King ____ was nominated for the best director Oscar five times but never won Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue King ____ was nominated for the best director Oscar five times but never won last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VIDOR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VIDOR King ____ was nominated for the best director Oscar five times but never won (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 3, 2017
3% RITT Martin -, Best Director Oscar nominee for Hud (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Feb 21, 2026
3% SCHLESINGER John -, Best Director Oscar winner for Midnight Cowboy (11) (11) Mirror Quiz Feb 16, 2026
3% CAINE Michael nominated for Oscars in five different decades (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
2% RENEE Zellweger who has won two Oscars (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 14, 2026
2% HAMNET Oscar-nominated 2025 Chloé Zhao drama (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 11, 2026
2% TANDY Jessica who won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" (5) New York Times Mar 11, 2026
2% ANORA Best Picture Oscar winner starring Mikey Madison (5) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2026
2% BOSTONROB First five-time "Survivor" contestant, familiarly (9) TV Mar 8, 2026
2% TWO Prime time with Oscar (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 7, 2026

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