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Surprise! 'Fantastic Beasts' and 'Suicide Squad' now both have Oscars

'Plot twist' is an understatement.

Proma Khosla

on February 26, 2017

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Talk about an upset. Science fiction and fantasy movies haven't always fared well at the Academy Awards, but within minutes of each other, Suicide Squad and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won Oscars for makeup and costume design, respectively.

These are big -- and confusing -- wins for Warner Bros. and fans of both DC's comic books and Harry Potter.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.