First actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAMESDEAN First actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (5,4) (9)
6% FIRTH Best Actor winner Colin (5) Premier Sunday Jul 5, 2026
6% THESPIAN Actor (8) Commuter Jun 18, 2026
6% OSCARCEREMONIES [*] Academy Awards shows (15) Premier Sunday Jun 14, 2026
6% OSCAR Academy Award (5)
6% NINE Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
6% EMILJANNINGS Winner in 1929 of the first Academy Award for Best Actor (12)
5% CLARK Actor Gable (5) Commuter Jul 2, 2026
5% SCRIPT Actor's reference (6) Newsday Jul 1, 2026
5% CUE Actor's prompt (3)
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