Oscar hopeful
The crossword clue "Oscar hopeful" is answered by ACTOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACTOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTOR answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ACTOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACTOR, most used first.
- Thespian - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Cast member - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Role player - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
- Stage performer - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- One in a cast - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Player - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Person in a cast - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Part player - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Stage presence? - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Penn or Pitt - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Film performer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- SAG member - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
- Trouper - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- Man of parts - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Man in a cast - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Man of many parts - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- All the stage is his world - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Broadway performer - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Equity member - used 8 times, most recently in 1987
- Part man? - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- Performer in a film - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Play boy? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Performer - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Performer in a play - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Memorizer of lines - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- One with parts - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Repertory member - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Oscar de la __ - RENTA, used 94 times
- Oscar or Tony - AWARD, used 46 times
- Oscar winner Witherspoon - REESE, used 42 times
- "My Cousin Vinny" Oscar winner - TOMEI, used 36 times
- Oscar winner Berry - HALLE, used 34 times
- Oscar or Emmy - AWARD, used 32 times
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