| 100% | BEING | 5 | With 47-Across, dramedy that earned Peter Sellers a Best Actor Oscar nomination, for playing a gardener mistaken for a profound thinker |
| 62% | DRSTRANGELOVE | 13 | 1964 comedy that earned Peter Sellers a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing three roles: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LUSTFORLIFE | 11 | 1956 movie that earned 46-Across an Oscar nomination for Best Actor: 3 wds. |
| 35% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "On the Waterfront" Oscar winner who won (and declined) a Best Actor Oscar for playing Vito Corleone in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ASTARISBORN | 11 | 1954 movie musical for which 39-Across earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination (4 wds.) |
| 32% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | Actor with a record 12 Oscar nominations for acting (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GREGORYPECK | 11 | 1963 Best Actor Oscar winner for playing Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird": 2 wds. |
| 31% | LILIESOF | 8 | With 64-Across, film for which 47-Across won an Oscar for Best Actor |
| 31% | BIG | 3 | Movie for which Tom Hanks earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination |
| 31% | MOONLIGHT | 9 | 2016 film for which 47-Across won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar |
| 30% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 film for which 47-Across won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 30% | STALLONE | 8 | Sylvester ___, actor who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Rocky Balboa, in "Rocky" and "Creed" |
| 30% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | One of three nominees for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Best Actor Oscar nominee for playing Benjamin Braddock in 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | With "The," 1991 film for which Robin Williams got a Best Actor nomination |
| 30% | THEBIGSHORT | 11 | 2015 financial dramedy starring 20-Across that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (3 wds.) |
| 30% | ULEESGOLD | 9 | 1997 film that earned Peter Fonda his only Oscar nomination for acting |
| 29% | PACINO | 6 | Al ___, actor who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Michael Corleone, in "The Godfather" and its sequel |
| 29% | USTINOV | 7 | Peter —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Topkapi |
| 29% | USTINOV | 7 | Peter —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar-winner for Topkapi |
| 29% | FALK | 4 | Peter —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Murder, Inc |
| 29% | SELLERS | 7 | Peter —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Being There |
| 29% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Gandhi, the title role of 1982's Best Picture: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NELLIEFORBUSH | 13 | "South Pacific" role that earned Mary Martin a Best Actress Tony for playing a WWII Navy nurse: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PETERPAN | 8 | Title role that earned Mary Martin a Best Actress Tony for playing a boy who could fly: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DENIRO | 6 | Best Actor Oscar winner for playing Jake LaMotta |
| 29% | OTOOLE | 6 | Peter —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-nominee for The Ruling Class |
| 29% | ALI | 3 | Film Jon Voight got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for |
| 29% | PETER | 5 | ___ O'Toole, actor who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing King Henry II, in "Becket" and "The Lion in Winter" |
| 28% | CHARLTONHESTON | 14 | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Judah Ben-Hur, the title role of 1959's Best Picture: 2 wds. |