Suicide Squad is a 2016 American superhero film written and directed by David Ayer. The film stars Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood and Cara Delevingne. In the film, a secret government agency led by Amanda Waller recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions and save the world from a powerful threat, in exchange for leaner sentences.
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Suicide Squad, produced on a budget of $175 million, was released theatrically in the United States on August 5, 2016, following a strong debut that set new box office records, the film grossed over $745 million worldwide, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 2016. It received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the plot, directing and characters, though Robbie's performance received praise. The film has garnered numerous awards and nominations with most nominations recognising the film itself and the performances of the cast.
Suicide Squad was nominated for three Grammy Awards as well as one Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning one), seven People's Choice Awards (winning one) and received multiple Teen Choice Awards nominations, including "Choice AnTEENcipated Movie", "Choice Movie Actor: AnTEENcipated" for Will Smith and Scott Eastwood, and "Choice Movie Actress: AnTEENcipated" for Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne.[1] It won in both the former and latter categories.[2] The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards, making it the first film in the DC Extended Universe to win an Academy Award.
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson | Won | [3] [4] [5] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Hall of Shame | David Ayer and Margot Robbie | Nominated | [6] [7] |
| Actress Most in Need of a New Agent | Margot Robbie | Nominated | |||
| Billboard Music Award | May 21, 2017 | Top Soundtrack | Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists) | Nominated | [8] |
| BET Awards | June 25, 2017 | Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominated | [9] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Margot Robbie | Won | [10] |
| Empire Awards | March 19, 2017 | Best Make-Up and Hairstyling | Suicide Squad | Nominated | [11] |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | February 25, 2017 | Worst Supporting Actor | Jared Leto | Nominated | [12] |
| Worst Screenplay | David Ayer | Nominated | |||
| Grammy Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists) | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph, songwriter) | Nominated | |||
| "Purple Lamborghini" by Skrillex and Rick Ross (Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore and William Roberts, songwriters) | Nominated | ||||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 17, 2016 | Best Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | "Sucker for Pain" by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic, Ty Dolla Sign and X Ambassadors | Nominated | [14] |
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Film | Gabe Hilfer | Nominated | |||
| Best Soundtrack Album | Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists) | Won | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | March 5, 2017 | Best Song from a Movie | "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots | Nominated | [15] |
| International Association of Media Tie-in-Writers | July, 2017 | Adapted – General and Speculative | Marv Wolfman | Nominated | [16] |
| Jupiter Awards | March 29, 2017 | Best International Film | Suicide Squad | Nominated | [17] |
| Best International Actor | Jared Leto | Nominated | |||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | February 19, 2017 | Best Special Make Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Christopher Nelson, Sean Sansom and Greg Nicotero | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Alessandro Bertolazzi | Won | |||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | May 7, 2017 | Best Villain | Jared Leto | Nominated | [19] |
| NME Awards | February 15, 2017 | Best Film | Suicide Squad | Nominated | [20] |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 11, 2017 | Favorite Soundtrack | Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists) | Won | [21] |
| People's Choice Awards | January 18, 2017 | Favorite Movie | Suicide Squad | Nominated | [22] |
| Favorite Action Movie | Suicide Squad | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie | Suicide Squad | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Movie Actor | Will Smith | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Movie Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Action Movie Actor | Will Smith | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Action Movie Actress | Margot Robbie | Won | |||
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Suicide Squad | Nominated | [23] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Margot Robbie | Nominated | |||
| Best Make-up | Allan Apone, Jo-Ann MacNeil and Marta Roggero | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | July 31, 2016 | Choice AnTEENcipated Movie | Suicide Squad | Won | [1] |
| Choice Movie Actor: AnTEENcipated | Will Smith | Nominated | |||
| Scott Eastwood | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie Actress: AnTEENcipated | Margot Robbie | Nominated | |||
| Cara Delevingne | Won |
