| 100% | SAVALAS | 7 | Oscar-nominated actor with the given name Aristotelis |
| 52% | SWEEPEA | 7 | Comics boy with the given name Scooner |
| 52% | STINE | 5 | Writer with the given names Robert Lawrence |
| 52% | HONGCHAU | 8 | Oscar nominated actor for The Whale |
| 52% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | Actor with the most Oscar nominations |
| 51% | RIPTORN | 7 | Oscar-nominated actor with nearly synonymous first and last names |
| 46% | ALANARKIN | 9 | Oscar-winning actor with the autobiography "Halfway Through the Door" |
| 44% | TRACY | 5 | "30 Rock" character with the same first name as its actor |
| 44% | MRED | 4 | His given name was spelled with horseshoes in the show's intro |
| 42% | AMY | 3 | I shared my name with the character I played in "Her" and I've been nominated for the Oscars six times |
| 42% | EMIL | 4 | First name of the first Oscar winner for Best Actor |
| 42% | ROBOTMAN | 8 | DC Comics character with the simplest possible name you could imagine giving a cyborg superhero |
| 41% | STRANGER | 8 | "Love with the Proper ___," 1963 film directed by Robert Mulligan that was nominated for five Oscars |
| 41% | AXIS | 4 | Name given to the countries who allied with Germany in the Second World War |
| 41% | STAR | 4 | Actor with the lead role |
| 40% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | "Beetlejuice" actor who cohosted the 2010 Oscar ceremony with Steve Martin: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LILIESOF | 8 | With 44-Across, film for which 30-Across won the Oscar for Best Actor: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Disaster Artist" actor who cohosted the 2011 Oscar ceremony with Anne Hathaway: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GRAHAMGREENE | 12 | British author or Oscar-nominated actor in Dances with Wolves |
| 39% | MRT | 3 | Actor with the catchphrase "I pity the fool!" |
| 39% | LORRE | 5 | Actor with the line "Rick! Rick, help me!" |
| 39% | JESSEEISENBERG | 14 | Oscar-nominated actor who has written several humor pieces for The New Yorker |
| 39% | YENTL | 5 | Movie with the Oscar-nominated song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" |
| 39% | YENTL | 5 | Film with the Oscar-nominated song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" |
| 39% | SELMA | 5 | Oscar-nominated film with the Oscar-winning song "Glory" |
| 38% | MRT | 3 | Actor with the famous line "I pity the fool!" |
| 38% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Oscar-winning actor honored by the 50-Across with a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ABIGAIL | 7 | With 46-Across, 10-year-old nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2007 |
| 38% | ALPACINO | 8 | Actor with the line "Say hello to my little friend!" |
| 38% | PAULHOGAN | 9 | "Crocodile Dundee" actor who cohosted the 1987 Oscar ceremony with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn: 2 wds. |