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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cathy Yan
Produced by
Margot Robbie
Bryan Unkeless
Sue Kroll
Written by Christina Hodson
Based on Characters
by DC
Starring
Margot Robbie
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Rosie Perez
Chris Messina
Ella Jay Basco
Ali Wong
Ewan McGregor
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography Matthew Libatique
Edited by
Jay Cassidy
Evan Schiff
Production
company
DC Films
LuckyChap Entertainment
Kroll & Co. Entertainment
Clubhouse Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
January 25, 2020 (Mexico City)
February 7, 2020 (United States)
Running time 109 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $82–100 million[2]
Box office $201.8 million[3][4]
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)[a] is a 2020
American superhero film based on the DC Comics team the Birds of Prey. Distributed
by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the eighth installment in the DC Extended Universe
and a follow-up to Suicide Squad (2016). It was directed by Cathy Yan and written
by Christina Hodson, and it stars Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee
Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan
McGregor. The film follows Harley Quinn, after breaking up with the Joker, joining
forces with Helena Bertinelli, Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra
Cain from Gotham City crime lord Roman Sionis, forming the Birds of Prey
altogether.

Robbie, who also served as producer, pitched the idea for Birds of Prey to Warner
Bros. in 2015. The film was announced in May 2016, with Hodson being hired to write
the script that November, followed by Yan signing on to direct in April 2018. The
majority of the cast and crew were confirmed by December 2018. Principal
photography lasted from January to April 2019 in Downtown Los Angeles, parts of the
Arts District, Los Angeles, and soundstages at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank,
California. Additional filming took place in September 2019.

Birds of Prey is the second DCEU film and the third Live-Action DC Films production
to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, following Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition) and Joker (2019). The film had its
world premiere in Mexico City on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in
the United States in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and 4DX on February 7, 2020. It grossed
$201 million worldwide, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 2020 but
falling short of its widely reported break even point of $250–300 million.[2][7][8]
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics for its visual style, Yan's
direction, and Robbie's performance, but criticism towards Hodson's screenplay.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Pre-production
3.3 Filming
3.4 Post-production
4 Music
5 Marketing
6 Release
6.1 Home media
7 Reception
7.1 Box office
7.2 Critical response
7.3 Accolades
8 Sequel
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links
Plot
Four years after the defeat of the Enchantress,[b] the Joker breaks up with Harley
Quinn, throwing her out on the Gotham City streets. She is taken in by Doc, the
owner of a Taiwanese restaurant, and recovers from her relationship by cutting her
hair, adopting a spotted hyena (whom she names after Bruce Wayne), and taking up
roller derby.

Harley gets drunk at a nightclub owned by Roman Sionis, a ruthless crime lord, and
cripples his driver after said driver insults her. She meets burlesque singer Dinah
Lance, who later rescues an intoxicated Harley from an attempted abduction. Sionis
is impressed by Dinah's fighting skills and appoints her as his new driver. The
next night, Harley blows up the Ace Chemicals plant as a way to publicly announce
her breakup with Joker. Meanwhile, GCPD Detective Renee Montoya investigates a
series of mob killings carried out by a crossbow-wielding vigilante. Finding
Harley's necklace at the scene of the Ace Chemicals explosion, Montoya notes that
Harley is in danger without the Joker's protection. She tries to recruit Dinah as
an informant, but Dinah rejects the offer.

Sionis sends Dinah and his sadistic right-hand-man Victor Zsasz to retrieve a
diamond embedded with the account numbers to the fortune of the Bertinelli crime
family, who were massacred years ago. Young pickpocket Cassandra "Cass" Cain steals
the diamond from Zsasz and swallows it after she is arrested. Harley, fleeing from
Montoya and several other people she had wronged, is captured by Sionis's men.
Zsasz informs Sionis that Cassandra has the diamond, and Dinah warns Montoya.
Sionis kidnaps and makes Harley recover the diamond for him, under the threat of
death. Sionis agrees but also places a bounty on Cassandra. Breaking into the GCPD
with a variety of firework-inspired non-lethal grenade launcher rounds, Harley
frees Cassandra and the pair escape.

After escaping, Harley and Cassandra bond while hiding out at the former's
apartment. Doc is approached for information by the "crossbow killer", who is
revealed to be Helena Bertinelli. Having survived her family's massacre and
becoming trained as an assassin, Helena has been targeting each of the gangsters
responsible for her family's murders, preferring the moniker of "The Huntress".
Harley's apartment is later bombed by criminals looking for Cassandra, and Doc
sorrowfully reveals that he sold Harley out. Harley calls Sionis and offers to turn
Cassandra over in exchange for his protection, agreeing to meet at an abandoned
amusement park. Dinah notifies Montoya of the rendezvous, but her betrayal is
noticed by Zsasz, who informs Sionis. A devastated Sionis dons his ritualistic mask
from which he gets his nickname, "Black Mask".

At the park, Montoya confronts Harley, but Harley knocks her out of a window. Zsasz
arrives and tranquilizes Harley before holding Dinah at gunpoint, but he is killed
by Helena, who reveals Zsasz was the last of her family's killers. Montoya returns
and a stand-off ensues until they realize Sionis has arrived with a small army of
masked criminals, known collectively as the False Face Society. Using Harley's old
gear, the makeshift team successfully withstand and repel their attack. During the
battle, Cassandra is captured by Sionis, while Dinah reveals her metahuman ability
of supersonic-level screaming, defeating a number of Sionis' mobsters. Harley gives
chase on roller skates, and with assistance from Helena, the pair pursue Sionis. At
a nearby pier, the final confrontation occurs. Sionis prepares to kill Cassandra,
but she pulls the ring from a grenade that she slipped in his jacket after taking
it from Harley's weapons chest earlier. Harley throws Sionis off the pier just
before the grenade detonates, killing him.

In the aftermath of destroying Sionis's criminal empire, Montoya quits the GCPD.
Using the money within the accounts hidden inside the diamond, Helena joins with
Dinah and Montoya in establishing a team of vigilantes called the Birds of Prey.
Harley and Cassandra escape, selling the diamond itself to a pawn shop and starting
their own business.

In a post-credits audio sequence, Harley is about to reveal a secret about Batman,

[c] but the film ends mid-sentence.

Cast
Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn: A former-certified psychiatrist,
who became a crazed criminal and the Joker's accomplice/girlfriend, and later a
part of the Suicide Squad. She has since cut ties with the Joker after the pair
broke up.[11] Screenwriter Christina Hodson sought to reinvent Harley, wanting to
expand on the character following her departure from the Joker's company.[12]
Hodson called Harley the character she enjoyed developing most due to her
unpredictable personality.[13]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress: A vigilante who is the
orphaned daughter of gangster Franco Bertinelli.[14][15][16] Ella Mika portrays a
young Helena, during flashback scenes.[17]
Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary:[14][15][18] A vigilante with
the metahuman ability of hypersonic screams, which she inherited genetically from
her mother.[19][20] She is a singer in a club that Sionis owns.[21] Smollett-Bell
described Dinah as "disenfranchised and disconnected from the world," and someone
who "doesn’t really want to have anything to do with crime fighting or being a
good-doer, which is so against her nature because we know Dinah to be all heart."
The actress added she became a fan of Black Canary by playing with the character in
the video game Injustice 2,[22] which also influenced how she physically portrayed
the depiction of the hypersonic screams.[23]
Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya:[24][25] An alcoholic, cynical detective in the Gotham
City Police Department (GCPD), who is building a case against Sionis.
Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz: A deranged mob killer and henchman of Sionis who
carves a tally mark on his skin for each victim he claims.[26]
Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain: A young girl who has a bounty placed upon her
head by Sionis after she steals a valuable diamond from him.[24][27]
Ali Wong as Ellen Yee: Montoya's ex-girlfriend and Gotham City district attorney.
[26][28]
Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis / Black Mask: A brutal, self-obsessed crime lord who
threatens Cassandra and Harley.[29][30] McGregor described the character as "an
absolute narcissist."[31]
Additionally, Steven Williams portrays Captain Patrick Erickson, Montoya's superior
at the GCPD; Dana Lee portrays Doc, Quinn's friend who owns a Taiwanese restaurant;
François Chau portrays Mr. Keo, a rival crime boss of Sionis; Derek Wilson portrays
Tim Munroe, a GCPD detective; Matt Willig portrays Happy, previously a henchman who
worked for the Joker and Stefano Galante; and whose face was tattooed by Quinn and
the Joker; and Bojana Novakovic portrays Erika, a night club patron who is the
victim of sexual violence[32][33] by Sionis. Charlene Amoia and Paul Lasa
respectively portray Maria and Franco Bertinelli, the mother and father of Helena;
Robert Catrini portrays Stefano Galante, the mob boss who killed the Bertinelli
family.[16][34]

The Joker appears in the film, through animated-special effects during a flashback
sequence, as well as through the combined use of archive footage of Jared Leto from
Suicide Squad and body-double Johnny Goth on set. These techniques were used
because Leto was not available during filming.[35] A still photograph of Jai
Courtney as George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang also appears on a wall in
the Gotham City Police Department.[36]

Production
Development
In May 2016, ahead of the release of Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. Pictures announced
a spin-off film focusing on Harley Quinn and several other female DC Comics heroes
and villains, such as Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Margot Robbie was attached to
reprise her role as Harley Quinn, and would also serve as producer.[11][37] British
screenwriter Christina Hodson was announced to be writing the film in November.[38]
Robbie had pitched the film to Warner Bros. in 2015 as "an R-rated girl gang film
including Harley, because I was like, 'Harley needs friends.' Harley loves
interacting with people, so don't ever make her do a standalone film." Robbie felt
it was important for the film to have a female director. While Warner Bros. and DC
Films had various other Harley Quinn-oriented films in development, Birds of Prey
was the only one with whose development Robbie was directly involved.[39]

Robbie spent three years working on Birds of Prey and continued to present it to
Warner Bros. until the studio felt the project was at the point it could be made.
[39] By April 2018, Warner Bros. and DC Films had finalized a deal with Cathy Yan
to direct, making her the first female Asian director to direct a superhero film.
[40] Yan pitched for the job as "wanting to smash the patriarchy."[41] Robbie was
confirmed to be producing the film under her LuckyChap Entertainment banner, as
part of a first-look deal she has with the studio; Sue Kroll and Bryan Unkless were
also announced to serve as producers through their companies Kroll & Co.
Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures, respectively. Production was scheduled to
begin by late 2018 or early 2019.[42] The Penguin was intended to appear in the
script at one point but was dropped to preserve his DC Extended Universe debut in
The Batman.[43] Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, a founding member of the team in the
comics, was removed from Birds of Prey due to her upcoming standalone film, which
is also being written by Christina Hodson.[44]

Pre-production
Margot Robbie in 2019.
By July 2018, the film was entering pre-production.[45] Robbie confirmed the film
would be titled Birds of Prey, describing it as "different" from the other DC films
featuring Harley Quinn, and said it would be produced on a relatively small budget
compared to other superhero films.[46][47] She also stated Harley Quinn would
receive a new costume, and teased the casting of diverse actors.[48] The line-up
for the Birds of Prey team was revealed to include Black Canary, Huntress,
Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya, with the villain set to be a Batman adversary
who had not yet been seen in film.[24] Casting began in August,[49] with Warner
Bros. considering several actresses for Huntress and Black Canary. Alexandra
Daddario, Jodie Comer, Blake Lively, and Vanessa Kirby expressed interest.[50][51]
In August, Roman Sionis / Black Mask was revealed to be the film's antagonist.[52]
Janelle Monáe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell were under consideration
for Black Canary by September, while Sofia Boutella, Margaret Qualley, Mary
Elizabeth Winstead and Cristin Milioti were being considered to play Huntress.[53]
Justina Machado and Roberta Colindrez tested for Renee Montoya, while Warner Bros.
began seeking a 12-year-old Asian actress to play Cassandra Cain.[54]

In late September, Smollett-Bell and Winstead were respectively cast as Black

Canary and Huntress,[14] Warner Bros. scheduled a February 7, 2020 release date,
[55] and Ewan McGregor and Sharlto Copley were under consideration for the role of
Black Mask.[56] During the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit in October, Yan
confirmed the cast and that the film would be R-rated. She said, "[I] could not put
the script down, it had so much dark humor to it which a lot of my work does, and
there are themes of female empowerment which are so strong and relatable."[57]
Cinematographer Matthew Libatique joined the film that month,[58] as did Rosie
Perez as Renee Montoya.[25] Stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio and fight
coordinator Jon Valera joined in November,[59] along with McGregor as Black
Mask[29] and Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain.[27] Robbie revealed the full title,
[60] and said the subtitle reflects the humorous tone of the film.[61] Production
designer K. K. Barrett joined in December,[62] as did Chris Messina as Victor
Zsasz.[26] Steven Williams, Derek Wilson, Dana Lee, François Chau, Matthew Willig,
Robert Catrini, and Ali Wong were also cast.[26][28]

Filming
Principal photography began in Los Angeles, California in January 2019 under the
working title Fox Force Five.[63][64][65] Although filming had been expected to
also take place in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia,[66] the entire shoot took place
in Los Angeles after the production received a tax credit from the state of
California.[67][45] Filming was expected to be completed by mid-April 2019.[68] In
February, Charlene Amoia joined the cast.[16] Filming wrapped on April 15, 2019.
[69]

Post-production
Jay Cassidy and Evan Schiff served as editors, while Method Studios, Weta Digital,
Luma Pictures, Image Engine, and Crafty Apes provided the visual effects for the
film.[70][71][72][73] In August 2019, Chad Stahelski served as a second unit
director for reshoots, his company 87eleven having been already involved in the
development of the action scenes.[74] Photography for the additional footage began
on September 3, 2019.[75][76]

Costume concept artist Greg Hopwood released an exclusive look at Costume

production art at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019.[77]

Music
Main article: Birds of Prey (soundtrack)
In September 2019, Daniel Pemberton was announced to serve as the composer for the
film's score.[78] The Original Motion Picture Score album was released by
WaterTower Music on February 14, 2020.[79]

A soundtrack album for the film, titled Birds of Prey: The Album, was announced in
January 2020 and was released on February 7 by Atlantic Records, to coincides with
the film's release. To promote the album, a single was released every Friday before
the film's release.[80] "Diamonds" by Megan Thee Stallion and Normani was released
on January 10,[81] "Joke's On You" by Charlotte Lawrence was released on January
17,[82] "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat was released on January 24, "Sway with Me" by
Saweetie and GALXARA was released on January 31[83] and "Experiment on Me" by
Halsey, was released the same day as the album.[84] A solo version of "Sway with
Me" by GALXARA was released as a standalone single on May 1, 2020.[85]

The movie also includes songs which are not featured on the album, such as
Spiderbait's "Black Betty", which plays during the fight scene at the police
impound, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself For Loving You", which plays
during the montage of Harley trying to move on from the Joker, Heart's "Barracuda",
which plays for the first part of the fight against the False Face Society, and
Kesha's "Woman", which plays during the final scene. The film also features a
rendition of Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" sung by Robbie.
[86]

Marketing
Marketing began on January 21, 2019, when a first-look production video of the
characters and costumes titled "See You Soon" was released by Warner Bros. via
YouTube.[87] DC Comics published a promotional trade paperback anthology featuring
stories based on the film on November 12, 2019.[88] The first teaser debuted
exclusively in theatres on September 5, 2019, in front of screenings for It:
Chapter Two, with Quinn stating that she is "over clowns" while popping a red
balloon, in a collective reference to It / Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the
Joker.[89]

A short teaser was released on the film's social media pages, announcing the first
official trailer would be released on October 1, 2019. A series of posters, which
also announced the trailer debut, was released the same day.[90] On December 5,
2019, Birds of Prey held a panel at the annual CCXP in Brazil, showing the first
five minutes of the film, and the second official trailer, which was released
online on January 9, 2020.

A three-day pop-up event named Harleywood was also organized at the Hollywood and
Highland Center with the presence of the cast on the launch day. Artists who
contributed to the soundtrack were also present to promote it, with Charlotte
Lawrence and Doja Cat performing.[91]

Release
Birds of Prey was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United
States on February 7, 2020, in standard, IMAX, IMAX 3D, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and
ScreenX formats.[55][92][93] The film had its world premiere on January 25, 2020,
at the Proyecto Publico Prim in Mexico City.[94] It also screened at the BFI IMAX
in London on January 29, and at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on January 30,
during a special event named Le Festival de Quinn (The Quinn Festival) in reference
to the Cannes Film Festival.[95][96] On February 10, 2020, it was reported that the
film was being displayed under the title Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey on the
websites for AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, and Regal Cinemas.[5][6] According to
Screen Rant, the name change was mandated by Warner Bros.[5][97] However, TheWrap
subsequently reported that "an individual with knowledge at the studio" denied that
Warner Bros. had revised the title, and quoted Atom Tickets' Alisha Grauso's
explanation that the new listing was "apparently for display/search purposes only
for vendors and theaters, not an official title change."[98]
Home media
On March 19, Warner Bros. Pictures announced the film would be available digitally
in the United States and Canada through Premium VOD on March 24 due to movie
theaters closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This was just over
one month after the film's theatrical debut and before the end of the usual 90-day
theatrical run.[99] Another film distributed by the studio, The Way Back, was also
released earlier than expected for the same reason.[100] In the United Kingdom, it
was released digitally and on video on demand on April 24, 2020.[101] The Blu-ray,
4K Ultra HD, and DVD were released in North America on May 12, 2020.[102][103] The
film debuted on HBO Max on August 15, 2020.

Reception
Box office
Birds of Prey grossed $84.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $117.7
million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $201.9 million.[3][4]
According to Variety, the film needed to gross $250–300 million worldwide to break
even.[2]

In the United States and Canada, Birds of Prey was initially projected to gross
$50–55 million from 4,236 theaters in its opening weekend.[104] However, after
making $13 million in its first day, including $4 million from Thursday night
previews, estimates were lowered and it went on to debut to $33 million. The film
finished first at the box office but marked the lowest opening for a DC film since
Jonah Hex in 2010 ($5.3 million), and was 75% smaller than Suicide Squad's $133.4
million opening in 2016. The low start was blamed on the possible lack of demand
for a solo film surrounding the character of Harley Quinn, as well as the confusing
title and the R rating limiting the appeal and demographics for ticket sales.[105]
In its second weekend, the film fell 48% to $17.1 million, finishing second, behind
newcomer Sonic the Hedgehog, and then made $7 million in its third, dropping
another 59%.[106][107][108]

In other territories, the film was expected to debut to $60–70 million from 76
countries, for a worldwide total of $110–125 million.[104] It made $7.8 million
after two days of overseas release in 51 countries and $18.1 million from the full
76 after three. The film went on to make $46 million from international play in its
opening weekend, and $79 million worldwide. Its highest-grossing territories were
Mexico ($4.6 million), Russia ($4 million), the United Kingdom ($3.9 million),
Brazil ($2.8 million) and France ($2.7 million). The low opening was blamed on
similar audience hesitation as in the United States, as well as the coronavirus
pandemic in Asia closing some theaters.[109]

Yan acknowledged the film's unsatisfactory box office performance and stated,
"There were also [undue] expectations on a female-led movie, and what I was most
disappointed in was this idea that perhaps it proved that we weren't ready for this
yet. That was an extra burden that, as a woman-of-color director, I already had on
me anyway. So, yes, I think there were certainly different ways you could interpret
the success or lack of success of the movie, and everyone has a right to do that.
But, I definitely do feel that everyone was pretty quick to jump on a certain
angle."[110]

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 409 reviews,
with an average rating of 6.75/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "With a
fresh perspective, some new friends, and loads of fast-paced action, Birds of Prey
captures the colorfully anarchic spirit of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn."[111] On
Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 59 critic
reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[112] Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, and
PostTrak reported it received an average 3.5 out of 5 stars, with 61% of people
surveyed saying they would definitely recommend it.[105][106]

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, and said
that "Robbie turns in a much richer and funnier and layered performance as Harley
this time around, thanks in large part to the stiletto-sharp screenplay by
Christina Hodson."[113] Joe Morgenstern, writing for The Wall Street Journal,
stated, "Much of this R-rated movie is chaotic, yet it’s a richly hued, madly
inventive, gleefully violent and happily slapdash contraption with a formidable
female at its center."[114] Matthew Monagle of The Austin Chronicle gave it 4 out
of 5 stars and said that "Yan and Robbie lean into both sides of Quinn’s
personality throughout the film. This allows Birds of Prey to earn every bit of its
R-rating while still feeling like a Looney Tunes cartoon."[115] The Arizona
Republic's Nicole Ludden praised Yan's direction, saying that it "carries a
visually distinct style throughout the film that makes the layering of several
chaotic scenes feel cohesive."[116]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "action-packed, but more
rule-following than its bonkers protagonist," and wrote, "Yan finds plenty of
opportunities for exciting set pieces: Extravagant action choreography makes the
most of colorful set design, unlikely gimmicks and wrasslin'-style brutality. But
Hodson's script offers far less diverting banter than it might've between the fight
scenes."[117] Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman said the film was "thin but
lively" and praised the performance of Robbie, as well as Yan's direction, although
noted the script as having "attitude to spare, but in a rather bare-bones
way."[118] Calling it "DC's first good action movie," Joshua Rivera of The Verge
offered a mixed review while praising the film's relation to breakups, writing,
"That manic energy is all that’s holding Birds of Prey together at times, and the
fact that all of its characters seem to thrive in it makes it all the more
disappointing that the movie doesn’t really take any time to get to know them
better."[119]

In a scathing review, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "Birds of
Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is more than horrible.
It should not exist. Money should never have been raised for it. The screenplay
should never have been filmed. Margot Robbie shouldn't have produced it. She
certainly shouldn't have starred in it."[120]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards July 2, 2020 Best Picture
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Nominated [121][122]
Best Actress Margot Robbie Runner-up
Best Supporting Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ewan McGregor Won
Best Female Director Cathy Yan Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Christina Hodson Nominated
People's Choice Awards November 15, 2020 The Movie of 2020 Birds of Prey: And the
Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Nominated [123]
The Action Movie of 2020 Nominated
The Female Movie Star of 2020 Margot Robbie Nominated
The Action Movie Star of 2020 Nominated
The Soundtrack Song of 2020 Boss Bitch - Doja Cat Nominated
American Music Awards November 22, 2020 Top Soundtrack Birds of Prey: The Album
Won [124]
Critics' Choice Super Awards January 10, 2021 Best Superhero Movie Birds of
Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Pending [125]
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie Ewan McGregor Pending
Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Margot Robbie Pending
Jurnee Smollett Pending
Sequel
Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn will appear in The Suicide Squad.[126] Cathy Yan said
that she would be interested in directing a sequel that would explore Harley
Quinn's relationship with Poison Ivy.[127][128]