Exarchopoulos. In his review for NPR, Justin Chang analysed the nostalgia at work in the film but, precisely, criticised the retro sequence based on cartoon images.{{Cite web |title=New emotions emerge in 'Inside Out 2' — including nostalgia for the original film |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/04/nx-s1-4992700/inside-out-2-review |website=NPR |access-date=November 15, 2024 |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125052126/https://www.npr.org/2024/06/04/nx-s1-4992700/inside-out-2-review |url-status=live }}

Robert Daniels, in his review on RogerEbert.com, felt that the film effectively used Anxiety to transform Riley into a blank character, while Joy and other emotions navigate her mind. For Daniels, this structure allowed the film to blend visually stunning scenes with a whimsical style that is both gentle and entertaining, addressing the pressures faced by teenage girls. Daniels noted that the new emotions introduced were not as memorable as the main emotions.{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Robert |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 movie review & film summary (2024) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inside-out-2-pixar-film-review-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231544/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inside-out-2-pixar-film-review-2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en}}

Writing for Deadline, Damon Wise, however, was rather negative about the film and concluded, "Battle-weary parents of surly teens will have some fun here and there, especially when Ennui's blasé influence opens up a 'sar-chasm{{'}} in Riley's brain that makes everything sound, well, sarcastic. But, when all's said and done, the stakes are so minor, it's hard to imagine anyone will leave this desperate to see an Inside Out 3."{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2024-06-12 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: Pixar's Talky, Uneventful Sequel Doesn't Have Much Fun In Mind |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-review-pixar-amy-poehler-maya-hawk-kelsey-mann-sequel-1235971095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708014509/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-review-pixar-amy-poehler-maya-hawk-kelsey-mann-sequel-1235971095/ |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

= Accolades =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ {{Screen reader-only\|Accolades received by Inside Out 2}} ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Date of ceremony ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Recipient(s) ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
scope="row"\| Academy Awards \| March 2, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature \| Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Nordyke \|first=Kimberly \|date=March 2, 2025 \|title=Oscars: Full List of Winners \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2025-winners-list/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304021459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2025-winners-list/ \|archive-date=March 4, 2025 \|access-date=March 7, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
rowspan="4" scope="row"\| Alliance of Women Film Journalists \| rowspan="4"\| January 7, 2025 \| Best Animated Film \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="4"\| {{Cite web\|date=2024-12-13\|title=The 2024 EDA Award Nominees\|url=https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/\|access-date=2024-12-13\|website=Alliance of Women Film Journalists\|language=en-US\|archive-date=December 13, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213202949/https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="3"\| Best Animated/Voice Performance \| Ayo Edebiri \| {{nom}}
Maya Hawke \| {{nom}}
Amy Poehler \| {{nom}}
scope=row \| American Cinema Editors Awards \| American Cinema Editors Awards 2025 \| Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical) \| Maurissa Horwitz \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Verhoeven \|first=Beatrice \|date=March 14, 2025 \|title=2025 ACE Eddie Awards: Wicked, What We Do in the Shadows Among Winners \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-ace-eddie-awards-winners-list-1236163816/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315093602/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-ace-eddie-awards-winners-list-1236163816/ \|archive-date=March 15, 2025 \|access-date=March 15, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
scope=row rowspan="7"\| Annie Awards \| rowspan="7"\| 52nd Annie Awards \| Best Animated Feature \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="7"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-wild-robot-2025-annie-awards-nominees-1236091783/\|title=The Wild Robot Leads Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|first=Etan\|last=Vlessing\|date=December 20, 2024\|accessdate=February 9, 2025\|archive-date=December 31, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231122939/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-wild-robot-2025-annie-awards-nominees-1236091783/\|url-status=live}} {{Cite web \|last1=Flores \|first1=Terry \|last2=Giardina \|first2=Carolyn \|date=February 8, 2025 \|title=The Wild Robot Soars at Annie Awards With Nine Wins; Fire Alarm Interrupts Ceremony \|url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/awards/annie-awards-winners-list-wild-robot-1236300845/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209092427/https://variety.com/2025/artisans/awards/annie-awards-winners-list-wild-robot-1236300845/ \|archive-date=February 9, 2025 \|access-date=February 9, 2025 \|website=Variety}}
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production \| Aviv Mano \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production \| Deanna Marsigliese \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production \| Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, and Jonathan Vargo \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production \| Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, and Laura Meyer \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production \| Maya Hawke \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production \| Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein \| {{nom}}
scope="row" \| Art Directors Guild Awards \| Art Directors Guild Awards 2024 \| Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film \| Jason Deamer \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/2025-art-directors-guild-awards-nominations-list-1236252268/\|title=Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations Include 'Wicked', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Emilia Pérez'\|website=Deadline\|first=Patrick\|last=Hipes\|date=January 9, 2025\|accessdate=January 24, 2025\|archive-date=January 9, 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109182616/https://deadline.com/2025/01/2025-art-directors-guild-awards-nominations-list-1236252268/\|url-status=live}}
scope=row\| Artios Awards \| 40th Artios Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature Animation \| Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum and Lexi Diamond \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://playbill.com/article/the-outsiders-stereophonic-jajas-african-hair-braiding-water-for-elephants-more-nominated-for-2025-artios-awards-for-casting\|title=The Outsiders, Stereophonic, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Water For Elephants, More Nominated for 2025 Artios Awards for Casting\|website=Playbill\|first=Margaret\|last=Hall\|date=November 1, 2024\|accessdate=November 2, 2024\|archive-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224161540/https://playbill.com/article/the-outsiders-stereophonic-jajas-african-hair-braiding-water-for-elephants-more-nominated-for-2025-artios-awards-for-casting\|url-status=live}}
scope=row rowspan="4"\| Astra Film Awards \| rowspan="4"\| 8th Astra Film Awards \| Best Animated Feature \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="4"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/astra-film-awards-nominations-wicked/ \|title='Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards \|last=Pond \|first=Steve \|website=TheWrap \|date=November 25, 2024 \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|archive-date=November 26, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126175706/https://www.thewrap.com/astra-film-awards-nominations-wicked/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="2"\| Best Voice Over Performance \| Amy Poehler \| {{nom}}
Maya Hawke \| {{nom}}
Best First Feature \| Kelsey Mann \| {{nom}}
scope=row \| Astra Midseason Movie Awards \| 7th Astra Midseason Movie Awards \| Best Picture \| rowspan="2"\| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Neglia \|first=Matt \|date=2024-07-03 \|title=The 2024 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Midseason Astra Award Winners \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703163332/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ \|archive-date=2024-07-03 \|access-date=2024-10-07 \|website=Next Best Picture \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Austin Film Critics Association \| rowspan="2" \| January 6, 2025 \| Best Animated Film \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" align="center" \|{{cite web \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-austin-film-critics-association-afca-nominations/ \|title=The 2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Award Nominations\|access-date=24 January 2025}}
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance \| Amy Poehler \| {{nom}}
scope="row" \| BAFTA Awards \| February 16, 2025 \| Best Animated Film \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Szalai \|first=Georg \|date=February 16, 2025 \|title=BAFTA Film Awards: Conclave (Best Film), The Brutalist (Best Director and Actor) Win Four Each \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217020034/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/ \|archive-date=February 17, 2025 \|access-date=February 18, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
scope=row\| Black Reel Awards \| Black Reel Awards of 2025 \| Outstanding Voice Performance \| Ayo Edebiri \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\|{{cite news \|title='Nickel Boys' Leads Black Reel Awards Nominees \|first=Angelique \|last=Jackson \|work=Variety \|date=December 19, 2024 \|access-date=December 20, 2024 \|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/black-reel-awards-nominees-nickel-boys-the-piano-lesson-1236252972/}}
scope="row"\| Chicago Film Critics Association \| December 12, 2024 \| Best Animated Film \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{Cite web\|date=2024-12-10\|title=The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations\|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-chicago-film-critics-association-cfca-nominations/\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|website=Next Best Picture\|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\| Cinema Audio Society Awards \| February 22, 2025 \| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Animated \| Vince Caro, Ren Klyce, Stephen Urata, Warren Brown, Doc Kane, Leff Lefferts \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/cas-awards-2025-nominations-cinema-audio-society-1236249592/ \|title=2025 CAS Awards Nominees Revealed: Smash Movies Up for Cinema Audio Society's Top Prizes – Full List \|last=Pedersen \|first=Erik \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|date=January 7, 2025 \|access-date=January 24, 2025 \|archive-date=January 7, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107193515/https://deadline.com/2025/01/cas-awards-2025-nominations-cinema-audio-society-1236249592/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" \| Critics' Choice Movie Awards \| February 7, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature Film \| rowspan="3"\| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last1=Nordyke \|first1=Kimberly \|last2=Lewis \|first2=Hilary \|date=February 7, 2025 \|title=Critics Choice: Anora Wins Best Picture; Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Substance Take 3 Awards Each \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-1236128672/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208060654/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-1236128672/ \|archive-date=February 8, 2025 \|access-date=February 9, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
scope=row rowspan="2"\| Golden Globe Award \| rowspan="2"\| January 5, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature Film \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="2"\| {{Cite web \|last=Nordyke \|first=Kimberly \|date=January 5, 2025 \|title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2025-winners-list/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106044852/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2025-winners-list/ \|archive-date=January 6, 2025 \|access-date=February 4, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement \| {{nom}}
scope=row \| Golden Reel Awards \| Golden Reel Awards 2024 \| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation \|Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David C. Hughes, Jonathon Stevens, Cheryl Nardi, Dee Selby, Nicholas Docter, Heikki Kossi and Shelley Roden \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/golden-reel-awards-2025-nominations-list-mpse-1236247084/ \|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal 2025 MPSE Golden Reel Awards Nominations \|first=Erik \|last=Pedersen \|work=Deadline Hollywood \|date=January 6, 2025 \|access-date=January 6, 2025}}
scope=row \| Golden Trailer Awards \| Golden Trailer Awards#2024 \| Best Animation/Family \| "Change" \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|title=The GTA24 Nominees \|url=https://a15388.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GTA24-Nominees.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102820/https://a15388.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GTA24-Nominees.pdf \|archive-date=October 7, 2024 \|access-date=December 8, 2024 \|website=Golden Trailer Awards}}
scope=row \| Hollywood Music in Media Awards \| November 20, 2024 \| Original Score – Animated Film \| Andrea Datzman \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite magazine \|last=Grein \|first=Paul \|date=November 21, 2024 \|title=Emilia Pérez and Hans Zimmer Are Top Winners at 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-full-list-1235835233/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122210807/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-full-list-1235835233/ \|archive-date=November 22, 2024 \|access-date=February 4, 2025 \|magazine=Billboard}}
scope="row" \| Houston Film Critics Society Awards \| January 14, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature \| rowspan=4 \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|url=https://houstonfilmcritics.com/the-brutalist-leads-houston-film-critics-nominations/ \|title='The Brutalist' Leads Houston Film Critics Nominations \|publisher=Houston Film Critics Society \|date=January 7, 2025 \|access-date=January 24, 2025 \|archive-date=January 24, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124214529/https://houstonfilmcritics.com/the-brutalist-leads-houston-film-critics-nominations/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" \| Kansas City Film Critics Circle \| January 4, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{cite web \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/ \|title=The 2024 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Award Nominations \|access-date=24 January 2025 \|archive-date=January 5, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105062134/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row"\| London Film Critics' Circle \| February 2, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \|{{cite web \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-london-film-critics-circle-lfcc-winners/ \|title=The 2024 London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) Award Winners\|access-date= 24 January 2025}}
scope=row rowspan="2"\| NAACP Image Awards \| rowspan="2"\| 56th NAACP Image Awards \| Outstanding Animated Motion Picture \| {{won}} \| align="center" rowspan="2"\| {{Cite web \|last=Lewis \|first=Hilary \|date=January 7, 2025 \|title=NAACP Image Awards Nominations: 'The Piano Lesson' Leads Film Nods With 14 \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236102733/ \|access-date=January 7, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web \|last1=Smart \|first1=Jack \|last2=Walcott \|first2=Escher \|title=NAACP Image Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List \|url=https://people.com/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-11682813 \|date=February 23, 2025 \|access-date=February 23, 2025 \|website=People}}
Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture \| Ayo Edebiri \| {{nom}}
scope="row" \|New York Film Critics Online \| December 16, 2024 \| Best Animation \| rowspan="2"\| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{Cite web \|date=2024-12-09 \|title=The 2024 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Nominations \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-new-york-film-critics-online-nyfco-nominations/ \|access-date=2025-01-24 \|website=Next Best Picture \|language=en-US \|archive-date=December 17, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217201143/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-new-york-film-critics-online-nyfco-nominations/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="3" scope="row"\| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards \| rowspan="3"\| June 21, 2025 \| Favorite Animated Movie \| {{pending}} \| align="center" rowspan="3"\| {{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/kids-choice-awards-nominations-ariana-grande-lady-gaga-1236398184/\|title=Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar & Selena Gomez Lead 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominees; Tyla To Host\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|author=Denise Petski\|date=May 15, 2025\|access-date=May 15, 2025}}
rowspan="2"\| Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie \| Maya Hawke \| {{pending}}
Amy Poehler \| {{pending}}
scope="row"\| Online Film Critics Society Awards \| January 27, 2025 \| Best Animated Feature \| rowspan="4"\| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/online-film-critics-society-awards-2024-dune-part-two-nominations-1236259621/ \|title=Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations: 'Dune: Part Two' Leads the Way \|first=Zac \|last=Ntim \|work=Deadline Hollywood \|date=January 17, 2025 \|access-date=January 24, 2025 \|archive-date=January 24, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124144043/https://deadline.com/2025/01/online-film-critics-society-awards-2024-dune-part-two-nominations-1236259621/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row"\| Producers Guild of America Awards \| February 8, 2025 \| Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite news\|last=Petski\|first=Denise\|title=PGA Awards Nominations Include Dune: Part Two, The Brutalist, Wicked Vying for Top Film Prize\|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/pga-awards-producers-guild-nominations-2025-list-1236258623/\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|access-date=January 18, 2025\|date=January 16, 2025}}
scope=row \| Satellite Awards \| 29th Satellite Awards \| Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2024-nominees/ \|title=2024 Nominees \|publisher=International Press Academy \|access-date=December 16, 2024}}
scope=row \| Saturn Awards \| 52nd Saturn Awards \| Best Animated Film \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Hipes \|first=Patrick \|date=December 5, 2024 \|title=Dune: Part Two, Fallout Lead Saturn Awards Nominations \|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/saturn-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236195149/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205183903/https://deadline.com/2024/12/saturn-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236195149/ \|archive-date=December 5, 2024 \|access-date=February 4, 2025 \|website=Deadline Hollywood}} {{Cite web \|last=Luxford \|first=Victoria \|date=February 3, 2025 \|title=Saturn Awards 2025 winners – see the full list \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/saturn-awards-2025-winners-full-list-3834160 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203204906/https://www.nme.com/news/film/saturn-awards-2025-winners-full-list-3834160 \|archive-date=February 3, 2025 \|access-date=February 3, 2025 \|website=NME}}
scope="row" \| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards \| 6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards \| David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent \| Andrea Datzman \| {{won}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-scl-emilia-perez-1236253252/\|title=Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Noms Led by 'Emilia Pérez' and Atticus Ross; Harry Gregson-Williams and Ridley Scott Set for Collaborators Award\|website=Variety\|first=Chris\|last=Willman\|date=December 18, 2024\|accessdate=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=December 18, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218170327/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-scl-emilia-perez-1236253252/\|url-status=live}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-award-winners-1236134509/ \|title='The Brutalist' and 'Challengers' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|first=Nicole \|last=Fell \|date=February 13, 2024 \|access-date=February 13, 2025 \|archive-date=February 13, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213093621/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-award-winners-1236134509/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="3" scope="row"\| St. Louis Film Critics Association \| rowspan="3" \| December 15, 2024 \| Best Animated Feature \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="3"\| {{Cite web \|date=2024-12-07 \|title=The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ \|access-date=2025-01-24 \|website=Next Best Picture \|archive-date=December 12, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212170625/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="2"\| Best Voice Performance \| Maya Hawke \| {{runner up}}
Amy Poehler \| {{nom}}
scope=row rowspan="2"\| Visual Effects Society Awards \| rowspan="2"\|23rd Visual Effects Society Awards \| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature \|Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Bill Watral \|{{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="2"\|{{Cite web \|last=Verhoeven \|first=Beatrice \|date=February 11, 2025 \|title=VES Awards: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Scores Top Honor, Dune: Part Two Leads With Four Wins \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-list-1236132421/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213002701/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-list-1236132421/ \|archive-date=February 13, 2025 \|access-date=March 7, 2025 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature \|Alexander Alvarado, Brianne Francisco, Amanda Wagner, Brenda Lin Zhang (for "Anxiety") \|{{nom}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association \| rowspan="3" \| December 8, 2024 \| Best Animated Feature \| Inside Out 2 \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" align="center" \| {{Cite web \|last=Neglia \|first=Matt \|date=2024-12-08 \|title=The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners \|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-winners/ \|access-date=2025-01-24 \|website=Next Best Picture \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \| Best Voice Performance \| Maya Hawke \| {{nom}}
Amy Poehler \| {{nom}}

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! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Date of ceremony

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Recipient(s)

! scope="col" | Result

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scope="row"| Academy Awards

| March 2, 2025

| Best Animated Feature

| Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=March 2, 2025 |title=Oscars: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2025-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304021459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2025-winners-list/ |archive-date=March 4, 2025 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

rowspan="4" scope="row"| Alliance of Women Film Journalists

| rowspan="4"| January 7, 2025

| Best Animated Film

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| {{Cite web|date=2024-12-13|title=The 2024 EDA Award Nominees|url=https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/|access-date=2024-12-13|website=Alliance of Women Film Journalists|language=en-US|archive-date=December 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213202949/https://awfj.org/2024-eda-awards-categories/2024-eda-award-nominees/|url-status=live}}

rowspan="3"| Best Animated/Voice Performance

| Ayo Edebiri

| {{nom}}

Maya Hawke

| {{nom}}

Amy Poehler

| {{nom}}

scope=row | American Cinema Editors Awards

| American Cinema Editors Awards 2025

| Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical)

| Maurissa Horwitz

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=March 14, 2025 |title=2025 ACE Eddie Awards: Wicked, What We Do in the Shadows Among Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-ace-eddie-awards-winners-list-1236163816/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315093602/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-ace-eddie-awards-winners-list-1236163816/ |archive-date=March 15, 2025 |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

scope=row rowspan="7"| Annie Awards

| rowspan="7"| 52nd Annie Awards

| Best Animated Feature

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="7"| {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-wild-robot-2025-annie-awards-nominees-1236091783/|title=The Wild Robot Leads Annie Awards Nominations With 10 Nods|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=December 20, 2024|accessdate=February 9, 2025|archive-date=December 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231122939/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-wild-robot-2025-annie-awards-nominees-1236091783/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web |last1=Flores |first1=Terry |last2=Giardina |first2=Carolyn |date=February 8, 2025 |title=The Wild Robot Soars at Annie Awards With Nine Wins; Fire Alarm Interrupts Ceremony |url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/awards/annie-awards-winners-list-wild-robot-1236300845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209092427/https://variety.com/2025/artisans/awards/annie-awards-winners-list-wild-robot-1236300845/ |archive-date=February 9, 2025 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=Variety}}

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

| Aviv Mano

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

| Deanna Marsigliese

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

| Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, and Jonathan Vargo

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

| Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, and Laura Meyer

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

| Maya Hawke

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

| Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Art Directors Guild Awards

| Art Directors Guild Awards 2024

| Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film

| Jason Deamer

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/2025-art-directors-guild-awards-nominations-list-1236252268/|title=Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations Include 'Wicked', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Emilia Pérez'|website=Deadline|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=January 9, 2025|accessdate=January 24, 2025|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109182616/https://deadline.com/2025/01/2025-art-directors-guild-awards-nominations-list-1236252268/|url-status=live}}

scope=row| Artios Awards

| 40th Artios Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature Animation

| Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum and Lexi Diamond

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/the-outsiders-stereophonic-jajas-african-hair-braiding-water-for-elephants-more-nominated-for-2025-artios-awards-for-casting|title=The Outsiders, Stereophonic, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Water For Elephants, More Nominated for 2025 Artios Awards for Casting|website=Playbill|first=Margaret|last=Hall|date=November 1, 2024|accessdate=November 2, 2024|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224161540/https://playbill.com/article/the-outsiders-stereophonic-jajas-african-hair-braiding-water-for-elephants-more-nominated-for-2025-artios-awards-for-casting|url-status=live}}

scope=row rowspan="4"| Astra Film Awards

| rowspan="4"| 8th Astra Film Awards

| Best Animated Feature

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| {{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/astra-film-awards-nominations-wicked/ |title='Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards |last=Pond |first=Steve |website=TheWrap |date=November 25, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126175706/https://www.thewrap.com/astra-film-awards-nominations-wicked/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2"| Best Voice Over Performance

| Amy Poehler

| {{nom}}

Maya Hawke

| {{nom}}

Best First Feature

| Kelsey Mann

| {{nom}}

scope=row | Astra Midseason Movie Awards

| 7th Astra Midseason Movie Awards

| Best Picture

| rowspan="2"| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-07-03 |title=The 2024 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Midseason Astra Award Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703163332/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ |archive-date=2024-07-03 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Austin Film Critics Association

| rowspan="2" | January 6, 2025

| Best Animated Film

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-austin-film-critics-association-afca-nominations/ |title=The 2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Award Nominations|access-date=24 January 2025}}

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance

| Amy Poehler

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | BAFTA Awards

| February 16, 2025

| Best Animated Film

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last=Szalai |first=Georg |date=February 16, 2025 |title=BAFTA Film Awards: Conclave (Best Film), The Brutalist (Best Director and Actor) Win Four Each |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217020034/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

scope=row| Black Reel Awards

| Black Reel Awards of 2025

| Outstanding Voice Performance

| Ayo Edebiri

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|{{cite news |title='Nickel Boys' Leads Black Reel Awards Nominees |first=Angelique |last=Jackson |work=Variety |date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/black-reel-awards-nominees-nickel-boys-the-piano-lesson-1236252972/}}

scope="row"| Chicago Film Critics Association

| December 12, 2024

| Best Animated Film

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|date=2024-12-10|title=The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-chicago-film-critics-association-cfca-nominations/|access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Next Best Picture|language=en-US}}

scope="row"| Cinema Audio Society Awards

| February 22, 2025

| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Animated

| Vince Caro, Ren Klyce, Stephen Urata, Warren Brown, Doc Kane, Leff Lefferts

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/cas-awards-2025-nominations-cinema-audio-society-1236249592/ |title=2025 CAS Awards Nominees Revealed: Smash Movies Up for Cinema Audio Society's Top Prizes – Full List |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-date=January 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107193515/https://deadline.com/2025/01/cas-awards-2025-nominations-cinema-audio-society-1236249592/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | Critics' Choice Movie Awards

| February 7, 2025

| Best Animated Feature Film

| rowspan="3"| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |date=February 7, 2025 |title=Critics Choice: Anora Wins Best Picture; Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Substance Take 3 Awards Each |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-1236128672/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208060654/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-1236128672/ |archive-date=February 8, 2025 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

scope=row rowspan="2"| Golden Globe Award

| rowspan="2"| January 5, 2025

| Best Animated Feature Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="2"| {{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=January 5, 2025 |title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2025-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106044852/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2025-winners-list/ |archive-date=January 6, 2025 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

| {{nom}}

scope=row | Golden Reel Awards

| Golden Reel Awards 2024

| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation

|Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David C. Hughes, Jonathon Stevens, Cheryl Nardi, Dee Selby, Nicholas Docter, Heikki Kossi and Shelley Roden

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/golden-reel-awards-2025-nominations-list-mpse-1236247084/ |title=Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal 2025 MPSE Golden Reel Awards Nominations |first=Erik |last=Pedersen |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 6, 2025 |access-date=January 6, 2025}}

scope=row | Golden Trailer Awards

| Golden Trailer Awards#2024

| Best Animation/Family

| "Change"

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |title=The GTA24 Nominees |url=https://a15388.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GTA24-Nominees.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102820/https://a15388.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GTA24-Nominees.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=Golden Trailer Awards}}

scope=row | Hollywood Music in Media Awards

| November 20, 2024

| Original Score – Animated Film

| Andrea Datzman

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=November 21, 2024 |title=Emilia Pérez and Hans Zimmer Are Top Winners at 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-full-list-1235835233/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122210807/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-winners-full-list-1235835233/ |archive-date=November 22, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row" | Houston Film Critics Society Awards

| January 14, 2025

| Best Animated Feature

| rowspan=4 | Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web |url=https://houstonfilmcritics.com/the-brutalist-leads-houston-film-critics-nominations/ |title='The Brutalist' Leads Houston Film Critics Nominations |publisher=Houston Film Critics Society |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124214529/https://houstonfilmcritics.com/the-brutalist-leads-houston-film-critics-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | Kansas City Film Critics Circle

| January 4, 2025

| Best Animated Feature

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/ |title=The 2024 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Award Nominations |access-date=24 January 2025 |archive-date=January 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105062134/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| London Film Critics' Circle

| February 2, 2025

| Best Animated Feature

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-london-film-critics-circle-lfcc-winners/ |title=The 2024 London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) Award Winners|access-date= 24 January 2025}}

scope=row rowspan="2"| NAACP Image Awards

| rowspan="2"| 56th NAACP Image Awards

| Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

| {{won}}

| align="center" rowspan="2"| {{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=January 7, 2025 |title=NAACP Image Awards Nominations: 'The Piano Lesson' Leads Film Nods With 14 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236102733/ |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last1=Smart |first1=Jack |last2=Walcott |first2=Escher |title=NAACP Image Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List |url=https://people.com/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-11682813 |date=February 23, 2025 |access-date=February 23, 2025 |website=People}}

Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture

| Ayo Edebiri

| {{nom}}

scope="row" |New York Film Critics Online

| December 16, 2024

| Best Animation

| rowspan="2"| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=The 2024 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-new-york-film-critics-online-nyfco-nominations/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217201143/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-new-york-film-critics-online-nyfco-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" scope="row"| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

| rowspan="3"| June 21, 2025

| Favorite Animated Movie

| {{pending}}

| align="center" rowspan="3"| {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/kids-choice-awards-nominations-ariana-grande-lady-gaga-1236398184/|title=Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar & Selena Gomez Lead 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominees; Tyla To Host|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Denise Petski|date=May 15, 2025|access-date=May 15, 2025}}

rowspan="2"| Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie

| Maya Hawke

| {{pending}}

Amy Poehler

| {{pending}}

scope="row"| Online Film Critics Society Awards

| January 27, 2025

| Best Animated Feature

| rowspan="4"| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/online-film-critics-society-awards-2024-dune-part-two-nominations-1236259621/ |title=Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations: 'Dune: Part Two' Leads the Way |first=Zac |last=Ntim |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 17, 2025 |access-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124144043/https://deadline.com/2025/01/online-film-critics-society-awards-2024-dune-part-two-nominations-1236259621/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Producers Guild of America Awards

| February 8, 2025

| Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite news|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=PGA Awards Nominations Include Dune: Part Two, The Brutalist, Wicked Vying for Top Film Prize|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/pga-awards-producers-guild-nominations-2025-list-1236258623/|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 18, 2025|date=January 16, 2025}}

scope=row | Satellite Awards

| 29th Satellite Awards

| Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2024-nominees/ |title=2024 Nominees |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=December 16, 2024}}

scope=row | Saturn Awards

| 52nd Saturn Awards

| Best Animated Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=December 5, 2024 |title=Dune: Part Two, Fallout Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/saturn-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236195149/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205183903/https://deadline.com/2024/12/saturn-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236195149/ |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
{{Cite web |last=Luxford |first=Victoria |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Saturn Awards 2025 winners – see the full list |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/saturn-awards-2025-winners-full-list-3834160 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203204906/https://www.nme.com/news/film/saturn-awards-2025-winners-full-list-3834160 |archive-date=February 3, 2025 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=NME}}

scope="row" | Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

| 6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

| David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

| Andrea Datzman

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-scl-emilia-perez-1236253252/|title=Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Noms Led by 'Emilia Pérez' and Atticus Ross; Harry Gregson-Williams and Ridley Scott Set for Collaborators Award|website=Variety|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=December 18, 2024|accessdate=December 24, 2024|archive-date=December 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218170327/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/society-composers-lyricists-awards-nominations-scl-emilia-perez-1236253252/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-award-winners-1236134509/ |title='The Brutalist' and 'Challengers' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Nicole |last=Fell |date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |archive-date=February 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213093621/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/society-of-composers-and-lyricists-award-winners-1236134509/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" scope="row"| St. Louis Film Critics Association

| rowspan="3" | December 15, 2024

| Best Animated Feature

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="3"| {{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Next Best Picture |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212170625/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-st-louis-film-critics-association-stlfca-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2"| Best Voice Performance

| Maya Hawke

| {{runner up}}

Amy Poehler

| {{nom}}

scope=row rowspan="2"| Visual Effects Society Awards

| rowspan="2"|23rd Visual Effects Society Awards

| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

|Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Bill Watral

|{{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=February 11, 2025 |title=VES Awards: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Scores Top Honor, Dune: Part Two Leads With Four Wins |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-list-1236132421/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213002701/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-list-1236132421/ |archive-date=February 13, 2025 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

|Alexander Alvarado, Brianne Francisco, Amanda Wagner, Brenda Lin Zhang (for "Anxiety")

|{{nom}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

| rowspan="3" | December 8, 2024

| Best Animated Feature

| Inside Out 2

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" align="center" | {{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-12-08 |title=The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-winners/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" | Best Voice Performance

| Maya Hawke

| {{nom}}

Amy Poehler

| {{nom}}

Possible sequel

Following the success of Inside Out 2, co-writer Dave Holstein revealed that discussions on at least one more potential sequel, Inside Out 3, were taking place at Pixar.{{Cite web |last=Agar |first=Chris |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Inside Out 3 Gets Thrilling Update (But When Will It Debut?) |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/inside-out-3-updates-pixar-comments-response/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301023335/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/inside-out-3-updates-pixar-comments-response/ |archive-date=March 1, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com}}{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Joe |date=March 2, 2025 |title=Inside Out 3 gets positive update |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a64001384/inside-out-3-update/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303035822/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a64001384/inside-out-3-update/ |archive-date=March 3, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |website=Digital Spy}}

Notes

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External links

{{official website|https://movies.disney.com/inside-out-2}}
[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/inside-out-2-am286348 Inside Out 2] at AllMovie
{{IMDb title|22022452}}