# 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:** 1203
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24044 "2014-03-25T19:24:48Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Criss Angel ---
**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 25, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24045 "2014-03-25T19:29:02Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Criss Angel 5. David Blaine ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24046 "2014-03-25T19:33:25Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller ---
**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 25, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24047 "2014-03-25T20:36:02Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden From _The Prestige_. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24048 "2014-03-25T20:39:37Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden 9. Anthony Blake (The Magician starring Bill Bixby) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24049 "2014-03-25T21:35:05Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden 9. Anthony Blake 10. Harry Blackstone Jr. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24050 "2014-03-25T21:51:23Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden 9. Anthony Blake 10. Harry Blackstone Jr. 11. Penn Jillette ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24051 "2014-03-25T21:58:47Z")
13 Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden 9. Anthony Blake 10. Harry Blackstone Jr. 11. Penn Jillette 12. David Copperfield We seriously made it to #12 without getting to him? 😕 😛 ---
**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 25, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24052 "2014-03-25T22:41:42Z")
Stage magicians 1. Harry Houdini 2. The Amazing Randi 3. The Amazing Jonathan 4. Doug Henning 5. Criss Angel 6. David Blaine 7. Teller 8. Alfred Borden 9. Anthony Blake 10. Harry Blackstone Jr. 11. Penn Jillette 12. David Copperfield 13. Harry Blackstone Sr. People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24053 "2014-03-25T22:55:14Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg ---
**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 26, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24054 "2014-03-26T00:14:28Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney He won 26. ---
**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 26, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24055 "2014-03-26T01:30:55Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head Costume designer; inspired Edna “No capes!” Mode. ---
**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 26, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24056 "2014-03-26T02:02:00Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell (Sound mixer w/ 20 nominations and zero wins, an Academy record) ---
**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 26, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24057 "2014-03-26T03:16:21Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini Several nominations, three wins. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24058 "2014-03-26T03:31:25Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24059 "2014-03-26T04:46:25Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker 8. Ben Affleck Two nominations and two wins - one for original screenplay, one for best picture. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24060 "2014-03-26T05:01:34Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker 8. Ben Affleck 9. Gustavo Santaolalla ---
**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 26, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24061 "2014-03-26T05:12:25Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker 8. Ben Affleck 9. Gustavo Santaolalla 10. Alfred Hitchcock Five nominations. No wins. ---
**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 26, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24062 "2014-03-26T08:02:13Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker 8. Ben Affleck 9. Gustavo Santaolalla 10. Alfred Hitchcock 11. Randy Newman ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24063 "2014-03-26T11:04:27Z")
People who have been nominated for more than one Academy Award, none for acting. 1. John Williams 2. Steven Spielberg 3. Walt Disney 4. Edith Head 5. Kevin O’Connell 6. Henry Mancini 7. Rick Baker 8. Ben Affleck 9. Gustavo Santaolalla 10. Alfred Hitchcock 11. Randy Newman 12. Nora Ephron [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1204)