The pink and blue ponytails that jammed your Instagram feed in late October have finally been recognised for their greatness, with Harley Quinn and the rest of theSuicide Squadgang taking out an Oscar on Sunday night.

Or more specifically, artists Giorgio Gregorini, Alessandro Bertolazzi and

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Released in August last year, Aussie actress Margot Robbie brought Quinn’s look of smeared red lipstick, tattoos, pale skin and pigtails was catapulted to icon status almost instantly.

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Source: DC Comics.

Subsequently, the Squad look became the go-to Halloween costume for fans of the film around the world.

"You think I'm just a doll. A doll that's pink and light. A doll you can arrange any way you like. You're wrong. Very wrong. What you think of me is only a ghost of time," Quinn said in the film, describing her look.

"I am dangerous. And I will show you just how dark I can be."

Anyone who has seen the film knows she really was not kidding when she said that.

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