| 100% | ULEESGOLD | 9 | Victor Nunez's film in which Peter Fonda plays a beekeeper and for which he received an Academy Award nomination: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | British actor who received an Academy Award nomination for playing Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROCKY | 5 | 1976 sports drama film starring Burgess Meredith as a boxing trainer, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination |
| 40% | BESTACTOR | 9 | Academy Award category in which 15-Across received a nomination for 36-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GILBERTGRAPE | 12 | "What's Eating ___," film for which Leonardo DiCaprio (birthday today) received an Oscar nomination for best actor in a supporting role: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ULEES | 5 | With 70-Across, 1997 film in which Peter Fonda plays a beekeeper |
| 37% | BLOODDIAMOND | 12 | Political thriller film starring Leonardo DiCaprio for which he received an Oscar nomination for best actor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Sarah Norman in her film debut, "Children of a Lesser God" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LOCUST | 6 | "The Day of the ___," 1975 film starring Burgess Meredith for which he earned an Academy Award nomination |
| 35% | JERRYMAGUIRE | 12 | 1996 film in which Renée Zellweger plays a single mom who falls for Tom Cruise's title character: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ULEE | 4 | Character of a beekeeper played by Peter Fonda for which he won a Golden Globe Award |
| 35% | WINTERSBONE | 11 | 2010 film set in the Ozarks for which 15-/48-Across received an Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| 35% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 film in which Denzel Washington plays a detective negotiating for the release of hostages: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SALMA | 5 | ___ Hayek, Mexican-American actress who is known for her role in the movie "Frida" for which she received an Academy Award nomination |
| 34% | PULP | 4 | "___ Fiction," a 1994 dark comedy film for which Samuel L. Jackson (birthday today) received an Academy Award nomination |
| 34% | THEMARTIAN | 10 | 2015 sci-fi film in which Jessica Chastain played a mission commander rescuing an astronaut: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SCHINDLERSLIST | 14 | 1993 film for which 46-Across won a Grammy Award and an Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title character in her film debut, "Mary Poppins" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ULEESGOLD | 9 | 1997 film in which Peter Fonda's character produces honey: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GALAXYQUEST | 11 | 1999 film in which Sigourney Weaver plays an actress who plays an officer on a spaceship: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHIRLEYBOOTH | 12 | Performer who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Lola Delaney in her film debut, "Come Back, Little Sheba" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ANGELSIN | 8 | "___ America," 2003 miniseries starring Al Pacino for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ANNEBANCROFT | 12 | Actress who won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Helen Keller's teacher in "The Miracle Worker": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PITCHPERFECT | 12 | Film series about an all-girls a capella group in which Anna Kendrick plays Beca Mitchell: 2 wds. |
| 32% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Actress who won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Rose Maxson in "Fences": 2 wds. |
| 32% | DEBRAMESSING | 12 | Actress who played 17a in the series for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOWARD | 6 | ___ Ashman, lyricist for the 1991 film "Beauty and the Beast," for which he posthumously won an Academy Award |
| 31% | GRAVITY | 7 | Sci-fi film starring Sandra Bullock for which she earned an Academy Award nomination |
| 31% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "The English Patient" actor, who plays officer Amon Goth in 33a, a role for which he was nominated for the Oscars: 2 wds. |