| 100% | NOD | 3 | Oscar nomination, in headlines |
| 72% | NOD | 3 | Nomination, in headlines |
| 72% | NODS | 4 | Oscar nominations, in slang |
| 67% | STREEP | 6 | Star with Oscar nominations in five consecutive decades |
| 63% | BIG | 3 | Movie for which Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination in '89 |
| 61% | MAR | 3 | Month when Oscar nominations were announced in 2021 (Abbr.) |
| 56% | LINCOLN | 7 | Film with most nominations for the Oscars in 2013 |
| 56% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Actress whose first Oscar nomination was for her role in "Boogie Nights": 2 wds. |
| 54% | STALLONE | 8 | Sylvester ___, actor who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Rocky Balboa, in "Rocky" and "Creed" |
| 53% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Actress with five Oscar nominations (and one win, for her role in 39-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 52% | CATE | 4 | ___ Blanchett, actress who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Queen Elizabeth I, in "Elizabeth" and its sequel |
| 52% | PACINO | 6 | Al ___, actor who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Michael Corleone, in "The Godfather" and its sequel |
| 52% | BEES | 4 | Declining population in headlines |
| 52% | OTOOLE | 6 | Actor whose honorary award in 2003 was his only Oscar, despite eight nominations |
| 51% | NOD | 3 | Oscar nomination, informally |
| 50% | DRJ | 3 | Erving, in headlines |
| 50% | DUCE | 4 | Mussolini, in headlines |
| 50% | DEM | 3 | Partisan, in headlines |
| 50% | CELT | 4 | NBAer, in headlines |
| 50% | JEN | 3 | Aniston, in headlines |
| 50% | NYER | 4 | Manhattanite, in headlines |
| 50% | BID | 3 | Attempt, in headlines |
| 50% | STRO | 4 | Houstonite, in headlines |
| 50% | LBOS | 4 | Takeovers, in headlines |
| 50% | NODS | 4 | Oscar nominations, informally |
| 50% | NODS | 4 | Oscar nominations, familiarly |
| 50% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Newman, actor who has 2 Oscar nominations for the same character, in "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" |
| 49% | HONOR | 5 | Oscar nomination, e.g. |
| 49% | HONOR | 5 | Oscar nomination, for one |
| 49% | ATEST | 5 | Nuclear event, in headlines |