| 100% | DRZHIVAGO | 9 | 1966 Best Picture nominee that used beeswax to create an ice palace |
| 38% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an "F" is added to the front |
| 37% | BABEL | 5 | 2006 Best Picture nominee that lost to "The Departed" |
| 34% | PARASITE | 8 | 2020 Best Picture nominee that begins with a son lying his way into an English-tutoring job |
| 34% | QUILLING | 8 | Craft that uses paper coils to create pictures |
| 34% | MINARI | 6 | 2021 Best Picture nominee with a title that loosely translates to "water celery" |
| 31% | ELSA | 4 | Disney princess who creates an ice palace |
| 31% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | Best Picture nominee that debuted in December 1967 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SNOW | 4 | Stuff that can be used to create an igloo |
| 30% | DUNKIRK | 7 | 2018 Best Picture nominee about an evacuation |
| 29% | CSS | 3 | Language that might be used to create an 8-Down, for short |
| 28% | BACKHOES | 8 | Machines that use an arm to dig |
| 28% | DRIVE | 5 | ___ My Car (2022 Best Picture nominee about an actor and his chauffeur) |
| 27% | TURBINE | 7 | Machine that uses rotating blades to create energy |
| 27% | ALLEGORIC | 9 | Art that uses characters to represent an idea |
| 27% | PLANE | 5 | Playful paper projects! Flight that may be created as an origami craft, and used by kids to pretend-fly in the air |
| 27% | STARZ | 5 | Movie channel that used to have an "!" in its name |
| 26% | ROASTER | 7 | An oven that can be used to brown meats |
| 26% | WOODBLOCK | 9 | Basic print device that uses ink to create images |
| 26% | SWIZZLE | 7 | Stick used to stir an iced cocktail |
| 26% | FUMAGE | 6 | Art technique using smoke to create pictures |
| 26% | LICKED | 6 | Used the tongue to eat an ice cream |
| 26% | GEEK | 4 | Squad that Best Buy uses to help you |
| 26% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that is used to humans |
| 26% | LICK | 4 | Use the tongue to eat an ice cream |
| 25% | EAR | 3 | Body part that an elephant uses to fan itself |
| 25% | REINS | 5 | Straps that an equestrian uses to control a horse |
| 25% | FIELDOFDREAMS | 13 | 1989 Best Picture nominee ... with a hint to 20-, 24-/27- and 32-/37-Across |
| 25% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 25% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind that's used to set the pitch for an orchestra |