Best Director winner for "On the Waterfront" Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KAZAN Best Director winner for "On the Waterfront" (5)
7% CUARON Best Director winner for "Gravity" and "Roma" (6)
6% ANORA Best Picture winner in 2025 (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
6% ANG Lee with two Best Director Oscars (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% CODA 2021 Best Picture winner (4)
6% CRASH 2006 Best Picture winner (5)
6% ZEMECKIS Robert, Best Director Oscar winner for Forrest Gump (8) (8)
6% ELIAKAZAN "On the Waterfront" director (9) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2023
6% BRANDO Best Actor winner for 'On the Waterfront' (6)
5% FREDRICMARCH Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives (7,5) (12) Mirror Quiz Oct 14, 2025
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