| ASGOODASITGETS | Under the circumstances, the Best Picture |
| OWING | Due to circumstances, the account was still unsettled (5) |
| ALLSFAIRIN | In these circumstances the usual rules of civilised behaviour are not to be expected (4,4,2,4,3,3) |
| LOVEANDWAR | In these circumstances the usual rules of civilised behaviour are not to be expected (4,4,2,4,3,3) |
| APT | Appropriate under the circumstances |
| ALLTHINGSCONSIDERED | Under the circumstances, I'm open to offers! |
| ASITIS | Under the circumstances |
| POLITIC | Proper under the circumstances |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | What is normal under the circumstances (3,3,3,6) |
| WARRANTED | Appropriate under the circumstances |
| ONLYRIGHT | Solely Tories correct, under the circumstances (4,5) |
| UNLESS | Except under the circumstances that (6) |
| EXPEDIENCY | Under the circumstances, it's convenient divorcee heard Jim met Cyndie Cook (10) |
| BESTOFFRIENDS | Under the circumstances, better to switch drunk diners, as they're very close (4,2,7) |
| SCHINDLERSLIST | 1993 historical drama about the Holocaust that won both the Best Picture Oscar and the Best Film BAFTA: 2 wds. |
| CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 1981 historical drama about Olympic runners that won both the Best Picture Oscar and the Best Film BAFTA: 3 wds. |
| THEKINGSSPEECH | 2010 historical drama about George VI that won both the Best Picture Oscar and the Best Film BAFTA: 3 wds. |
| COLINFIRTH | Actor in the Best Picture Oscar films The English Patient Shakespeare in Love and The King's Speech: 2 wds. |
| CLARKGABLE | Actor in the Best Picture Oscar films It Happened One Night Mutiny on the Bounty and Gone With the Wind: 2 wds. |
| CHICAGO | The most recent of the 10 musicals to have won the Best Picture Oscar (7) |
