Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. The film follows the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, a fictional newspaper magnate, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. The crossword solution for this term is 'KANE', which is the surname of the main character in the film.