List of EGOT winners
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EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the honor given to people who have won all four awards.[1][2] These awards honor good performances in television, recording, movie, and theatre.[3]
EGOT is seen as one of the highest achievements any person in the Hollywood industry can get.[4]
As of February 2023[update], eighteen people are EGOTS.[5]
List of EGOTS
[change | change source]Name | Emmy | Grammy | Oscar | Tony | Year span | Age at completion | Category(s) |
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Richard Rodgers | 1962 | 19601 | 1945 | 19501,2 | 17 | 59 years, 10 months | Composer |
Helen Hayes3 | 1953 | 1977 | 19321 | 19471,2 | 45 | 76 years, 4 months | Actress |
Rita Moreno3 | 19771 | 1972 | 1961 | 1975 | 16 | 45 years, 9 months | Actress/Singer |
John Gielgud | 1991 | 1979 | 1981 | 19611,2 | 30 | 87 years, 4 months | Actor/Director |
Audrey Hepburn | 19935 | 19945 | 19532 | 19542 | 41 | 63 years, 8 months5 | Actress |
Marvin Hamlisch | 19951 | 19741 | 19731 | 1976 | 22 | 51 years, 3 months | Composer |
Jonathan Tunick | 1982 | 1988 | 1977 | 1997 | 20 | 59 years, 1 month | Composer/Conductor |
Mel Brooks | 19671 | 19981 | 19682 | 20011 | 34 | 74 years, 11 months | Writer/Composer/Actor |
Mike Nichols | 20011 | 1961 | 1967 | 19641 | 40 | 69 years, 11 months | Director/Comedian |
Whoopi Goldberg | 20021,2,4 | 1986 | 1991 | 2002 | 16 | 46 years, 6 months | Comedian/Actress/Host |
Scott Rudin | 1984 | 2012 | 2008 | 19941 | 28 | 53 years, 6 months | Producer |
Robert Lopez6 | 20081,4 | 20121 | 20141 | 20041 | 10 | 39 years | Composer |
Andrew Lloyd Webber | 20187 | 19801,2 | 1997 | 19801,2 | 38 | 70 years, 5 months | Composer/Producer |
Tim Rice | 20187 | 19801 | 19931 | 19801 | 38 | 73 years, 9 months | Lyricist/Producer |
John Legend | 20187 | 20061 | 2015 | 2017 | 12 | 39 years, 8 months | Singer/Composer/Producer |
Alan Menken | 20202,4 | 19921 | 19901 | 2012 | 30 | 70 years, 11 months | Composer/Producer |
Jennifer Hudson | 20214 | 20091 | 2006 | 2022 | 16 | 40 years, 9 months | Actress/Singer/Producer |
Viola Davis | 2015 | 2023 | 2017 | 2001 | 22 | 57 years, 5 months | Actress, producer |
Notes:
^1 The artist also subsequently won one or more additional competitive awards.
^2 The artist also received one or more honorary or non-competitive awards.
^3 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 The artist has won a Daytime Emmy Award, not a Primetime Emmy Award.
^5 The artist was awarded posthumously.
^6 The artist has subsequently achieved multiple EGOTs.
^7 Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice achieved their EGOTs simultaneously with their shared Emmy Award for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
PEGOT
[change | change source]A PEGOT winner is someone who has won all four EGOT awards as well as a Peabody Award[6] or Pulitzer Prize.[7][8]
EGOT winners who have also won a Peabody Award:
- ↑ Quinn, Dave (January 24, 2017). "What Is an EGOT? The Grand Slam of Show Business — Explained". People.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys: John Legend, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber Become EGOT Winners With 'Jesus Christ Superstar'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ↑ Smith, Liz (June 5, 2009). "Phyllis Newman Honored!" Archived March 3, 2014, at Archive.today. wowowow.
- ↑ Graham, Renee (August 19, 2003). "Looking to the stars for a little Hope". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ "16 stars who are EGOT winners". Entertainment Weekly. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Holston, Noel (1 December 2015). "The Ultimate Show Biz Coup: PEGOT". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ Victor, Daniel (26 February 2017). "Sorry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, No EGOT for You This Year". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Rita Moreno to join elite 'PEGOT' club with upcoming Peabody Award". USA Today. Associated Press. March 28, 2019.
EGOT winners who have also won a Pulitzer Prize:
Note:
- ↑ Streisand's Tony Award was non-competitive.