The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ACTOR , but the solution may also be NOMINEE which is one of the most recent solution (2001 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Oscar contender crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACTOR | 67 % | 5 |
| NOMINEE | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oscar contender
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nominee
- actor
- adman
- novel
- outsider
- video
- ham
- honor
- omar
- rea
- rex
- tyson
Crossword Answer definitions
ACTOR noun- A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.
- One who acts; a doer.
- One who takes part in a situation.
- An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
- (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
- The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (grammar) The most agent-like argument of a clause, e.g. 'the torpedo' in "The torpedo sank the boat" and "The torpedo fired".
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ACTOR
- Thespian
- Meryl Streep, to the politically correct
- Man of parts
- Booth was one
- Robert De Niro or Al Pacino
- Robert De Niro, for one
- Cruise, for one
- Paul Newman, e.g.
- Part man?
- Pitt or Penn