| 100% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson film nominated for three Oscars |
| 45% | THEINSIDER | 10 | 1999 Crowe/Pacino film nominated for seven Oscars |
| 42% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | Off-white; Paul Thomas Anderson film |
| 41% | EVANS | 5 | Dame Edith who was nominated for three Oscars |
| 38% | ALFIE | 5 | 1966 film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 38% | JFK | 3 | 1991 film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar |
| 38% | ILPOSTINO | 9 | 1994 Italian film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 38% | BOOGIENIGHTS | 12 | 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson film starring Mark Wahlberg as a porn star: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PHANTOMTHREAD | 13 | 2017 Paul Thomas Anderson film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a dressmaker: 2 wds. |
| 38% | INHERENTVICE | 12 | 2014 Paul Thomas Anderson film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a private detective: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROMA | 4 | Netflix film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar this year |
| 37% | ROMA | 4 | Cuarón film nominated for 10 Oscars |
| 37% | AIR | 3 | "Up in the ___" (2009 film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar) |
| 37% | AMELIE | 6 | 2001 French film nominated for five Oscars |
| 35% | RENO | 4 | Setting for Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight |
| 35% | AMELIE | 6 | 2001 Audrey Tautou film nominated for five Oscars |
| 35% | MEMENTO | 7 | Christopher Nolan psychological film nominated for two Oscars |
| 35% | DUNKIRK | 7 | Christopher Nolan war film nominated for eight Oscars |
| 35% | CAROL | 5 | 2015 Cate Blanchett film nominated for six Oscars |
| 35% | PLAYBOOK | 8 | Silver Linings __, film nominated for 8 Oscar |
| 34% | THEMASTER | 9 | 2012 Paul Thomas Anderson classic named for an epithet of Lancaster Dodd |
| 34% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Christopher Nolan superhero film nominated for eight Oscars (3 wds.) |
| 34% | NOLTE | 5 | Nick nominated for an Oscar for the 1997 film “Affliction” |
| 33% | EMERALDFENNELL | 14 | 16-Across, 22-Across, and 43-Across actress who was nominated for three Oscars for writing and directing "Promising Young Woman" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THECOLOROFMONEY | 15 | 1986 film for which Paul Newman won his only Oscar |
| 33% | THELIFEOF | 9 | With 46-Across, Oscar film for '37 (with Paul Muni) |
| 32% | BESS | 4 | "Porgy and ___" (1959 musical film nominated for four Oscars) |
| 32% | NOW | 3 | "Apocalypse ___" (Francis Ford Coppola film nominated for eight Oscars) |
| 32% | GET | 3 | "___ Out" (Jordan Peele film nominated for four Oscars) |
| 32% | BABEL | 5 | 2006 Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett film nominated for seven Oscars |