| STONE | Surname shared by US film director and US actress (5) |
| MENDES | Surname shared by film director Sam and US actress Eva (6) |
| PENNY | _ Marshall, US film director and comedienne (5) |
| SPIKE | Nickname of the US film director and producer Shelton Jackson Lee (5) |
| SIMON | Last name shared by US singers Carly and Paul (5) |
| LEROY | American film director and producer who launched the careers of Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren, among others (6,5) |
| EDGAR | _ Wright, British film director and writer (5) |
| SCOTT | Ridley ___ (b 1937), South Shields-born film director and producer (5) |
| KORDA | Hungarian-born British film director and producer, Alexander, d. 1956 (5) |
| VARDA | Agnes, Belgian-born film director and photographer born in 1928 (5) |
| JAMES | US film director Oscar-nominated for A Room with a View (1986), Howards End (1992) and The Remains of the Day (1993) (5,5) |
| IVORY | US film director Oscar-nominated for A Room with a View (1986), Howards End (1992) and The Remains of the Day (1993) (5,5) |
| LUMET | US film director of 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon (5) |
| ASHBY | US film director of Harold and Maude, Hal - (5) |
| CAPRA | Frank ___, late Italian/US film director famous in the 1930s and 40s (5) |
| WILDER | Billy -, US film director and screenwriter (6) |
| TARANTINO | Quentin -, US film director and screenwriter (9) |
| BERKELEY | Busby --------, US film director and musical choreographer (8) |
| RISHI | Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi films (First name) |
| LIMAN | Doug, US film director whose films include The Bourne Identity and Mr & Mrs Smith (5) |
