| 100% | HESS | 4 | Last name of either co-director of "Napoleon Dynamite" |
| 57% | COEN | 4 | Last name of either "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" filmmaker |
| 56% | BURTON | 6 | Last name of Tim, director of Beetlejuice |
| 54% | COEN | 4 | Last name of both "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" directors |
| 53% | COEN | 4 | Last name of the directors of "Fargo" |
| 53% | COEN | 4 | Last name of the directors of "Hail, Caesar!" |
| 53% | RUSSO | 5 | Last name of both "Avengers: Infinity War" directors |
| 51% | COEN | 4 | Last name of directors Joel and Ethan (they're brothers) |
| 51% | COEN | 4 | Last name of "Inside Llewyn Davis" directors Joel and Ethan |
| 51% | COEN | 4 | Last name of the directors of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" |
| 50% | DUFFER | 6 | Last name of brothers Matt and Ross who co-created "Stranger Things" |
| 49% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 47% | LADO | 4 | Director Aldo whose first name is an anagram of his last name |
| 43% | RAMSAY | 6 | Last name of 29a |
| 43% | DANCE | 5 | Last name of 18a |
| 43% | WARHOL | 6 | Last name of the pioneer artist of Pop Art |
| 43% | BUCHANAN | 8 | Last name of the 15th president of the US |
| 43% | AZALEA | 6 | Last name of Iggy, singer of Fancy |
| 43% | ANG | 3 | Oscar-winning Taiwanese director of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" who shares his last name with 14a |
| 43% | ADAMS | 5 | Last name of two presidents |
| 43% | GIBB | 4 | Last name of 60-Across |
| 43% | BUSH | 4 | Last name of two presidents |
| 43% | PARR | 4 | Last name of Incredibles family |
| 43% | ASTOR | 5 | Last name of fur fame |
| 43% | OLSEN | 5 | Last name of showbiz twins |
| 43% | GRIMM | 5 | Last name of fairy tales |
| 43% | ADKINS | 6 | Last name of singer Adele |
| 43% | MARX | 4 | Last name of comedian Groucho |
| 42% | HELLER | 6 | Last name of Joseph, author of Catch 22 |
| 42% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Last name of Albert, a pioneer of physics |