To say the least,Suicide Squadwound up being a very divisive movie. At least among fans. The general consensus from critics was that the movie missed the mark, but that didn’t stop the movie from finding a tremendous amount of success. Now, believe it or not,Suicide Squadcan add Academy Award winner to its list of accomplishments.
Suicide Squadtook home theOscarfor Makeup and Hairstyling at the 89th annual Academy Awards. DirectorDavid Ayer’s movie aboutDC Comics' bad guysturned kind of good beat outA Man Called LoveandStar Trek Beyondfor the award.Alessandro Bertolazzi,Giorgio GregoriniandChristopher Nelsonwere on hand to accept that award during the ceremony and seemed quite thrilled to be bringing home the statue. Who could blame them? As filmmakers, bringing home an Oscar is one of the highest honors anyone can achieve, but many may still find it a bit odd to think ofSuicide Squadas on Oscar-winning film.
That said, if there was anything worth awarding inSuicide Squad, it was probably themakeup and hairstyling. Still, it certainly won’t sit well with many that Warner Bros. is now going to be able to say thatSuicide Squad is officially an academy award winning movie. DirectorDavid Ayerwas not in attendance at the ceremony, but he took to Twitter right after the win was announced and congratulated the team on their win. Here is what he had to say.
“Congratulations to my amazing and talented make-up and hair team on Suicide Squad! #Oscars”
Despite the divisiveness,Suicide Squadhas enjoyed a tremendous amount of success and this Oscar is just the latest accomplishment it has claimed. For one, the movie absolutelycrushed at the box office, bringing in a grand total of $745 million. The third movie in the DC Extended Universe also managed to have a very successful soundtrack, also earning an Oscar nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media in addition to being certified platinum for shipping over 1 million copies. All of that despite the fact thatSuicide Squadcurrently holds a measly 26 percent approval rating fromcritics on Rotten Tomatoes.
The DCEUhas had its fair share of troubles over the last year or so, withBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justicealso failing to win over critics and creating a divide among fans. Still,Suicide Squadhas further proved with this Academy Award win that these movies can be successful even without the support of critics. It may not sit well with certain fanboys and fangirls that movies likeDeadpoolandCaptain America: Civil Wardidn’t even get nominated for Oscars this year, yetSuicide Squadgets to put a golden statue on its mantle. But that is the way the chips fell this year. you may check outDavid Ayer’s tweet for yourself below.
