Besides Olivier, he's the only person to direct himself to a Best Actor Oscar Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Besides Olivier, he's the only person to direct himself to a Best Actor Oscar . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BENIGNI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BENIGNI Besides Olivier, he's the only person to direct himself to a Best Actor Oscar (7)
57% OLIVIER Until Roberto Benigni did it in 1998, he was the only person to direct himself to a Best Actor Oscar (7)
53% PETERFINCH Best Actor for "Network" (10) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
53% ACTRESS Best __ (Oscar category) (7) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
50% ALSO "And besides..." (4) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
50% NINE Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
50% CLONE He may be beside himself (5)
48% USTINOV Peter -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Topkapi (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Jan 25, 2026
48% GLORY Best Original Song Oscar winner from 2014's "Selma" (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
48% SATAN The devil himself (5)
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