Actor Margot Robbie was recently announced as the Best Actress in a Superhero Movie for her acclaimed portrayal of DC's Harley Quinn in 2020's Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) at the first-ever Critics' Choice Super Awards show.

Robbie won the honorary title over award nominees Charlize Theron (The Old Guard), fellow co-star Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey), Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Secret Society of Second-Born Royals) and KiKi Layne (The Old Guard). The inaugural ceremony was held virtually -- due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and precautions -- on The CW on Jan. 10.

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Robbie starred as Harley Quinn in 2016's Suicide Squad and reprised the antihero role for 2020's Birds of Prey, a film which she also co-produced. Robbie performed a majority of her stunts for the role in the DC Extended Universe film. The film's stunts were coordinated by John Wick's stunt director Chad Stahelski.

Birds of Prey focused its story on Harley Quinn's life after her breakup with the Joker. Soon after her bombshell of a breakup, she befriends Cassandra Cain and finds out that she swallowed a prized diamond. Quinn allies with fellow deadly women -- Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) -- to defeat Black Mask (Ewan McGregor) who threatens to harm Cain.

Margot Robbie will reprise her role as Harley Quinn in James Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad, which is set to arrive in theatres on Aug. 6.

The actor also co-produced Birds of Prey under her production company LuckyChap Entertainment. Her production company aims to hire "new, breaking directors" for film projects. I, Tonya was LuckyChap's first film to debut and gained critical acclaim and earned both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for its co-star Allison Janney.

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Hosted by Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez, the inaugural Critics' Choice Super Awards was held on Jan. 10 and celebrated series and films across the Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation genres. The awards ceremony aired on The CW and will be available to stream for free on The CW app and cwtv.com starting Jan. 11.

Directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) stars Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco and Ewan McGregor. The film is now available on video-on-demand and streaming on HBO Max.

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Source: Critics Choice Association