EGOT

[7][8] The acronym gained wider recognition following a 2009 episode of 30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline.

[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.

Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno (born 1931) received her fourth distinct award in 1977.

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".

American orchestrator, musical director, and composer Jonathan Tunick (born 1938) received his fourth distinct award in 1997.

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks (born 1926) received his fourth distinct award in June 2001.

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.

American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian Mike Nichols (1931–2014) received his fourth distinct award in November 2001.

American actress, comedian and author Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) received her fourth distinct award in 2002.

American film, television, and theatre producer Scott Rudin (born 1958) received his fourth distinct award in 2012.

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).

English composer and impresario of musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 1948) received his fourth distinct award in 2018.

[25] American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer John Legend (born 1978) received his fourth distinct award in 2018.

In addition to being the first black man to achieve EGOT status, Legend is the first person to receive the four awards in four consecutive years.

[27][28] John 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.

American singer, actress, talk show host, and producer Jennifer Hudson (born 1981) received her fourth distinct award in 2022.

English singer, composer, pianist, and producer Elton John (born 1947) received his fourth distinct award in 2024.

[36] 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.

Pasek shares all six of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Justin Paul.

[36] 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.

Paul shares all six of his competitive award wins with his writing partner and fellow EGOT-recipient Benj Pasek.

She is the only winner to have three competitive awards for debut performances: first studio album, first feature film, and first television special.

American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer Liza Minnelli (born 1946) received her fourth distinct award in 1990.

[50] 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.

[51] Alternatively, publications such as Vulture have listed the REGOT as including an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[52] 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.

The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards are presided over by industry bodies based in the United States, and as of 2024, 14 out of the 19 EGOT winners were American nationals.

Many countries hold their own equivalent awards ceremonies honouring their own television, music, film, and theatre industries.

In 1962, Richard Rodgers became the first person to win all four awards.
In 1977, Helen Hayes became the second person and first woman to win all four awards.
In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to win all four awards.
In 1991, John Gielgud became the fourth person to win all four awards, the oldest (at age 87), the first LGBT person, and the first non-American.
In 1994, Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.
In 1995, Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person to win all four awards.
Jonathan Tunick in 2024, accepting the Tony award.
In 2001, Mel Brooks became the eighth person to win all four awards.
In November 2001, Mike Nichols became the ninth EGOT winner, ultimately receiving 15 awards over a record span of 51 years.
In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person to win all four awards, the first African American and the first to win two of their awards in the same year.
In 2012, Scott Rudin became the eleventh person and first producer to win all four awards.
In 2014, Robert Lopez became the twelfth person to win all four awards, the first Asian American , the youngest at age 39, and the first to achieve the feat in just under 10 years.
In 2018, Andrew Lloyd Webber (Baron Lloyd-Webber), became the thirteenth person to win all four awards.
In 2018, Tim Rice became the fourteenth person to win all four awards.
In 2018, John Legend became the fifteenth person to win all four awards, the first African American man, [ 26 ] and first to have won both competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards.
In 2020, Alan Menken became the sixteenth person to win all four awards.
In 2022, Jennifer Hudson became the seventeenth person to win all four awards.
In 2023, Viola Davis became the eighteenth person to win all four awards.
In 2024, Elton John became the nineteenth person to win all four awards.
In 2024, Benj Pasek became the twentieth person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Pasek and Justin Paul achieved this status within the fastest time.
Justin Paul became the twenty-first person to win all four awards. As of 2024, Paul and Benj Pasek achieved this status within the fastest time.
Barbra Streisand 's Tony is a non-competitive award.
Liza Minnelli 's Grammy is a non-competitive award.
James Earl Jones 's Oscar is a non-competitive award.
Harry Belafonte 's Oscar is a non-competitive award.
Quincy Jones 's two Oscars are non-competitive awards while his final qualifying award was a competitive Tony for The Color Purple in 2016.
Frank Marshall 's Oscar is a non-competitive award.