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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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% SOFIA & 8A Best Director Oscar nominee for Lost in Translation (5,7) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 11, 2026
3% ROURKE Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler" (6) New York Times Jul 8, 2026
3% FOSSE Bob -, Best Director Oscar winner for Cabaret (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jun 25, 2026
3% BETTE Davis with 11 Oscar nominations (5) Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026
3% CODA 2021 film that won the Best Picture Oscar (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
3% RONAN Saoirse with three Best Actress Oscar nominations (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026
3% ACADEMYAWARD For Best Director (12) Newsday Apr 5, 2026
2% KNOT King with no time for Windsor perhaps (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 9, 2026
2% MILOS & 15A Best Director Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus (5,6) (5) Mirror Quiz Jun 30, 2026

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