| SCHLESINGER | John ?, Best Director Oscar winner for Midnight Cowboy |
| HUSTON | John ?, Best Director Oscar winner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (6) |
| FORD | John ?, Best Director Oscar winner for The Quiet Man and The Grapes of Wrath |
| BOORMAN | John, Best Director Oscar nominee for Hope and Glory (7) |
| SYLVIAMILES | Oscar nominee for "Midnight Cowboy" |
| LAYLADYLAY | Dylan hit originally written for "Midnight Cowboy" |
| WAYNE | John ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for True Grit (5) |
| MILLS | Sir John, Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for Ryan's Daughter (5) |
| HOUSEMAN | John -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Paper Chase |
| TRAVOLTA | John ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Pulp Fiction (8) |
| HURT | John -, Best Actor Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man (4) |
| CASSAVETES | John -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Dirty Dozen |
| DALL | John ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Corn is Green (4) |
| GIORGIOMORODER | Composer and producer whose music for Midnight Express won an Oscar in 1979 |
| SALMANRUSHDIE | Author, winner of the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children, who survived a stabbing in 2022 (6,7) |
| BEDSAREBURNING | Aptly, hit song for Midnight Oil |
| MOHAIR | Broadcast medium for midnight yarn (6) |
| DORM | Party room? Maybe for midnight feasts |
| GUTTER | Channel for Midnight Express? (6) |
| FRIDGERAIDS | Trips to look for midnight snacks |
