EGOT, an acronym for theEmmy,Grammy,Oscar, andTony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards in theUnited States.[1][2] Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements intelevision,audio recording/music,film, andtheatre.[3] Achieving the EGOT has been referred to as the "grand slam" of Americanshow business.[1][4] Including those with honorary or special awards, 27 people have achieved this status.[5] Only one person,Robert Lopez, has won all four awards twice.[6]
The EGOT acronym was coined by actorPhilip Michael Thomas in late 1984. While starring inMiami Vice, he stated a desire to achieve the EGOT within five years.[7][8] The acronym gained wider recognition followinga 2009 episode of30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline.[9] There is some debate over whether only thePrimetime Emmy Award should count towards an EGOT, as some (including Thomas himself) distinguish theother types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[10]
In 2023,TheaterMania writer Zachary Stewart criticized the practice of "selling" producer credits for shows favored to win a Tony as a "shortcut" to EGOT status. He drew a distinction between the producers who actually do the work of organizing the production of a show and investing producers who merely help finance it, often late in the award season.[12]
^The songwriter is the only person who has won all four awards at least twice (Emmys [4], Grammys [3], Oscars [2] and Tonys [3]). Lopez is also the youngest person to achieve EGOT status (39 years, 8 days) and completed his first EGOT, at the time, in the shortest time (9 years, 8 months). His second set of wins briefly established a new shortest time at 7 years, 8 months, before being superseded later.
In 1962,Richard Rodgers became the first person to win all four awards.
American composerRichard 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.
1962:Special Tony Award "for all he has done for young people in the theatre and for taking the men of the orchestra out of the pit and putting them onstage inNo Strings"
In 1977,Helen Hayes became the second person and first woman to win all four awards.
American actressHelen 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 theTriple 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.
Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singerRita Moreno (born 1931) received her fourth distinct award in 1977. Between 1961 and 1978, Moreno received a total of five awards.[18] She is also the firstLatina 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 aKennedy Center Honoree in 2015 and aPeabody Award winner in 2019. Moreno is also the second EGOT recipient and the firstHispanic actress to win theTriple Crown of Acting.
In 1991,John Gielgud became the fourth person to win all four awards, the oldest (at age 87), the firstLGBTQ person, and the first non-American.
English actor and theatre directorJohn 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 firstLGBTQ winner, and the first non-American.
1959:Special Tony Award "for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man playAges of Man"
In 1994,Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.
British actress and humanitarianAudrey Hepburn (1929–1993) received her fourth distinct awardposthumously 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 (the1994 Grammys were the first Grammys since her posthumous win at the1993 Emmys). She is the only EGOT winner to not win multiple awards in any of the four award fields.
In 1995,Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person to win all four awards.
American composer and conductorMarvin 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, takingSong of the Year andBest 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".
American orchestrator, musical director, and composerJonathan 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.
In 2001,Mel Brooks became the eighth person to win all four awards.
American actor, comedian, and filmmakerMel Brooks (born 1926) received his fourth distinct award in June 2001. Between 1968 and 2002, Brooks received a total of 11 awards.[19] Brooks was the first person to win the Emmy as the first award, and the first winner to have won his Oscar for screenwriting. He is the only person to have won the Triple Crown of Writing, having won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony in writing categories.
2023:Academy Honorary Award –"Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment."
Brooks is one of only two people to have two awards of each type, though unlike the other (Robert Lopez) one of Brooks's Oscars was honorary. When he appeared on the January 30, 2015 episode ofReal Time with Bill Maher, Brooks called himself an EGOTAK, noting that he had also received awards from theAmerican Film Institute andKennedy Center.
In November 2001,Mike Nichols became the ninth EGOT winner, ultimately receiving 15 awards over a record span of 51 years.
American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedianMike 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 beingBob Fosse, to achieve the Triple Crown of Directing, having won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony in directing categories.
In 2002,Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person to win all four awards, the firstAfrican American and the first to win two of their awards in the same year.
American actress, comedian and authorWhoopi Goldberg (born 1955) received her fourth distinct award in 2002. Between 1985 and 2009, she received a total of five competitive awards.[20] Goldberg is the firstAfrican 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).
American film, television, and theatre producerScott 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).
In 2014,Robert Lopez became the twelfth person to win all four awards, the firstAsian American, the youngest at age 39, and the first to achieve the feat in just under 10 years.
American songwriterRobert Lopez (born 1975) received his fourth distinct award in 2014. Between 2004 and 2022, he received a total of 12 awards. He is the firstFilipino andAsian 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 bothBenj Pasek andJustin Paul topped this record with a qualifying run of 7 years and 7 months.
Lopez is the first person to win each EGOT award twice.[21][22] As of 2025, he is one Oscar away from becoming the first triple EGOT winner as well. He is currently the only winner to have two of each EGOT award in competitive categories, as Mel Brooks' second Oscar in 2023 was a special award. His first two Emmys were Daytime Emmys, followed by a Primetime Emmy in 2021 forWandaVision. He is the only EGOT recipient to follow a Daytime Emmy win with a subsequent Primetime Emmy win.
Lopez received his Grammy Award forThe 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 wifeKristen Anderson-Lopez.[23] As of 2024, Kristen Anderson-Lopez lacks only a Tony to achieve EGOT status in her own right.
In 2018,John Legend became the fifteenth person to win all four awards, the firstAfrican American man,[25] and first to have won both competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards.
American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producerJohn 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 firstAfrican American man to achieve EGOT status, Legend is the first person to receive the four awards in four consecutive years.[26][27] John was also the first EGOT recipient to have won both a competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Award, an accomplishment matched byRobert Lopez in 2021. Legend,Andrew Lloyd Webber, andTim Rice all simultaneously became EGOTs on September 9, 2018, when they were collectively awarded thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) forJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.[24]
In 2020,Alan Menken became the sixteenth person to win all four awards.
American composerAlan Menken (born 1949) received his fourth distinct award in 2020.[28] Between 1990 and 2020, Menken received a total of 21 competitive awards, tying withScott 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, thenQuincy Jones holds the record with his 30 fully competitive awards, including 29 Grammys. Alan Menken has the most Oscar wins (8) by an EGOT.
2020: Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program – "Waiting in the Wings"(fromRapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Episode: "Rapunzel and the Great Tree")
1990: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contribution to the success of the academy's anti-drug special for children – "Wonderful Ways to Say No" from the TV specialCartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
In 2022,Jennifer Hudson became the seventeenth person to win all four awards.
American singer, actress, talk show host, and producerJennifer Hudson (born 1981) received her fourth distinct award in 2022.[29] Hudson received a total of five competitive awards between 2007 and 2022, making her the youngest competitive female EGOT to date.
In 2023,Viola Davis became the eighteenth person to win all four awards.
American actress and producerViola Davis (born 1965) received her fourth distinct award in 2023.[30] Between 2001 and 2023, Davis received a total of five competitive awards becoming the eighteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards. Davis acknowledged her new EGOT status while accepting her 2023 Grammy.[13][31] Davis is also the third EGOT recipient and the firstAfrican American actress to win theTriple Crown of Acting.
In 2024,Elton John became the nineteenth person to win all four awards.
English singer, composer, pianist, and producerElton John (born 1947) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[33] Between 1987 and 2024, John received a total of nine competitive awards becoming the nineteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards.
In 2024,Benj Pasek became the twentieth person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Pasek andJustin Paul achieved this status within the fastest time.
American composer, lyricist, and producerBenj Pasek (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[34] Pasek andJustin Paul set a new record for achieving EGOT status in the fastest time by winning all four awards within 7 years and 7 months.[35] Between 2017 and 2025, Pasek received a total of seven competitive awards becoming the twentieth person to competitively win each of the four awards. Pasek shares all seven of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Justin Paul.
Justin Paul became the twenty-first person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Paul andBenj Pasek achieved this status within the fastest time.
American composer, lyricist, and producerJustin Paul (born 1985) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.[34] Paul andBenj Pasek set a new record for achieving EGOT status in the fastest time by winning all four awards within 7 years and 7 months.[35] Between 2017 and 2025, Paul received a total of seven competitive awards becoming the twenty-first person to competitively win each of the four awards. Paul shares all seven of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Benj Pasek.
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.
American singer, actress, and directorBarbra 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 whenFrank Marshall did so within four years.
American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographerLiza 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.
American actorJames 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.
Quincy Jones's two Oscars are non-competitive awards while his final qualifying award was a competitive Tony forThe Color Purple in 2016.
American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producerQuincy 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 specialGrammy 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 forThe Color Purple.
American film producer and directorFrank Marshall (born 1946) received his fourth distinct award in 2023. Between 2019 and 2023, Marshall received a total of four awards. He is the only EGOT winner to have won aSports Emmy Award and to have received theIrving G.Thalberg Memorial Award. With just four years elapsing between his first award (a 2019 honorary Oscar), a long format TV sports documentary, and competitive Grammy and Tony music awards, Marshall completed his unique, if not eclectic, EGOT collection in the shortest time of all persons to have reached this status.
The following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in competitive categories.[36] As of July 2025, 74 living people are one award away from achieving (competitive) EGOT status.
TC – Person has joined EGOT winners Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, and Viola Davis as winners of theTriple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in each of the Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards.
^Paul Tazewell is one of only two costume/set designers to win three different awards.
^Tony Walton is one of only two costume/set designers to win three different awards.
^Trey Parker also placed second in the narrative/dramatic division of 1993'sStudent Academy Awards for his college shortAmerican History.
^In 1996, Julie Andrews declined a Tony Award nomination for her role inVictor/Victoria in protest that the production received no other nominations, despite being seen as the favorite.[38] She was also Tony-nominated forMy Fair Lady andCamelot.
In addition to the above winners, the following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in either competitive categories or non-competitive special and honorary categories. As of June 2025, 12 additional living individuals are one award away from achieving EGOT status (including non-competitive awards).
Howard Ashman†, ◊ won two competitive Oscars, five competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Emmy Award.
The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards are presided over by industry bodies based in the United States, and as of 2024, 16 out of the 21 EGOT winners were American nationals. The remaining five―John Gielgud,Audrey Hepburn,Elton John,Andrew Lloyd Webber, andTim 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.
In 2018, Leah Collins ofCBC Arts proposed a Canadian equivalent of the EGOT: theCanadian Screen Awards (and their predecessors, theGemini Awards and theGenie Awards) for film and television, theJuno Awards for music, and theDora Mavor Moore Awards for theatre.[52] Toronto-based game show Trivia Club referred to this combination as the "Two-Can-Ju-Do".[53] No individual has won in all four categories.
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