| 100% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | "A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar winner who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 72% | CATEBLANCHETT | 13 | "Blue Jasmine" Oscar winner who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" Oscar winner who starred in 16-Across and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | IAINARMITAGE | 12 | Child actor who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Gravity" actor who starred in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JOHNMALKOVICH | 13 | "Dangerous Liaisons" actor who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | KLINE | 5 | A Fish Called Wanda Oscar winner |
| 54% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | Oscar winner who stars in the 1998 film "City of Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Two-time Oscar winner who starred with 44-Across in "Gravity" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | HALLEBERRY | 10 | "Monster's Ball" Oscar winner who won a Razzie Award for her starring role in the 2004 film "Catwoman" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | CATEBLANCHETT | 13 | Two-time Oscar winner who starred with 44-Across in "Ocean's 8" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | "Still Alice" Oscar winner who plays 50-Across in a 2020 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 50% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Ordinary People" Oscar winner who plays the father of 50-Across in a 2020 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 50% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "The Blind Side" Best Actress Oscar winner who starred in 15-Across, 24-Across, 31-Across, and 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | CLEESE | 6 | John who starred in "A Fish Called Wanda" |
| 49% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | KLINE | 5 | "A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar winner |
| 47% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | "A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar winner |
| 47% | KLINE | 5 | "A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar winner Kevin |
| 46% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | Oscar winner who co-stars with Meryl Streep in "The Hours" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | NATALIEPORTMAN | 14 | "Black Swan" Oscar winner who is a vegan: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DELTABURKE | 10 | Actress (married to 33-Across) who starred on a 1982 soap opera parody also called 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BELLARAMSEY | 11 | Actress who starred in 2022's "Catherine Called Birdy": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | "The Fighter" Oscar winner who played Demetrius in the 1999 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 45% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | "The Queen" Oscar winner who played Hermia in the 1968 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 45% | OLIVIACOLMAN | 12 | Oscar winner who co-stars with Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | JAMESCAGNEY | 11 | "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Oscar winner who played Bottom in the 1935 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 45% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for A Fish Called Wanda |
| 45% | JULIANNEHOUGH | 13 | "Dancing With the Stars" judge who costars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" Oscar winner who played Donald Crease in "Sneakers": 2 wds. |