| 100% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | "Still Alice" Oscar winner who plays 50-Across in a 2020 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 71% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Ordinary People" Oscar winner who plays the father of 50-Across in a 2020 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 56% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Oscar winner who plays a jaded London police inspector in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | ADRIENBRODY | 11 | "The Pianist" Oscar winner who plays a Hollywood film director working in a London theater in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Oscar winner who played the title choreographer in 45-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Oscar winner who plays jazz pianist Joe Gardner in 1-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | "The Fighter" Oscar winner who played Demetrius in the 1999 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 52% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | "The Queen" Oscar winner who played Hermia in the 1968 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 52% | HILARYSWANK | 11 | Two-time Best Actress Oscar winner who plays Bridget in 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | JAMESCAGNEY | 11 | "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Oscar winner who played Bottom in the 1935 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANYATAYLORJOY | 13 | "Glass" actress who played 19-Across in a 2020 film: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 50% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "On the Waterfront" Oscar winner who won (and declined) a Best Actor Oscar for playing Vito Corleone in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | "The Iron Lady" Oscar winner who plays Aunt March in 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | "A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar winner who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" Oscar winner who played Donald Crease in "Sneakers": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | 1972 Best Actor Oscar winner who played 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ERICBANA | 8 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2003 film: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2008 film: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DIANNEWIEST | 11 | "Bullets Over Broadway" Oscar winner who plays the mother on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | "Good Will Hunting" Oscar winner who plays the title nanny in "Mrs. Doubtfire" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HILARYSWANK | 11 | "Boys Don't Cry" star who played 30-Across in a 2009 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ERNESTBORGNINE | 14 | "Marty" Oscar winner who played the detective Mike Rogo in "The Poseidon Adventure" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Oscar-winning actor who played 43-Across in a 1997 TV film (2 wds.) |
| 47% | CATEBLANCHETT | 13 | "Blue Jasmine" Oscar winner who stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | "Girl, Interrupted" Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner who plays Thena in Marvel's "Eternals" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | "Howards End" Oscar winner who plays the title nanny in the "Nanny McPhee" films (2 wds.) |
| 47% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | Two-time Oscar winner who portrayed the rogue colonel in 31-Across: 2 wds |
| 47% | ALPACINO | 8 | "Scent of a Woman" Oscar winner who plays Hollywood producer/agent Marvin Schwartz in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | "Still Alice" actress who plays 19-Across later in life: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | "Leaving Las Vegas" Oscar winner who plays twin brothers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in "Adaptation" (2 wds.) |