| 100% | CHLOEZHAO | 9 | "Nomadland" director who directed and co-wrote Marvel's "Eternals" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | "Lady Bird" Oscar-nominated director who directed and co-wrote "Barbie" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "The Wolf of Wall Street" director who co-wrote and directed "Killers of the Flower Moon" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | "Moulin Rouge!" director who wrote and directed the 2022 music biopic "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | GARETHEDWARDS | 13 | "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" director who wrote and directed "The Creator" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | WARRENBEATTY | 12 | Actor who directed, wrote, and appears in "Rules Don't Apply": 2 wds. |
| 51% | NIKICARO | 8 | "Whale Rider" director who directed Disney's live-action "Mulan": 2 wds. |
| 50% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | "Moulin Rouge!" director who directed 1996's "Romeo + Juliet": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ZOEKRAVITZ | 10 | "The Batman" actress who co-wrote and directed 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who directed and played the title character in 1996's "Hamlet": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DAVIDFINCHER | 12 | "Gone Girl" director who produces and directs episodes of "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | Actress who stars in, wrote, directed, and coproduced 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DIANEKEATON | 11 | "Something's Gotta Give" actress who directed and starred in "Hanging Up": 2 wds. |
| 45% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | "Lady Bird" and "Little Women" director who also directed "Barbie": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SPIKEJONZE | 10 | "Her" director who also directed the music video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice": 2 wds. |
| 45% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Yellowstone" actor who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the 2024 film "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | RICHARDDONNER | 13 | "The Goonies" director, who also directed "Superman" and "Lethal Weapon": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ETHANCOEN | 9 | "Fargo" director who directed 15-Across without his brother Joel: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SARAHPOLLEY | 11 | "Away from Her" writer/director who wrote and directed the film adaptation of 28-Across, which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival this month (2 wds.) |
| 44% | DELPY | 5 | Julie who directed and co-starred in "2 Days in Paris" |
| 43% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "American Sniper" actor who directed and stars in the "A Star Is Born" remake: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WOODY | 5 | With 35-Across, "Blue Jasmine" director who wrote and directed 18-Across |
| 43% | GUYRITCHIE | 10 | "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" writer/director who wrote and directed 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TODDPHILLIPS | 12 | "The Hangover" trilogy director who directed "Joker" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "Taxi Driver" director who directed "The Irishman" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JONFAVREAU | 10 | Actor who plays Happy Hogan in Marvel films, and has directed the pilot for "The Orville": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JODIEFOSTER | 11 | "Panic Room" actress who directed and starred in "Little Man Tate": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SYDNEYPOLLACK | 13 | "Out of Africa" Oscar-winning director who directed 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ROBREINER | 9 | "When Harry Met Sally... " director who directed "The Princess Bride" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DAVIDLEITCH | 11 | "Bullet Train" director who directed "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |