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EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards in the United States.[1][2] Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, audio recording/music, film, and theatre.[3] Achieving the EGOT has been referred to as the "grand slam" of American show business.[1][4] Including those with honorary or special awards, 27 people have achieved this status.[5] Only one person, Robert Lopez, has won all four awards twice.[6]

Background

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The EGOT acronym was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984. While starring in Miami Vice, he stated a desire to achieve the EGOT within five years.[7][8] The acronym gained wider recognition following a 2009 episode of 30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline.[9] There is some debate over whether only the Primetime Emmy Award should count towards an EGOT, as some distinguish the other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[10]

Starting in 2016, the Daytime Emmy Awards had a category for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, which was removed after the 2019 ceremony because three of the four winners were Broadway ensembles, which between them included five people (Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Bay Jones, Katrina Lenk, Ben Platt, and Ari'el Stachel) who had already won Tony and Grammy awards for the shows they were in, and with their Daytime Emmy wins only needed Oscars to complete their EGOT status.[11]

In 2023, TheaterMania writer Zachary Stewart criticized the practice of "selling" producer credits for shows favored to win a Tony as a "shortcut" to EGOT status. He drew a distinction between the producers who actually do the work of organizing the production of a show and investing producers who merely help finance it, often late in the award season.[12]

EGOT winners

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Name Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony EGOT completed Year span Age at completion Category(s)
Richard Rodgers 1962 1960[n 1] 1946 1950[n 1][n 2] 1962 16 59 years, 10 months Composer and producer
Helen Hayes[n 3] 1953 1977 1932[n 1] 1947[n 1][n 2] 1977 45 76 years, 4 months Actress
Rita Moreno[n 3] 1977[n 1] 1973 1962 1975 1977 15 45 years, 9 months Actress and singer
John Gielgud 1991 1979 1982 1961[n 1][n 2] 1991 29 87 years, 4 months Actor and director
Audrey Hepburn 1993[n 4] 1994[n 4] 1954[n 2] 1954[n 2] 1994 40 63 years, 8 months[n 4] Actress
Marvin Hamlisch 1995[n 1] 1974[n 1] 1974[n 1] 1976 1995 21 51 years, 3 months Composer
Jonathan Tunick 1982 1988 1978 1997[n 2] 1997 19 59 years, 1 month Orchestrator, music arranger, composer, and conductor
Mel Brooks 1967[n 1] 1998[n 1] 1969[n 2] 2001[n 1] 2001 34 74 years, 11 months Writer, songwriter, and actor
Mike Nichols 2001[n 1] 1961 1968 1964[n 1] 2001 40 69 years, 11 months Director and comedian
Whoopi Goldberg 2002[n 1][n 5] 1986 1991 2002 2002 16 46 years, 6 months Comedian, actress, host, and producer
Scott Rudin 1984 2012 2008 1994[n 1] 2012 28 53 years, 6 months Producer
Robert Lopez[n 6] 2008[n 1][n 7] 2012[n 1] 2014[n 1] 2004[n 1] 2014 10 39 years, 1 week Songwriter and librettist
Andrew Lloyd Webber 2018[n 8] 1980[n 1][n 2] 1997 1980[n 1][n 2] 2018 38 70 years, 5 months Composer and producer
Tim Rice 2018[n 8] 1980[n 1] 1993[n 1] 1980[n 1] 2018 38 73 years, 9 months Lyricist, librettist, and producer
John Legend 2018[n 8] 2006[n 1] 2015 2017 2018 12 39 years, 8 months Singer, composer, and producer
Alan Menken 2020[n 2][n 5] 1991[n 1] 1990[n 1] 2012 2020 30 70 years, 11 months Composer and producer
Jennifer Hudson 2021[n 5] 2009[n 1] 2007 2022 2022 15 40 years, 9 months Singer, actress, host, and producer
Viola Davis[n 3] 2015 2023[13] 2017 2001[n 1] 2023[13][14] 22 57 years, 5 months Actress and producer
Elton John 2024 1987[n 1][n 2] 1995[n 1] 2000 2024[15] 37 76 years, 9 months Singer, composer, pianist, and producer
Benj Pasek 2024 2018[n 1] 2017 2017[n 1] 2024[16][17] 7 39 years, 2 months Composer, lyricist, and producer
Justin Paul 2024 2018[n 1] 2017 2017[n 1] 2024[16][17] 7 39 years, 8 months Composer, lyricist, and producer

Non-competitive EGOT

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Name Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony EGOT completed Year Span Honorary Award Category(s)
Barbra Streisand 1965 1964 1969 1970 1970
6
 Special Tony Award Actress and singer
Liza Minnelli 1973 1990 1973 1965 1990
25
 Grammy Legend Award Actress and singer
James Earl Jones 1991 1977 2011 1969 2011
42
 Academy Honorary Award Actor and voice actor
Harry Belafonte 1960 1961 2014 1954 2014
60
 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Activist, actor, and singer
Quincy Jones 1977 1964 1994 2016 2016
52
 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Composer, musician, and producer
Frank Marshall 2023[n 9] 2023 2019 2022 2023
4
 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Director and producer

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj The artist also subsequently won one or more additional competitive awards.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The artist also received one or more honorary or non-competitive awards.
  3. ^ a b c The artist also earned the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards.
  4. ^ a b c The artist was awarded posthumously.
  5. ^ a b c The artist has won a Daytime Emmy Award, not a Primetime Emmy Award; some distinguish the Daytime prize and other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[10]
  6. ^ The songwriter is the only person who has won all four awards at least twice (Emmys [4], Grammys [3], Oscars [2] and Tonys [3]). Lopez is also the youngest person to achieve EGOT status (39 years, 8 days) and completed his first EGOT, at the time, in the shortest time (9 years, 8 months). His second set of wins briefly established a new shortest time at 7 years, 8 months, before being superseded later.
  7. ^ Lopez won two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 & 2010, followed by a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021, followed by a Children's and Family Emmy Award in 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice achieved EGOT status simultaneously with their shared Primetime Emmy Award for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
  9. ^ Marshall has won a Sports Emmy Award, not a Primetime Emmy Award; some distinguish the other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[10]

Richard Rodgers

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In 1962, Richard Rodgers became the first person to win all four awards.

American composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) received his fourth distinct award in 1962. Between 1946 and 1979, Rodgers received a total of 10 competitive awards. He was the first person to win all four and was primarily a composer.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1946: Best Song – "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from State Fair)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1962: Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television – Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1961: Best Show Album (Original Cast) – The Sound of Music
  2. 1963: Best Original Cast Show Album – No Strings
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1950: Best Musical – South Pacific
  2. 1950: Producers (Musical) – South Pacific
  3. 1950: Best Score – South Pacific
  4. 1952: Best Musical – The King and I
  5. 1960: Best Musical – The Sound of Music
  6. 1962: Best Composer – No Strings
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1962: Special Tony Award "for all he has done for young people in the theatre and for taking the men of the orchestra out of the pit and putting them onstage in No Strings"
  2. 1972: Special Tony Award
  3. 1979: Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre

Helen Hayes

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In 1977, Helen Hayes became the second person and first woman to win all four awards.

American actress Helen Hayes (1900–1993) received her fourth distinct award in 1977. Between 1932 and 1980, Hayes received a total of six competitive awards. She was the first woman and the first performer to win all four. Hayes was also the first EGOT recipient to win the Triple Crown of Acting (with individual acting wins in each of the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards). Counting only the first award of each type, she also has the longest interval (45 years) between her first and fourth award of any EGOT winner.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1932: Best Actress in a Leading Role – The Sin of Madelon Claudet
  2. 1971: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Airport
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1953: Best Actress – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Episode: "Not a Chance")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1977: Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1947: Best Actress in a Play – Happy Birthday
  2. 1958: Best Leading Actress in a Play – Time Remembered
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1980: Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre

Rita Moreno

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In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to win all four awards.

Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno (born 1931) received her fourth distinct award in 1977. Between 1961 and 1978, Moreno received a total of five awards.[18] She is also the first Latina winner and the first winner to win a Grammy as their second award (both previous winners won Tonys as their second award). In addition, she became a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2015 and a Peabody Award winner in 2019. Moreno is also the second EGOT recipient and the first Hispanic actress to win the Triple Crown of Acting.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1962: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – West Side Story
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1977: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music – The Muppet Show (Episode: "Rita Moreno")
  2. 1978: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series – The Rockford Files (Episode: "The Paper Palace")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1973: Best Recording for Children – The Electric Company
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1975: Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play – The Ritz

John Gielgud

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In 1991, John Gielgud became the fourth person to win all four awards, the oldest (at age 87), the first LGBTQ person, and the first non-American.

English actor and theatre director John Gielgud (1904–2000) received his fourth distinct award in 1991. Between 1948 and 1991, Gielgud received a total of five competitive awards. Gielgud was the first winner to win any award other than the Oscar as their first award (his first award was a Tony). At age 87 when he won his Emmy, he also became the oldest winner, the first male performer, the first LGBTQ winner, and the first non-American.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1982: Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Arthur
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1991: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Summer's Lease
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1980: Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording – Ages of Man
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1948: Outstanding Foreign Company – The Importance of Being Earnest
  2. 1961: Best Director of a Drama – Big Fish, Little Fish
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1959: Special Tony Award "for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man play Ages of Man"

Audrey Hepburn

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In 1994, Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.

British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) received her fourth distinct award posthumously in 1994. Between 1954 and 1994, Hepburn received a total of four competitive awards. She was the fifth person to complete the feat and the first to do so posthumously. She was also the first winner to win two of their awards in consecutive awards shows (the 1994 Grammys were the first Grammys since her posthumous win at the 1993 Emmys). She is the only EGOT winner to not win multiple awards in any of the four award fields.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1954: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Roman Holiday
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1993: Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn (Episode: "Flower Gardens")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1994: Best Spoken Word Album for Children – Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1954: Distinguished Dramatic Actress – Ondine
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1968: Special Tony Award
  2. 1993: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Marvin Hamlisch

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In 1995, Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person to win all four awards.

American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) received his fourth distinct award in 1995. Between 1974 and 2001, Hamlisch received a total of 12 competitive awards. Before Alan Menken joined the group in 2020, Hamlisch had the most Oscars of any EGOT winner (three - all won in the same year). In 1974 he would win "General Field" Grammys, taking Song of the Year and Best New Artist, making him first EGOT to have this distinction. Hamlisch was also the first EGOT winner to have won multiple, qualifying awards for the same work – both an Oscar and a Grammy for the song "The Way We Were".

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1974: Best Original Dramatic Score – The Way We Were
  2. 1974: Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation – The Sting
  3. 1974: Best Song – "The Way We Were" (from The Way We Were)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1995: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction – Barbra: The Concert
  2. 1995: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – "Ordinary Miracles" (from Barbra: The Concert)
  3. 1999: Outstanding Music and Lyrics – "A Ticket to Dream" (from AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies)
  4. 2001: Outstanding Music Direction – Timeless: Live in Concert
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1975: Best New Artist
  2. 1975: Song of the Year – "The Way We Were"
  3. 1975: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – "The Entertainer"
  4. 1975: Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special – The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1976: Best Musical Score – A Chorus Line

Jonathan Tunick

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Jonathan Tunick in 2024, accepting the Tony award.

American orchestrator, musical director, and composer Jonathan Tunick (born 1938) received his fourth distinct award in 1997. Between 1977 and 2024, Tunick received a total of five awards. Tunick is the first EGOT winner to have won an Emmy as their second award as well as the first to win the Tony as their fourth award.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1978: Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score – A Little Night Music
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1982: Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction – Night of 100 Stars
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1989: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "No One is Alone" (vocals by Cleo Laine)
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1997: Best Orchestrations – Titanic
  2. 2024: Best Orchestrations – Merrily We Roll Along

Mel Brooks

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In 2001, Mel Brooks became the eighth person to win all four awards.

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks (born 1926) received his fourth distinct award in June 2001. Between 1968 and 2002, Brooks received a total of 11 awards.[19] Brooks was the first person to win the Emmy as the first award, and the first winner to have won his Oscar for screenwriting. He is the only person to have won the Triple Crown of Writing, having won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony in writing categories.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1969: Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen – The Producers
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1967: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety – The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
  2. 1997: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episodes: "The Grant" and "The Penis")
  3. 1998: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil and the Coupons")
  4. 1999: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1999: Best Spoken Comedy Album – The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000
  2. 2002: Best Long Form Music Video – Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
  3. 2002: Best Musical Show Album – The Producers
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2001: Best Musical – The Producers
  2. 2001: Best Book of a Musical – The Producers
  3. 2001: Best Original Score – The Producers
  • Special Awards
  1. 2023: Academy Honorary Award – "Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment."

Brooks is one of only two people to have two awards of each type, though unlike the other (Robert Lopez) one of Brooks's Oscars was honorary. When he appeared on the January 30, 2015 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Brooks called himself an EGOTAK, noting that he had also received awards from the American Film Institute and Kennedy Center.

Mike Nichols

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In November 2001, Mike Nichols became the ninth EGOT winner, ultimately receiving 15 awards over a record span of 51 years.

American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian Mike Nichols (1931–2014) received his fourth distinct award in November 2001. Between 1961 and 2012, Nichols received a total of 15 awards. Nichols was the first EGOT winner to win the Grammy as their first award, the first winner to have won multiple awards for directing (an Oscar, several Tonys, and two Emmys) . When counting all awards won—not just the first of each type—Nichols has the longest timespan of awards among EGOT winners, at 51 years. He is one of only 2 people, the other being Bob Fosse, to achieve the Triple Crown of Directing, having won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony in directing categories.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1968: Best Director – The Graduate
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2001: Outstanding Made for Television Movie – Wit
  2. 2001: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie – Wit
  3. 2004: Outstanding Miniseries – Angels in America
  4. 2004: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – Angels in America
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1962: Best Comedy Performance – An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1964: Best Direction of a Play – Barefoot in the Park
  2. 1965: Best Direction of a Play – Luv and The Odd Couple
  3. 1968: Best Direction of a Play – Plaza Suite
  4. 1972: Best Direction of a Play – The Prisoner of Second Avenue
  5. 1977: Best Musical – Annie
  6. 1984: Best Play – The Real Thing
  7. 1984: Best Direction of a Play – The Real Thing
  8. 2005: Best Direction of a Musical – Monty Python's Spamalot
  9. 2012: Best Direction of a Play – Death of a Salesman

Whoopi Goldberg

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In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person to win all four awards, the first African American and the first to win two of their awards in the same year.

American actress, comedian and author Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) received her fourth distinct award in 2002. Between 1985 and 2009, she received a total of five competitive awards.[20] Goldberg is the first African American winner, the first to win the Oscar as their second award, and the third person after Audrey Hepburn (1954) and Marvin Hamlisch (1974) to win two of their qualifying awards in the same year (she won both her Tony and her first competitive Emmy in 2002).

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1991: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Ghost
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2002: Outstanding Special Class Special – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
  2. 2009: Outstanding Talk Show Host – The View
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1986: Best Comedy Recording – Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2002: Best Musical – Thoroughly Modern Millie
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1997: Special Emmy Award, Governors Award, for the seven Comic Relief Benefit Specials

Scott Rudin

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American film, television, and theatre producer Scott Rudin (born 1958) received his fourth distinct award in 2012. Between 1984 and 2021, Rudin received a total of 21 awards, tying with Alan Menken for winning the most competitive EGOT awards. Rudin is currently the only EGOT winner who is solely a producer and did not win any of his four awards for a creative endeavor (i.e. singing, writing, acting).

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2008: Best Picture – No Country for Old Men
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1984: Outstanding Children's Program – He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2012: Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1994: Best Musical – Passion
  2. 2000: Best Play – Copenhagen
  3. 2002: Best Play – The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
  4. 2005: Best Play – Doubt
  5. 2006: Best Play – The History Boys
  6. 2009: Best Play – God of Carnage
  7. 2010: Best Revival of a Play – Fences
  8. 2011: Best Musical – The Book of Mormon
  9. 2012: Best Revival of a Play – Death of a Salesman
  10. 2014: Best Revival of a Play – A Raisin in the Sun
  11. 2015: Best Play – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  12. 2015: Best Revival of a Play – Skylight
  13. 2016: Best Play – The Humans
  14. 2016: Best Revival of a Play – A View From the Bridge
  15. 2017: Best Revival of a Musical – Hello, Dolly!
  16. 2019: Best Play – The Ferryman
  17. 2019: Best Revival of a Play – The Boys in the Band
  18. 2021: Best Play – The Inheritance

Robert Lopez

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In 2014, Robert Lopez became the twelfth person to win all four awards, the first Asian American, the youngest at age 39, and the first to achieve the feat in just under 10 years.

American songwriter Robert Lopez (born 1975) received his fourth distinct award in 2014. Between 2004 and 2022, he received a total of 12 awards. He is the first Filipino and Asian to achieve this feat. He is the youngest winner (39 years, 8 days) to receive all four awards in competitive categories, as well as, at the time, the fastest to complete his qualifying run of EGOT wins (9 years, 8 months). His second series of wins set a new shortest interval of 7 years, 8 months (June 27, 2010 Emmy through March 4th, 2018 Academy Award) until 2024 when both Benj Pasek and Justin Paul topped this record with a qualifying run of 7 years and 7 months.

Lopez is the first person to win each EGOT award twice.[21][22] As of 2025, he is one Oscar away from becoming the first triple EGOT winner as well. He is currently the only winner to have two of each EGOT award in competitive categories, as Mel Brooks' second Oscar in 2023 was a special award. His first two Emmys were Daytime Emmys, followed by a Primetime Emmy in 2021 for WandaVision. He is the only EGOT recipient to follow a Daytime Emmy win with a subsequent Primetime Emmy win.

Lopez received his Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon in collaboration with fellow EGOT winner Scott Rudin (among others), making them the first pair of EGOT winners to co-win the same award. Lopez is also the first person to have won the Oscar last, a prize he shared then, and again in 2018, with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez.[23] As of 2024, Kristen Anderson-Lopez lacks only a Tony to achieve EGOT status in her own right.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2014: Best Original Song – "Let It Go" (from Frozen)
  2. 2018: Best Original Song – "Remember Me" (from Coco)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2021: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Agatha All Along" (from WandaVision — Episode: "Breaking the Fourth Wall")
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2008: Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets!
  2. 2010: Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets!
  • Children's and Family Emmy Awards:
  1. 2022: Outstanding Short Form Program – We the People
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2012: Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  2. 2015: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Frozen
  3. 2015: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Let It Go" (from Frozen)
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2004: Best Original Score – Avenue Q
  2. 2011: Best Book of a Musical – The Book of Mormon
  3. 2011: Best Original Score – The Book of Mormon

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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In 2018, Andrew Lloyd Webber (Baron Lloyd-Webber), became the thirteenth person to win all four awards.

English composer and impresario of musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 1948) received his fourth distinct award in 2018. Between 1980 and 2025, Lloyd Webber received a total of 12 competitive awards. On September 9, 2018, Lloyd Webber, John Legend, and Tim Rice all simultaneously became EGOTs when they were collectively awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.[24]

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1997: Best Original Song – "You Must Love Me" (from Evita)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2018: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1981: Best Cast Show Album – Evita: Premier American Recording
  2. 1984: Best Cast Show Album – Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording
  3. 1986: Best Contemporary Composition – Lloyd Webber: Requiem
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1980: Best Original Score – Evita
  2. 1983: Best Musical – Cats
  3. 1983: Best Original Score – Cats
  4. 1988: Best Musical – The Phantom of the Opera
  5. 1995: Best Musical – Sunset Boulevard
  6. 1995: Best Original Score – Sunset Boulevard
  7. 2025: Best Revival of a Musical – Sunset Boulevard
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1990: Grammy Legend Award
  2. 2018: Special Tony Award

Tim Rice

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In 2018, Tim Rice became the fourteenth person to win all four awards.

English lyricist and librettist Tim Rice (born 1944) received his fourth distinct award in 2018. Between 1980 and 2018, Rice received a total of 12 awards, and shares all of his awards with fellow EGOTs Elton John, John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Alan Menken. On September 9, 2018, Lloyd Webber, Legend, and Rice all simultaneously became EGOTs when they were collectively awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.[24]

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1993: Best Original Song – "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin)
  2. 1995: Best Original Song – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
  3. 1997: Best Original Song – "You Must Love Me" (from Evita)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2018: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1981: Best Cast Show Album – Evita: Premier American Recording
  2. 1994: Song of the Year – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"
  3. 1994: Best Musical Album for Children – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  4. 1994: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin)
  5. 2001: Best Musical Show Album – Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1980: Best Book of a Musical – Evita
  2. 1980: Best Original Score – Evita
  3. 2000: Best Original Score – Aida

John Legend

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In 2018, John Legend became the fifteenth person to win all four awards, the first African American man,[25] and first to have won both competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards.

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer John Legend (born 1978) received his fourth distinct award in 2018. Between 2006 and 2025, Legend received a total of 21 awards. Legend has won the most Grammy Awards, 12, of any competitive EGOT recipient. In addition to being the first African American man to achieve EGOT status, Legend is the first person to receive the four awards in four consecutive years.[26][27] John was also the first EGOT recipient to have won both a competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Award, an accomplishment matched by Robert Lopez in 2021. Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice all simultaneously became EGOTs on September 9, 2018, when they were collectively awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.[24]

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2015: Best Original Song – "Glory" (from Selma)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2018: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2019: Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Crow: The Legend
  2. 2022: Outstanding Daytime Special – Shelter Me: Soul Awakened
  3. 2022: Outstanding Short Form Daytime Program – Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church
  • Children's and Family Emmy Awards:
  1. 2023: Outstanding Non-Fiction Program – 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed
  2. 2025: Outstanding Non-Fiction Program – Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2006: Best New Artist
  2. 2006: Best R&B Album – Get Lifted
  3. 2006: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Ordinary People"
  4. 2007: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Heaven"
  5. 2007: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Family Affair"
  6. 2009: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Stay with Me (By the Sea)"
  7. 2011: Best R&B Song – "Shine"
  8. 2011: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – "Hang on in There"
  9. 2011: Best R&B Album – Wake Up!
  10. 2016: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Glory" (from Selma)
  11. 2020: Best Rap/Sung Performance – "Higher"
  12. 2021: Best R&B Album – Bigger Love
  13. 2025: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Revival of a Play – Jitney

Alan Menken

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In 2020, Alan Menken became the sixteenth person to win all four awards.

American composer Alan Menken (born 1949) received his fourth distinct award in 2020.[28] Between 1990 and 2020, Menken received a total of 21 competitive awards, tying with Scott Rudin for the most awards to individuals whose EGOT status was achieved solely by competitive wins. If Menken's special (non-competitive) Emmy Award is counted, he becomes the fully competing EGOT with the most overall awards. If EGOT status is recognized without regard to any qualifying awards being non-competitive, then Quincy Jones holds the record with his 30 fully competitive awards, including 29 Grammys. Alan Menken has the most Oscar wins (8) by an EGOT.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1990: Best Original Score – The Little Mermaid
  2. 1990: Best Original Song – "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid)
  3. 1992: Best Original Score – Beauty and the Beast
  4. 1992: Best Original Song – "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast)
  5. 1993: Best Original Score – Aladdin
  6. 1993: Best Original Song – "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin)
  7. 1996: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score – Pocahontas
  8. 1996: Best Original Song – "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2020: Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program – "Waiting in the Wings" (from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Episode: "Rapunzel and the Great Tree")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1991: Best Recording for Children – The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
  2. 1991: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid)
  3. 1993: Best Album for Children – Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  4. 1993: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television – Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  5. 1993: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast)
  6. 1994: Song of the Year – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin)
  7. 1994: Best Musical Album for Children – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  8. 1994: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  9. 1994: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin)
  10. 1996: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)
  11. 2012: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "I See the Light" (from Tangled)
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2012: Best Original Score – Newsies
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1990: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contribution to the success of the academy's anti-drug special for children – "Wonderful Ways to Say No" from the TV special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

Jennifer Hudson

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In 2022, Jennifer Hudson became the seventeenth person to win all four awards.

American singer, actress, talk show host, and producer Jennifer Hudson (born 1981) received her fourth distinct award in 2022.[29] Hudson received a total of five competitive awards between 2007 and 2022, making her the youngest competitive female EGOT to date.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2007: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Dreamgirls
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2021: Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Baba Yaga
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2009: Best R&B Album – Jennifer Hudson
  2. 2017: Best Musical Theater Album – The Color Purple
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2022: Best Musical – A Strange Loop

Viola Davis

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In 2023, Viola Davis became the eighteenth person to win all four awards.

American actress and producer Viola Davis (born 1965) received her fourth distinct award in 2023.[30] Between 2001 and 2023, Davis received a total of five competitive awards becoming the eighteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards. Davis acknowledged her new EGOT status while accepting her 2023 Grammy.[13][31] Davis is also the third EGOT recipient and the first African American actress to win the Triple Crown of Acting.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Fences
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2015: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – How to Get Away with Murder
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2023: Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording – Finding Me[32]
  • Tony Awards
  1. 2001: Best Featured Actress in a Play – King Hedley II
  2. 2010: Best Leading Actress in a Play – Fences

Elton John

[edit]
In 2024, Elton John became the nineteenth person to win all four awards.

English singer, composer, pianist, and producer Elton John (born 1947) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[33] Between 1987 and 2024, John received a total of nine competitive awards becoming the nineteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1995: Best Original Song – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
  2. 2020: Best Original Song – "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (from Rocketman)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2024: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1987: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "That's What Friends Are For"
  2. 1992: Best Instrumental Composition – "Basque"
  3. 1995: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
  4. 1998: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – "Candle in the Wind 1997"
  5. 2001: Best Musical Show Album – Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2000: Best Original Score – Aida
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1999: Grammy Legend Award

Benj Pasek

[edit]
In 2024, Benj Pasek became the twentieth person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Pasek and Justin Paul achieved this status within the fastest time.

American composer, lyricist, and producer Benj Pasek (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[34] Pasek and Justin Paul set a new record for achieving EGOT status in the fastest time by winning all four awards within 7 years and 7 months.[35] Between 2017 and 2025, Pasek received a total of seven competitive awards becoming the twentieth person to competitively win each of the four awards. Pasek shares all seven of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Justin Paul.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Original Song – "City of Stars" (from La La Land)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2024: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" (from Only Murders in the Building — Episode: "Sitzprobe")
  • Children's and Family Emmy Awards:
  1. 2025: Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program – "That's Why We Love Nature" (from Sesame Street — Episode: "Tamir's Water Works")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2018: Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen
  2. 2019: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen
  2. 2022: Best Musical – A Strange Loop

Justin Paul

[edit]
Justin Paul became the twenty-first person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Paul and Benj Pasek achieved this status within the fastest time.

American composer, lyricist, and producer Justin Paul (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[34] Paul and Benj Pasek set a new record for achieving EGOT status in the fastest time by winning all four awards within 7 years and 7 months.[35] Between 2017 and 2025, Paul received a total of seven competitive awards becoming the twenty-first person to competitively win each of the four awards. Paul shares all seven of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Benj Pasek.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Original Song – "City of Stars" (from La La Land)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2024: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" (from Only Murders in the Building — Episode: "Sitzprobe")
  • Children's and Family Emmy Awards:
  1. 2025: Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program – "That's Why We Love Nature" (from Sesame Street — Episode: "Tamir's Water Works")
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2018: Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen
  2. 2019: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2017: Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen
  2. 2022: Best Musical – A Strange Loop

Non-competitive EGOT awardees

[edit]

Six additional artists have received all four awards, though one was bestowed for an honorary or similar non-competitive distinction: Barbra Streisand does not have a competitive Tony; Liza Minnelli does not have a competitive Grammy; and Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones, Quincy Jones, and Frank Marshall are all without a competitive Oscar.

Barbra Streisand

[edit]
Barbra Streisand's Tony is a non-competitive award.

American singer, actress, and director Barbra Streisand (born 1942) received her fourth distinct award in 1970. Between 1963 and 2001, Streisand received a total of 18 awards, three of which were non-competitive. Having obtained her fourth award with a special Tony at age 28, she is the youngest special EGOT winner. With just six years elapsing between her first award, a 1964 Grammy, and her 1970 Tony, Streisand held the record for completing the fastest special EGOT until 2023 when Frank Marshall did so within four years. Streisand is the only EGOT to win an Oscar in both a music and an acting category. She is the only winner to have three competitive awards for debut performances: first studio album, first feature film, and first television special. Additional distinctions include the Peabody Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the National Medal of Arts, the American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1969: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Funny Girl
  2. 1977: Best Original Song – "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (from A Star Is Born)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1965: Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Actors and Performers – My Name is Barbra
  2. 1995: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Barbra Streisand: The Concert
  3. 1995: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special – Barbra Streisand: The Concert
  4. 2001: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Timeless: Live in Concert
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2001: Outstanding Special Class Special – Reel Models: The First Women of Film
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1964: Best Vocal Performance, Female – The Barbra Streisand Album
  2. 1964: Album of the Year (Other Than Classical) – The Barbra Streisand Album
  3. 1965: Best Vocal Performance, Female – "People"
  4. 1966: Best Vocal Performance, Female – My Name Is Barbra
  5. 1978: Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female – "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
  6. 1978: Song of the Year – "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
  7. 1981: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "Guilty" (with Barry Gibb)
  8. 1987: Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female – The Broadway Album
  9. 1992: Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive)
  10. 1995: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (non-competitive)
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1970: Special Tony Award: Star of the Decade (non-competitive)

Liza Minnelli

[edit]
Liza Minnelli's Grammy is a non-competitive award.

American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer Liza Minnelli (born 1946) received her fourth distinct award in 1990. Between 1965 and 2009, Minnelli received a total of seven awards, two of which were special.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1973: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Cabaret
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1973: Outstanding Single Program − Variety and Popular Music – Liza with a 'Z'. A Concert for Television
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1990: Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive)
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1965: Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Flora the Red Menace
  2. 1974: Special Tony Award for "adding luster to the Broadway season" (non-competitive)
  3. 1978: Best Leading Actress in a Musical – The Act
  4. 2009: Best Special Theatrical Event – Liza's at The Palace...!

James Earl Jones

[edit]
James Earl Jones's Oscar is a non-competitive award.

American actor James Earl Jones (1931–2024) received his fourth distinct award in 2011. Between 1969 and 2017, Jones received a total of eight awards, two of which were special.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2011: Academy Honorary Award (non-competitive)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1991: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Gabriel's Fire
  2. 1991: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Heat Wave
  • Daytime Emmy Awards:
  1. 2000: Outstanding Performer − Children's Special – Summer's End
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1977: Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1969: Best Leading Actor in a Play – The Great White Hope
  2. 1987: Best Leading Actor in a Play – Fences
  3. 2017: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (non-competitive)

Harry Belafonte

[edit]
Harry Belafonte's Oscar is a non-competitive award.

American singer, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) received his fourth distinct award in 2014. Between 1954 and 2014, Belafonte received a total of six awards, including a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (six special awards).

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2014: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (non-competitive)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1960: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Tonight with Belafonte – The Revlon Revue
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1961: Best Performance – Folk – Swing Dat Hammer
  2. 1966: Best Folk Performance – An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
  3. 2000: Grammy Hall of Fame Award
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1954: Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor – John Murray Anderson's Almanac

Quincy Jones

[edit]
Quincy Jones's two Oscars are non-competitive awards while his final qualifying award was a competitive Tony for The Color Purple in 2016.

American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer Quincy Jones (1933–2024) received his fourth distinct award in 2016. Between 1964 and 2024, Jones received a total of 33 awards—the highest number so far of any EGOT winner. He competed for and won 28 Grammys, one Tony, and one Emmy, also receiving a special Grammy Legend Award and two special Oscars (the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Academy Honorary Award). Quincy's final qualifying award was a fully competitive 2016 Tony for The Color Purple.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1994: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (non-competitive)
  2. 2024: Academy Honorary Award (non-competitive)
  • Primetime Emmy Awards:
  1. 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Roots
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1964: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "I Can't Stop Loving You"
  2. 1970: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group – Walking in Space
  3. 1972: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – Smackwater Jack
  4. 1974: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Summer in the City"
  5. 1979: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "The Wiz Main Title (Overture, Part One)"
  6. 1981: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Dinorah, Dinorah"
  7. 1982: Producer of the Year
  8. 1982: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "Ai No Corrida" (with Jerry Hey)
  9. 1982: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording – "Velas"
  10. 1982: Best Cast Show Album – Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
  11. 1982: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "The Dude"
  12. 1984: Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
  13. 1984: Best Recording for Children – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  14. 1984: Album of the Year – Thriller
  15. 1984: Record of the Year – "Beat It"
  16. 1985: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" (with Jeremy Lubbock)
  17. 1986: Best Music Video, Short Form – "We Are the World – The Video Event"
  18. 1986: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "We Are the World"
  19. 1986: Record of the Year – "We Are the World"
  20. 1991: Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
  21. 1991: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "The Places You Find Love"
  22. 1991: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – "Birdland"
  23. 1991: Best Jazz Fusion Performance – "Birdland"
  24. 1991: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group – "Back on the Block"
  25. 1991: Album of the Year – Back on the Block
  26. 1992: Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive)
  27. 1994: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance – Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux
  28. 2002: Best Spoken Word Album – Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
  29. 2019: Best Music Film – Quincy
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2016: Best Revival of a Musical – The Color Purple

Frank Marshall

[edit]
Frank Marshall's Oscar is a non-competitive award.

American film producer and director Frank Marshall (born 1946) received his fourth distinct award in 2023. Between 2019 and 2023, Marshall received a total of four awards. He is the only EGOT winner to have won a Sports Emmy Award and to have received the Irving G.Thalberg Memorial Award. With just four years elapsing between his first award (a 2019 honorary Oscar), a long format TV sports documentary, and competitive Grammy and Tony music awards, Marshall completed his unique, if not eclectic, EGOT collection in the shortest time of all persons to have reached this status.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 2019: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (non-competitive)
  • Sports Emmy Awards:
  1. 2023: Outstanding Long Documentary – The Redeem Team
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 2023: Best Music Film – Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 2022: Best Musical – A Strange Loop

Three competitive awards

[edit]

The following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in competitive categories.[36] As of July 2025, 73 living people are one award away from achieving (competitive) EGOT status.

Without an Emmy

[edit]
  1. Henry Fonda†, ◊
  2. Oscar Hammerstein II†, PP
  3. Alan Jay Lerner†
  4. Frank Loesser†, PP
  5. Stephen Sondheim†, PP
  6. Jule Styne†

Without a Grammy

[edit]
  1. Jack Albertson†, TC
  2. Anne Bancroft†, TC
  3. Ingrid Bergman†, TC
  4. Shirley Booth†, TC
  5. Ralph Burns†, ◊
  6. Ellen Burstyn◊, TC
  7. Melvyn Douglas†, TC
  8. Bob Fosse†
  9. Jeremy Irons◊, TC
  10. Glenda Jackson†, TC
  11. Jessica LangeTC
  12. Frances McDormandTC
  13. Liza Minnelli◊, NCA
  14. Helen MirrenTC
  15. Thomas Mitchell†, TC
  16. Al Pacino◊, TC
  17. Christopher Plummer†, ◊, TC
  18. Vanessa Redgrave◊, TC
  19. Jason Robards†, ◊, TC
  20. Geoffrey RushTC
  21. Paul Scofield†, ◊, TC
  22. Maggie Smith†,TC
  23. Maureen Stapleton†, ◊, TC
  24. Jessica Tandy†, TC
  25. Paul Tazewell[note 1]
  26. Tony Walton† [note 2]

Without an Oscar

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  1. Harry Belafonte†, NCA
  2. Leonard Bernstein†, ◊
  3. Jerry Bock†, PP
  4. Martin Charnin†, PA
  5. Cy Coleman†, ◊
  6. André De Shields
  7. Fred Ebb†, ◊
  8. Cynthia Erivo◊
  9. Anne GarefinoPA
  10. George Grizzard†
  11. Julie Harris†, ◊
  12. Hugh Jackman◊
  13. Billy Joel [note 3]
  14. James Earl Jones†, ◊, NCA
  15. Quincy Jones†, ◊, NCA
  16. Rachel Bay Jones
  17. John Kander◊
  18. Tom KittPP
  19. Alex Lacamoire
  20. Stan LathanPA
  21. Cyndi Lauper
  22. Katrina Lenk
  23. Frank Marshall◊, NCA
  24. John Mauceri
  25. Audra McDonald
  26. Bette Midler◊
  27. Lin-Manuel Miranda◊, PP
  28. Cynthia Nixon
  29. Trey Parker◊, PA [note 4]
  30. Ben Platt
  31. Billy Porter
  32. Scott Sanders
  33. Marc Shaiman◊
  34. Bill Sherman[37]
  35. Ari'el Stachel
  36. Matt StonePA
  37. Charles Strouse†, PA
  38. Lily Tomlin◊, PA
  39. Dick Van Dyke
  40. James Whitmore†, ◊
  41. Scott Wittman◊
  42. David Yazbek

Without a Tony

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  1. John Addison†
  2. Adele
  3. Kristen Anderson-Lopez◊
  4. Julie Andrews◊ [note 5]
  5. Burt Bacharach†, ◊
  6. Jon Batiste
  7. Alan Bergman†
  8. Marilyn Bergman†
  9. Jon Blair
  10. George Burns†
  11. Cher
  12. Common
  13. Eminem
  14. Rob EpsteinPA
  15. James Gay-Rees
  16. Michael Giacchino
  17. Alex Gibney
  18. Alex Gibson
  19. Ludwig Göransson
  20. Brian Grazer◊
  21. Hildur Guðnadóttir
  22. H.E.R.
  23. Ron Howard
  24. Lady Gaga
  25. Paul McCartney
  26. James MollPA
  27. Shawn Murphy
  28. Morgan Neville
  29. Randy Newman
  30. Sid Ramin†
  31. Trent Reznor
  32. Caitrin Rogers
  33. Atticus Ross
  34. Martin Scorsese
  35. Ringo Starr
  36. Barbra Streisand◊, PA, NCA
  37. Peter Ustinov†, ◊
  38. John Williams
  39. Robin Williams†
  40. Kate Winslet

Notes

† – Person is deceased.
◊ – Person has been nominated at least once for a competitive category of the missing award but has failed to win.
NCA – Person won a non-competitive award in this category (see section above).
PA – Person has won the Peabody Award
PP – Person has won the Pulitzer Prize
TC – Person has joined EGOT winners Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, and Viola Davis as winners of the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in each of the Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards.
  1. ^ Paul Tazewell is one of only two costume/set designers to win three different awards.
  2. ^ Tony Walton is one of only two costume/set designers to win three different awards.
  3. ^ Billy Joel has won two New York Emmy Awards, a regional faction honoring achievements in the NYC metro tri-state area.
  4. ^ Trey Parker also placed second in the narrative/dramatic division of 1993's Student Academy Awards for his college short American History.
  5. ^ In 1996, Julie Andrews declined a Tony Award nomination for her role in Victor/Victoria in protest that the production received no other nominations, despite being seen as the favorite.[38] She was also Tony-nominated for My Fair Lady and Camelot.

Three, including non-competitive awards

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In addition to the above winners, the following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in either competitive categories or non-competitive special and honorary categories. As of June 2025, 12 additional living individuals are one award away from achieving EGOT status (including non-competitive awards).

  1. Howard Ashman†, ◊ won two competitive Oscars, five competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Emmy Award.
  2. Fred Astaire† won three competitive Emmy Awards, a Special Academy Award, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
  3. Robert Russell Bennett† won a competitive Emmy Award, a competitive Oscar, and two Special Tony Awards.
  4. Irving Berlin† won an Academy Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a competitive Tony Award.
  5. Barbara Broccoli won a competitive Emmy Award, two competitive Tony Awards, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  6. Carol Burnett won seven competitive Emmy Awards, one competitive Grammy award, and a Special Tony Award.
  7. David Byrne won an Academy Award, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  8. Walt Disney† won 22 competitive Academy Awards, four non-competitive Academy Awards, seven competitive Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Trustees Award.
  9. Ray Dolby† won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, two Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, and a Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award.
  10. Michael J. Fox won five competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Grammy Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  11. Judy Garland†, ◊ won an Academy Juvenile Award, two competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Tony Award.
  12. Eileen Heckart† won a competitive Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  13. Danny Kaye† won a competitive Emmy Award, a Special Tony Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  14. Barry Manilow won two competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  15. Steve Martin◊ won the Honorary Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and five competitive Grammy Awards.
  16. Elaine May won the Honorary Academy Award, a competitive Tony Award, and a competitive Grammy Award.
  17. Dolly Parton◊ won 11 competitive Grammy Awards, a competitive Emmy Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  18. Stephen Schwartz won three competitive Oscars, three competitive Grammys and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, a non-competitive Tony Award.
  19. Bruce Springsteen◊ won 20 competitive Grammys, a competitive Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  20. Thomas Stockham† won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award, and a Technical Grammy Award.
  21. Cicely Tyson† won three competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Tony Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  22. Eli Wallach† won a competitive Tony Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  23. Diane Warren won a competitive Grammy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  24. Oprah Winfrey won competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Tony Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.

Notes

† – Person is deceased.
◊ – Person has been nominated at least once for a competitive category of the missing award but has failed to win.

Four nominations

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The following people have not won all four awards in competitive categories but have received at least one nomination for each of them:

  1. Lynn Ahrens
  2. Alan Alda
  3. Joan Allen
  4. Woody Allen
  5. Judith Anderson†
  6. Kristen Anderson-Lopez
  7. Julie Andrews
  8. Alan Arkin†
  9. Howard Ashman[note 1]†
  10. Burt Bacharach†
  11. Lauren Bacall†
  12. Ed Begley†
  13. Elmer Bernstein†
  14. Leonard Bernstein†
  15. Danielle Brooks
  16. Ralph Burns†
  17. Ellen Burstyn
  18. Richard Burton†
  19. David Byrne
  20. Sammy Cahn†
  21. Keith Carradine
  22. Diahann Carroll†
  23. Stockard Channing
  24. Don Cheadle
  25. Glenn Close
  26. Cy Coleman†
  27. Fred Ebb†
  28. Cynthia Erivo
  29. José Ferrer†
  30. Henry Fonda†
  31. Jane Fonda
  32. Morgan Freeman
  33. Judy Garland[note 2]†
  34. Jack Gilford†
  35. Elliot Goldenthal
  36. Brian Grazer
  37. Joel Grey
  38. Julie Harris†
  39. Katharine Hepburn†
  40. Jeremy Irons
  41. Hugh Jackman
  42. James Earl Jones†
  43. Quincy Jones†
  44. John Kander
  45. Tony Kushner
  46. Angela Lansbury†
  47. Michel Legrand†
  48. Jack Lemmon†
  49. John Lithgow
  50. Kenny Loggins
  51. Frank Marshall
  52. Max Martin
  53. Steve Martin[note 3]
  54. Bette Midler
  55. Liza Minnelli
  56. Lin-Manuel Miranda
  57. Paul Newman†
  58. Laurence Olivier†
  59. Leslie Odom Jr.
  60. Al Pacino
  61. Trey Parker
  62. Dolly Parton
  63. Christopher Plummer†
  64. Sidney Poitier†
  65. André Previn†
  66. Lynn Redgrave[note 4]†
  67. Vanessa Redgrave
  68. Jason Robards†
  69. Mark Ruffalo
  70. Adam Schlesinger†
  71. Paul Scofield†
  72. Marc Shaiman
  73. David Shire
  74. Paul Simon
  75. Glenn Slater
  76. Will Smith
  77. Tom Snow
  78. Kevin Spacey
  79. Bruce Springsteen[note 5]
  80. Sting
  81. Maureen Stapleton†
  82. Barbra Streisand
  83. Meryl Streep
  84. Lily Tomlin
  85. Stanley Tucci
  86. Peter Ustinov†
  87. Jimmy Van Heusen†
  88. Denzel Washington
  89. Sigourney Weaver
  90. James Whitmore†
  91. Scott Wittman
  92. Hans Zimmer

Notes

† – Person is deceased.
  1. ^ Howard Ashman was never nominated for an Emmy, but won a special Emmy Award for his contributions to Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.
  2. ^ Judy Garland was never nominated for a Tony, but did receive a Special Tony Award.
  3. ^ Steve Martin has not received an Oscar nomination, but has won an Academy Honorary Award.
  4. ^ Lynn Redgrave is the only person to date to be nominated at least once for each of the four awards, without winning any.
  5. ^ Bruce Springsteen has not received a Tony nomination, but received a Special Tony Award.

Variations

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PEGOT

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There are conflicting definitions for the PEGOT. Some say the "P" refers to the Peabody Award,[39] others say it is the Pulitzer Prize.[40][41][42] As of 2024, Mel Brooks, Rita Moreno, Mike Nichols, and Barbra Streisand have achieved this status by winning the Peabody[43] while Marvin Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers have achieved it by winning the Pulitzer.[44]

EGOT winners who also won at least one Peabody Award:

  1. Mel Brooks[45]
  2. Rita Moreno[41]
  3. Mike Nichols†[39]
  4. Barbra Streisand[39][note 1]

EGOT winners who also won at least one Pulitzer Prize:

  1. Marvin Hamlisch†[40]
  2. Richard Rodgers†[40]

People who won a Peabody, lacking only one EGOT award:

  1. Carol Burnett[note 2] (missing an Oscar)
  2. Martin Charnin† (missing an Oscar)
  3. Rob Epstein (missing a Tony)
  4. Anne Garefino (missing an Oscar)
  5. James Moll (missing a Tony)
  6. Trey Parker (missing an Oscar)
  7. Matt Stone (missing an Oscar)
  8. Charles Strouse (missing an Oscar)
  9. Lily Tomlin (missing an Oscar)
  10. Cicely Tyson†[note 3] (missing a Grammy)
  11. Oprah Winfrey[note 4] (missing a Grammy)

People who won a Pulitzer, lacking only one EGOT award:

  1. Jerry Bock† (missing an Oscar)
  2. Oscar Hammerstein II† (missing an Emmy)
  3. Tom Kitt (missing an Oscar)
  4. Frank Loesser† (missing an Emmy)
  5. Lin-Manuel Miranda (missing an Oscar)
  6. Stephen Sondheim† (missing an Emmy)[40]

Notes † – Person is deceased.

  1. ^ Streisand's Tony Award was non-competitive, rendering her an honorary PEGOT winner.
  2. ^ Burnett's Tony Award was non-competitive.
  3. ^ Tyson's Academy Award was non-competitive.
  4. ^ Winfrey's Academy Award was non-competitive.

REGOT

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Another variation is the REGOT, which includes being awarded a Razzie Award.[46][47] Alan Menken has a REGOT due to his Razzie win (with Jack Feldman) for Worst Original Song for "High Times, Hard Times" from Newsies.[48] With her Razzie win for Worst Actress for Rent-a-Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rocks, Liza Minnelli has a REGOT if her non-competitive Grammy Legend Award is considered.[49]

Lady Gaga reordered the acronym as EGORT, when she hosted Saturday Night Live and poked fun at her win for Worst Screen Combo (with Joaquin Phoenix) from Joker: Folie à Deux.[50]

Alternatively, publications such as Vulture have listed the REGOT as including an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[51] The only person to have such a REGOT is Elton John although Harry Belafonte and Quincy Jones would be included if counting non-competitive awards.

Equivalent honors outside the United States

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The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards are presided over by industry bodies based in the United States, and as of 2024, 16 out of the 21 EGOT winners were American nationals. The remaining five―John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice―were British. Many countries hold their own equivalent awards ceremonies honouring their own television, music, film, and theatre industries. In some cases, commentators in other countries have derived their own acronyms for individuals who have won at all four ceremonies.

Canada

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In 2018, Leah Collins of CBC Arts proposed a Canadian equivalent of the EGOT: the Canadian Screen Awards (and their predecessors, the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards) for film and television, the Juno Awards for music, and the Dora Mavor Moore Awards for theatre.[52] Toronto-based game show Trivia Club referred to this combination as the "Two-Can-Ju-Do".[53] No individual has won in all four categories.

Australia

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In 2019, Caitlin Welsh of Nova Entertainment proposed the "LAHA" as an Australian equivalent: the Logie Awards for television, the ARIA Music Awards for music, the Helpmann Awards for theatre, and the AACTA Awards for film.[54] She also could not identify any winners of all four awards, although Noni Hazlehurst has received nominations in all four.

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EGOT is an acronym denoting the rare achievement in the American entertainment industry of winning at least one Emmy Award, one Grammy Award, one Academy Award (Oscar), and one Tony Award, all in competitive categories, with honorary or special awards not counting toward the status.[1][2] The term was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1984 during an interview while starring in the television series Miami Vice, where he expressed his ambition to win all four awards within five years.[3][4] Although the concept of EGOT gained prominence later, composer Richard Rodgers became the first person to achieve this distinction in 1962, completing the set with an Emmy for the documentary series Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years.[1][2][5] EGOT represents elite crossover success across television, music, film, and theater, with only 21 individuals having accomplished it as of 2024, including notable figures such as Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, and recent winners like Elton John and Viola Davis.[6][7] The achievement is celebrated as a pinnacle of artistic versatility, though debates persist over whether posthumous or non-competitive wins should qualify.[3]

History and Origins

Origin of the Term

The term EGOT was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1984 while promoting his role on the television series Miami Vice. Thomas, who played the character Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, introduced the acronym during an interview with the Associated Press, expressing his ambition to win all four major awards as a symbol of ultimate success in entertainment.[8][9] Thomas's enthusiasm for the concept was deeply personal; he envisioned EGOT—standing for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony—as a mantra representing "Energy, Growth, Opportunity, and Talent" and even had the letters engraved on a custom gold medallion that he wore publicly to manifest his goals. He boldly predicted achieving the full set within five years, which garnered significant media attention and helped popularize the term among entertainment journalists and industry insiders during the mid-1980s.[10][11][12] The first printed use of "EGOT" appeared in newspapers nationwide through the Associated Press interview in August 1984, with early mentions in major outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle contributing to its rapid spread in entertainment journalism. By the late 1980s, the acronym had become a shorthand for elite crossover achievement, frequently referenced in profiles of performers and award-season coverage.[8][13] Discussions of EGOT have emphasized the requirement for wins in competitive categories, excluding honorary or special awards to maintain the prestige of earning recognition through direct competition. This distinction has been clarified in media analyses, ensuring the term applies only to those who triumphed in the standard nomination processes across television, music, film, and theater.[14][15]

Early Conceptualization and First Achievements

Before the formal coining of the term "EGOT" in the 1980s, the concept of achieving excellence across multiple entertainment mediums—television, music, film, and theater—was informally recognized as a remarkable feat of crossover success among industry professionals and critics. Composer Richard Rodgers became the first individual to accomplish this rare distinction in 1962, earning competitive awards in all four categories over a span of 16 years. His journey began with an Academy Award (Oscar) in 1946 for Best Original Song, "It Might as Well Be Spring," from the film State Fair. He followed with a Tony Award in 1950 for Best Musical Score for South Pacific, a Grammy Award in 1960 for Best Original Cast Album for The Sound of Music, and an Emmy Award in 1962 for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for the television series Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years. This accomplishment was celebrated in contemporary media as a pinnacle of versatility, highlighting Rodgers' ability to excel in diverse artistic formats without a specific acronym to define it.[1] Following Rodgers, actress Helen Hayes became the second person—and the first woman—to achieve the same multi-award status in 1977, solidifying the informal prestige of such crossover victories. Hayes' timeline spanned over four decades, starting with an Oscar in 1932 for Best Actress in The Sin of Madelon Claudet. She earned a Tony Award in 1947 for Best Actress in a Play for Happy Birthday, an Emmy in 1953 for Best Actress in a Single Performance for her role in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: Not a Chance, and completed the set with a Grammy in 1977 for Best Spoken Word Album for Great American Documents. Her achievement was noted in entertainment circles as a testament to enduring talent across evolving media landscapes, predating widespread use of the EGOT label by years.[16] Rita Moreno joined them as the third recipient in 1977, marking another milestone in pre-acronym recognition of elite, multifaceted performers. Moreno secured her Oscar in 1962 for Best Supporting Actress as Anita in West Side Story, followed by a Grammy in 1973 for Best Album for Children for the cast album of The Electric Company. She won a Tony in 1975 for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Ritz, and finalized her sweep with an Emmy in 1977 for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for The Muppet Show. This rapid succession in the 1970s underscored the growing opportunities for performers to bridge mediums.[17] The mid-20th century evolution of award criteria played a crucial role in enabling these early achievements by expanding categories and formalizing recognition across industries. The Academy Awards, established in 1929, began including songwriting and scoring categories in the 1930s and 1940s, allowing composers like Rodgers to compete in film. The Tony Awards, launched in 1947, focused on Broadway excellence with competitive categories for scores and performances, facilitating theater-to-film transitions. The Grammy Awards, introduced in 1959, added music recording honors just in time for Rodgers' cast album win, while the Emmy Awards, starting in 1949, evolved from local TV honors to national competitions by the 1950s, incorporating music composition and acting categories that Hayes and Moreno utilized. These developments reflected the post-World War II boom in entertainment media, making interdisciplinary success more feasible and noteworthy.[18]

Components of EGOT

Emmy Award

The Emmy Awards, a key component of the EGOT achievement, were established in 1949 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize excellence in the burgeoning medium of television.[19] The inaugural ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, initially focusing on local programming and honoring achievements in acting, directing, and technical fields.[20] Over time, the awards evolved to encompass a broader scope, with the Primetime Emmy Awards emerging as the flagship event for evening network and cable programming starting in the early 1950s, while the Daytime Emmy Awards were introduced in 1974 to separately honor soap operas, talk shows, and children's programming aired during daytime hours.[21] This bifurcation allowed for more specialized recognition, reflecting the diverse landscape of television content.[22] For EGOT eligibility, only competitive categories within the Emmy Awards are considered, including Primetime and Daytime branches, excluding honorary or special awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Award or Governor's Award.[15] Relevant competitive categories include Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and similar performance and production honors that celebrate scripted and unscripted primetime content.[23] These categories emphasize artistic and technical contributions in areas like writing, directing, and acting, ensuring that EGOT winners demonstrate verified excellence in competitive television contexts rather than non-competitive accolades. Juried categories, such as those for animation or emerging media innovations, are also ineligible for EGOT purposes, as they do not involve peer voting in the same manner.[23] Historical changes to the Emmy Awards' eligibility rules have significantly influenced potential paths to EGOT status, particularly through international expansions beginning in the post-1970s era. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1969, with the first International Emmy Awards ceremony held in 1973 to honor non-U.S. programming, thereby broadening global participation in Emmy recognition.[24] These expansions, which continued to grow in scope through additional categories and increased international submissions, opened opportunities for creators outside the United States to compete, potentially accelerating crossover achievements toward EGOT by integrating international television talent into the competitive framework.[24] However, for EGOT purposes, only U.S.-based competitive Emmy wins in Primetime, Daytime, or other branches qualify, excluding International Emmys, thus limiting the direct impact while still enhancing the overall prestige and accessibility of Emmy-level success.[15]

Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards, presented in numerous categories such as Album of the Year, were established in 1959 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), an organization founded to recognize artistic and technical excellence in the recording industry. The inaugural ceremony, held on May 4, 1959, honored outstanding recordings from 1958, marking the beginning of an annual event that has since become one of the most prestigious honors in music. This establishment was driven by NARAS's mission to celebrate recorded music across genres, with early ceremonies focusing on categories like Best Album of the Year and Best Vocal Performance, which laid the groundwork for competitive achievements recognized in the EGOT framework. For EGOT status, only wins in competitive Grammy categories count, excluding honorary or special awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Award or Trustee Awards, which do not contribute to the acronym's requirements. Key competitive categories that qualify include Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and various genre-specific awards like Best Rock Album or Best Rap Song, emphasizing recorded music excellence rather than live performances. These categories highlight crossover potential for EGOT winners, such as composers or performers who achieve recognition in music alongside other fields, though brief overlaps with film soundtracks are noted in separate honors. Notable rule changes have influenced EGOT pursuits, including the 2011 merger of gender-specific categories—such as combining Best Male and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance into the gender-neutral Best Pop Vocal Performance—to promote inclusivity and reflect evolving industry standards. Additionally, adaptations for the digital era, such as the 2017 expansion of eligibility to include recordings released solely through streaming services, have broadened access and affected how artists accumulate competitive wins, potentially making it easier for modern musicians to qualify while maintaining the awards' focus on artistic merit. These evolutions ensure the Grammys remain relevant, with over 80 categories now available annually, though only competitive ones factor into EGOT tallies.

Academy Award (Oscar)

The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, represent the film component of the EGOT achievement, recognizing excellence in cinematic arts and serving as a prestigious benchmark for performers and creators seeking crossover success in the entertainment industry. Established in 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards were designed to honor outstanding contributions to the motion picture industry, with the inaugural ceremony held on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to celebrate films from 1927 and 1928. This event marked the beginning of an annual tradition that has since become the most prominent accolade in global filmmaking, influencing career trajectories and industry standards for over nine decades. For EGOT purposes, only wins in competitive categories count toward the status, excluding honorary or special awards such as the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which recognizes lifetime achievement rather than specific works. Qualifying categories include major ones like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Original Score, among others that highlight individual or collective excellence in film production, performance, and technical aspects. These categories ensure that EGOT recipients demonstrate verifiable artistic merit in cinema, with the Academy maintaining strict eligibility criteria, such as requiring films to have a theatrical release and meet minimum screening durations. The Oscars' rules and practices have evolved significantly over time, reflecting broader societal shifts and addressing longstanding issues within the industry. In 2020, AMPAS introduced new diversity and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility, mandating that nominated films demonstrate progress in underrepresented groups through criteria like on-screen representation, creative leadership, and industry access initiatives, aiming to counteract historical underrepresentation. This change built on earlier reforms, such as expanding the Academy's membership to include more diverse voters following criticisms of racial and gender biases in nominations, as evidenced by controversies like the 2015 #OscarsSoWhite movement that highlighted the lack of non-white nominees. Despite these efforts, historical biases persist in analyses of past ceremonies, where data shows disproportionate recognition for white male directors and actors until recent decades.

Tony Award

The Tony Award represents the theater component of the EGOT achievement, recognizing excellence in live stage productions on Broadway and serving as a benchmark for performers, writers, and creators to demonstrate crossover success in the performing arts.[25] For EGOT purposes, only wins in competitive categories count, emphasizing substantive contributions to theatrical works rather than honorary recognitions.[26] The Tony Awards were established in 1947 by the American Theatre Wing to celebrate excellence in the theater, with the inaugural ceremony held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City, honoring achievements from the 1946-1947 Broadway season.[25] Named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry, a prominent actress, director, producer, and co-founder of the Wing who had passed away in 1946, the awards initially featured ten categories and six special honors, presented at a dinner event to recognize outstanding plays, performances, and productions.[25] This creation marked the beginning of a prestigious annual tradition aimed at elevating the visibility and standards of American theater.[25] Competitive categories relevant to EGOT status include awards for creative and performance achievements in plays and musicals, such as Best Play, which honors the author and producers of an outstanding new play; Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, recognizing exceptional lead roles; and similar categories for featured performers, direction, and design elements like scenery, costumes, and lighting.[27] These categories focus on Broadway productions that meet specific eligibility criteria, including a minimum number of performances and adherence to theater size definitions, ensuring the awards highlight high-caliber, professional-stage work.[27] Special Tony Awards, Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, and other non-competitive honors do not qualify toward EGOT, as they are discretionary and not tied to specific seasonal competitions.[27] Historically, the Tony Awards have maintained an exclusive focus on Broadway productions, defining eligibility based on theaters with at least 500 seats within the Broadway district, which underscores their role in spotlighting mainstream commercial theater.[25] Key developments include the gradual expansion of categories to encompass more technical and artistic aspects, such as the introduction of sound design awards in 2008 (temporarily paused and revived in 2018), reflecting evolving production standards.[27] In 2016, the awards announced recipients of the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, which have occasionally recognized contributions from off-Broadway and regional theater, broadening the scope of special acknowledgments beyond strict Broadway exclusivity while keeping competitive categories unchanged.[28]

Achievers and Statistics

List of EGOT Winners

The EGOT achievement remains exceedingly rare, with only 18 individuals having attained all four competitive awards by the end of 2023.[29] These winners span various fields in entertainment, but a notable breakdown reveals dominance by composers and musical theater creators, such as Richard Rodgers and Alan Menken, who leveraged their strengths in scoring and production across film, stage, and recordings, contrasted with performers like Rita Moreno and Viola Davis, who excelled through acting prowess in theater, film, television, and voice work.[30] This section presents a chronological list of these winners, ordered by the year they completed their EGOT (i.e., the date of their final required award), including key details on the awards and categories that contributed to their status.[31] As of 2024, the total stands at 21 competitive EGOT winners.
WinnerCompletion YearEmmy DetailsGrammy DetailsOscar DetailsTony Details
Richard Rodgers (composer)1962Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television, Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (1962)Best Original Cast Album, The Sound of Music (1960)Best Original Song, "It Might as Well Be Spring" from State Fair (1945)Best Musical and Best Original Score, South Pacific (1950); multiple others including The Sound of Music (1959)
Helen Hayes (actress)1977Best Actress, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1953)Best Spoken Word Album, Great American Documents (1977)Best Actress, The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932); Best Supporting Actress, Airport (1970)Best Actress in a Play, Happy Birthday (1947); Best Actress in a Play, Time Remembered (1958)
Rita Moreno (actress)1977Outstanding Supporting Actress in Variety/Music, The Muppet Show (1977)Best Recording for Children, The Electric Company (1972)Best Supporting Actress, West Side Story (1961)Best Featured Actress in a Play, The Ritz (1975)
John Gielgud (actor)1991Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries/Special, Summer's Lease (1991)Best Spoken Word Album, Ages of Man (1979)Best Supporting Actor, Arthur (1981)Best Director of a Play, Big Fish, Little Fish (1961); Best Actor in a Play, The Importance of Being Earnest (1948)
Audrey Hepburn (actress)1994Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming, Gardens of the World (1993)Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales (1994)Best Actress, Roman Holiday (1953)Best Actress in a Play, Ondine (1954)
Marvin Hamlisch (composer)1995Outstanding Individual Performance in Variety/Music and Music Direction, Barbra: The Concert (1995)Best New Artist (1974); multiple for The Way We Were and The Entertainer (1974)Best Original Dramatic Score, The Way We Were (1973); Best Original Song Score, The Sting (1973)Best Original Score, A Chorus Line (1976)
Jonathan Tunick (orchestrator/composer)1997Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction, Night of 100 Stars (1982)Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals, "No One Is Alone" (1988)Best Adaptation/Original Song Score, A Little Night Music (1977)Best Orchestrations, Titanic (1997)
Mel Brooks (director/writer/actor)2001Outstanding Writing for Variety, The Sid Caesar Special (1967); Outstanding Guest Actor, Mad About You (1997)Best Spoken Comedy Album, The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 (1998)Best Original Screenplay, The Producers (1968)Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book, The Producers (2001)
Mike Nichols (director)2001Outstanding Directing for Miniseries/Movie/Special, Wit (2001)Best Comedy Performance, An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1961)Best Director, The Graduate (1967)Best Direction of a Play, Barefoot in the Park (1964); multiple others
Whoopi Goldberg (actress/comedian)2002Outstanding Special Class Special, Beyond Tara (2001, Daytime Emmy); Outstanding Talk Show Host, The View (2009)Best Comedy Recording, Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show (1985)Best Supporting Actress, Ghost (1990)Best Musical (producer), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002)
Scott Rudin (producer)2012Outstanding Children's Program, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1984)Best Musical Theater Album, The Book of Mormon (2011)Best Picture (producer), No Country for Old Men (2007)Best Musical (producer), Passion (1994); multiple others including The Book of Mormon (2011)
Robert Lopez (composer)2014Outstanding Music Direction/Composition (Daytime), Wonder Pets! (2008); Outstanding Original Music/Lyrics, Sesame Street (2020)Best Musical Theater Album, The Book of Mormon (2011)Best Original Song, "Let It Go" from Frozen (2013)Best Original Score, Avenue Q (2003); Best Original Score, The Book of Mormon (2011)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer)2018Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)Best Musical Cast Album, Evita (1980); multiple othersBest Original Song, "You Must Love Me" from Evita (1996)Best Original Score, Evita (1979); multiple others including Best Musical, The Phantom of the Opera (1988)
Tim Rice (lyricist)2018Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)Best Musical Cast Album, Evita (1980); Best Pop Performance by Duo/Group, "A Whole New World" (1993)Best Original Song, "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (1992); Best Original Song, "You Must Love Me" from Evita (1996)Best Original Score, Evita (1979); multiple others
John Legend (singer/producer)2018Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)Best New Artist and Best R&B Album, Get Lifted (2005); multiple othersBest Original Song, "Glory" from Selma (2014)Best Revival of a Play (producer), Jitney (2017)
Alan Menken (composer)2020Outstanding Original Song for Children's/Animated Program, Tangled: The Series (2020, Daytime Emmy)Best Song Written for Visual Media, "Beauty and the Beast" (1991); multiple othersBest Original Score, The Little Mermaid (1989); multiple Best Original Songs including "Under the Sea" (1989)Best Original Score, Newsies (2012)
Jennifer Hudson (singer/actress)2022Outstanding Interactive Media (Daytime Emmy), Baba Yaga (2019)Best R&B Album, Jennifer Hudson (2009)Best Supporting Actress, Dreamgirls (2006)Best Musical (producer), A Strange Loop (2022)
Viola Davis (actress)2023Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, How to Get Away with Murder (2015)Best Audiobook/Narration/Storytelling Recording, Finding Me (2023)Best Supporting Actress, Fences (2016)Best Actress in a Play, King Hedley II (2001); Best Leading Actress in a Play, Fences (2010)
Elton John (singer/composer)2024Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2024)Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1977); multiple othersBest Original Song, "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman (2019)Best Original Score, Billy Elliot the Musical (2005, as producer)
Benj Pasek (composer/lyricist)2024Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" from Only Murders in the Building (2024)Best Musical Theater Album, Dear Evan Hansen (2017)Best Original Song, "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman (2017)Best Original Score, Dear Evan Hansen (2017)
Justin Paul (composer/lyricist)2024Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" from Only Murders in the Building (2024)Best Musical Theater Album, Dear Evan Hansen (2017)Best Original Song, "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman (2017)Best Original Score, Dear Evan Hansen (2017)
Recent achievers highlight the evolving accessibility of EGOT status, particularly through producer credits in theater and television specials; for instance, Viola Davis became the 18th winner in 2023 upon receiving her Grammy for narration, marking her as the third Black woman to achieve the honor after Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson.[32] In 2024, Elton John, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul joined as the 19th, 20th, and 21st winners, respectively. Among these, composers and lyricists like Rodgers, Hamlisch, Tunick, Lopez, Menken, Webber, Rice, John, Pasek, and Paul represent a significant cluster (about 48% of winners), often completing their sets via musical scores and albums, while performers such as Hayes, Moreno, Hepburn, Goldberg, Hudson, and Davis (roughly 29%) demonstrate crossover success in acting roles across media.[7]

Near-Misses and Partial Achievements

Individuals who have secured three of the four competitive EGOT awards are often referred to as holding a "triple crown" in entertainment, representing significant but incomplete crossover success across television, music, film, and theater.[33] These near-misses highlight the challenges of achieving the full EGOT, as many renowned performers fall short by just one category despite illustrious careers spanning decades.[34] Barbra Streisand exemplifies a prominent triple crown holder, having won an Emmy for her 1965 television special My Name Is Barbra, multiple Grammys starting with Album of the Year in 1964 for The Barbra Streisand Album, and two Oscars including Best Actress in 1969 for Funny Girl.[33] She lacks a competitive Tony Award, though she received a special Tony in 1970 as Star of the Decade, which does not count toward EGOT status.[33] Streisand's partial achievement underscores her dominance in music, film, and television, yet her limited stage work has kept the Tony elusive.[35] Liza Minnelli is another notable figure with three awards, including an Emmy in 1973 for the concert film Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television, an Oscar for Best Actress in 1973 for Cabaret, and two competitive Tonys for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in 1965 for Flora the Red Menace and 1978 for The Act.[33] Missing only a Grammy—despite two nominations for albums like Gently (1996) and Liza's at the Palace...! (2009)—Minnelli's career trajectory positions her as a strong contender for completing the set, potentially setting a record for the longest span between first and last EGOT wins if achieved.[36] Her accomplishments reflect exceptional versatility in theater, film, and television, with music remaining the final frontier.[37] Historical near-misses include Mel Brooks, who spent decades with partial achievements before completing his EGOT in 2001. Brooks won an Emmy in 1967 for writing The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special, a Grammy in 1998 for spoken word album The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, and an Oscar in 1968 for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers.[38] His Tony came in 2001 for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical for the stage adaptation of The Producers, marking the culmination of over three decades of pursuit across comedy, film, and theater.[38] This long journey illustrates the perseverance required, as Brooks transitioned from television writing to blockbuster films before returning to Broadway for his final award.[39] While EGOT pursuits are primarily within traditional entertainment, rare "grand slam" contenders emerge from sports-entertainment crossovers, though none have reached triple crown status. These crossovers highlight broader cultural intersections but remain far from the elite partial achievements seen in performing arts.[34]

Demographic and Diversity Analysis

Among the 21 individuals recognized as competitive EGOT winners, women constitute a minority, with 6 females compared to 15 males, highlighting a gender imbalance in achieving this elite status across entertainment fields.[30] This disparity reflects broader historical patterns in the industries governed by these awards, where male dominance has been prevalent, particularly in composing and directing roles that contribute to many EGOT achievements. For instance, composers like Richard Rodgers and Alan Menken, both male, exemplify the professional backgrounds skewed toward men in musical theater and film scoring.[30] Ethnic diversity among EGOT winners has been notably limited, with underrepresentation of people of color persisting until the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Whoopi Goldberg became the first Black woman to achieve competitive EGOT status in 2002, marking a significant milestone after decades of exclusivity predominantly to white winners. Prior to this, no Black individuals had completed the competitive set, underscoring systemic barriers in access to opportunities across television, music, film, and theater. As of 2023, only 6 competitive EGOT winners of color have been identified, including Rita Moreno as the first Latina in 1977 and Robert Lopez as the only Asian American (Filipino descent) in 2014, with subsequent Black winners like John Legend (2018), Jennifer Hudson (2022), and Viola Davis (2023) further diversifying the group but still representing a small fraction overall.[30] Generational trends show an acceleration in EGOT completions post-1990s, with more winners emerging in recent decades compared to the mid-20th century, potentially due to expanded global reach of the awards and increased cross-medium careers. For example, while early winners like Helen Hayes (1977) and Rita Moreno (1977) paved the way, the 2010s and 2020s saw additions such as John Legend (2018), Viola Davis (2023), Elton John (2024), and the duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2024), indicating a broadening of the achievement amid evolving industry dynamics.[30][7] Intersectional analyses reveal further gaps, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals, where representation remains sparse despite notable pioneers. John Gielgud was the first queer EGOT winner in 1991, and more recently, the openly LGBTQ+ songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul completed their set in 2024, yet comprehensive data on such intersections post-2023, including after Viola Davis's achievement, is limited, pointing to ongoing needs for deeper diversity tracking in award histories.[30][40] Professional backgrounds among winners often cluster in performing arts and production, with actors like Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis representing a shift toward more diverse narratives, but overall, the demographic profile continues to reflect historical inequities in opportunity and recognition.[41]

Cultural Significance and Impact

Representation in Media and Popular Culture

The concept of the EGOT has been prominently featured in television, particularly through the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, where character Tracy Jordan, played by Tracy Morgan, pursues the achievement as a central running gag across multiple episodes in seasons 4 and 5 starting in 2009.[14] In one storyline, Jordan seeks advice from Whoopi Goldberg, an actual EGOT winner, highlighting the cultural fascination with the status and parodying the competitive drive behind it.[42] This portrayal significantly boosted public awareness of the EGOT, transforming it from an obscure industry term into a recognizable symbol of ultimate versatility in entertainment.[4] In film, the 2005 adaptation of The Producers, directed by Susan Stroman and based on Mel Brooks' original 1967 comedy and its 2001 Broadway musical, ties directly to Brooks' EGOT achievement, as his Tony Awards for the stage version in 2001 completed his collection of the four honors.[43] The movie's release amplified discussions of Brooks' crossover success, underscoring how EGOT narratives often intersect with adaptations that span film and theater, reinforcing the acronym's prestige in cinematic contexts. Celebrity endorsements have further embedded the EGOT in popular discourse, exemplified by Lin-Manuel Miranda's public comments during the 2010s about his proximity to the status following successes with Hamilton and Moana. In a 2016 interview, Miranda acknowledged the excitement of potentially "going for an EGOT" through his Oscar-nominated work, framing it as a thrilling milestone amid his broader artistic ambitions.[44]

Criticisms and Broader Debates

This bias is evident in the rarity of non-U.S. citizens achieving EGOT status, with only a handful of international winners—such as British artists Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Gielgud, and Tim Rice—among the 21 competitive recipients, highlighting structural barriers like limited access to U.S.-centric award categories.[45] A key debate centers on the distinction between competitive and non-competitive awards, with many experts arguing that honorary or special awards should not count toward EGOT status, as the prestige lies in earning victories through peer-voted competition rather than lifetime tributes.[7] For instance, figures like Frank Sinatra, who received an honorary Academy Award in 1971 but lacked a competitive Oscar, are excluded from the official tally despite their cultural impact, fueling calls for clearer criteria to avoid diluting the achievement's integrity.[46] Similarly, Quincy Jones attained non-competitive EGOT status via an honorary Oscar in 1995, prompting discussions on reforming award inclusivity to better recognize diverse contributions without compromising competitive standards.[46]

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