Suicide Squad’s Margot Robbie Named IMDB’s Top Star Of 2016

Earlier this year, Warner Bros. rolled out Suicide Squad to great fanfare. The film’s all-star […]

September 5, 2017, 11:03pm

Earlier this year, Warner Bros. rolled out Suicide Squad to great fanfare. The film’s all-star cast saw talent like Jared Leto take on the Joker while Will Smith suited up as Deadshot. However, it was Margot Robbie who stole hearts as the crazed, ex-psychiatrist Harley Quinn. Now, IMBD is letting fans know just how popular the actor has become in 2016 by crowning her at the site’s top star.

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“Third on this list last year, Margot Robbie makes the leap to the top as IMDb’s Top Star of 2016. It was a year in which the Australian actress displayed her versatility in a trio of notable big-screen performances,” the site wrote.

“She played BBC correspondent Tanya Vanderpoel in the war comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and followed that with a turn as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan. However, Robbie’s most notable work in 2016 was as psychiatrist-gone-bad Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad. It’s a memorable, visually striking role that not only inspired a future standalone film but too-many-to-count lookalike costumes at comic book conventions and Halloween parties.”

Clearly, Robbie has had a major bump is attention thanks to her work in Suicide Squad. The actress even had the chance to host Saturday Night Live earlier this year to kick off the late-night show’s newest season. And, unsurprisingly, Robbie is not the only geek-friendly female who has found herself on IMDB’s list.

Emilia Clark from Game of Thrones ranked second this year. Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown secured the third spot after debuting on the hit Netflix drama. Deadpool‘s Morena Baccarin made an unexpected appearance after stunning fans with her work on the superhero projects like Gotham. Gal Gadot also joined the list after debuting Warner Bros. and its new iteration of Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Even Star Wars made an appearance on the female-dominated list. Daisy Ridley nabbed a spot on the top list thanks to her work with Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.

Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?