| OKONEDO | Sophie ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda |
| DONCHEADLE | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (3,7) |
| CHEADLE | Don ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (7) |
| DON | Cheadle who was nominated for an Oscar for Hotel Rwanda |
| DAHL | Sophie ?, actress-model-cook who authored 2007 novel Playing with the Grown-ups (4) |
| SOPHIEOKONEDO | "The Secret Life of Bees" actress who appeared in "Hotel Rwanda": 2 wds. |
| SOPHIE | British actress who starred in Hotel Rwanda and The Slap (6,7) |
| LANCHESTER | Elsa ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Witness for the Prosecution (10) |
| BADHAM | Mary ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for To Kill a Mockingbird (6) |
| HERSHEY | Barbara ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Portrait of a Lady (7) |
| KELLERMAN | Sally ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for M*A*S*H (9) |
| OLIN | Lena ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Enemies, A Love Story (4) |
| TUTSI | Rwandan tribe to which Paul Rusesabagina's wife belonged in 2004 film Hotel Rwanda |
| BRESLIN | Abigail ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Little Miss Sunshine (7) |
| COLLETTE | Toni ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Sixth Sense (8) |
| YORK | Susannah ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (4) |
| CLARKSON | Patricia ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Pieces of April (8) |
| URE | Mary ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Sons and Lovers (3) |
| PEREZ | Rosie ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Fearless (5) |
| GARR | Teri ?, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Tootsie (4) |