| LAMAS | Co-star of the 2009 movie "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" |
| ISLAFISHER | See picture clue: Star of the 2009 movie Confessions of a Shopaholic (4,6) |
| NERO | Romulan villain of the 2009 movie Star Trek |
| KENNEDY | Kathleen, movie mega-producer and Lucasfilm president (7) |
| RUSSELL | ___ Crowe, star of the 2009 film State of Play (7) |
| MEGA | ___ Shark Versus Giant Octopus, disaster film (4) |
| KRAKEN | Legendary giant octopus |
| MAGICBEANS | Seeds in the Jack-vs.-giant tale |
| CHRISTOPHWALTZ | The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor was won by this actor for his role as Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 movie Inglourious Basterds (9,5) |
| MORGANFREEMAN | He played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 movie "Invictus": 2 wds. |
| KEVINSPACEY | Henry Carter in the 2009 movie, Shrink (5,6) |
| CHRISTIANBALE | John Connor in the 2009 movie, Terminator Salvation (9,4) |
| WHOOPI | ___ Goldberg is Jodi in the 2009 movie, Stream (6) |
| WYNTER | Dana __, co-star of the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" |
| COOPER | Bradley, director and co-star of the 2018 film version of A Star is Born (6) |
| LAHR | Co-star of the American premiere of "Waiting for Godot" |
| RAE | Co-star of "The Facts of Life" |
| MAEWEST | Co-writer and co-star of the 1940 film My Little Chickadee |
| ALICEFAYE | Female co-star of the 1937 US musical film On the Avenue (5,4) |
| ONO | Co-director and co-star of the 2011 film "Bed Peace" |
