| 100% | AFFLECK | 7 | Ben, star and director of Argo |
| 60% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Director and star of "Argo" (2012): 2 wds. |
| 55% | CHAN | 4 | Director and star of "Armour of God" |
| 55% | PACINO | 6 | Director and star of "Looking for Richard" |
| 55% | LAKEBELL | 8 | Director and star of "In a World..." |
| 54% | BENIGNI | 7 | Director and star of Life is Beautiful: Roberto __ |
| 54% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | Director and star of "Million Dollar Baby" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | Director and star of "The Horse Whisperer" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Director and star of "The Monuments Men" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | Director and star of "Gran Torino" (2008): 2 wds. |
| 53% | TATI | 4 | Director and star of the 1958 Best Foreign Language Film |
| 53% | WELLES | 6 | Orson, legendary director and star of Citizen Kane |
| 52% | TYLERPERRY | 10 | Director and star of nine "Madea" films (2005-2017): 2 wds. |
| 52% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | Director and star of 1990's "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 52% | WELLES | 6 | Producer, director, co-writer, and star of Citizen Kane |
| 52% | JULIOTORRES | 11 | Writer, director, and star of the 2023 film “Problemista” |
| 51% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | Director, co-writer and star of 1992 comedy-drama Mr Saturday Night |
| 51% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Director, star and co-writer of 1977 film comedy High Anxiety |
| 51% | ROBBINS | 7 | Tim —, writer, director and star of 1992 comedy Bob Roberts |
| 50% | ALDA | 4 | Alan —, director, writer and star of 1986 film comedy Sweet Liberty |
| 50% | CHAPLIN | 7 | Charles —, director and star of 1947 comedy-drama film Monsieur Verdoux |
| 50% | FINALCUT | 8 | Director's demand, and the last four or five letters of each starred answer |
| 50% | NATE | 4 | ___ Parker, director and star of 2016's "The Birth of a Nation" |
| 50% | BRAFF | 5 | Zach —, director, writer and star of 2004 comedy-drama film Garden State |
| 49% | COOPER | 6 | Maestro star and director |
| 49% | GALLO | 5 | Vincent —, director, co-writer and star of 1998 comedy-drama film Buffalo '66 |
| 49% | TATI | 4 | Jacques —, French director and star of Oscar-winning 1958 film comedy Mon Oncle |
| 48% | NIAVARDALOS | 11 | Director, writer, and star of the 2009 romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TATI | 4 | Jacques —, French director and star of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner Mon Oncle |