| TERRENCE | ___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow" |
| MARYSTEENBURGEN | "Melvin & Howard" Oscar winner |
| PIMP | It's Hard Out Here for a ___ (song from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack) |
| SYSTEMOFADOWN | Group that won a Grammy for 2005's "B.Y.O.B": 4 wds. |
| PALAU | Setting for 2005's "Survivor" |
| ALDA | Oscar-nominated actor for "The Aviator" |
| ADAMDRIVER | Oscar-nominated actor for Marriage Story * (4,6) |
| YEUN | Steven ___, Oscar-nominated actor for "Minari" |
| EDHARRIS | Emmy-nominated actor for "Westworld" |
| JESSEEISENBERG | Oscar-nominated actor who has written several humor pieces for The New Yorker |
| RIPTORN | Oscar-nominated actor with nearly synonymous first and last names |
| CASSEL | Oscar-nominated actor Seymour, who starred in "Faces" (1968) and "Indecent Proposal" (1993) |
| BRENDAN | ... and the Oscar-nominated actor playing him (7,6) |
| FRASER | ... and the Oscar-nominated actor playing him (7,6) |
| COOPER | Bradley ___, Oscar-nominated actor and director of A Star Is Born, whose new film, Avengers: Endgame, is out this month (6) |
| BOYER | Four-time Oscar-nominated actor Charles ___ |
| SAL | Oscar-nominated actor Mineo of Rebel Without a Cause |
| OWEN | Oscar-nominated actor in Closer, Clive ---- (4) |
| REA | Oscar-nominated actor in "The Crying Game" |
| SAVALAS | Oscar-nominated actor with the given name Aristotelis |
