| LAURENBACALL | Stage name of US actress Betty Joan Perske, awarded an honorary Academy Award in 2009 (6,6) |
| KAYE | US actor awarded an honorary Academy Award in 1955 (4) |
| BACALL | Bronx born actress Betty Joan Perske, Lauren - (6) |
| LLOYD | Harold, American film comedian who received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952 (5) |
| OHARA | Maureen presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 2014 |
| ALECGUINNESS | Who won an Academy Award in 1957 and played the role of Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)? |
| KATHYGRIFFIN | My Life on the D-List star who received the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2009: 2 wds. |
| JIMMYKIMMELL | American TV host who presented the Academy Awards in 2017 and 2018 |
| WHITERUSSIAN | Language class for actress Betty? |
| AGNESVARDA | First female director to receive an honorary Academy Award |
| GENA | Rowlands with an honorary Academy Award |
| MEL | Brooks who'll receive an Honorary Academy Award next year |
| VERONICA | Stage name of US actress Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (1922-73), known as the Peekaboo Girl (8) |
| LAKE | Stage name of US actress Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (1922-73), known as the Peekaboo Girl (4) |
| ROBERTS | Surname of the winner of the Best Actress Academy Award in 2000 (7) |
| BODEREK | Stage name of US actress Mary Cathleen Collins (1956-), known for films including 10 (1980) and Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) (2,5) |
| BILLRUSSELL | Hall-of-Fame Celtics center whose name was added to the NBA Finals MVP Award in 2009: 2 wds. |
| MARYASTOR | American film actress who won an Academy Award in 1941 for "The Great Lie" |
| ANGELABASSETT | US actress awarded an honorary Oscar in 2024 for her 'transcendent performances' (6,7) |
| ALICECOOPER | Stage name of US rock singer and radio DJ Vincent Damon Furnier, born in 1948 (5,6) |