| RYANGOSLING | Canadian actor who received Oscar nominations for Half Nelson, La La Land and Barbie (4,7) |
| EDHARRIS | Actor who received Oscar nominations for Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock and The Hours |
| SUTHERLAND | Donald ---, Canadian actor who received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017 (10) |
| WINONARYDER | American actress who received Oscar nominations for The Age of Innocence and Little Women |
| THEBLUEVEIL | 1951 film for which Jane Wyman and Joan Blondell received Oscar nominations (3,4,4) |
| SAMANTHAMORTON | English actress who received Oscar nominations for Sweet and Lowdown and In America (8,6) |
| ROONEYMARA | American actress who received Oscar nominations for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Carol |
| 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) |
| EMMASTONE | Actor who won Oscars for La La Land and Poor Things (4,5) |
| EMMA | _ Stone. US actress who won Oscars for her roles in La La Land and Poor Things (1.) |
| ABOUTSCHMIDT | 2002 film for which Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates received Oscar nominations |
| NYAD | 2023 biopic for which Annette Bening and Jodie Foster received Oscar nominations |
| SILKWOOD | 1983 Mike Nichols film for which Meryl Streep and Cher received Oscar nominations (8) |
| SPACY | In la-la land and clue to this puzzle's theme |
| GOSLING | Star of La La Land and Blade Runner 2049 (4,7) |
| RYAN | Star of La La Land and Blade Runner 2049 (4,7) |
| STONE | Actress in Magic in the Moonlight, La La Land and The Favourite (5) |
| DAMIEN | _ Chazelle, director of the films La La Land and Babylon (6) |
| LENDER | For a time he gives one red a half nelson and turns over (6) |
| ARMLOCK | Carol, with a kilometre to do for a half-nelson, say (7) |
