| 100% | ATIMETOKILL | 11 | 1996 crime drama for which 34-Across was honored with an NAACP Image Award (4 wds.) |
| 80% | COACHCARTER | 11 | 2005 sports drama for which 34-Across was honored with an NAACP Image Award (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THEWRESTLER | 11 | 2008 sports drama for which 18-Across was nominated for an Academy Award: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASINGLEMAN | 10 | 2009 drama for which 21-Across was nominated for an Oscar: 3 wds. |
| 37% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Syriana" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ISSA | 4 | With 12-Across, winner of an NAACP Image Award for "Insecure" |
| 36% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "The Hours" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "Mary Poppins" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | THEREADER | 9 | 2008 drama for which Kate Winslet won an Academy Award for Best Actress (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BLINDSIDE | 9 | With "The," 2009 film for which 34-Across won an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | CNN host who was honored with the 2018 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2 wds.) |
| 34% | CLAUDIARANKINE | 14 | "Citizen: An American Lyric" writer who was honored with the 2014 Lannan Literary Award for Poetry (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ABOUTDAMNTIME | 13 | Song by Lizzo that was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Song of 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was honored with an Academy of Country Music's Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ROBINROBERTS | 12 | "Good Morning America" co-anchor who was honored with the 2014 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Anti-Hero" singer who was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Female Artist of 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | USUALSUSPECTS | 13 | 1995 crime film for which Kevin Spacey won an Oscar, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 33% | PROBOWLS | 8 | NFL all-star games for which 34-Across has been chosen 11 times: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RICKTOCCHET | 11 | Vancouver Canucks head coach who was honored with the NHL's Jack Adams Award for coach of the year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | NINATOTENBERG | 13 | Longtime NPR legal affairs correspondent who was honored with the 2010 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KEVINKLOSE | 10 | President of NPR from 1998 to 2008 who was honored with the 2006 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TERRYGROSS | 10 | Host and producer of NPR's "Fresh Air" who was honored with the 2003 Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CHARLEYPRIDE | 12 | "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" singer who was honored with the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DESK | 4 | Drama ___ Award, honor for which Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus were nominated |
| 31% | JAMESPATTERSON | 14 | Bestselling crime novelist who was honored with the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ALEXMORGAN | 10 | Soccer great honored with the 2019 ESPY Award for Best Female 34-Down (2 wds.) |
| 31% | STILLALICE | 10 | 2014 film for which 30-Across recently won an Academy Award for Best Actress: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FANTASTIC | 9 | "Captain ___," a 2016 comedy-drama for which Viggo Mortensen - whose birthday it is today - received an Academy Award nomination |
| 30% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 30% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | 1993 film for which 46-Across won a Grammy Award and an Oscar (2 wds.) |