| NYONGO | Any ongoing part for Oscar-winning actor Lupita (5'1) |
| BRANDO | British organised celebration for Oscar-winning actor |
| OLDMAN | An almond pie for Oscar-winning star Gary of the Darkest Hour (6) |
| GOODWILLHUNTING | Benevolence searching for Oscar-winning film (4,4,7) |
| YEARSA | Biopic with Lupita Nyong'o, 12 ... Slave (5,1) |
| JUNGLE | The ___ Book Oscar-winning 2016 film where Lupita Nyong'o voiced Raksha |
| ORISON | Prayer for Oscar heading off to Reading Gaol, for example (6) |
| YALIES | Lupita Nyong'o and Meryl Streep, for two |
| AUBREY | Portrayed in a drama by John Selwyn Gilbert, the first name of an artist noted for black-ink illustrations such as The Peacock Skirt for Oscar Wilde's Salome (6) |
| ISOBAR | Line on map is for Oscar going to pub (6) |
| AWARDS | Conflict in publicity for Oscar, Tony, etc (6) |
| SALOME | Seductive woman receiving nomination for Oscar? |
| GUFFAW | Good King Wenceslas initially getting uniform for Oscar - that's a laugh (6) |
| IRONED | Did some pressing work for Oscar in new diner (6) |
| WIENER | Type of "mobile" for Oscar Mayer |
| LITTLE | ___ Monsters 2019 comedy film starring Lupita Nyong'o and Alexander England |
| YEARS | Oscar-winning biopic with Lupita Nyong'o, 12 ___ a Slave (5) |
| SLAVE | Oscar-winning biopic starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a ___ (5) |
| AQUIETPLACE | Horror film prequel subtitled Day One starring Lupita Nyong'o (1,5,5) |
| AWARD | A drawback for Oscar, for instance! (5) |
