| 100% | AVERY | 5 | Tex —, animator and film director who created canine character Droopy |
| 48% | AVERY | 5 | Tex —, film cartoon director who created the character Daffy Duck |
| 43% | FRELENG | 7 | Friz —, animated cartoon director who created characters Yosemite Sam and Speedy Gonzalez |
| 43% | JONES | 5 | Chuck —, animated cartoon director who created characters Wile E Coyote and Marvin Martian |
| 37% | TYLER | 5 | Actor and director Perry, who created the Madea character |
| 36% | TOM | 3 | ___ Moore, TV and film director who was a director for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 35% | WES | 3 | ___ Craven, director who created the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film franchise |
| 34% | NICKPARK | 8 | Animator who created Wallace and Gromit |
| 34% | AVERY | 5 | Tex ___, animator who drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck |
| 33% | MAXFLEISCHER | 12 | Cartoonist who created characters Koko the Clown and Betty Boop |
| 32% | ELSA | 4 | Animated character who can create snow and ice |
| 30% | DAVIDLYNCH | 10 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LINAWERTMULLER | 14 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away": 2 wds. |
| 30% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 30% | TARZAN | 6 | Character of book and film who was born John Clayton III |
| 30% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 30% | TOMFORD | 7 | Fashion designer and film director |
| 29% | MADEA | 5 | Tyler Perry character who has appeared in 11 live-action films and one animated film |
| 29% | DYER | 4 | Anson —, Brighton-born animator of the films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 |
| 29% | GENET | 5 | Art critic, playwright, and film director Jean |
| 28% | ERLES | 5 | Film director Kenton and others |
| 28% | COENS | 5 | Film directors Joel and Ethan |
| 28% | LLOYD | 5 | Phyllida ___, film and theater director who directed the 2008 film "Mamma Mia!" |
| 28% | ANG | 3 | Film director who shares a last name with 62-Across |
| 28% | AVADUVERNAY | 11 | "Selma" director who created "Queen Sugar": 2 wds. |
| 28% | JEDGARHOOVER | 12 | Real-life FBI director and title character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a 2011 film: 3 wds. |
| 28% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | Actor who played Daniel Hillard, and the title character, in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ERNSTS | 6 | Film director Lubitsch and physicist Mach |
| 28% | LEE | 3 | Director Daniels who co-created the TV shows "Empire" and "Star" |
| 28% | ASTA | 4 | Character in a 1934 film who does nothing when told to lie down and sits when told to stand up |