| LITTLEMANTATE | 1991 film that marked Jodie Foster's directorial debut |
| BOYZNTHEHOOD | 1991 film that earned John Singleton a Best Director nomination |
| THEBLUEDAHLIA | Raymond Chandler's first original screenplay, for the film that marked the third pairing of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake |
| DHOKHA | 2007 Film directed by Pooja Bhatt, is a thought-provoking film that marked Muzammil Ibrahim's impactful debut, exploring themes of grief, justice, and redemption. (6) |
| LOVEMETENDER | Musical western film that marked Elvis Presley's acting debut (4,2,6) |
| IRONMAN | The film that marked the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (4,3) |
| ANTWONEFISHER | Denzel Washington's directorial debut |
| RACHELCRACHEL | Paul Newman's directorial debut |
| BRADLEYCOOPER | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2018's A Star Is Born: 2 wds. |
| GEORGECLOONEY | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2002's Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: 2 wds. |
| MENATALIE | 1969 movie about a woman who falls in love with an aspiring painter in Greenwich Village that marked Al Pacino's debut: 2 wds. |
| MARNE | Battle locale that marked a turning point in W.W. I |
| UPI | Org. that marked "100 years of journalistic excellence" in 2007 |
| DEUCE | 2007 tennis-related play that marked a Broadway comeback for Angela Lansbury |
| AGA | Posh cooker firm that marked its centenary in an Alabama garden (3) |
| EROICA | Work that marked the start of musical Romanticism |
| WATERLOO | The battle that marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars (8) |
| ELM | ___ Grove, Missouri locale that marked the original starting point for the Oregon Trail |
| SUPERMARIO | Nintendo game series that marked its 30th anniversary in 2015 |
| EOCENE | Epoch that marked the rise of mammals |
