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EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is a special title given to people who have won all four of these big American awards for performing arts. These awards celebrate amazing achievements in television, music, movies, and Broadway shows. Winning an EGOT is often called the "grand slam" of American entertainment. So far, nineteen people have won all four awards in a competitive way, and six others have won them with special or honorary awards. In 2018, Robert Lopez became the only person to win a double EGOT, meaning he won all four awards twice!

How the EGOT Started

The word EGOT was first used by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984. While he was starring in the TV show Miami Vice, he said he wanted to win all four awards within five years. The EGOT idea became much more famous after an episode of 30 Rock in 2009. In that show, getting EGOT status became a funny, ongoing storyline.

In 2023, a writer named Zachary Stewart from TheaterMania talked about how some people try to get an EGOT by "selling" producer credits for shows that are likely to win a Tony. He explained that there's a difference between producers who actually do the hard work of making a show and those who just invest money, often close to award season.

EGOT Winners

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

Non-Competitive EGOT Winners

Artist 1st Award 2nd Award 3rd Award 4th Award Year span Category(s)
Barbra Streisand 1964 Grammy 1965 Emmy 1969 Oscar 1970 Special Tony Award
6
 Actress and singer
Liza Minnelli 1965 Tony 1973 Oscar 1973 Emmy 1990 Grammy Legend Award
25
 Actress and singer
James Earl Jones 1969 Tony 1977 Grammy 1991 Emmy 2011 Academy Honorary Award (Oscar)
42
 Actor and voice actor
Harry Belafonte 1954 Tony 1960 Emmy 1961 Grammy 2014 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar)
60
 Activist, actor and singer
Quincy Jones 1964 Grammy 1977 Emmy 1994 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar) 2016 Tony
52
 Activist, arranger, composer, conductor, musician, and record producer
Frank Marshall 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Oscar) 2022 Tony 2023 Grammy 2023 Emmy
4
 Director and producer

Meet the EGOT Winners

Here's a closer look at some of the amazing people who have achieved EGOT status.

Richard Rodgers

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

Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer. He won his fourth award in 1962. Between 1946 and 1979, Rodgers won 10 competitive awards. He was the very first person to win all four. He was mostly known for writing music.

  • Oscar:
    • 1946: Best Song – "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from State Fair)
  • Emmy:
    • 1962: Outstanding Original Music for Television – Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
  • Grammy:
    • 1961: Best Show Album – The Sound of Music
    • 1963: Best Original Cast Show Album – No Strings
  • Tony:
    • 1950: Best Musical – South Pacific
    • 1950: Producers (Musical) – South Pacific
    • 1950: Best Score – South Pacific
    • 1952: Best Musical – The King and I
    • 1960: Best Musical – The Sound of Music
    • 1962: Best Composer – No Strings

Helen Hayes

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

Helen Hayes (1900–1993) was an American actress. She won her fourth award in 1977. Between 1932 and 1980, Hayes won six competitive awards. She was the first woman and the first performer to win all four. Helen Hayes also won the Triple Crown of Acting, which means she won acting awards at the Emmys, Oscars, and Tonys. Her first and fourth awards were 45 years apart, which is the longest gap for any EGOT winner.

  • Oscar:
    • 1932: Best Actress in a Leading Role – The Sin of Madelon Claudet
    • 1971: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Airport
  • Emmy:
    • 1953: Best Actress – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Episode: "Not a Chance")
  • Grammy:
    • 1977: Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents
  • Tony:
    • 1947: Best Actress in a Play – Happy Birthday
    • 1958: Best Leading Actress in a Play – Time Remembered

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno 2014
In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to win all four awards.

Rita Moreno (born 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. She won her fourth award in 1977. Between 1961 and 1978, Moreno won five awards. She was the first Latina to achieve this honor. She was also the first winner to get a Grammy as her second award. Moreno also won the Triple Crown of Acting.

  • Oscar:
    • 1962: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – West Side Story
  • Emmy:
    • 1977: Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music – The Muppet Show (Episode: "Rita Moreno")
    • 1978: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series – The Rockford Files (Episode: "The Paper Palace")
  • Grammy:
  • Tony:
    • 1975: Best 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 LGBT person, and the first non-American.

John Gielgud (1904–2000) was an English actor and theater director. He won his fourth award in 1991. Between 1948 and 1991, Gielgud won five competitive awards. He was the first winner to get an award other than an Oscar first (his first was a Tony). At 87, he was the oldest winner. He was also the first male performer, the first LGBT winner, and the first non-American to achieve EGOT status.

  • Oscar:
    • 1982: Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Arthur
  • Emmy:
    • 1991: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Summer's Lease
  • Grammy:
    • 1980: Best Spoken Word Recording – Ages of Man
  • Tony:

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn 1956
In 1994, Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.

Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. She won her fourth award after she passed away, in 1994. Between 1954 and 1994, Hepburn won four competitive awards. She was the fifth person to achieve this and the first to do it posthumously (after death). She was also the first to win two awards in a row at different award shows.

  • Oscar:
    • 1954: Best Actress in a Leading Role – Roman Holiday
  • Emmy:
    • 1993: Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
  • Grammy:
    • 1994: Best Spoken Word Album for Children – Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
  • Tony:
    • 1954: Distinguished Dramatic Actress – Ondine

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch - 1970s
In 1995, Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person to win all four awards.

Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) was an American composer and conductor. He won his fourth award in 1995. Between 1974 and 2001, Hamlisch won 12 competitive awards. He had the most Oscars (three) of any EGOT winner until Alan Menken. He was the first EGOT winner to win multiple awards for the same work, like an Oscar and a Grammy for the song "The Way We Were".

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

Jonathan Tunick

Jonathan Tunick (born 1938) is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. He won his fourth award in 1997. Between 1977 and 1997, Tunick won four awards. He was the first EGOT winner to win an Emmy as his second award. He was also the first to win the Tony as his fourth award.

  • Oscar:
    • 1978: Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation – A Little Night Music
  • Emmy:
    • 1982: Outstanding Music Direction – Night of 100 Stars
  • Grammy:
    • 1989: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "No One is Alone" (vocals by Cleo Laine)
  • Tony:
    • 1997: Best Orchestrations – Titanic

Mel Brooks

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

Mel Brooks (born 1926) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He won his fourth award in June 2001. Between 1968 and 2002, Brooks won 11 awards. He was the first person to win an Emmy as his first award. He was also the first winner to get his Oscar for writing a screenplay.

  • Oscar:
    • 1969: Best Story and Screenplay – The Producers
  • Emmy:
    • 1967: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety – The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
    • 1997: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You
    • 1998: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil and the Coupons")
    • 1999: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School")
  • Grammy:
    • 1999: Best Spoken Comedy Album – The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000
    • 2002: Best Long Form Music Video – Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
    • 2002: Best Musical Show Album – The Producers
  • Tony:
    • 2001: Best Musical – The Producers
    • 2001: Best Book of a Musical – The Producers
    • 2001: Best Original Score – The Producers

Mike Nichols

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

Mike Nichols (1931–2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He won his fourth award in November 2001. Between 1961 and 2012, Nichols won 15 awards. He was the first EGOT winner to win a Grammy as his first award. He also won many awards for directing. He has the longest time span of awards among EGOT winners, at 51 years.

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

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg (2011)
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.

Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) is an American actress, comedian, and author. She won her fourth award in 2002. Between 1985 and 2009, she won five competitive awards. Goldberg is the first African American winner. She was also the first to win an Oscar as her second award. She won two of her awards in the same year (2002).

  • Oscar:
    • 1991: Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Ghost
  • Daytime Emmy:
    • 2002: Outstanding Special Class Special – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
    • 2009: Outstanding Talk Show Host – The View
  • Grammy:
    • 1986: Best Comedy Recording – Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording)
  • Tony:
    • 2002: Best Musical – Thoroughly Modern Millie

Scott Rudin

Scott Rudin (born 1958) is an American film, television, and theater producer. He won his fourth award in 2012. Between 1984 and 2021, Rudin won 21 awards. He is tied with Alan Menken for winning the most competitive EGOT awards. Rudin is the first winner who is mainly a producer.

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

Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez, Tony Awards screenshot (00m03s) (cropped)
In 2014, Robert Lopez became the twelfth person to win all four awards, the first Asian American, the youngest at age 39, and the fastest to achieve the feat (just under 10 years). When becoming the only person to receive a second set of four wins, Lopez set a new shortest interval of 7 years, 8 months.

Robert Lopez (born 1975) is an American songwriter. He won his fourth award in 2014. Between 2004 and 2022, he won 12 awards. He is the first Filipino and Asian person to achieve this. He is the youngest winner to get all four awards in competitive categories, and the fastest (9 years, 8 months). Lopez is the only person to win each EGOT award twice. His second set of wins was achieved in just 7 years and 8 months.

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

Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948) is an English composer and producer of musical theater. He won his fourth award in 2018. Between 1980 and 2018, Lloyd Webber won 11 competitive awards. On September 9, 2018, Lloyd Webber, John Legend, and Tim Rice all became EGOTs at the same time. They won a Primetime Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

  • Oscar:
    • 1997: Best Original Song – "You Must Love Me" (from Evita)
  • Primetime Emmy:
    • 2018: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Grammy:
    • 1981: Best Cast Show Album – Evita
    • 1984: Best Cast Show Album – Cats
    • 1986: Best Contemporary Composition – Requiem
  • Tony:
    • 1980: Best Original Score – Evita
    • 1983: Best Musical – Cats
    • 1983: Best Original Score – Cats
    • 1988: Best Musical – The Phantom of the Opera
    • 1995: Best Musical – Sunset Boulevard
    • 1995: Best Original Score – Sunset Boulevard

Tim Rice

Tim Rice, 1 December 2020
In 2018, Tim Rice became the fourteenth person to win all four awards.

Tim Rice (born 1944) is an English lyricist and librettist. He won his fourth award in 2018. Between 1980 and 2018, Rice won 12 awards. He shares many of his awards with fellow EGOTs Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, John Legend, and Elton John. On September 9, 2018, Lloyd Webber, Legend, and Rice all became EGOTs together. They won a Primetime Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

John Legend

John Legend 2019 by Glenn Francis
In 2018, John Legend became the fifteenth person to win all four awards, the first African American man, and first to have won both competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards.

John Legend (born 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He won his fourth award in 2018. Between 2006 and 2022, Legend won 18 awards. He has won the most Grammy Awards (12) of any competitive EGOT winner. He is the first black man to achieve EGOT status. He is also the first person to win the four awards in four years in a row. Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice all became EGOTs together on September 9, 2018. They won a Primetime Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

  • Oscar:
    • 2015: Best Original Song – "Glory" (from Selma)
  • Primetime Emmy:
    • 2018: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Daytime Emmy:
    • 2019: Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Crow: The Legend
    • 2022: Outstanding Daytime Special – Shelter Me: Soul Awakened
    • 2022: Outstanding Short Form Daytime Program – Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church
  • Grammy:
    • 2006: Best New Artist
    • 2006: Best R&B Album – Get Lifted
    • 2006: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Ordinary People"
    • 2007: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Heaven"
    • 2007: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Family Affair"
    • 2009: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Stay with Me (By the Sea)"
    • 2011: Best R&B Song – "Shine"
    • 2011: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – "Hang on in There"
    • 2011: Best R&B Album – Wake Up!
    • 2016: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Glory" (from Selma)
    • 2020: Best Rap/Sung Performance – "Higher"
    • 2021: Best R&B Album – Bigger Love
  • Tony:
    • 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.

Alan Menken (born 1949) is an American composer. He won his fourth award in 2020. Between 1990 and 2020, Menken won 21 competitive awards. He is tied with Scott Rudin for the most competitive EGOT awards. Alan Menken has won the most Oscars (8) of any EGOT winner.

  • Oscar:
  • Daytime Emmy:
    • 2020: Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program – "Waiting in the Wings" (from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure)
  • Grammy:
    • 1991: Best Recording for Children – The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
    • 1991: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid)
    • 1993: Best Album for Children – Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    • 1993: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television – Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    • 1993: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast)
    • 1994: Song of the Year – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin)
    • 1994: Best Musical Album for Children – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    • 1994: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    • 1994: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin)
    • 1996: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)
    • 2012: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "I See the Light" (from Tangled)
  • Tony:
    • 2012: Best Original Score – Newsies

Jennifer Hudson

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

Jennifer Hudson (born 1981) is an American singer, actress, talk show host, and producer. She won her fourth award in 2022. Hudson won five competitive awards between 2007 and 2022. This makes her the youngest competitive female EGOT winner so far.

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

Viola Davis

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

Viola Davis (born 1965) is an American actress and producer. She won her fourth award in 2023. Between 2001 and 2023, Davis won five competitive awards. She became the eighteenth person to win each of the four awards competitively. Davis mentioned her new EGOT status when she accepted her 2023 Grammy. She also won the Triple Crown of Acting.

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

Elton John

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

Elton John (born 1947) is an English singer, composer, pianist, and producer. He won his fourth award in 2024. Between 1987 and 2024, John won nine competitive awards. He became the nineteenth person to win each of the four awards competitively.

  • Oscar:
  • Primetime Emmy:
    • 2024: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
  • Grammy:
  • Tony:
    • 2000: Best Original Score – Aida

Non-Competitive EGOT Winners

Six other artists have won all four awards, but one of their awards was honorary or a special non-competitive award. For example, Barbra Streisand does not have a competitive Tony. Liza Minnelli does not have a competitive Grammy. Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones, Quincy Jones, and Frank Marshall do not have a competitive Oscar.

Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Streisand’s Tony is a non-competitive award.

Barbra Streisand (born 1942) is an American singer, actress, and director. She won her fourth award in 1970. Between 1963 and 2001, Streisand won 18 awards, with three being non-competitive. She is the youngest special EGOT winner, getting her fourth award at age 28. Streisand is the only EGOT winner to win an Oscar for both music and acting.

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

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli Publicity 1973
Liza Minnelli's Grammy is a non-competitive award.

Liza Minnelli (born 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. She won her fourth award in 1990. Between 1965 and 2009, Minnelli won seven awards, with two being special.

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

James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones’s Oscar is a non-competitive award.

James Earl Jones (born 1931) is an American actor. He won his fourth award in 2011. Between 1969 and 2017, Jones won eight awards, with two being special.

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

Harry Belafonte

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

Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. He won his fourth award in 2014. Between 1954 and 2014, Belafonte won six awards, including a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and a special Oscar.

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

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones May 2014
Quincy Jones’s Oscar is a non-competitive award while his final qualifying award was a competitive Tony for The Color Purple in 2016.

Quincy Jones (born 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. He won his fourth award in 2016. Between 1964 and 2019, Jones won 32 awards. This is the highest number for any EGOT winner! He won 28 Grammys, one Tony, and one Emmy. He also received a special Grammy and a special Oscar.

  • Oscar:
    • 1994: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (non-competitive)
  • Primetime Emmy:
    • 1977: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Roots
  • Grammy:
    • 1964: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "I Can't Stop Loving You"
    • 1970: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Walking in Space
    • 1972: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – Smackwater Jack
    • 1974: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Summer in the City"
    • 1979: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "The Wiz Main Title (Overture, Part One)"
    • 1981: Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Dinorah, Dinorah"
    • 1982: Producer of the Year
    • 1982: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "Ai No Corrida" (with Jerry Hey)
    • 1982: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording – "Velas"
    • 1982: Best Cast Show Album – Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
    • 1982: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "The Dude"
    • 1984: Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
    • 1984: Best Recording for Children – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • 1984: Album of the Year – Thriller
    • 1984: Record of the Year – "Beat It"
    • 1985: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" (with Jeremy Lubbock)
    • 1986: Best Music Video, Short Form – "We Are the World – The Video Event"
    • 1986: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "We Are the World"
    • 1986: Record of the Year – "We Are the World"
    • 1991: Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
    • 1991: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "The Places You Find Love"
    • 1991: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – "Birdland"
    • 1991: Best Jazz Fusion Performance – "Birdland"
    • 1991: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group – "Back on the Block"
    • 1991: Album of the Year – Back on the Block
    • 1994: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance – Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux
    • 2002: Best Spoken Word Album – Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
    • 2019: Best Music Film – Quincy
  • Tony:
    • 2016: Best Revival of a Musical – The Color Purple

Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall Deauville 2012
Frank Marshall's Oscar is a non-competitive award.

Frank Marshall (born 1946) is an American film producer and director. He won his fourth award in 2023. Between 2019 and 2023, Marshall won four awards. He is the only EGOT winner to have won a Sports Emmy Award. He also received a special Oscar. He completed his EGOT in the shortest time of all winners, just four years.

  • Oscar:
  • Sports Emmy:
    • 2023: Outstanding Long Documentary – The Redeem Team
  • Grammy:
    • 2023: Best Music Film – Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
  • Tony:
    • 2022: Best Musical – A Strange Loop

People with Three Competitive Awards

The following people have won three out of the four main entertainment awards in competitive categories.

Missing an Emmy

Missing a Grammy

Missing an Oscar

Missing a Tony

Notes

  • † – This person has passed away.
  • ◊ – This person has been nominated for the missing award at least once but did not win.
  • NCA – This person won a non-competitive (special or honorary) award in this category.
  • PA – This person has won the Peabody Award.
  • PP – This person has won the Pulitzer Prize.
  • TC – This person has won the Triple Crown of Acting, meaning they won individual acting awards at the Emmys, Oscars, and Tonys.

People with Three Awards (Competitive or Non-Competitive)

These people have won three out of the four major entertainment awards, which can include competitive or special/honorary awards.

  • Howard Ashman†, ◊ won two competitive Oscars, five competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Emmy Award.
  • Fred Astaire† won three competitive Emmy Awards, a Special Academy Award, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Robert Russell Bennett† won a competitive Emmy Award, a competitive Oscar, and two Special Tony Awards.
  • Irving Berlin† won an Academy Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a competitive Tony award.
  • Carol Burnett won seven competitive Emmy Awards, one competitive Grammy award, and a Special Tony Award.
  • David Byrne won an Academy Award, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Walt Disney† won 22 competitive Academy Awards, four non-competitive Academy Awards, seven competitive Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Trustees Award.
  • Ray Dolby† won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, two Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, and a Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award.
  • Michael J. Fox won five competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Grammy Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  • Judy Garland†, ◊ won an Academy Juvenile Award, two competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Eileen Heckart† won a competitive Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Danny Kaye† won a competitive Emmy Award, a Special Tony Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.
  • Barry Manilow won two competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Steve Martin◊ won the Honorary Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and five competitive Grammy Awards.
  • Elaine May won the Honorary Academy Award, a competitive Tony Award, and a competitive Grammy Award.
  • Laurence Olivier†, ◊ won two competitive Oscars, five competitive Emmy Awards, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Stephen Schwartz won three competitive Oscars, three competitive Grammys and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, a non-competitive Tony Award.
  • Bruce Springsteen◊ won 20 competitive Grammys, a competitive Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
  • Thomas Stockham† won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award, and a Technical Grammy Award.
  • Cicely Tyson† won three competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Tony Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  • Eli Wallach† won a competitive Tony Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  • Diane Warren won a competitive Grammy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and an Academy Honorary Award.
  • Oprah Winfrey won competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Tony Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award.

Notes

  • † – This person has passed away.
  • ◊ – This person has been nominated for the missing award at least once but did not win.

People Nominated for All Four Awards

The following people have not won all four awards in competitive categories, but they have been nominated for at least one award in each of the four categories:

Notes

  • † – This person has passed away.

Other EGOT Variations

Sometimes, people talk about other special award combinations.

PEGOT

The meaning of PEGOT can be different. Some say the "P" stands for the Peabody Award, while others say it's for the Pulitzer Prize. As of 2019, Mike Nichols, Rita Moreno, and Barbra Streisand have achieved this by winning the Peabody. Richard Rodgers and Marvin Hamlisch have achieved it by winning the Pulitzer.

EGOT winners who also won at least one Peabody Award:

EGOT winners who also won at least one Pulitzer Prize:

People who won a Peabody, but are missing one EGOT award:

People who won a Pulitzer, but are missing one EGOT award:

Notes

  • † – This person has passed away.

REGOT

Another variation is the REGOT, which includes winning a Razzie. Razzies are awards given for the worst in film. Alan Menken has a REGOT because he won a Razzie for Worst Original Song for "High Times, Hard Times" from Newsies. Liza Minnelli also has a REGOT if her non-competitive Grammy Legend Award is counted, because she won a Razzie for Worst Actress.

WEGOT

The newest variation is the WEGOT, where the "W" stands for having a Madame Tussauds wax figure. This term was first used publicly on the TV show The View on September 14, 2023. Host Sunny Hostin used it to describe co-host Whoopi Goldberg's WEGOT status.

EGOT winners who also have a Madame Tussauds wax figure:

People who have a Madame Tussauds wax figure and are missing one EGOT award:

Notes

  • † – This person has passed away.

Similar Awards Around the World

The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards are given by groups in the United States. As of 2024, 14 of the 19 EGOT winners were American. The other five—John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, and Elton John—were British. Many other countries have their own awards for TV, music, movies, and theater. Sometimes, people in those countries create their own acronyms for people who win all four of their major awards.

Canada

In 2018, Leah Collins from CBC Arts suggested a Canadian version of the EGOT. This would include the Canadian Screen Awards (and their older versions, the Gemini and Genie Awards) for film and TV, the Juno Awards for music, and the Dora Mavor Moore Awards for theater. A game show in Toronto called Trivia Club called this combination the "Two-Can-Ju-Do". So far, no one has won all four of these Canadian awards.

Australia

In 2019, Caitlin Welsh from Nova Entertainment suggested the "LAHA" as an Australian version. This would be the Logie Awards for television, the ARIA Music Awards for music, the Helpmann Awards for theater, and the AACTA Awards for film. She also couldn't find anyone who had won all four of these awards, though Noni Hazlehurst has been nominated for all of them.

See also

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