| MILLIONDOLLAR | ___ Baby movie directed by Clint Eastwood which received seven Oscar nominations at the 77th Academy Awards: 2 wds. |
| AMERICAN | ___ Sniper movie directed by Clint Eastwood which received six Oscar nominations at the 87th Academy Awards |
| INVICTUS | Sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood starring Morgan Freeman which received two Oscar nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards |
| MILLIONDOLLARBABY | Film that received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture for Clint Eastwood (who won the latter two) |
| THEINSIDER | 1999 film that received seven Oscar nominations |
| IWOJIMA | Letters from --- ----, 2007 war movie directed by Clint Eastwood (3,4) |
| ATONEMENT | 2007 drama for which Saoirse Ronan received her first Oscar nomination, at age thirteen |
| GEORGE | With 28-Across: directing legend who will receive an honorary Palme d'or on Saturday, May 25, at the Closing Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes |
| AWARDS | The 77th Tony ___ (1-Across hosted it in 2024) |
| ALEC | Baldwin who voices the title character in the Boss Baby movies |
| PGRATED | Like "The Boss Baby" movies |
| HIGHPLAINSDRIFTER | 1973 film directed by Clint Eastwood and in which he stars as The Stranger |
| UNFORGIVEN | 1992 western produced, directed and starring Clint Eastwood, which won Oscars for Best Picture and Director (10) |
| LALALAND | Musical that received 14 nominations at the 89th Oscars (2,2,4) |
| BATTLE | "One ___ After Another" (2025 action thriller that received an impressive five acting nominations at the Golden Globes announcement on Monday) |
| PALE | 1985 Western produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also plays the lead role (4,5) |
| RIDER | 1985 Western produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also plays the lead role (4,5) |
| RAWHIDE | Western TV series starring Clint Eastwood which ran from 1959 to 1966 (7) |
| MULHOLLANDDRIVE | Film which earned David Lynch a Best Director nomination at the 2001 Oscars (10,5) |
| BIRD | The Wind-Up ___ Chronicle 1995 novel by Haruki Murakami which received the Yomiuri Literary Award |