| 100% | OCTAVIA | 7 | Actress Spencer who won an Academy Award for "The Help" |
| 72% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title character in her film debut, "Mary Poppins" (2 wds.) |
| 67% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala ___, actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in the 2016 film "Moonlight" |
| 66% | FRASER | 6 | Actor Brendan who won an Academy Award for "The Whale" |
| 64% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco who won an Emmy Award for her role in "The Sopranos" in the '90s |
| 64% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. |
| 64% | HERBIEHANCOCK | 13 | American bandleader and composer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1986 movie "Round Midnight" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | SHIRLEYBOOTH | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Lola Delaney in her film debut, "Come Back, Little Sheba" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | MAURICEJARRE | 12 | French conductor and composer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1984 movie "A Passage to India" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Sarah Norman in her film debut, "Children of a Lesser God" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | JOHNWILLIAMS | 12 | American conductor and composer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1982 movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 62% | DERN | 4 | Laura ___, actress who won an award for the Best Supporting Actress for "Marriage Story" at the 92nd Academy Awards |
| 61% | RENEE | 5 | Zellweger who won an Academy Award for Judy |
| 61% | CARLYSIMON | 10 | Artist who won an Academy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award for 1989's "Let the River Run" |
| 61% | CHLOEZHAO | 9 | 16-Across director who won an Academy Award for Best Director in 2021, becoming the first non-white woman to win a directing Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ALLISON | 7 | Janney who won an Academy Award for “I, Tonya” |
| 61% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | "The Father" star who won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2021, becoming the oldest person to win an acting Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 60% | JOHN | 4 | Actor Wayne who won an Academy Award for "True Grit" |
| 60% | HAWN | 4 | Goldie ___, an Academy Award winning actress who recently made her comeback in the movie "Snatched" |
| 60% | FONTAINE | 8 | Joan who won an Academy Award for her performance in “Suspicion” |
| 59% | ANNA | 4 | Actress Paquin who won an Academy Award at age 11 |
| 59% | PITT | 4 | Brad ___ who won an Academy Award for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" |
| 56% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, actor who won an award for the Best Supporting Actor for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" at the 92nd Academy Awards |
| 55% | LIST | 4 | "Schindler's ___," historical drama film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture in the '90s |
| 55% | JULIANFELLOWES | 14 | 18-Across and 44-Across writer/creator who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Gosford Park" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | LILA | 4 | Actress Kedrova who won an Oscar for "Zorba the Greek" |
| 54% | ANNEBANCROFT | 12 | "The Miracle Worker" star who won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 35th Academy Awards (2 wds.) |
| 54% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | Actress who won an Emmy Award for playing Celeste on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | AMANDA | 6 | Actress Seyfried who won an Emmy for the Hulu miniseries "The Dropout" |