| THEELEPHANTMAN | 1980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup |
| BEAUTYSHOP | 2005 comedy starring Queen Latifah that surprisingly didn't win an Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling? |
| PANSLABYRINTH | 2006 fantasy from Spain and Mexico that won Oscars for Best Cinematography Best Art Direction and Best Makeup: 2 wds. |
| BLUESBROTHERS | 1980 film that featured Cab Calloway and Carrie Fisher, with "The" |
| THEBLOB | 1980 film that follows an Australian rules football team (3,4) |
| DUMBARTONOAKS | Historic estate in Washington, DC that was the scene of conferences in 1944 that led to the creation of the United Nations (9,4) |
| MAASTRICHT | Dutch city associated with a treaty that led to the creation of the European Union and the Euro |
| BIGBANG | Cosmology... The what led to the creation of the Universe?: 2 wds. |
| ASWANDAM | The engineering feat that led to the creation of Lake Nasser? (5,3) |
| RODSTEIGER | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1967 film In The Heat of the Night (3,7) |
| JAG | Legal drama series that led to the creation of NCIS (1,1,1) |
| ROBERTDENIRO | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull (6,2,4) |
| GREMLINS | 1984 comedy horror film that contributed to the creation of the PG-13 rating |
| BONG | --- Joon Ho, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for the 2020 film Parasite (4) |
| MERYLSTREEP | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (5,6) |
| RAINMAN | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1988: 2 wds. |
| FELLOWES | Surname of the Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park (8) |
| IGNORANCE | Full title of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture from 2014, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of -) (9) |
| GANDHI | 1982 film, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
| SIDEWAYS | 2004 road film, winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (8) |
