| OSCARPETERSON | Winner of a film award for best score, perhaps, judging by his name |
| HOME | Fun ___ Broadway play with the first female writing team to win the Tony Award for Best Score |
| HUGOWEAVING | Player of Desmond's "Hacksaw Ridge" dad who also won a fantasy award, judging by his name |
| TONYBENNETT | Broadway Theatre Award winner, judging by his name |
| OSCAR | A little too scared for a film award (5) |
| OLSEN | Either twin who won a 1989 Youth in Film Award for "Full House" |
| INCIDENTALMUSIC | Part of film score, perhaps minus canticle I'd composed (10,5) |
| SCAR | Mark gets nothing less than a film award (4) |
| EMMYLOUHARRIS | Multiple Grammy winner that also won TV awards, judging by her name |
| VISUAL | Bottle containing a lot of drink, judging by eye (6) |
| MENSA | Chaps getting second best score at gathering of great minds (5) |
| INONE | The best score of course is 1-0 (2,3) |
| MOST | In a test, is halved to get the best score (4) |
| TOPMARKS | In explanation of the best score, points to the head (3,5) |
| OSCARS | A film award statuette |
| OSCARGAUGE | Instrument that measures a film's award-worthiness? |
| PODIUMCAST | Group of winners at a film awards show? |
| POTHUNTING | Tries to score, perhaps, in pursuit of trophies (3-7) |
| TACOTUESDAY | What this puzzle is celebrating, judging by what's been "eaten" by the starred answers |
| ACEOFCLUBS | Golfer who has the best score card? (3,2,5) |
