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Kill Bill: Volume 2

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Kill Bill: Volume 2 is a 2004 American martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who continues her campaign of revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, and Michael Madsen) and their leader Bill (David Carradine), who tried to kill her and their unborn child. Tarantino conceived Kill Bill as an homage to low-budget cinema, including exploitation films, martial arts films, samurai cinema, blaxploitation and spaghetti westerns. Volume 2 is the second of two Kill Bill films produced simultaneously; the first, Volume 1, was released six months earlier. The films were set for a single release, but the film, with a runtime of over four hours, was divided in two. Volume 2 received positive reviews and grossed $152.2 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million. Tarantino had planned to make further Kill Bill films in the following years, but abandoned those plans by 2023. A single film combining both parts, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, was theatrically released on December 5, 2025.

Infobox

Directed by
Quentin Tarantino
Written by
Quentin Tarantino
Produced by
Lawrence Bender
Starring
mw- Uma Thurman Daryl Hannah David Carradine Michael Madsen Gordon Liu Michael Parks
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Edited by
Sally Menke
Music by
RZA Robert Rodriguez
Productioncompany
A Band Apart
Distributed by
Miramax Films
Release dates
April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08) (Cinerama Dome) April 16, 2004 (2004-04-16) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$30 million
Box office
$153.3 million

Tables

· Reception › Accolades
Award
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Category
Awards
Recipient(s)
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Outcome
10th Empire Awards
10th Empire Awards
Awards
10th Empire Awards
Best Film
Best Film
Awards
Best Film
Awards
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Awards
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Awards
Best Actress
Awards
Uma Thurman
Awards
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Awards
Best Director
Awards
Quentin Tarantino
Awards
Nominated
Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year
Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year
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Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year
Awards
"The Bride" versus "Elle" sequence
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Nominated
62nd Golden Globe Awards
62nd Golden Globe Awards
Awards
62nd Golden Globe Awards
Awards
Best Actress – Drama
Awards
Uma Thurman
Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
David Carradine
Awards
Nominated
2005 MTV Movie Awards
2005 MTV Movie Awards
Awards
2005 MTV Movie Awards
Awards
Best Movie
Awards
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Awards
Nominated
Best Female Performance
Best Female Performance
Awards
Best Female Performance
Awards
Uma Thurman
Awards
Nominated
Best Fight
Best Fight
Awards
Best Fight
Awards
Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah
Awards
Won
2004 Satellite Awards
2004 Satellite Awards
Awards
2004 Satellite Awards
Best Film-Drama
Best Film-Drama
Awards
Best Film-Drama
Awards
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Awards
Nominated
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Awards
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Awards
Uma Thurman
Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Awards
David Carradine
Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Awards
Daryl Hannah
Awards
Nominated
31st Saturn Awards
31st Saturn Awards
Awards
31st Saturn Awards
Best Action/Adventure Film
Best Action/Adventure Film
Awards
Best Action/Adventure Film
Awards
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Awards
Won
Best Actress
Best Actress
Awards
Best Actress
Awards
Uma Thurman
Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
David Carradine
Awards
Won
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Awards
Daryl Hannah
Awards
Won
Best Younger Actor/Actress
Best Younger Actor/Actress
Awards
Best Younger Actor/Actress
Awards
Perla Haney-Jardine
Awards
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Awards
Best Director
Awards
Quentin Tarantino
Awards
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Awards
Best Screenplay
Awards
Quentin Tarantino
Awards
Nominated
Awards
Award
Category
Recipient(s)
Outcome
10th Empire Awards
Best Film
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Nominated
Best Actress
Uma Thurman
Nominated
Best Director
Quentin Tarantino
Nominated
Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year
"The Bride" versus "Elle" sequence
Nominated
62nd Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress – Drama
Uma Thurman
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
David Carradine
Nominated
2005 MTV Movie Awards
Best Movie
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Nominated
Best Female Performance
Uma Thurman
Nominated
Best Fight
Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah
Won
2004 Satellite Awards
Best Film-Drama
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Nominated
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Uma Thurman
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
David Carradine
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Daryl Hannah
Nominated
31st Saturn Awards
Best Action/Adventure Film
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Won
Best Actress
Uma Thurman
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
David Carradine
Won
Best Supporting Actress
Daryl Hannah
Won
Best Younger Actor/Actress
Perla Haney-Jardine
Nominated
Best Director
Quentin Tarantino
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino
Nominated

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