| 100% | TONYS | 5 | Annual awards ... like the one actor Shalhoub won in 2018 |
| 45% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | She won the 2018 SAG Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role for "I, Tonya": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "24K Magic" singer who won the award for R&B Song, "That's What I Like" in Billboard 2018: 2 wds |
| 38% | SHAKIRA | 7 | One-named singer whose album "El Dorado" won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album |
| 38% | RIHANNA | 7 | One-named singer who won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for "Unapologetic" in 2014 |
| 38% | JANNINGS | 8 | "The Last Command" actor Emil ___, who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 |
| 37% | LUKA | 4 | ___ Modric, Croatian soccer player who won the Golden Ball award in the 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 37% | BINOS | 5 | Whales like the one in "Moby-Dick" |
| 37% | TANGOS | 6 | Dances like the one seen in "Evita" |
| 37% | ACADEMY | 7 | ___ Award for Best Actor, award won by Clark Gable for the 1934 rom-com "It Happened One Night" |
| 37% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" star and singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 37% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | She won the 2017 SAG Award for Female Actor in a Supporting Role for "Fences": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Love Story" singer-songwriter who won the award for Top Female Artist in Billboard 2018: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNCENA | 8 | Professional wrestler and actor who hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2017 and 2018: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ASTEROID | 8 | Space rock like the one featured in "Armageddon" |
| 37% | LEASTBUTNOTLAST | 15 | Like the digit "0" in 2018? |
| 37% | JOAQUINPHOENIX | 14 | Actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2020 for playing the title role in "Joker" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | "I Second That Emotion" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WILLIENELSON | 12 | "Always on My Mind" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANNAMAZZOLA | 11 | Author whose novel "The Unseeing" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Paperback Original category: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KATRINALENK | 11 | 30-Across singer/actress who won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 36% | HEIST | 5 | Bank job, like the one in "Ocean's Eleven" |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Aliens, like the one in a Spielberg movie: Abbr. |
| 36% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Gandolfini, actor of "The Sopranos" who won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2000 |
| 36% | VETTEL | 6 | Sebastian ___, Formula One racing driver who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2014 |
| 36% | JOHNCROWLEY | 11 | Author whose short story "Spring Break" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Short Story category: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author whose novel "Long Way Down" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Young Adult category: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SYMBOL | 6 | Icon; like the one in the sky that calls Batman |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Aliens, like the one in a 1982 Spielberg movie: Abbr. |