| ANGLEE | Taiwanese US filmmaker who directed films including Life Of Pi (3,3) |
| BOBFOSSE | Choreographer who directed films including Cabaret (1972) and All That Jazz (1979) |
| LEE | Director of films including Life of Pi and Emma Thompson's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (3) |
| ANG | Taiwanese-US film director who made Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3,3) |
| ALISON | ____ Steadman, actress known for her roles in TV play Abigail's Party and films including Life Is Sweet (6) |
| CECIL | Late US filmmaker who directed The Ten Commandments in 1956, _ B. DeMille (5) |
| RON | ___ Howard, US filmmaker who directed The Da Vinci Code (3) |
| SPIKELEE | US filmmaker who directed Malcolm X (5,3) |
| STEVENSPIELBERG | US filmmaker who directed the 1971 TV film 'Duel' (6,9) |
| WATERS | US filmmaker known as the 'Pope of Trash', John - (6) |
| WHEDON | Joss, U.S. filmmaker who directed superhero films The Avengers and Avengers: Age Of Ultron (6) |
| HANEKE | Michael ___ , filmmaker who directed a version of Elfriede Jelinek's 'The Piano Teacher' (6) |
| DONNER | Richard ****** , filmmaker who directed four 'Lethal Weapon' films (6) |
| WARHOL | US filmmaker fighting to keep cut? (6) |
| HAYNES | Todd, U.S. filmmaker who directed the 2015 film Carol (6) |
| MENDES | Sam, British filmmaker who directed the epic war film 1917 released in 2020 (6) |
| HOOPER | Tom, British filmmaker who directed the 2012 musical film Les Miserables (6) |
| GARETH | _____ Edwards, filmmaker who directed 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (6) |
| HUSTON | Late US filmmaker thus cracked on |
| ABRAMS | J.J., filmmaker who directed the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (6) |
