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

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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)
55% ACTRESS Best __ (Oscar category) (7) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
55% NINE Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
53% FINLAY Frank -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for 1965's Othello (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 30, 2025
53% OTOOLE Eight-time Best Actor nominee whose only Oscar was honorary (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
50% ELSE Besides (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
50% SCALAR Quantity with only magnitude, not direction (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
50% OTHERTHAN Besides (9) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
50% CLONE He may be beside himself (5)
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