| WES | American writer and director known for Rushmore (1998) (3) |
| CARPENTER | John - - -, writer and director known for horror films (9) |
| ADAM | American writer and director of the films The Big Short, Vice and Don't Look Up (4,5) |
| MCKAY | American writer and director of the films The Big Short, Vice and Don't Look Up (4,5) |
| CURTIS | Richard _, screenwriter and director known for films such as Notting Hill and Love Actually (6) |
| BRANAGH | Actor and director known for his Shakespearean roles, Kenneth _ (7) |
| ELI | --- Roth, director known for 2003 horror movie Cabin Fever (3) |
| JOE | Director known for his Austen adaptations, - Wright (3) |
| POE | Edgar Allan ___ American writer and poet |
| NIL | Gary Oldman's award winning debut as writer and director, ... By Mouth |
| DEE | "Bessie" co-writer and director Rees |
| WESCRAVEN | American film director known for his work in the horror genre (3,6) |
| TIMBURTON | US director known for his Gothic fantasy and horror films (3,6) |
| GUEST | Mockumentary writer/director known for This Is Spinal Tap and Best In Show, Christopher - (5) |
| EISENSTEIN | Soviet film director known for Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible (10) |
| NOLAN | Director known for Memento, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk, Christopher - (5) |
| JOHNHUGHES | Writer/director known for his coming-of-age films |
| CARY | Director known for True Detective and Maniac, - Joji Fukunaga (4) |
| KEATON | Buster, U.S. silent film comedian and director known as the Great Stone Face (6) |
| GURUDUTT | Iconic Bollywood director known for movies such as Pyaasa and Kaagaz ke Phool (4,4) |
