| 100% | DUNKIRK | 7 | Christopher Nolan war film nominated for eight Oscars |
| 80% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Christopher Nolan superhero film nominated for eight Oscars (3 wds.) |
| 70% | MEMENTO | 7 | Christopher Nolan psychological film nominated for two Oscars |
| 57% | NOW | 3 | "Apocalypse ___" (Francis Ford Coppola film nominated for eight Oscars) |
| 48% | CATE | 4 | Blanchett who's been nominated for eight Oscars |
| 45% | INGLOURIOUS | 11 | "___ Basterds", 2009 Quentin Tarantino movie nominated for eight Oscars |
| 45% | DUNKIRK | 7 | Christopher Nolan war evacuation film from 2017 |
| 43% | ALFIE | 5 | 1966 film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 43% | JFK | 3 | 1991 film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar |
| 43% | ROMA | 4 | Cuarón film nominated for 10 Oscars |
| 42% | ILPOSTINO | 9 | 1994 Italian film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 42% | ROMA | 4 | Netflix film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar this year |
| 42% | THEINSIDER | 10 | 1999 Crowe/Pacino film nominated for seven Oscars |
| 42% | AMELIE | 6 | 2001 Audrey Tautou film nominated for five Oscars |
| 42% | CAROL | 5 | 2015 Cate Blanchett film nominated for six Oscars |
| 41% | AIR | 3 | "Up in the ___" (2009 film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar) |
| 41% | AMELIE | 6 | 2001 French film nominated for five Oscars |
| 41% | PETEROTOOLE | 11 | "Lawrence of Arabia" actor who was nominated for eight Oscars but never won one: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DUNKIRK | 7 | Christopher Nolan's 2017 historical war film, with music by Hans Zimmer |
| 39% | PLAYBOOK | 8 | Silver Linings __, film nominated for 8 Oscar |
| 38% | NOLTE | 5 | Nick nominated for an Oscar for the 1997 film “Affliction” |
| 38% | LADYBIRD | 8 | 2017 film nominated for Best Picture ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 37% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson film nominated for three Oscars |
| 37% | GET | 3 | "___ Out" (Jordan Peele film nominated for four Oscars) |
| 36% | BABEL | 5 | 2006 Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett film nominated for seven Oscars |
| 36% | OPPENHEIMER | 11 | 2023 epic biographical drama film directed by Christopher Nolan that won the 2024 Oscar for Best Picture |
| 35% | BESS | 4 | "Porgy and ___" (1959 musical film nominated for four Oscars) |
| 35% | THEDEERHUNTER | 13 | 1978 war film for which 18-Across earned her first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actress (3 wds.) |
| 34% | FROSTNIXON | 10 | *2008 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 34% | HER | 3 | 2013 film nominated for Best Picture |