| 100% | RICHARDDONNER | 13 | "The Goonies" director, who also directed "Superman" and "Lethal Weapon": 2 wds. |
| 65% | SPIKEJONZE | 10 | "Her" director who also directed the music video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice": 2 wds. |
| 62% | DAVIDFINCHER | 12 | "Gone Girl" director who also directed the music video for Madonna's "Vogue": 2 wds. |
| 57% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | "Lady Bird" and "Little Women" director who also directed "Barbie": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ANDYMUSCHIETTI | 14 | Director of "It Chapter Two" who also directed "It" and "Mama": 2 wds. |
| 54% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | "Moulin Rouge!" director who wrote and directed the 2022 music biopic "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RUPERTSANDERS | 13 | Director of the "Ghost in the Shell" movie, who has also directed "Snow White and the Huntsman" previously : 2 wds. |
| 52% | GUSVANSANT | 10 | "Milk" director who also directed the music video for Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge": 3 wds. |
| 51% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of 31-/48-Across who also directed the 2002-2007 "Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ROBERTZEMECKIS | 14 | Oscar-winning director of "Forrest Gump" who also directed "Romancing the Stone": 2 wds. |
| 50% | CECILBDEMILLE | 13 | "The Ten Commandments" director who also directed 18-/42-Across: 3 wds. |
| 49% | DAVIDFINCHER | 12 | "Gone Girl" director who produces and directs episodes of "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "The Wolf of Wall Street" director who co-wrote and directed "Killers of the Flower Moon" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | GARETHEDWARDS | 13 | "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" director who wrote and directed "The Creator" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | TODDPHILLIPS | 12 | "War Dogs" director who has directed the psychological thriller "Joker": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ZACKSNYDER | 10 | Director of 32-Across, who also directed "Man of Steel": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CHLOEZHAO | 9 | "Nomadland" director who directed and co-wrote Marvel's "Eternals" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | "Lady Bird" Oscar-nominated director who directed and co-wrote "Barbie" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MARIASCHRADER | 13 | "Unorthodox" Emmy-winning director who directed the 2022 film "She Said" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ELIAKAZAN | 9 | "On the Waterfront" director who was a role model and mentor for Mike Nichols: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | New Hollywood director who won an Oscar for "The Departed," and is the most-nominated director alive in terms of Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 45% | COENBROTHERS | 12 | "Fargo" team who also directed "No Country for Old Men": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MELGIBSON | 9 | "Lethal Weapon" and "Braveheart" actor who turned down the lead role in "Gladiator": 2 wds. |
| 44% | VIRGINIAWOOLF | 13 | "Mrs. Dalloway" author who also wrote children's stories, including "The Widow and the Parrot" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "Taxi Driver" director who directed "The Irishman" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ROBREINER | 9 | "When Harry Met Sally... " director who directed "The Princess Bride" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | NIKICARO | 8 | "Whale Rider" director who directed Disney's live-action "Mulan": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ETHANCOEN | 9 | "Fargo" director who directed 15-Across without his brother Joel: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | 19-Across drummer who also wrote and sang 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DAVIDLEITCH | 11 | "Bullet Train" director who directed "The Fall Guy" (2 wds.) |