| 100% | DANO | 4 | Paul ___ ("12 Years a Slave" actor) |
| 100% | DANO | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Paul |
| 89% | DANO | 4 | Actor Paul of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 84% | PITT | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Brad |
| 84% | BRAD | 4 | "12 Years a Slave" actor Pitt |
| 73% | BRADPITT | 8 | Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" |
| 73% | BRAD | 4 | Actor Pitt of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 72% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Steve __, artist and director of 12 Years a Slave |
| 68% | CHIWETELEJIOFOR | 15 | Best Actor nominee for "12 Years a Slave" |
| 67% | EJIOFOR | 7 | “12 Years a Slave” star |
| 66% | STEVE | 5 | "12 Years a Slave" director McQueen |
| 66% | ALFRE | 5 | "12 Years a Slave" actress Woodard |
| 66% | MCQUEEN | 7 | "12 Years a Slave" director Steve |
| 65% | NYONGO | 6 | "12 Years a Slave" Oscar winner Lupita __ |
| 65% | ALFRE | 5 | Woodard of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 65% | CHIWETELEJIOFOR | 15 | Star of "12 Years a Slave" |
| 64% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture before "12 Years a Slave" |
| 64% | MCQUEEN | 7 | Steve who directed "12 Years a Slave" |
| 64% | NYONGO | 6 | Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” actress |
| 63% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | Oscar-winning actress for "12 Years a Slave" |
| 63% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "The Great Escape" actor [or] "12 Years a Slave" director |
| 62% | BEST | 4 | ___ Picture (Academy Award won by "12 Years a Slave") |
| 61% | BIRDMAN | 7 | Best Picture winner between "12 Years a Slave" and "Spotlight" |
| 61% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress playing Nakia in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who plays Nakia in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "Bullitt" star, or the director of "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 60% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture Oscar winner between "The Artist" and "12 Years a Slave" |
| 59% | MCQUEEN | 7 | "12 Years a Slave" director Steve or "Bullitt" star Steve (not the same person) |
| 59% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who wrote the children's book "Sulwe": 2 wds. |
| 58% | EJIOFOR | 7 | Chiwetel —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for 12 Years a Slave |