| 100% | LOSEYOURSELF | 12 | Arguably Eminem's greatest hit, that was written for his biopic "8 Mile," that won an Academy Award for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. |
| 47% | AWHOLE | 6 | "___ New World," song from "Aladdin" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "I Just Called to Say I ___," song from "The Woman in Red" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Go," song from the 2013 animated movie "Frozen" which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BELONG | 6 | "Up Where We ___," song from the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 |
| 39% | JULIANFELLOWES | 14 | 18-Across and 44-Across writer/creator who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Gosford Park" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | HERBIEHANCOCK | 13 | American bandleader and composer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1986 movie "Round Midnight" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | 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.) |
| 38% | SEA | 3 | "Under the ___," song from "The Little Mermaid" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989 |
| 38% | UNDER | 5 | "___ the Sea," song from "The Little Mermaid" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989 |
| 38% | 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.) |
| 38% | BEST | 4 | "___ That You Can Do," song from the movie "Arthur" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1981 |
| 38% | FEELING | 7 | "Flashdance... What a ___," song from the movie "Flashdance" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983 |
| 38% | TAKE | 4 | "___ My Breath Away," song from the movie "Top Gun" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986 |
| 38% | WHATWASI | 8 | With 48-Across, Billie Eilish hit from "Barbie" that won an Oscar for Best Original Song: 3 wds. |
| 38% | STILLALICE | 10 | 2014 film for which 30-Across recently won an Academy Award for Best Actress: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SPECTRE | 7 | 2015 movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Writing's on the Wall" |
| 37% | SKYFALL | 7 | Hit song by Adele from a James Bond movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 |
| 37% | AINTITFUN | 9 | Hit single by Paramore that won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2015 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | LIFE | 4 | "(I've Had) The Time of My ___," song from the movie "Dirty Dancing" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987 |
| 37% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STAYHIGH | 8 | Brittany Howard song that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISME | 4 | "This ___," Keala Settle song that won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THISLAND | 8 | Gary Clark Jr. song that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | 15-Across, 30-Across, and "Lilies of the Field" star who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 36% | RIANJOHNSON | 11 | "Knives Out" screenwriter/director nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BETTERMAN | 9 | 2016 song written by Taylor Swift and performed by 33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MILE | 4 | "8 ___," 2002 movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" |
| 36% | LIST | 4 | "Schindler's ___," historical drama film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture in the '90s |