| 100% | ELLIOTPAGE | 10 | Oscar-nominated star of “Juno” and “The Umbrella Academy” |
| 56% | ELLIOT | 6 | Actor Page, of The Umbrella Academy and X-Men |
| 56% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 55% | GENE | 4 | ___ Hackman, winner of two Oscars and "Enemy of the State" star |
| 54% | AFTERPARTY | 10 | Oscar night celebration ... and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 54% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Star of Smokey and the Bandit: Burt __ |
| 54% | MIAGOTH | 7 | Star of X and the upcoming MaXXXine |
| 53% | BINOCHE | 7 | Star of Damage and The English Patient, Juliette |
| 52% | ELLIOTPAGE | 10 | Oscar-nominated actor who stars in “The Umbrella Academy” |
| 52% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 51% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANNAFARIS | 9 | Star of The House Bunny and Mom |
| 50% | MILLION | 7 | & 10D 2004 film drama directed by and starring Clint Eastwood; 2005 Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar winner |
| 50% | NOCOUNTRYFOR | 12 | & 12A 2007 drama starring Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem; 2008 Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar winner |
| 50% | ROONEY | 6 | Star of the biopic: "Words and Music": Mickey __ |
| 50% | MATTDAMON | 9 | Star of The Martian and Good Will Hunting |
| 50% | EMMAWATSON | 10 | Star of 2017's "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 50% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Burt, star of Smokey and the Bandit |
| 49% | OTT | 3 | Giant star of the 1930s and '40s |
| 49% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 49% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Star of G.I. Jane and The Scarlet Letter films |
| 49% | KOREANS | 7 | The stars of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” e.g. |
| 48% | SPENCER | 7 | Octavia, star of Hidden Figures and The Help |
| 48% | DUCHOVNY | 8 | David, star of The X-Files and Californication |
| 48% | JULIANNE | 8 | __ Moore, star of The Hours and Bel Canto |
| 48% | LINNEY | 6 | Laura __ star of The Big C and Ozark |
| 48% | ALYRAISMAN | 10 | Gymnastics star of the 2012 and 2016 Olympics |
| 48% | CATTRALL | 8 | Kim __, star of Sex and the City |
| 48% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | The study of stars and planets |