| DENZEL | ___ Washington, star of Roman J Israel, Esq, who's up for a Best Actor Oscar (6) |
| GREGORYPECK | Male star of Roman Holiday (7,4) |
| JOHNDAVID | _ _ Washington, star of 2018's Blackkklansman (4,5) |
| ESQ | Denzel Washington crime drama, Roman J. Israel, ___ |
| MARGOT | ___ Robbie, star of I, Tonya, up for a Best Actress Oscar (6) |
| PHOEBE | ___ Waller-bridge, actress who's up for a BAFTA along with her show Fleabag (6) |
| COOPER | Bradley ___, U.S. actor nominated four times for a Best Actor Oscar (6) |
| ISRAEL | Roman J ___, Esq., 2017 legal drama film starring Denzel Washington in the title role (6) |
| ANYONE | Who's up for some tennis? (6) |
| OPENER | Kind of question that's posed at the beginning of a seminar session, or the batsman who's up first |
| COLTONRYAN | Actor who's up for a Tony Award for his role in "New York, New York" |
| JOSHGROBAN | Actor who's up for a Tony Award for his role in "Sweeney Todd" |
| MERYL | ___ Streep, star of The Post, up for a Best Actress Oscar - again! (5) |
| RAIDER | One who's up nabs a person taking food from larder |
| JOSHUA | Tease upper-class Head of Accounts who's up before Judges |
| LEWAYRES | American actor nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Johnny Belinda |
| PETEROTOOLE | Which English actor was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar eight times but never won it? (5,6) |
| ONEAL | Actor Ryan ... was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Love Story |
| STEPHEN | ___ Graham, actor up for a Best Actor BAFTA (pictured top) (7) |
| FRANCES | ___ Mcdormand, star of 4D, up for a Best Actress Oscar (7) |
