| 100% | BEN | 3 | Affleck who directed "Argo" and "The Town" |
| 57% | CARPENTER | 9 | John who directed The Thing and Halloween |
| 57% | CAMERON | 7 | James, who directed The Abyss and Aliens |
| 57% | WES | 3 | ___ Craven who directed "The Serpent and the Rainbow" |
| 55% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor who both starred in and directed "Argo" |
| 55% | NEWELL | 6 | Mike who directed "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" |
| 55% | ALFONSO | 7 | Cuaron who directed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" |
| 55% | KAZAN | 5 | Elia who directed "On the Waterfront" and "East of Eden" |
| 55% | ALANALDA | 8 | Actor who directed the TV finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" |
| 54% | SAM | 3 | ___ Mendes, English director who directed the Bond movies "Skyfall" and "Spectre" |
| 54% | RAIMI | 5 | Sam who directed the March 2013 film "Oz: The Great and Powerful" |
| 54% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Actor who directed 17-Across and played the title character: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GLEN | 4 | John ___, English director who directed the Bond movies "Octopussy" and "Licence To Kill" |
| 53% | OTTO | 4 | Preminger who directed the classic crime movies “Laura” and “Anatomy of a Murder” |
| 52% | ELI | 3 | Roth who wrote and directed the horror movie "Hostel" |
| 52% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who directed and played the title character in 1996's "Hamlet": 2 wds. |
| 52% | WEIR | 4 | Peter who directed "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" |
| 52% | EDGAR | 5 | Wright who directed "Shaun of the Dead" and "Baby Driver" |
| 51% | NIA | 3 | DaCosta who directed "Candyman" and "The Marvels" |
| 51% | LIN | 3 | Justin who directed four of the "Fast and the Furious" films |
| 51% | SAGET | 5 | Bob who wrote and directed the mockumentary Farce of the Penguins |
| 51% | GUNN | 4 | James who wrote and directed both "Guardians of the Galaxy" films |
| 51% | MCKAY | 5 | Adam who directed "Vice" and "The Big Short" |
| 51% | ADAM | 4 | McKay who directed "Vice" and "The Big Short" |
| 50% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Gunn, filmmaker who directed MCU's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and DCEU's "The Suicide Squad" |
| 50% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "American Sniper" actor who directed and stars in the "A Star Is Born" remake: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LUC | 3 | Besson who directed "The Fifth Element" and "Lucy" |
| 49% | GREEN | 5 | John ___, American author and YouTuber who wrote the best-selling novel "Paper Towns" |
| 49% | NOLAN | 5 | Christopher who directed "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" |
| 49% | FAVREAU | 7 | Jon who directed "Iron Man" and "The Jungle Book" |