This celebrity goo was created by player Matthew Preston.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Matthew.

publication date: Sunday, July 23, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)

category: Movies

clue: Guess who's coming to the Oscars nine times in his career?

explanation: Tracy starred in the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning twice. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Scott Hardie, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland


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