Amber Midthunder, Prey
Prey was a streaming Hulu film—offering a convenient out for Academy voters who, let’s face it, would likely have ignored Midthunder’s fierce, physically dynamic Predator fighter under any circumstances. Still, Prey offered proof that just because a film happens to be an entry in a long-running horror franchise, it’s still capable of standing on its own as something great—especially when it’s buoyed by such a captivating lead performance.
