| HADEN | Thomas ___ Church was nominated for an Academy Award in the 2004 black comedy, Sideways (5) |
| THESTEPFORDWIVES | 2004 black comedy starring Nicole Kidman |
| SALMA | Actress nominated for an Academy Award for her role as artist Frida Kahlo, ___ Hayek |
| KLAUS | 2019 animated Christmas film nominated for an Academy Award |
| OPRAH | Talk show host nominated for an Academy Award |
| ALICE | Titular role that won Julianne Moore an Academy Award in 2014 |
| IRKED | Annoyed when the Scottish church was tipped off by the journalist (5) |
| LLOYD | Harold, American film comedian who received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952 (5) |
| OSCAR | What is another term for an Academy Award (5) |
| PETRA | Apostle described by Jesus as the rock upon which his church was founded (Matthew 16:18) (5) |
| SMITH | Who received a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards in 2022? (5) |
| DANCE | Little boy, at church, was on the hop (5) |
| OHARA | Maureen presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 2014 |
| IAM | Sean Penn was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of an autistic father in, ... Sam (1, |
| STEPHENREA | Belfast-born actor nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game |
| EAGELS | Jeanne ___ actress in The Letter for which she was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award |
| HOTELRWANDA | Screenwriter Keir Pearson was nominated for an Academy Award for writing this 2004 Best Picture nominee set in Kigali |
| CORDON | Who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Banshees of Inisherin? (6) |
| JEANS | India's official entry to the Academy Awards in 1998 |
| WIEST | Dianne _, actress who won Academy Awards in 1987 and 1995 (5) |
