EGOT
The EGOT is often called the "grand slam" of American show business, a rare and prestigious achievement that celebrates excellence across the performing arts. It signifies an artist's triumph at the highest levels of television, music, film, and theatre. Only a select few have managed to conquer all four, joining an exclusive club that truly defines versatility and enduring talent. The EGOT acronym, coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas, represents winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Only a small, elite group of artists have achieved competitive EGOT status, showcasing unparalleled talent across diverse entertainment mediums. There are ongoing debates about what truly constitutes an EGOT, especially concerning different types of Emmy Awards and the inclusion of non-competitive honors.
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The EGOT is often called the "grand slam" of American show business, a rare and prestigious achievement that celebrates excellence across the performing arts. It signifies an artist's triumph at the highest levels of television, music, film, and theatre. Only a select few have managed to conquer all four, joining an exclusive club that truly defines versatility and enduring talent.
- The EGOT acronym, coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas, represents winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.
- Only a small, elite group of artists have achieved competitive EGOT status, showcasing unparalleled talent across diverse entertainment mediums.
- There are ongoing debates about what truly constitutes an EGOT, especially concerning different types of Emmy Awards and the inclusion of non-competitive honors.
What is an EGOT?
At its heart, the EGOT is a celebrated acronym representing the four major American performing arts awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. To earn this coveted status, an individual must receive at least one competitive award from each of these prestigious bodies. It's truly a testament to an artist's broad skill and impact.
These awards honor outstanding achievements in television, audio recording or music, film, and Broadway theatre, respectively. Winning all four is widely considered the ultimate "grand slam" in the world of American entertainment. This exclusive club has only 27 members, including those with honorary awards.
A Modern Acronym
The term 'EGOT' itself wasn't always a household name. It was famously coined in late 1984 by actor Philip Michael Thomas, known for his role in 'Miami Vice'. He publicly declared his ambition to achieve the EGOT within five years—a bold statement that sparked the term's journey into popular culture.
However, it was the hit TV show '30 Rock' that truly catapulted the EGOT into widespread recognition. Starting with a memorable 2009 episode, the pursuit of EGOT status became a recurring, comical plotline, solidifying its place in the public imagination as the ultimate show business goal.
The Rules of the Game
While the core concept seems straightforward, there's always a bit of debate swirling around what truly counts towards an EGOT. For instance, some purists argue that only a Primetime Emmy Award should qualify, distinguishing it from other Emmy competitions like the Daytime Emmys. This highlights the weight placed on the 'major' categories.
This debate gained traction when a specific Daytime Emmy category, 'Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program,' led to several Broadway performers quickly collecting an Emmy to add to their existing Tonys and Grammys. The category was eventually removed due to concerns it created an 'easy' path to EGOT status for those already established in theatre and music. Further, criticisms have arisen over 'selling' producer credits as a shortcut to a Tony, blurring the line between creative contribution and financial investment.
The Elite Club: Competitive EGOT Winners
The journey to EGOT status is often long and arduous, spanning decades for many. Here are the remarkable individuals who have earned all four major awards through competitive wins, a testament to their enduring talent and versatility.
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 and 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 and singer John Gielgud 1991 1979 1982 1961 1991 29 87 years, 4 months Actor and 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, and conductor Mel Brooks 1967 1998 1969 2001 2001 34 74 years, 11 months Writer, songwriter, and actor Mike Nichols 2001 1961 1968 1964 2001 40 69 years, 11 months Director and comedian Whoopi Goldberg 2002 1986 1991 2002 2002 16 46 years, 6 months Comedian, actress, host, and producer Scott Rudin 1984 2012 2008 1994 2012 28 53 years, 6 months Producer Robert Lopez 2008 2012 2014 2004 2014 10 39 years, 1 week Songwriter and librettist Andrew Lloyd Webber 2018 1980 1997 1980 2018 38 70 years, 5 months Composer and producer Tim Rice 2018 1980 1993 1980 2018 38 73 years, 9 months Lyricist, librettist, and producer John Legend 2018 2006 2015 2017 2018 12 39 years, 8 months Singer, composer, and producer Alan Menken 2020 1991 1990 2012 2020 30 70 years, 11 months Composer and producer Jennifer Hudson 2021 2009 2007 2022 2022 15 40 years, 9 months Singer, actress, host, and producer Viola Davis 2015 2023 2017 2001 2023 22 57 years, 5 months Actress and producer Elton John 2024 1987 1995 2000 2024 37 76 years, 9 months Singer, composer, pianist, and producer Benj Pasek 2024 2018 2017 2017 2024 7 39 years, 2 months Composer, lyricist, and producer Justin Paul 2024 2018 2017 2017 2024 7 39 years, 8 months Composer, lyricist, and producer
The First EGOT: Richard Rodgers
In 1962, the legendary American composer Richard Rodgers became the very first person to achieve EGOT status. His journey began with an Oscar in 1946 for Best Song, followed by a Tony in 1950, a Grammy in 1960, and finally, an Emmy in 1962. His musical genius spanned decades and transformed Broadway.
Helen Hayes: The First Woman
Fifteen years later, in 1977, the incomparable Helen Hayes made history as the second person and first woman to join the EGOT ranks. With her first Oscar in 1932, a Tony in 1947, an Emmy in 1953, and a Grammy in 1977, she also holds the record for the longest span—45 years—between her first and last award. She was also the first to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual acting wins across all three relevant categories.
Rita Moreno: Breaking Barriers
Also achieving EGOT status in 1977, Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to complete the grand slam. Her wins, starting with an Oscar in 1962, a Grammy in 1973, a Tony in 1975, and an Emmy in 1977, showcased her incredible versatility across all mediums. She too is a Triple Crown of Acting winner.
John Gielgud: A Global Talent
The esteemed English actor and theatre director John Gielgud was the fourth to achieve the EGOT in 1991. He was the first non-American, the oldest at 87, and the first LGBTQ+ individual to earn this distinction. His first award was a Tony in 1961, followed by a Grammy in 1979, an Oscar in 1982, and an Emmy in 1991, highlighting a truly international career.
Audrey Hepburn: A Posthumous Honor
Audrey Hepburn, the iconic British actress and humanitarian, posthumously joined the EGOT club in 1994. Her wins included an Oscar in 1954, a Tony in 1954, an Emmy in 1993, and a Grammy in 1994. She remains the only EGOT winner to not win multiple awards in any of the four categories, demonstrating quality over quantity.
Marvin Hamlisch: A Prolific Composer
American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch secured his EGOT in 1995. He holds the unique distinction of winning three Oscars in a single night in 1974 for his work on 'The Way We Were' and 'The Sting'. His first competitive award was an Oscar, followed by Grammy, Tony, and finally an Emmy. He also won a Grammy and Oscar for the same song, 'The Way We Were'.
Mel Brooks: The Master of Comedy
Legendary American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks earned his EGOT in 2001. He was the first to win an Emmy as his initial award back in 1967. Brooks is also the sole recipient of the Triple Crown of Writing, with an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony all for his exceptional writing. He famously referred to himself as an 'EGOTAK', adding awards from the American Film Institute and Kennedy Center to his list.
Mike Nichols: Directorial Greatness
Director, producer, actor, and comedian Mike Nichols achieved his EGOT in 2001, just months after Mel Brooks. His first award was a Grammy in 1961, making him the first EGOT winner to start with a Grammy. Nichols boasts the longest overall span of awards—51 years—and is one of only two people to achieve the Triple Crown of Directing, with an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony all for directing.
The Honorary EGOT Holders
Beyond competitive wins, a special category of EGOT holders includes those who have received at least one of their four awards in an honorary or special capacity. These individuals have also reached the pinnacle of achievement across the performing arts, albeit through a slightly different route.
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 2023 2019 2022 2023 4 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Director and producer
These honorary awards recognize exceptional contributions over a lifetime, rather than for a specific project. For example, Barbra Streisand received a Special Tony Award, and James Earl Jones was honored with an Academy Honorary Award, ensuring their place among these multifaceted talents. This category acknowledges impact beyond the competitive field.
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EGOT
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. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, audio recording/music, film, and Broadway theatre. Achieving the EGOT has been referred to as the "grand slam" of American show business. Including those with honorary or special awards, 28 people have achieved this status. Only one person, Robert Lopez, has won all four awards twice.
Background
EGOT
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. The acronym gained wider recognition following a 2009 episode of 30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline. There is some debate over whether only the Primetime Emmy Award should count towards an EGOT, as some (including Thomas himself) distinguish the other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.
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.
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.
EGOT winners as of 2026
Competitive EGOT
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Emmy</th><th>Grammy</th><th>Oscar</th><th>Tony</th><th>EGOT completed</th><th>Year span</th><th>Age at completion</th><th>Category(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Richard Rodgers</td><td>1962</td><td>1960</td><td>1946</td><td>1950</td><td>1962</td><td>16</td><td>59 years, 10 months</td><td>Composer and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Helen Hayes</td><td>1953</td><td>1977</td><td>1932</td><td>1947</td><td>1977</td><td>45</td><td>76 years, 4 months</td><td>Actress</td></tr><tr><td>Rita Moreno</td><td>1977</td><td>1973</td><td>1962</td><td>1975</td><td>15</td><td>45 years, 9 months</td><td>Actress and singer</td></tr><tr><td>John Gielgud</td><td>1991</td><td>1979</td><td>1982</td><td>1961</td><td>1991</td><td>29</td><td>87 years, 4 months</td><td>Actor and director</td></tr><tr><td>Audrey Hepburn</td><td>1993</td><td>1994</td><td>1954</td><td>1954</td><td>1994</td><td>40</td><td>63 years, 8 months</td><td>Actress</td></tr><tr><td>Marvin Hamlisch</td><td>1995</td><td>1974</td><td>1974</td><td>1976</td><td>1995</td><td>21</td><td>51 years, 3 months</td><td>Composer</td></tr><tr><td>Jonathan Tunick</td><td>1982</td><td>1988</td><td>1978</td><td>1997</td><td>1997</td><td>19</td><td>59 years, 1 month</td><td>Orchestrator, music arranger, composer, and conductor</td></tr><tr><td>Mel Brooks</td><td>1967</td><td>1998</td><td>1969</td><td>2001</td><td>2001</td><td>34</td><td>74 years, 11 months</td><td>Writer, songwriter, and actor</td></tr><tr><td>Mike Nichols</td><td>2001</td><td>1961</td><td>1968</td><td>1964</td><td>40</td><td>69 years, 11 months</td><td>Director and comedian</td></tr><tr><td>Whoopi Goldberg</td><td>2002</td><td>1986</td><td>1991</td><td>2002</td><td>2002</td><td>16</td><td>46 years, 6 months</td><td>Comedian, actress, host, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Scott Rudin</td><td>1984</td><td>2012</td><td>2008</td><td>1994</td><td>2012</td><td>28</td><td>53 years, 6 months</td><td>Producer</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Lopez</td><td>2008</td><td>2012</td><td>2014</td><td>2004</td><td>2014</td><td>10</td><td>39 years, 1 week</td><td>Songwriter and librettist</td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Lloyd Webber</td><td>2018</td><td>1980</td><td>1997</td><td>1980</td><td>2018</td><td>38</td><td>70 years, 5 months</td><td>Composer and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Tim Rice</td><td>2018</td><td>1980</td><td>1993</td><td>1980</td><td>38</td><td>73 years, 9 months</td><td>Lyricist, librettist, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>John Legend</td><td>2018</td><td>2006</td><td>2015</td><td>2017</td><td>12</td><td>39 years, 8 months</td><td>Singer, composer, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Alan Menken</td><td>2020</td><td>1991</td><td>1990</td><td>2012</td><td>2020</td><td>30</td><td>70 years, 11 months</td><td>Composer and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Jennifer Hudson</td><td>2021</td><td>2009</td><td>2007</td><td>2022</td><td>2022</td><td>15</td><td>40 years, 9 months</td><td>Singer, actress, host, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Viola Davis</td><td>2015</td><td>2023</td><td>2017</td><td>2001</td><td>2023</td><td>22</td><td>57 years, 5 months</td><td>Actress and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Elton John</td><td>2024</td><td>1987</td><td>1995</td><td>2000</td><td>2024</td><td>37</td><td>76 years, 9 months</td><td>Singer, composer, pianist, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Benj Pasek</td><td>2024</td><td>2018</td><td>2017</td><td>2017</td><td>7</td><td>39 years, 2 months</td><td>Composer, lyricist, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Justin Paul</td><td>2024</td><td>2018</td><td>2017</td><td>2017</td><td>7</td><td>39 years, 8 months</td><td>Composer, lyricist, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Steven Spielberg</td><td>1991</td><td>2026</td><td>1994</td><td>2022</td><td>2026</td><td>35</td><td>79 years, 1 month</td><td>Director and producer</td></tr></tbody></table>
Non-competitive EGOT
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Emmy</th><th>Grammy</th><th>Oscar</th><th>Tony</th><th>EGOT completed</th><th>Year Span</th><th>Honorary Award</th><th>Category(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barbra Streisand</td><td>1965</td><td>1964</td><td>1969</td><td>1970</td><td>1970</td><td>6</td><td>Special Tony Award</td><td>Actress and singer</td></tr><tr><td>Liza Minnelli</td><td>1973</td><td>1990</td><td>1973</td><td>1965</td><td>1990</td><td>25</td><td>Grammy Legend Award</td><td>Actress and singer</td></tr><tr><td>James Earl Jones</td><td>1991</td><td>1977</td><td>2011</td><td>1969</td><td>2011</td><td>42</td><td>Academy Honorary Award</td><td>Actor and voice actor</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Belafonte</td><td>1960</td><td>1961</td><td>2014</td><td>1954</td><td>2014</td><td>60</td><td>Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award</td><td>Activist, actor, and singer</td></tr><tr><td>Quincy Jones</td><td>1977</td><td>1964</td><td>1994</td><td>2016</td><td>2016</td><td>52</td><td>Composer, musician, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>Frank Marshall</td><td>2023</td><td>2023</td><td>2019</td><td>2022</td><td>2023</td><td>4</td><td>Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award</td><td>Director and producer</td></tr></tbody></table>
Competitive EGOT awardees
Richard Rodgers
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.
• (/wiki/18thAcademyAwards): Best Song – "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from State Fair)
• (/wiki/14thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television – Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
• (/wiki/3rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Show Album (Original Cast) – The Sound of Music • (/wiki/5thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Original Cast Show Album – No Strings
• (/wiki/4thTonyAwards): Best Musical – South Pacific • 1950: Producers (Musical) – South Pacific • 1950: Best Score – South Pacific • (/wiki/6thTonyAwards): Best Musical – The King and I • (/wiki/14thTonyAwards): Best Musical – The Sound of Music • (/wiki/16thTonyAwards): Best Composer – No Strings
• (/wiki/16thTonyAwards): 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" • (/wiki/26thTonyAwards): Special Tony Award • (/wiki/33rdTonyAwards): Special Tony Award – Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre
Helen Hayes
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.
• (/wiki/5thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Leading Role – The Sin of Madelon Claudet • (/wiki/43rdAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Airport
• (/wiki/5thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Best Actress – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Episode: "Not a Chance")
• (/wiki/19thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents
• (/wiki/1stTonyAwards): Best Actress in a Play – Happy Birthday • (/wiki/12thTonyAwards): Best Leading Actress in a Play – Time Remembered
• (/wiki/34thTonyAwards): Special Tony Award – Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre
Rita Moreno
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. 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.
• (/wiki/34thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Supporting Role – West Side Story
• (/wiki/29thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music – The Muppet Show (Episode: "Rita Moreno") • (/wiki/30thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series – The Rockford Files (Episode: "The Paper Palace")
• (/wiki/15thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Recording for Children – The Electric Company
• (/wiki/29thTonyAwards): Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play – The Ritz
John Gielgud
In 1991, John Gielgud became the fourth person, the oldest (at age 87), the first LGBTQ person and first non-American to win all four awards.
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.
• (/wiki/54thAcademyAwards): Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Arthur
• (/wiki/43rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Summer's Lease
• (/wiki/22ndAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording – Ages of Man
• (/wiki/2ndTonyAwards): Outstanding Foreign Company – The Importance of Being Earnest • (/wiki/15thTonyAwards): Best Director of a Drama – Big Fish, Little Fish
• (/wiki/13thTonyAwards): 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
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.
• (/wiki/26thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Leading Role – Roman Holiday
• (/wiki/45thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn (Episode: "Flower Gardens")
• (/wiki/36thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Word Album for Children – Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
• (/wiki/8thTonyAwards): Distinguished Dramatic Actress – Ondine
• (/wiki/22ndTonyAwards): Special Tony Award • (/wiki/65thAcademyAwards): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Marvin Hamlisch
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".
• (/wiki/46thAcademyAwards): Best Original Dramatic Score – The Way We Were • 1974: Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation – The Sting • 1974: Best Song – "The Way We Were" (from The Way We Were)
• (/wiki/47thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction – Barbra: The Concert • 1995: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – "Ordinary Miracles" (from Barbra: The Concert) • (/wiki/51stPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Music and Lyrics – "A Ticket to Dream" (from AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies) • (/wiki/53rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Music Direction – Timeless: Live in Concert
• (/wiki/17thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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
• (/wiki/30thTonyAwards): Best Musical Score – A Chorus Line
Jonathan Tunick
In 1997, Jonathan Tunick became the seventh person to win all four awards.
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.
• (/wiki/50thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score – A Little Night Music
• (/wiki/34thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction – Night of 100 Stars
• (/wiki/31stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "No One is Alone" (vocals by Cleo Laine)
• (/wiki/51stTonyAwards): Best Orchestrations – Titanic • (/wiki/77thTonyAwards): Best Orchestrations – Merrily We Roll Along
Mel Brooks
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. 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.
• (/wiki/41stAcademyAwards): Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen – The Producers
• (/wiki/19thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety – The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special • (/wiki/49thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episodes: "The Grant" and "The Penis") • (/wiki/50thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil and the Coupons") • (/wiki/51stPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You (Episode: "Uncle Phil Goes Back to High School")
• (/wiki/41stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Comedy Album – The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 • (/wiki/44thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Long Form Music Video – Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks • 2002: Best Musical Show Album – The Producers
• (/wiki/55thTonyAwards): Best Musical – The Producers • 2001: Best Book of a Musical – The Producers • 2001: Best Original Score – The Producers
• (/wiki/96thAcademyAwards): 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
In 2001, Mike Nichols became the ninth person to win all four awards.
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.
• (/wiki/40thAcademyAwards): Best Director – The Graduate
• (/wiki/53rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Made for Television Movie – Wit • 2001: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie – Wit • (/wiki/56thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Miniseries – Angels in America • 2004: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – Angels in America
• (/wiki/4thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Comedy Performance – An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
• (/wiki/18thTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Play – Barefoot in the Park • (/wiki/19thTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Play – Luv and The Odd Couple • (/wiki/22ndTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Play – Plaza Suite • (/wiki/26thTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Play – The Prisoner of Second Avenue • (/wiki/31stTonyAwards): Best Musical – Annie • (/wiki/38thTonyAwards): Best Play – The Real Thing • 1984: Best Direction of a Play – The Real Thing • (/wiki/59thTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Musical – Monty Python's Spamalot • (/wiki/66thTonyAwards): Best Direction of a Play – Death of a Salesman
Whoopi Goldberg
In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person and the first African American to win all four awards and the first to win two 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. 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).
• (/wiki/63rdAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Ghost
• (/wiki/29thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Special Class Special – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel • (/wiki/36thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Talk Show Host – The View
• (/wiki/28thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Comedy Recording – Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording
• (/wiki/56thTonyAwards): Best Musical – Thoroughly Modern Millie
• (/wiki/49thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Primetime Emmy Governors Award "for the seven Comic Relief Benefit Specials"
Scott Rudin
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).
• (/wiki/80thAcademyAwards): Best Picture – No Country for Old Men
• (/wiki/36thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Children's Program – He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
• (/wiki/54thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
• (/wiki/48thTonyAwards): Best Musical – Passion • (/wiki/54thTonyAwards): Best Play – Copenhagen • (/wiki/56thTonyAwards): Best Play – The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? • (/wiki/59thTonyAwards): Best Play – Doubt • (/wiki/60thTonyAwards): Best Play – The History Boys • (/wiki/63rdTonyAwards): Best Play – God of Carnage • (/wiki/64thTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Play – Fences • (/wiki/65thTonyAwards): Best Musical – The Book of Mormon • (/wiki/66thTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Play – Death of a Salesman • (/wiki/68thTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Play – A Raisin in the Sun • (/wiki/69thTonyAwards): Best Play – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time • 2015: Best Revival of a Play – Skylight • (/wiki/70thTonyAwards): Best Play – The Humans • 2016: Best Revival of a Play – A View From the Bridge • (/wiki/71stTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Musical – Hello, Dolly! • (/wiki/73rdTonyAwards): Best Play – The Ferryman • 2019: Best Revival of a Play – The Boys in the Band • (/wiki/74thTonyAwards): Best Play – The Inheritance
Robert Lopez
In 2014, Robert Lopez became the twelfth person, the first Asian American and the youngest (at age 39) to win all four awards.
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. 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. As of 2024, Kristen Anderson-Lopez lacks only a Tony to achieve EGOT status in her own right.
• (/wiki/86thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Let It Go" (from Frozen) • (/wiki/90thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Remember Me" (from Coco)
• (/wiki/73rdPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Agatha All Along" (from WandaVision — Episode: "Breaking the Fourth Wall")
• (/wiki/35thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets! • (/wiki/37thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets!
• (/wiki/1stChildren'sandFamilyEmmyAwards): Outstanding Short Form Program – We the People
• (/wiki/54thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording • (/wiki/57thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Frozen • 2015: Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Let It Go" (from Frozen)
• (/wiki/58thTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Avenue Q • (/wiki/65thTonyAwards): Best Book of a Musical – The Book of Mormon • 2011: Best Original Score – The Book of Mormon
Andrew Lloyd Webber
In 2018, Andrew 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.
• (/wiki/69thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "You Must Love Me" (from Evita)
• (/wiki/70thPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
• (/wiki/23rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Cast Show Album – Evita: Premier American Recording • (/wiki/26thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Cast Show Album – Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording • (/wiki/28thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Contemporary Composition – Lloyd Webber: Requiem
• (/wiki/34thTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Evita • (/wiki/37thTonyAwards): Best Musical – Cats • 1983: Best Original Score – Cats • (/wiki/42ndTonyAwards): Best Musical – The Phantom of the Opera • (/wiki/49thTonyAwards): Best Musical – Sunset Boulevard • 1995: Best Original Score – Sunset Boulevard • (/wiki/78thTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Musical – Sunset Boulevard
• (/wiki/33rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Legend Award • (/wiki/72ndTonyAwards): Special Tony Award
Tim Rice
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.
• (/wiki/65thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) • (/wiki/67thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (from The Lion King) • (/wiki/69thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "You Must Love Me" (from Evita)
• (/wiki/70thPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
• (/wiki/23rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Cast Show Album – Evita: Premier American Recording • (/wiki/36thAnnualGrammyAwards): Song of the Year – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" • 1994: Best Musical Album for Children – Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack • 1994: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin) • (/wiki/43rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Show Album – Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
• (/wiki/34thTonyAwards): Best Book of a Musical – Evita • 1980: Best Original Score – Evita • (/wiki/54thTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Aida
John Legend
In 2018, John Legend became the fifteenth person and the first African American man to win all four awards, 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. Legend 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.
• (/wiki/87thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Glory" (from Selma)
• (/wiki/70thPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
• (/wiki/46thDaytimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Crow: The Legend • (/wiki/49thDaytimeCreativeArts&LifestyleEmmyAwards): Outstanding Daytime Special – Shelter Me: Soul Awakened • 2022: Outstanding Short Form Daytime Program – Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church
• (/wiki/2ndChildren'sandFamilyEmmyAwards): Outstanding Non-Fiction Program – 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed • (/wiki/3rdChildren'sandFamilyEmmyAwards): Outstanding Non-Fiction Program – Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School
• (/wiki/48thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best New Artist • 2006: Best R&B Album – Get Lifted • 2006: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Ordinary People" • (/wiki/49thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – "Heaven" • 2007: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Family Affair" • (/wiki/51stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" • (/wiki/53rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best R&B Song – "Shine" • 2011: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – "Hang on in There" • 2011: Best R&B Album – Wake Up! • (/wiki/58thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Glory" (from Selma) • (/wiki/62ndAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Rap/Sung Performance – "Higher" • (/wiki/63rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best R&B Album – Bigger Love • (/wiki/67thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
• (/wiki/71stTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Play – Jitney
Alan Menken
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. 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.
• (/wiki/62ndAcademyAwards): Best Original Score – The Little Mermaid • 1990: Best Original Song – "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) • (/wiki/64thAcademyAwards): Best Original Score – Beauty and the Beast • 1992: Best Original Song – "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) • (/wiki/65thAcademyAwards): Best Original Score – Aladdin • 1993: Best Original Song – "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) • (/wiki/68thAcademyAwards): Best Original Musical or Comedy Score – Pocahontas • 1996: Best Original Song – "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)
• (/wiki/47thDaytimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): 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")
• (/wiki/33rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Recording for Children – The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack • 1991: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) • (/wiki/35thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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 Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) • (/wiki/36thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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 Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (from Aladdin) • (/wiki/38thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television – "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) • (/wiki/54thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Song Written for Visual Media – "I See the Light" (from Tangled)
• (/wiki/66thTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Newsies
• (/wiki/42ndPrimetimeEmmyAwards): 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
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. Hudson received a total of five competitive awards between 2007 and 2022, making her the youngest competitive female EGOT to date.
• (/wiki/79thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Dreamgirls
• (/wiki/48thDaytimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Baba Yaga
• (/wiki/51stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best R&B Album – Jennifer Hudson • (/wiki/59thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Theater Album – The Color Purple
• (/wiki/75thTonyAwards): Best Musical – A Strange Loop
Viola Davis
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. 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. Davis is also the third EGOT recipient and the first African American actress to win the Triple Crown of Acting.
• (/wiki/89thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Fences
• (/wiki/67thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – How to Get Away with Murder
• (/wiki/65thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording – Finding Me
• (/wiki/55thTonyAwards): Best Featured Actress in a Play – King Hedley II • (/wiki/64thTonyAwards): Best Leading Actress in a Play – Fences
Elton John
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. Between 1987 and 2024, John received a total of nine competitive awards becoming the nineteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards.
• (/wiki/67thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (from The Lion King) • (/wiki/92ndAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (from Rocketman)
• (/wiki/75thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
• (/wiki/29thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "That's What Friends Are For" • (/wiki/34thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Composition – "Basque" • (/wiki/37thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" • (/wiki/40thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – "Candle in the Wind 1997" • (/wiki/43rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Show Album – Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
• (/wiki/54thTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Aida
• (/wiki/41stAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Legend Award
Benj Pasek
In 2024, Benj Pasek became the twentieth person to win all four awards, and, along with Justin Paul, the fastest to achieve this status.
American composer, lyricist, and producer Benj Pasek (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024. 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. 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.
• (/wiki/89thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "City of Stars" (from La La Land)
• (/wiki/76thPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" (from Only Murders in the Building — Episode: "Sitzprobe")
• (/wiki/3rdChildren'sandFamilyEmmyAwards): Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program – "That's Why We Love Nature" (from Sesame Street — Episode: "Tamir's Water Works")
• (/wiki/60thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen • (/wiki/61stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman
• (/wiki/71stTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen • (/wiki/75thTonyAwards): Best Musical – A Strange Loop
Justin Paul
In 2024, Justin Paul became the twenty-first person to win all four awards, and, along with Benj Pasek, the fastest to achieve this status.
American composer, lyricist, and producer Justin Paul (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024. 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. 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.
• (/wiki/89thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "City of Stars" (from La La Land)
• (/wiki/76thPrimetimeCreativeArtsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" (from Only Murders in the Building — Episode: "Sitzprobe")
• (/wiki/3rdChildren'sandFamilyEmmyAwards): Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program – "That's Why We Love Nature" (from Sesame Street — Episode: "Tamir's Water Works")
• (/wiki/60thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen • (/wiki/61stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman
• (/wiki/71stTonyAwards): Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen • (/wiki/75thTonyAwards): Best Musical – A Strange Loop
Steven Spielberg
In 2026, Steven Spielberg became the twenty-second person to win all four awards.
American director and producer Steven Spielberg (born 1946) received his fourth distinct award in 2026. Between 1991 and 2026, Spielberg has won 3 Academy Awards, 13 competitive Emmy awards, a Grammy, and a Tony. Spielberg received the Tony in 2022 for the musical A Strange Loop, for which Spielberg is included in the award listing as "et al" due to the large number of people involved in the production, and thus received the award despite not being explicitly named. Additionally, Spielberg has received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the International Emmy Founders Award.
• (/wiki/66thAcademyAwards): Best Picture – Schindler's List • 1994: Best Director – Schindler's List • (/wiki/71stAcademyAwards): Best Director – Saving Private Ryan
• (/wiki/48thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) – A Pinky and the Brain Christmas • (/wiki/54thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Miniseries – Band of Brothers • (/wiki/55thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Miniseries – Taken • (/wiki/62ndPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Miniseries – The Pacific
• (/wiki/18thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Animated Program – Tiny Toon Adventures • (/wiki/20thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Children's Animated Program – Tiny Toon Adventures • (/wiki/23rdDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Children's Animated Program – Animaniacs • (/wiki/24thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Children's Animated Program – Animaniacs • 1997: Outstanding Special Class Animated Program – Freakazoid! • (/wiki/26thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Special Class Animated Program – Pinky and the Brain • (/wiki/27thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Children's Animated Program – Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
• (/wiki/46thSportsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Open/Tease – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Land of Stories" • 2025: The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Land of Stories"
• (/wiki/68thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Music Film – Music by John Williams
• (/wiki/75thTonyAwards): Best Musical – A Strange Loop
• (/wiki/59thAcademyAwards): Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award • (/wiki/34thInternationalEmmyAwards): International Emmy Founders Award
Non-competitive EGOT awardees
EGOT
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
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.
• (/wiki/41stAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Leading Role – Funny Girl • (/wiki/49thAcademyAwards): Best Original Song – "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (from A Star Is Born)
• (/wiki/17thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Actors and Performers – My Name is Barbra • (/wiki/47thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Barbra Streisand: The Concert • 1995: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special – Barbra Streisand: The Concert • (/wiki/53rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Timeless: Live in Concert
• (/wiki/28thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Special Class Special – Reel Models: The First Women of Film
• (/wiki/6thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Vocal Performance, Female – The Barbra Streisand Album • 1964: Album of the Year (Other Than Classical) – The Barbra Streisand Album • (/wiki/7thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Vocal Performance, Female – "People" • (/wiki/8thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Vocal Performance, Female – My Name Is Barbra • (/wiki/20thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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)" • (/wiki/23rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "Guilty" (with Barry Gibb) • (/wiki/29thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female – The Broadway Album • (/wiki/34thAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive) • (/wiki/37thAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/24thTonyAwards): Special Tony Award: Star of the Decade (non-competitive)
Liza Minnelli
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.
• (/wiki/45thAcademyAwards): Best Actress in a Leading Role – Cabaret
• (/wiki/25thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Single Program − Variety and Popular Music – Liza with a 'Z'. A Concert for Television
• (/wiki/32ndAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/19thTonyAwards): Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Flora the Red Menace • (/wiki/28thTonyAwards): Special Tony Award for "adding luster to the Broadway season" (non-competitive) • (/wiki/32ndTonyAwards): Best Leading Actress in a Musical – The Act • (/wiki/63rdTonyAwards): Best Special Theatrical Event – Liza's at The Palace...!
James Earl Jones
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.
• (/wiki/84thAcademyAwards): Academy Honorary Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/43rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Gabriel's Fire • 1991: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Heat Wave
• (/wiki/27thDaytimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Performer − Children's Special – Summer's End
• (/wiki/19thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents
• (/wiki/23rdTonyAwards): Best Leading Actor in a Play – The Great White Hope • (/wiki/41stTonyAwards): Best Leading Actor in a Play – Fences • (/wiki/71stTonyAwards): Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (non-competitive)
Harry Belafonte
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 (special awards).
• (/wiki/87thAcademyAwards): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/12thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Tonight with Belafonte – The Revlon Revue
• (/wiki/3rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Performance – Folk – Swing Dat Hammer • (/wiki/8thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Folk Performance – An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba • (/wiki/42ndAnnualGrammyAwards): Grammy Hall of Fame Award
• (/wiki/8thTonyAwards): Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor – John Murray Anderson's Almanac
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones's Oscars are non-competitive awards.
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.
• (/wiki/67thAcademyAwards): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (non-competitive) • (/wiki/97thAcademyAwards): Academy Honorary Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/29thPrimetimeEmmyAwards): Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Roots: Part 1
• (/wiki/6thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Arrangement – "I Can't Stop Loving You" • (/wiki/12thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group – Walking in Space • (/wiki/14thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Pop Instrumental Performance – Smackwater Jack • (/wiki/16thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Summer in the City" • (/wiki/21stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Arrangement – "The Wiz Main Title (Overture, Part One)" • (/wiki/23rdAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Dinorah, Dinorah" • (/wiki/24thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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" • (/wiki/26thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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" • (/wiki/27thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" (with Jeremy Lubbock) • (/wiki/28thAnnualGrammyAwards): 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" • (/wiki/33rdAnnualGrammyAwards): 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 • 1992: Grammy Legend Award (non-competitive) • (/wiki/36thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance – Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux • (/wiki/44thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Spoken Word Album – Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones • (/wiki/61stAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Music Film – Quincy
• (/wiki/70thTonyAwards): Best Revival of a Musical – The Color Purple
Frank Marshall
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 2026, Marshall received a total of five awards. Together with Steven Spielberg, he is one of two EGOT winners to have won a Sports Emmy and 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 EGOT collection in the shortest time of all persons to have reached this status.
• (/wiki/91stAcademyAwards): Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (non-competitive)
• (/wiki/44thSportsEmmyAwards): Outstanding Long Documentary – The Redeem Team
• (/wiki/65thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Music Film – Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story • (/wiki/68thAnnualGrammyAwards): Best Music Film – Music by John Williams
• (/wiki/75thTonyAwards): Best Musical – A Strange Loop
Three competitive awards
EGOT
The following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in competitive categories. As of July 2025, 75 living people are one award away from achieving (competitive) EGOT status.
Without a Tony
† – 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.
Three, including non-competitive awards
EGOT
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 March 2026, 13 additional living individuals are one award away from achieving EGOT status (including non-competitive awards).
• Howard Ashman†, ◊ won two competitive Academy Awards, 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 Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and two Special Tony Awards. • Irving Berlin† won a competitive Academy Award, a competitive Tony Award, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. • Barbara Broccoli won a competitive Emmy Award, two competitive Tony Awards, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, a non-competitive Academy 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. • Kathleen Kennedy won a competitive Emmy Award, a competitive Grammy Award, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial 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 Academy Honorary Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and five competitive Grammy Awards. • Elaine May won the Academy Honorary Award, a competitive Grammy Award, and a competitive Tony Award. • Dolly Parton◊ won a competitive Emmy Award, 11 competitive Grammy Awards, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a non-competitive Academy Award. • Stephen Schwartz won three competitive Academy Awards, three competitive Grammys and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, a non-competitive Tony Award. • Bruce Springsteen◊ won a competitive Academy Award, 20 competitive Grammy Awards, 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 Emmy Award, a competitive Tony Award, and an Academy Honorary Award. • Diane Warren won a competitive a competitive Emmy Award, Grammy 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.
† – 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
EGOT
The following people have not won all four awards in competitive categories but have received at least one nomination for each of them:
Variations
PEGOT
There are conflicting definitions for the PEGOT. Some say the "P" refers to the Peabody Award, others say it is the Pulitzer Prize. As of 2024, Mel Brooks, Rita Moreno, Mike Nichols, and Barbra Streisand have achieved this status by winning the Peabody while Marvin Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers have achieved it by winning the Pulitzer.
EGOT winners who also won at least one Peabody Award:
• Mel Brooks • Rita Moreno • Mike Nichols† • Barbra Streisand
EGOT winners who also won at least one Pulitzer Prize:
• Marvin Hamlisch† • Richard Rodgers†
People who won a Peabody, lacking only one EGOT award:
• Carol Burnett (missing an Oscar) • Martin Charnin† (missing an Oscar) • Rob Epstein (missing a Tony) • Anne Garefino (missing an Oscar) • James Moll (missing a Tony) • Trey Parker (missing an Oscar) • Matt Stone (missing an Oscar) • Charles Strouse (missing an Oscar) • Lily Tomlin (missing an Oscar) • Cicely Tyson† (missing a Grammy) • Oprah Winfrey (missing a Grammy)
People who won a Pulitzer, lacking only one EGOT award:
• Jerry Bock† (missing an Oscar) • Oscar Hammerstein II† (missing an Emmy) • Tom Kitt (missing an Oscar) • Frank Loesser† (missing an Emmy) • Lin-Manuel Miranda (missing an Oscar) • Stephen Sondheim† (missing an Emmy)
REGOT
Another variation is the REGOT, which includes being awarded a Razzie Award. Alan Menken has a REGOT due to his Razzie win (with Jack Feldman) for Worst Original Song for "High Times, Hard Times" from Newsies. 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.
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.
Alternatively, publications such as Vulture have listed the REGOT as including an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 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
EGOT
The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards are presided over by industry bodies based in the United States, and as of 2026, 17 out of the 22 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
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. Toronto-based game show Trivia Club referred to this combination as the "Two-Can-Ju-Do". No individual has won in all four categories.
Australia
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. She also could not identify any winners of all four awards, although Noni Hazlehurst has received nominations in all four.