| LUV | Comedy nominated for 1965 Tony |
| SELMA | Alabama city known for 1965 civil rights marches |
| EGGAR | Samantha, Best Actress Oscarnominee for 1965 film The Collector (5) |
| TOOTSIE | 1982 comedy nominated for 10 Oscars |
| MAGEE | 1965 Tony winner for "Marat/Sade" |
| GIELGUD | John, 1965 Tony Award Best Actor in a Play nominee for Tiny Alice (7) |
| THEODD | The ___, Neil Simon stage comedy; 1965 Tony Award Best Play nominee (3,3,6) |
| RACE | 1965 Tony Curtis/Jack Lemmon motoring comedy, The Great ---- (4) |
| COUPLE | Neil Simon stage comedy, 1965 Tony Award Best Play nominee (6) |
| BOEINGBOEING | 1965 Tony Curtis-Jerry Lewis farce |
| FLYMETOTHEMOON | 1965 Tony Bennett tune |
| SKLAR | Broadway composer Matthew who was nominated for a Tony for "The Wedding Singer" |
| PRETTYWOMAN | 1990 romantic comedy for which Julia Roberts was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| HAYEK | Nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for playing her compatriot, painter Frida Kahlo. (5) |
| THEPAWNBROKER | 1965 film for which Rod Steiger was nominated for Best Actor Oscar (3,10) |
| HAILEESTEINFELD | US actress who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mattie Ross in True Grit, whose films include Ender's Game, Pitch Perfect 2 and Pitch Perfect 3 (6,9) |
| HADEN | Thomas ___ Church was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the 2004 black comedy, Sideways (5) |
| MINNIEDRIVER | Actress nominated for an Oscar for "Good Will Hunting" |
| ALLEN | Joan, who was nominated for an Oscar for "Nixon" |
| ALLYMCBEAL | Series for which Ritter was nominated for an Emmy |