| FOSSE | 1973's Oscar winner for Best Director, beating out Coppola for "The Godfather" |
| GAOLER | One of those involved in lock-in could be beating out The Auld Triangle (6) |
| HBO | Network with the most Emmy wins in 2020, beating out Netflix and NBC |
| TORO | This year's Oscar winner for Best Director: Guillermo del ___ |
| YENTL | Film with the only female Golden Globe winner for Best Director |
| CHLOEZHAO | 2021 Academy Award winner for Best Director |
| ROTA | Composer who shared a Best Music Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather. |
| NINO | And 5 Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II (4,4) (see 5D) |
| NINOROTA | Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II (4,4) |
| ROBERTDENIRO | Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner for The Godfather Part II and Best Actor Oscar-winner for Raging Bull |
| HURTLOCKER | Movie with the first female winner of the Oscar for Best Director, with "The" |
| BONG | --- Joon Ho, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for the 2020 film Parasite (4) |
| SEAN | Winner of the 2025 Oscar for best director for 8 (4,5) |
| BAKER | Winner of the 2025 Oscar for best director for 8 (4,5) |
| COPPOLA | Francis Ford -, Best Director Oscar winner for The Godfather: Part II (7) |
| ZHAO | Who recently became only the second woman to win the Oscar for Best Director? (4) |
| BRANDO | Marlon, Best Actor Oscar winner for The Godfather (6) |
| CABARET | Fosse film for which he won an Oscar for best director |
| ANGLEE | Winner of the 2000 Golden Globe for Best Director |
| ANG | ___ Lee first Asian to win the Oscar for Best Director |
