| EISENBERG | The Hummingbird Project star who was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse ___ (9) |
| SALMA | Frida and The Hummingbird Project star, _ Hayek (5) |
| JESSE | ___ Eisenberg was Oscarnominated for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (5) |
| SALMAHAYEK | Frida and The Hummingbird Project actress (pictured) (5,5) |
| KALING | The Mindy Project star (Mindy ---- --) |
| IKE | Likened, somewhat, to The Mindy Project's star Mr Barinholtz (3) |
| GEMINI | Early NASA project stars (6) |
| FRANKFINLAY | English actor who was Oscar-nominated for his role as Iago opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1965 film adaptation of Othello (5,6) |
| MIRREN | Helen, actress who was Oscar-nominated for The Madness of King George (6) |
| HONGCHAU | Actress who was Oscar-nominated for her role in The Whale (4,4) |
| SHARONSTONE | Actress who was Oscar-nominated for the 1995 film Casino (6,5) |
| SUSANNAHYORK | British actress who was Oscar-nominated for the film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (8,4) |
| VERA | _ Farmiga, US actress who was Oscar-nominated for her role in 2009 film Up in the Air (4) |
| DIETRICH | German-born actress who was Oscar-nominated for the 1931 film Morocco, Marlene _ (8) |
| DIAMOND | Leonardo Dicaprio was Oscar-nominated for his performance as Danny Archer in the political war thriller Blood ___ (7) |
| EDHARRIS | He was Oscar nominated for his role in The Hours (2,6) |
| CELIAJOHNSON | British actress who was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Brief Encounter (5,7) |
| EDDIEMURPHY | Former Saturday Night Live regular who was Oscar-nominated for 2006's Dreamgirls: 2 wds. |
| ROBERTDOWNEYJR | Former SNL regular who was Oscar-nominated for three movies, including 2023's Oppenheimer: 3 wds., abbr. |
| KRISTENWIIG | Former SNL regular who was Oscar-nominated for 2011s Bridesmaids: 2 wds. |
