| DONCHEADLE | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (3,7) |
| RYLANCE | Mark ---, 2018 Tony Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play nominee for Farinelli and the King (7) |
| ROLE | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting ___ in a Motion Picture (Golden Globes category) |
| TRACKRECORD | The best performance by an athlete, given her past achievements (5,6) |
| MONOLOGUES | Speeches made by an actor in a play, film etc, especially when alone (10) |
| CHEADLE | Don ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (7) |
| OKONEDO | Sophie, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (7) |
| POORTHINGS | Comedy for which Emma Stone won the Golden Globe last night in the category Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| COMICSTRIP | Funny performance by an ecdysiast? |
| FLOWERMOON | "Killers of the ___" (film for which Lily Gladstone won Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama last night) |
| AIDEM | "Prayer for the French Republic" actress Betsy, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, as announced yesterday |
| DALY | Tyne ___, 1990 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical winner for Gypsy (4 |
| SPEAR | ___ carrier, an informal term for an actor in a minor non-speaking role (5) |
| ANTIC | Old word for an absurd act or an actor in a grotesque or ludicrous part such as a clown or buffoon (5) |
| VENUS | Performance by an actor in a leading role: 25-Down in "___" |
| SCRIPT | Playwright's text for an actor in a movie or theatre production |
| AUDITION | A trial performance by an applicant for an acting or musical part (8) |
| PETEROTOOLE | Performance by an actor in a leading role: See 39-Across |
| TRAP | Catch role played by an actor in retirement (4) |
| SOLILOQUY | Talking aloud to oneself regardless of hearers, as an actor in a play (9) |
