| 100% | ELEPHANTMAN | 11 | 1980 black-and-white film that was nominated for Best Picture, with "The" |
| 67% | PASTLIVES | 9 | Celine Song film that was nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars |
| 61% | ROMA | 4 | Alfonso Cuarón film that was the first Netflix production nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 61% | SHORT | 5 | "The Big ___" (2015 film that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar) |
| 51% | ALLABOUTEVE | 11 | Film that is tied with "Titanic" and "La La Land" for the most Oscar nominations for a single film (14) (3 wds.) |
| 49% | HAIM | 4 | Band that was nominated for the 2015 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 48% | DRIVINGMISSDAISY | 16 | "Floral" film that was the Best Picture of 1989 |
| 48% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 47% | WHATSUP | 7 | ["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 47% | NEEDTOKNOW | 10 | Hit single by 50-Across that was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 47% | THEBIGSHORT | 11 | 2015 financial dramedy starring 20-Across that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (3 wds.) |
| 47% | RAPGOD | 6 | 37-Across song that was nominated for the 2015 Best Rap Performance Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 47% | FLIES | 5 | "Eagle When She ___," 1991 Dolly Parton song that was nominated for the Grammy for Best Country Song |
| 46% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 46% | HEYMAMA | 7 | 2004 song by the Black Eyed Peas that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Song: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TEMPO | 5 | 46-Across song featuring Missy Elliott that was nominated for the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Power Anthem |
| 45% | CAVALCADE | 9 | 1933 drama film that won Oscars for Best Picture, and Best Director for Frank Lloyd |
| 44% | EDEN | 4 | Site of "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 44% | EDEN | 4 | It contained "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 44% | GLADIATOR | 9 | Russell Crowe film that won Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards and was the second-highest grossing film of 2000 |
| 44% | WHEN | 4 | "___ You Believe," song by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston that was nominated for the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration |
| 44% | LADY | 4 | With 5-Down, 2017 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 44% | AMELIE | 6 | 2001 French film that was nominated for five Academy Awards |
| 44% | ALFIE | 5 | 1966 film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 44% | LADYBIRD | 8 | 2017 film nominated for Best Picture ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 43% | SCARLETT | 8 | 1994 miniseries that was a sequel to the 1939 Best Picture winner "Gone With the Wind" |
| 43% | THEELEPHANTMAN | 14 | 1980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup |
| 43% | PASTLIVES | 9 | 2023 film in Korean and English nominated for Best Picture |
| 43% | SHAGGY | 6 | The __ Dog is a black and white Walt Disney film |
| 43% | BASTILLE | 8 | Band with the album "Bad Blood" that was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best New Artist |