| 100% | TUX | 3 | Awards ceremony rental |
| 62% | EMMYS | 5 | Awards ceremony |
| 59% | ESPYS | 5 | Awards ceremony since 1993 |
| 56% | EMCEED | 6 | Like an awards ceremony |
| 56% | OSCARS | 6 | Oldest entertainment awards ceremony |
| 55% | SPEECH | 6 | Cry at an awards ceremony |
| 54% | THETONYS | 8 | Awards ceremony for Broadway shows, casually: 2 wds. |
| 54% | LIMO | 4 | Long car at an awards ceremony |
| 52% | CMA | 3 | Org. with an annual televised awards ceremony |
| 51% | NINEWONTHREE | 12 | Subhead for "Broadway Musical Cited at Awards Ceremony"? |
| 51% | EMCEED | 6 | Ran, as a comedy roast or awards ceremony |
| 50% | TONYS | 5 | Theater awards ceremony hosted by James Corden in 2019 |
| 49% | STREAMED | 8 | "The award ceremony was ___ live." (aired in real time) |
| 49% | GLOBE | 5 | Golden ___ Awards (annual showbiz ceremony) |
| 48% | TONYS | 5 | 2018 awards ceremony hosted by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban |
| 47% | DEGENERES | 9 | Ellen —, comedian and actress who hosted the 2007 Academy Awards ceremony |
| 46% | GRADING | 7 | Ceremony for awarding new belts in Tae Kwon Do |
| 46% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former NFL quarterback who hosted the 2017 ESPY Awards ceremony (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | Film award ceremony that Debbie Allen has choreographed for ten years: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DANICAPATRICK | 13 | Former NASCAR/IndyCar racing star who hosted the 2018 ESPY Awards ceremony (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GLAAD | 5 | ___ Media Award, ceremony that honors outstanding media representation from the queer community |
| 41% | TRACYMORGAN | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member who hosted the 2019 ESPY Awards ceremony (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JOHNDENVER | 10 | Singer of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", who hosted 5 Grammy Award ceremonies: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STARMISSINGTHEVERDICT | 21 | Result of an Oscar nominee's disappearance at an awards ceremony? [releases of 1968, 1982 and 1982] |
| 38% | BET | 3 | ___ Awards (cable TV ceremony that honored Taraji P. Henson as Best Actress in 2017) |
| 34% | JONSTEWART | 10 | Comedian who was the host of "The Daily Show" till 2015, and has hosted 2 Grammy Award ceremonies: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LIMO | 4 | Prom night rental |
| 33% | UHAUL | 5 | Mover's rental |
| 33% | TUX | 3 | Promgoer's rental |
| 33% | TUXEDO | 6 | Promgoer's rental |