# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1198
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23944 "2014-03-23T12:35:59Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23945 "2014-03-23T12:59:48Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23946 "2014-03-23T14:09:03Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 9. Louise Fletcher - _ **The Exorcist 2: the Heretic** _ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23947 "2014-03-23T14:40:18Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 9. Louise Fletcher - The Exorcist 2: the Heretic 10. Sandra Bullock - _Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close_ ---
**Author:** ![WheatCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@WheatCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WheatCat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23948 "2014-03-23T15:06:10Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 9. Louise Fletcher - The Exorcist 2: the Heretic 10. Sandra Bullock - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 11.Marlon Brando- Last Tango in Paris ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23949 "2014-03-23T15:36:11Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 9. Louise Fletcher - The Exorcist 2: the Heretic 10. Sandra Bullock - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 11.Marlon Brando- Last Tango in Paris 11. Meryl Streep - The French Lieutenant’s Woman ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23950 "2014-03-23T16:41:30Z")
Post-Oscar movies (the first movie a performer made after winning an Oscar) 1. Humphrey Bogart - Deadline - U.S.A. 2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump 3. Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest 4. Tatum O’Neal - The Bad News Bears 5. Nicolas Cage - The Rock 6. John Wayne- The Undefeated 7. Denzel Washington - Heart Condition 8. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 9. Louise Fletcher - The Exorcist 2: the Heretic 10. Sandra Bullock - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 11.Marlon Brando- Last Tango in Paris 11. Meryl Streep - The French Lieutenant’s Woman 12. Sally Field -\*\*\* Beyond the Poseidon Adventure\*\*\* New topic: Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 13. Anthony Hopkins ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23951 "2014-03-23T17:27:21Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) ---
**Author:** ![WheatCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@WheatCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WheatCat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23952 "2014-03-23T17:28:22Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in _I Want To Live!_) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23953 "2014-03-23T18:41:39Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in _I Want To Live!_) 4. Laurence Olivier (_Hamlet_) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23954 "2014-03-23T18:51:51Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23955 "2014-03-23T20:00:09Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23956 "2014-03-23T20:18:48Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23957 "2014-03-23T20:48:25Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23958 "2014-03-23T20:53:51Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) 9. Kathy Bates (Misery) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23959 "2014-03-23T21:20:16Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) 9. Kathy Bates (Misery) 10. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23960 "2014-03-23T21:27:55Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) 9. Kathy Bates (Misery) 10. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II) 11. Lee Marvin (Cat Ballou) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23961 "2014-03-23T21:58:54Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) 9. Kathy Bates (Misery) 10. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II) 11. Lee Marvin (Cat Ballou) 12. Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23962 "2014-03-23T23:25:59Z")
Performers Who Won Oscars Playing Murderers 1. Anthony Hopkins 2. Charlize Theron (Monster, 2003) 3. Susan Hayward (in I Want To Live!) 4. Laurence Olivier (Hamlet) 5. Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 6. Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) 7. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) 8. Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express) 9. Kathy Bates (Misery) 10. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II) 11. Lee Marvin (Cat Ballou) 12. Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) 13. Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23963 "2014-03-24T09:39:41Z")
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