Oscars 2022: All 20 Actors Who Could Get Their First Oscar Nomination
6. Ann Dowd - Mass
Ann Dowd is an astonishing character actress who many feel is long overdue a major film award, yet she's never been better-positioned for an Oscar nomination than with her jaw-dropping performance in Fran Kranz's new drama Mass.
Dowd plays Linda, the mother of a school shooter who during a meeting with her husband (Reed Birney) and the parents of the shooting's victim (Martha Plimpton and Jason Isaacs), attempts to reckon with her own feelings about her son's act.
It's a masterful performance from Dowd, who commands the screen every second she's on it, and in a film with four stellar performances, somehow inches to the top.
The film's difficult subject and matter-of-fact presentation will make it a tough sell for Oscar voters to even bother watching, but Dowd's mesmerising work speaks for itself.