| 100% | CLORIS | 6 | Leachman who won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show" |
| 61% | POLANSKI | 8 | Exiled director who won an Oscar for The Pianist |
| 61% | ISAAC | 5 | Hayes who won an Oscar for the "Shaft" theme |
| 61% | LEE | 3 | Spike ___ who won an Oscar for the best screenplay |
| 60% | ADELE | 5 | Singer who won an Oscar for the theme to "Skyfall" |
| 60% | BULLOCK | 7 | Rom-com fave who won an Oscar for The Blind Side |
| 59% | HAWN | 4 | Goldie ___, American actress who won an Oscar for the 1969 film "Cactus Flower" |
| 59% | REESE | 5 | Witherspoon who won an Oscar for “Walk the Line” |
| 58% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Host of "Beat Shazam" who won an Oscar for the film "Ray" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | DEMME | 5 | Director Jonathan who won an Oscar for "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 58% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who won an Oscar for "The Bridge on the River Kwai" |
| 58% | LILA | 4 | Actress Kedrova who won an Oscar for "Zorba the Greek" |
| 58% | INGE | 4 | Playwright who won an Oscar for Splendor in the Grass |
| 58% | SMITH | 5 | Singer Sam who won an Oscar for the Bond theme "Writing's on the Wall" |
| 58% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala who won an Oscar for last year's "Green Book" |
| 57% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Nonbinary singer who won an Oscar for the Bond theme "Writing's on the Wall": 2 wds. |
| 57% | EVA | 3 | Actress ___ Marie Saint who won an Oscar for 1954's "On the Waterfront" |
| 56% | NORMASHEARER | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for "The Divorcee" |
| 56% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for playing the title nanny in "Mary Poppins" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | IVES | 4 | Burl who won an Oscar for "The Big Country" |
| 55% | LEO | 3 | Actress Melissa who won an Oscar for "The Fighter" |
| 55% | BALE | 4 | Actor Christian who won an Oscar for "The Fighter" |
| 55% | ANNA | 4 | Actress Paquin who won an Oscar for "The Piano" |
| 55% | FIRTH | 5 | Colin who won an Oscar for "The King's Speech" |
| 55% | GEENA | 5 | Actress Davis who won an Oscar for "The Accidental Tourist" |
| 55% | AARON | 5 | Screenwriter Sorkin who won an Oscar for "The Social Network" |
| 55% | LEO | 3 | Actor who won an Oscar for "The Revenant," to fans |
| 55% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 54% | YUL | 3 | Actor Brynner who won an Oscar for "The King and I" |