The Full EGOT Winners Checklist: Solely Viola Davis & These 17 Individuals Are EGOTs

Viola Davis earned the ultimate piece of her EGOT, a Grammy, on Feb. 5 — scoring the Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording prize for her memoir, Discovering Me. “I wrote this guide to honor the 6-year-old Viola,” Davis started her acceptance speech. “To honor her life, her pleasure, her trauma, every thing. And it has simply been such a journey — I simply EGOT!”

In maybe one of the vital spectacular profession trajectories, Jennifer Hudson catapulted from actuality star to EGOT in lower than 20 years. After coming in seventh place on actuality competitors American Idol in 2004, Hudson received the Finest Supporting Actress Oscar in her first movie, Dreamgirls. Her debut self-titled album received a Grammy for Finest R&B Album in 2009. Then in 2021, she produced Baba Yaga, which received the Daytime Emmy for Excellent Interactive Media. Although she had a critically acclaimed Broadway run as a part of the forged of The Coloration Purple, Hudson accomplished her EGOT with a Tony Award for co-producing the Finest Musical winner A Unusual Loop in 2022. She is barely the second Black girl to win all 4 awards.

Finest generally known as a beloved Disney composer for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Magnificence and the Beast, Menken accomplished his EGOT in 2020. He first received an Oscar in 1989, which honored the rating of The Little Mermaid and the movie’s iconic music “Beneath the Sea” (successful each Finest Authentic Rating and Finest Authentic Music awards that 12 months). The movie’s soundtrack and “Beneath the Sea” additionally received Grammy Awards in 1991. He has been nominated for the scores of 5 Broadway exhibits, successful the Tony in 2012 for Newsies. In 2020, he accomplished his EGOT with a Daytime Emmy for the unique music “Ready within the Wings” that appeared in Tangled: The Sequence. In whole, Menken has received eight Academy Awards, 11 Grammy Awards, one Tony, and one Emmy.

English composer and creator Tim Rice initially thought of a profession within the authorized world – till he met Andrew Lloyd Webber. Rice has been nominated 9 occasions for a Tony, successful his first two in 1980 for his work on Evita (Finest Ebook of a Musical and Finest Musical Rating). The next 12 months, Evita earned him his first Grammy for the Finest Forged Present Album award. He’s additionally received Oscars within the Finest Authentic Music class for the Evita movie adaption, “A Entire New World” from Aladdin and “Can You Really feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King. Rice achieved EGOT standing in 2018 by successful Excellent Selection Particular for Jesus Christ Celebrity Dwell In Live performance.

An esteemed musical theater composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first awards have been for the 1980 manufacturing of Evita, which received him the Tony for Finest Authentic Rating and the Grammy for Finest Authentic Forged Recording. Notably, Webber additionally received a Tony and a Grammy for the unique stage manufacturing of Cats. The 1996 movie model of Evita went on to win Webber a Finest Authentic Music Academy Award for the music “You Should Love Me.” Webber accomplished his EGOT in 2018 for government producing the televised occasion Jesus Christ Celebrity — the identical manufacturing and 12 months that made John Legend an EGOT.

Singer John Legend grew to become the primary Black man to EGOT when he received the 2018 Emmy for producing Jesus Christ Celebrity, which he additionally starred in. To this point, the singer has received 33 awards from 88 nominations, together with the 2014 Finest Authentic Music Academy Award for Selma’s “Glory,” which he received with rapper Frequent; the 2017 Tony Award for co-producing Jitney; and 12 Grammy Awards, the primary of which got here in 2006 when he was topped Finest New Artist.

Robert Lopez achieved EGOT standing within the shortest time period: 11 years. He additionally joined the unique membership at solely 39 years previous, making him the youngest EGOTer. Much more spectacular? Lopez has multiple of every award. Lopez began successful awards in 2004, when he received his first Tony (of three) for Finest Authentic Rating of Avenue Q. He received a Grammy for Surprise Pets, locking within the Excellent Music Course and Composition award in 2010. He received his first Oscar in 2014 for Finest Authentic Music for Frozen’s “Let It Go.” The WandaVision tune “Agatha All Alongside” earned him his first Emmy in 2021, within the Excellent Authentic Music and Lyrics class. He and his spouse, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, share virtually the entire awards collectively, apart from the Tony. “I’ve an EGO now,” she stated joking concerning the award she’s lacking.

Scott Rudin’s work consists of producing greater than 100 movies and tv exhibits courting again to 1980, together with Girl Chicken and The Social Community. In 1984, He Makes Me Really feel Like Dancin’ received him his solely Emmy, for Excellent Youngsters’s Program. A decade later, the native New Yorker received his first of 12 Tony Awards. He earned his first Tony for producing Ardour, which received Finest Musical. The Coen Brothers’ crime thriller No Nation for Outdated Males earned him an Academy Award for Finest Image in 2008. Rudin’s work on The Ebook of Mormon: Authentic Broadway Forged Recording secured him a Grammy (and the EGOT label) in 2012.

Whoopi Goldberg has at all times been a comic first, so it is sensible that her first award was a Grammy for her 1986 self-titled comedy album. In 1990, her acclaimed supporting efficiency Ghost earned Goldberg an Academy Award. She accomplished the EGOT in 2002 with two awards — one win for producing the Sutton Foster-led Broadway present Completely Fashionable Millie and a Daytime Emmy for internet hosting Past Tara: The Extraordinary Lifetime of Hattie McDaniel.

Mike Nichols’ work as a movie and tv director has earned him a lot of the acclaim of his profession, however he started within the enterprise as an improv comic. His improv work with Elaine Could earned him his first award, a Grammy, in 1961. Shortly thereafter, the comedic duo disbanded and Nichols started directing and received his first dwell theater directing award in 1964 for Barefoot within the Park, which starred Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. Maybe his most well-known venture was directing The Graduate, and he received the Finest Director Academy Award for it in 1967. After a long time within the enterprise, Nichols bought his Emmy in 2001 for guiding the TV movie Wit, which he co-wrote with Emma Thompson.

In 1967, the Renaissance man of comedy Mel Brooks received an Emmy for writing the range particular The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Particular. The next 12 months, he received the Academy Award for screenwriting The Producers, which he additionally directed. A longtime comic, Brooks received a 1998 Grammy for a revival of his long-running sketch The 2000 12 months Outdated Man. When The Producers was tailored for the stage in 2001, Brooks received the Tony Award for Finest Musical.

Tunick was nominated for one Oscar in his profession, successful Excellent Particular person Achievement in Music and Lyrics for A Little Evening Music in 1977. 5 years later, after his first time being nominated for an Emmy Award, he took dwelling the golden statue for Excellent Achievement in Music Course in Evening of 100 Stars. His work on No One is Alone earned him a Grammy for Finest Instrumental Association Accompanying Vocal(s) in 1989. Within the 20 years since his first award, Tunick solidified his membership within the EGOT membership by successful Finest Orchestration of the Titanic musical in 1997.

Composer and musician extraordinaire Marvin Hamlisch was a toddler prodigy. At 7 years previous, he was the youngest particular person to be accepted to Juilliard (on the time). Later in life, he received three Oscars in 1974 for his work on The Sting (Finest Music, Scoring Authentic Music Rating and/or Adaptation) and The Means We Have been (Finest Music, Authentic Music and Finest Music, Authentic Dramatic Rating). Two years later, Hamlisch received a Tony for A Refrain Line for Finest Authentic Rating Written For The Theater. Hamlisch’s work on The Means We Have been additionally earned him two of his 4 Grammys in 1975, which included Finest New Artist. In 1995, he received two Emmys for his work on Barbra: The Live performance (Excellent Particular person Achievement in Music Course, and Excellent Particular person Achievement in Music and Lyrics).

A profession spanning 5 a long time, British star Audrey Hepburn received her Academy Award in 1954 for Roman Vacation, which capitulated her into stardom. She rapidly adopted that up with a 1954 Tony win for her main efficiency in Ondine. It will be precisely 40 years earlier than she obtained the final two awards for her EGOT, however Hepburn didn’t dwell to see the day. She handed away earlier than receiving each her 1993 Emmy for Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn and the 1994 Grammy Award for the youngsters’s album Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales, making her the first to achieve this achievement posthumously.

The English actor and theater director’s profession spanned greater than seven a long time. Gielgud’s first award was a Tony in 1961 for his work on Large Fish, Little Fish (Finest Course of A Play). Nominated 10 occasions, he took dwelling a Grammy in 1980 for Finest Spoken Phrase, Documentary or Drama Recording for Ages of Man — Studying of Shakespeare. In 1982, Gielgud received the Oscar for Finest Supporting Actor within the romantic comedy Arthur. In 1991, on the age of 87, Gielgud received an Emmy for Excellent Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Particular in Summer time’s Lease. Enjoyable reality: Gielgud was the primary EGOT winner to be knighted.

Rita Moreno splashed onto the display as Anita within the movie adaptation of West Aspect Story, for which she received the Finest Supporting Actress Oscar in 1961. Just a few years later in 1972, Moreno received a Grammy for her contributions to the youngsters’s album The Electrical Firm. Her comedic flip as Googie Gomez in 1975’s The Ritz earned her a Tony. By the top of the Seventies, Moreno accomplished her EGOT with a Supporting Actress Emmy for The Muppets. Moreno is the primary Latina to win all 4 awards. She is one in every of 24 individuals to ever win the Triple Crown of Performing, which acknowledges those that have received an Oscar, Tony and Emmy for performing particularly (fellow EGOT Helen Hayes is one other).

Often called “The First Girl of the American Theater,” Hayes received her first Oscar in 1934 as Finest Actress in a Main Position in The Sins of Madelon Claudet. She received her second Oscar greater than 35 years later. Subsequent, Hayes received her first Tony in 1947 for Pleased Birthday for Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play. The nine-time Emmy nominee took dwelling one, successful Finest Actress in 1953. Greater than 20 years later, Hayes earned a Grammy in 1977 for Finest Spoken Phrase Recording for Nice American Paperwork.

The composer — most identified for musicals comparable to Babes in Arms, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, and The Sound of Music —was the primary particular person to achieve EGOT standing. Rodgers received his first award, an Oscar in 1946 for Finest Music, Authentic Music in State Honest (sharing the glory with Oscar Hammerstein). 4 years later, he received three Tonys for South Pacific (Finest Musical, Finest Producer, and Finest Authentic Rating). In 1961, he received his first Grammy, for Finest Present Album of The Sound of Music’s unique Broadway forged. His EGOT was accomplished in 1962 along with his Emmy for Excellent Achievement in Authentic Music Composed for Tv for Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years. His musicals paved the best way for thus most of the exhibits theater fanatics love right this moment. If his identify sounds further acquainted to Broadway-goers, it’s seemingly as a result of forty sixth Road Theater in New York was named after him.