| BUCKHENRY | American actor, screenwriter and director who received Oscar nominations as co-writer of The Graduate and co-director of Heave Can Wait (4,5) |
| DOUGLASFAIRBANKS | American actor, screenwriter, director and producer who was a founding member of United Artists |
| RAJAT | ___ Kapoor, Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Hindi films |
| GEORGELUCAS | American film producer, screenwriter and director who created Star Wars and Indiana Jones (6,5) |
| STURGES | Preston ___, screenwriter and director who won an Oscar for The Great McGinty (7) |
| SNUB | Lack of an expected nomination, as at the Oscars |
| JOELKIMBOOSTER | "Fire Island" actor/screenwriter |
| STAND | Got up on one's feet to seek nomination as a candidate (5) |
| REAGAN | Brolin earned an Emmy nomination as him |
| WINONARYDER | American actress who received Oscar nominations for The Age of Innocence and Little Women |
| ROONEYMARA | American actress who received Oscar nominations for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Carol |
| EDHARRIS | Actor who received Oscar nominations for Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock and The Hours |
| RYANGOSLING | Canadian actor who received Oscar nominations for Half Nelson, La La Land and Barbie (4,7) |
| STEVENSPIELBERG | Director and co-writer of the 2023 coming-of-age drama film The Fabelmans (6,9) |
| OLLYMURS | Runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor who returned as co-host of the twelfth series (4,4) |
| BEATTY | Which US film actor, producer, screenwriter and director starred in McCabe and Mrs Miller (1970) |
| CURTIS | Richard _, screenwriter and director known for films such as Notting Hill and Love Actually (6) |
| OLIVERSTONE | Screenwriter and director whose service in the Vietnam war influenced much of his work |
| LINAWERTMULLER | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as Seven Beauties and Swept Away: 2 wds. |
| DAVIDLYNCH | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive: 2 wds. |
