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 arts awards in the United States.
Join us as we dive into the world of entertainment’s most exclusive club: the EGOT winners — artists who have conquered television, music, film and theatre at the highest level.
From iconic performers like Audrey Hepburn and Rita Moreno to modern trailblazers like Viola Davis, this list celebrates their incredible achievements across every corner of the industry.
Who made history? Who surprised the world? Here are all 21 EGOT winners and the stories behind their extraordinary success.
Richard Charles Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theatre.
With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs, he became one of the best‑known American composers of the 20th century, with a huge influence on popular music.
He received his fourth distinct EGOT award in 1962 and ultimately earned 10 competitive awards between 1946 and 1979 — the first person ever to complete the EGOT, and primarily as a composer. He also received a Pulitzer Prize, making him the first “PEGOT” winner (later joined by Marvin Hamlisch).
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1962 – Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television – Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years.
Grammy Awards
1961 – Best Show Album (Original Cast) – The Sound of Music.
Academy Awards
1946 – Best Song – “It Might as Well Be Spring” (from State Fair).
Tony Awards
1950 – Best Musical – South Pacific.
Helen Hayes MacArthur (1900–1993), often called the “First Lady of American Theatre”, was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT, and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.
She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986 and the National Medal of Arts in 1988. Hayes completed her EGOT in 1977 and earned six competitive awards between 1932 and 1980, becoming the first woman and first performer to secure all four trophies.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1953 – Best Actress – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (“Not a Chance”).
Grammy Awards
1977 – Best Spoken Word Recording – Great American Documents.
Academy Awards
1932 – Best Actress – The Sin of Madelon Claudet.
1971 – Best Supporting Actress – Airport.
Tony Awards
1947 – Best Actress in a Play – Happy Birthday.
1958 – Best Leading Actress in a Play – Time Remembered.
Born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano in 1931, Rita Moreno is an American actress, dancer and singer whose career has spanned eight decades across stage and screen.
She is one of the few performers to achieve both an EGOT and the Triple Crown of Acting. Honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2004), National Medal of Arts (2009), SAG Life Achievement Award (2013), Kennedy Center Honor (2015) and a Peabody Award (2019). She is also the first Latina EGOT winner, and the first winner to claim a Grammy as her second qualifying award.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1977 – Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music – The Muppet Show (“Rita Moreno”).
1978 – Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series – The Rockford Files (“The Paper Palace”).
Grammy Awards
1973 – Best Recording for Children – The Electric Company.
Academy Awards
1962 – Best Supporting Actress – West Side Story.
Tony Awards
1975 – Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play – The Ritz.
Sir Arthur John Gielgud (1904–2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades.
Alongside Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He completed his EGOT in 1991, earning five competitive awards between 1948 and 1991. Gielgud was the first winner to start his run with a Tony instead of an Oscar, and at age 87 became the oldest EGOT winner, the first male performer, first LGBT winner and first non‑American to join the club.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1991 – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – Summer’s Lease.
Grammy Awards
1980 – Best Spoken Word Documentary or Drama Recording – Ages of Man.
Academy Awards
1982 – Best Supporting Actor – Arthur.
Tony Awards
1948 – Outstanding Foreign Company – The Importance of Being Earnest.
1961 – Best Director of a Drama – Big Fish, Little Fish.
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (1929–1993) was a British actress and enduring film and fashion icon, ranked by AFI as the third‑greatest female screen legend of the Classical Hollywood era.
She won three BAFTAs for Best British Actress and numerous lifetime honors, then devoted much of her later life to UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. Hepburn completed her EGOT posthumously in 1994, becoming the fifth person — and the first posthumous winner — to achieve it, with four competitive awards between 1954 and 1994.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1993 – Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn (“Flower Gardens”).
Grammy Awards
1994 – Best Spoken Word Album for Children – Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales.
Academy Awards
1954 – Best Actress – Roman Holiday.
Tony Awards
1954 – Distinguished Dramatic Actress – Ondine.
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (1944–2012) was an American composer and conductor.
Along with Richard Rodgers, he is one of the only people to achieve “PEGOT” by adding a Pulitzer Prize to his EGOT run. He completed his EGOT in 1995 and amassed 12 competitive awards between 1974 and 2001. Before Alan Menken joined the group, Hamlisch held the record for most Oscars among EGOT winners (three, all in the same year), and he was the first EGOT to win both Song of the Year and Best New Artist at the Grammys in 1975.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1995 – Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction – Barbra: The Concert (plus “Ordinary Miracles”).
1999 – Outstanding Music and Lyrics – “A Ticket to Dream” from AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies.
2001 – Outstanding Music Direction – Timeless: Live in Concert.
Grammy Awards
1975 – Best New Artist.
1975 – Song of the Year – “The Way We Were”.
1975 – Best Pop Instrumental Performance – “The Entertainer”.
1975 – Best Original Score for a Motion Picture or TV Special – The Way We Were.
Academy Awards
1974 – Best Original Dramatic Score – The Way We Were.
1974 – Best Scoring, Original Song Score and Adaptation – The Sting.
1974 – Best Song – “The Way We Were”.
Tony Awards
1976 – Best Musical Score – A Chorus Line.
Jonathan Tunick (born 1938) is an American orchestrator, musical director and composer, best known for his long collaboration with Stephen Sondheim starting with Company in 1970.
He completed his EGOT in 1997 and has five competitive awards between 1977 and 2024. Tunick is the first EGOT winner to earn an Emmy as his second award and a Tony as his fourth.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1982 – Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction – Night of 100 Stars.
Grammy Awards
1989 – Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals – “No One Is Alone” (Cleo Laine).
Academy Awards
1978 – Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score – A Little Night Music.
Tony Awards
1997 – Best Orchestrations – Titanic.
2024 – Best Orchestrations – Merrily We Roll Along.
Melvin James Brooks (born 1926) is an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker known for his wildly successful farces and parodies.
He is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT, and has received numerous lifetime honors including a Kennedy Center Honor, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, the AFI Life Achievement Award, a BFI Fellowship, the National Medal of Arts, a BAFTA Fellowship and an Honorary Academy Award. Brooks completed his EGOT in 2001 and collected 11 competitive awards between 1968 and 2002. He was the first person to win an Emmy as his first qualifying award and the first winner to earn his Oscar for screenwriting.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1967 – Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety – The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special.
1997, 1998, 1999 – Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mad About You.
Grammy Awards
1999 – Best Spoken Comedy Album – The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000.
2002 – Best Long Form Music Video – The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks.
2002 – Best Musical Show Album – The Producers.
Academy Awards
1969 – Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – The Producers.
Tony Awards
2001 – Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score – The Producers.
Mike Nichols (1931–2014) was an American film and theatre director and comedian who worked across many genres and was renowned for drawing remarkable performances from actors.
He is one of 21 people to have completed the EGOT. His films earned 42 Oscar nominations and seven wins, and he also collected multiple BAFTAs, the National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors and the AFI Life Achievement Award. Nichols completed his EGOT in 2001 and amassed 15 competitive awards between 1961 and 2012. He was the first EGOT winner to start with a Grammy, the first to win multiple directing awards (Oscar, Tonys and Emmys), and holds the longest awards timespan among EGOT winners at 51 years.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2001 – Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie – Wit.
2004 – Outstanding Miniseries – Angels in America.
Grammy Awards
1962 – Best Comedy Performance – An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
Academy Awards
1968 – Best Director – The Graduate.
Tony Awards
1964 – Best Direction of a Play – Barefoot in the Park.
1965 – Best Direction of a Play – Luv and The Odd Couple.
1968 – Best Direction of a Play – Plaza Suite.
1972 – Best Direction of a Play – The Prisoner of Second Avenue.
1977 – Best Musical – Annie.
1984 – Best Play and Best Direction of a Play – The Real Thing.
2005 – Best Direction of a Musical – Monty Python’s Spamalot.
2012 – Best Direction of a Play – Death of a Salesman.
Caryn Elaine Johnson (born 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, comedian, author and television personality.
She completed her EGOT in 2002 and received five competitive awards between 1985 and 2009. Goldberg is the first African‑American EGOT winner, the first to win an Oscar as her second qualifying award, and the third person (after Audrey Hepburn and Marvin Hamlisch) to win two qualifying awards in the same year, taking both a Tony and her first competitive Emmy in 2002.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2002 – Outstanding Special Class Special – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel.
2009 – Outstanding Talk Show Host – The View.
Grammy Awards
1986 – Best Comedy Recording – Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording.
Academy Awards
1991 – Best Supporting Actress – Ghost.
Tony Awards
2002 – Best Musical – Thoroughly Modern Millie (producer).
Scott Rudin (born 1958) is an American film, television and theatre producer behind projects such as No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, Fences, Lady Bird, multiple Wes Anderson films and a long list of major Broadway productions.
He completed his EGOT in 2012 and has 21 competitive awards between 1984 and 2021, tying Alan Menken for the most competitive awards by any EGOT winner. Rudin is currently the only EGOT recipient whose four awards are all as a producer rather than for performing, writing or composing.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
1984 – Outstanding Children’s Program – He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’.
Grammy Awards
2012 – Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Academy Awards
2008 – Best Picture – No Country for Old Men.
Tony Awards
1994 – Best Musical – Passion.
2000 – Best Play – Copenhagen.
2002 – Best Play – The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?.
2005 – Best Play – Doubt.
2006 – Best Play – The History Boys.
2009 – Best Play – God of Carnage.
2010 – Best Revival of a Play – Fences.
2011 – Best Musical – The Book of Mormon.
2012 – Best Revival of a Play – Death of a Salesman.
2014 – Best Revival of a Play – A Raisin in the Sun.
2015 – Best Play – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night‑Time; Best Revival of a Play – Skylight.
2016 – Best Play – The Humans; Best Revival of a Play – A View from the Bridge.
2017 – Best Revival of a Musical – Hello, Dolly!.
2019 – Best Play – The Ferryman; Best Revival of a Play – The Boys in the Band.
2021 – Best Play – The Inheritance.
Robert Lopez (born 1975) is an American songwriter and playwright best known for co‑creating Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon and co‑writing songs for Disney films like Frozen and Coco.
He completed his EGOT in 2014 and has 12 competitive awards between 2004 and 2022. Lopez is the first Filipino and Asian EGOT, the youngest winner (39) and — thanks to a second full set of wins — the first person to earn two of each EGOT award in competitive categories. His Grammy for The Book of Mormon made him and Scott Rudin the first pair of EGOT winners to share the same award.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2008 – Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets!.
2010 – Outstanding Music Direction and Composition – Wonder Pets!.
2021 – Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – “Agatha All Along” (WandaVision).
2022 – Outstanding Short Form Program – We the People (Children’s and Family Emmy Awards).
Grammy Awards
2012 – Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon.
2015 – Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Frozen.
2015 – Best Song Written for Visual Media – “Let It Go”.
Academy Awards
2014 – Best Original Song – “Let It Go” (Frozen).
2018 – Best Original Song – “Remember Me” (Coco).
Tony Awards
2004 – Best Original Score – Avenue Q.
2011 – Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score – The Book of Mormon.
Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre whose shows such as Evita, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera have run for decades in both the West End and on Broadway.
He completed his EGOT in 2018 and has 11 competitive awards between 1980 and 2018. On 9 September 2018, Lloyd Webber, John Legend and Tim Rice all simultaneously became EGOTs when they shared the Primetime Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2018 – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
Grammy Awards
1981 – Best Cast Show Album – Evita (Premiere American Recording).
1984 – Best Cast Show Album – Cats (Original Broadway Cast).
1986 – Best Contemporary Composition – Requiem.
Academy Awards
1997 – Best Original Song – “You Must Love Me” (Evita).
Tony Awards
1980 – Best Original Score – Evita.
1983 – Best Musical and Best Original Score – Cats.
1988 – Best Musical – The Phantom of the Opera.
1995 – Best Musical and Best Original Score – Sunset Boulevard.
Sir Tim Rice (born 1944) is an English songwriter best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber on shows like Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Lion King songs in film.
Knighted in 1994, Rice completed his EGOT in 2018 and has 12 competitive awards between 1980 and 2018, sharing many of them with fellow EGOT recipients Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, John Legend and Elton John. He joined Lloyd Webber and Legend in simultaneously completing the EGOT with the live Jesus Christ Superstar Emmy in 2018.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2018 – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
Grammy Awards
1981 – Best Cast Show Album – Evita (Premiere American Recording).
1994 – Song of the Year – “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme)”.
Academy Awards
1993 – Best Original Song – “A Whole New World” (Aladdin).
1995 – Best Original Song – “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King).
1997 – Best Original Song – “You Must Love Me” (Evita).
Tony Awards
1980 – Best Book of a Musical – Evita.
John Roger Stephens (born 1978), known as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter and pianist who began his career working behind the scenes for artists like Lauryn Hill, Jay‑Z and Alicia Keys.
He completed his EGOT in 2018 and has 18 competitive awards between 2006 and 2022, including a leading 12 Grammys among competitive EGOT recipients. Legend is the first Black man to achieve EGOT status and the first person to collect his four awards in four consecutive years. He also became the first EGOT to win both Primetime and Daytime Emmys.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2018 – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
2019 – Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Crow: The Legend.
2022 – Outstanding Daytime Special – Shelter Me: Soul Awakened.
Grammy Awards (selected)
2006 – Best New Artist; Best R&B Album – Get Lifted; Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – “Ordinary People”.
2007 – Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – “Heaven”; Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group – “Family Affair”.
2009 – Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group – “Stay with Me (By the Sea)”.
2011 – Best R&B Song – “Shine”; Best Traditional R&B Performance – “Hang On in There”; Best R&B Album – Wake Up!.
2016 – Best Song Written for Visual Media – “Glory” (Selma).
2020 – Best Rap/Sung Performance – “Higher”.
2021 – Best R&B Album – Bigger Love.
Academy Awards
2015 – Best Original Song – “Glory” (Selma).
Tony Awards
2017 – Best Revival of a Play – Jitney (producer).
Alan Menken (born 1949) is an American composer and conductor best known for his scores and songs for Disney animated films such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas.
He completed his EGOT in 2020 and has 21 competitive awards between 1990 and 2020, tying Scott Rudin for the most competitive awards by a fully competitive EGOT winner. With eight Oscars, he holds the most Academy Award wins of any EGOT recipient.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2020 – Outstanding Original Song in a Children’s, Young Adult or Animated Program – “Waiting in the Wings” (Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure).
Grammy Awards (selected)
1991 – Best Recording for Children – The Little Mermaid soundtrack; Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television – “Under the Sea”.
1993 – Multiple Grammys for Beauty and the Beast soundtrack.
1994 – Song of the Year – “A Whole New World”; additional Grammys for Aladdin soundtrack.
1996 – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television – “Colors of the Wind” (Pocahontas).
2012 – Best Song Written for Visual Media – “I See the Light” (Tangled).
Academy Awards
1990 – Best Original Score – The Little Mermaid.
1992 – Best Original Score – Beauty and the Beast.
1993 – Best Original Score and Best Original Song – “A Whole New World” (Aladdin).
1996 – Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Song – “Colors of the Wind” (Pocahontas).
Tony Awards
2012 – Best Original Score – Newsies.
Jennifer Hudson (born 1981), also known as J. Hud, is an American singer and actress who became the youngest woman and third African‑American recipient of the EGOT in 2022.
She has received numerous accolades across music, film, television and theatre, and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. Between 2007 and 2022 she collected five competitive awards, making her the youngest competitive female EGOT to date.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2021 – Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Baba Yaga.
Grammy Awards
2009 – Best R&B Album – Jennifer Hudson.
2017 – Best Musical Theater Album – The Color Purple.
Academy Awards
2007 – Best Supporting Actress – Dreamgirls.
Tony Awards
2022 – Best Musical – A Strange Loop (producer).
Viola Davis (born 1965) is an American actress and film producer whose accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and the EGOT.
Named one of Time’s 100 most influential people and ranked among the greatest actors of the 21st century, she completed her EGOT in 2023 with a Grammy win. Between 2001 and 2023 Davis earned five competitive awards, becoming the eighteenth person to compete for and win all four. She is also the first African‑American actress to achieve both the Triple Crown and EGOT.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2015 – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – How to Get Away with Murder.
Grammy Awards
2023 – Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording – Finding Me.
Academy Awards
2017 – Best Supporting Actress – Fences.
Tony Awards
2001 – Best Featured Actress in a Play – King Hedley II.
2010 – Best Leading Actress in a Play – Fences.
Sir Elton John (born 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist whose music and showmanship — especially in the 1970s — left a lasting impact on popular music.
He completed his EGOT in 2024 and has nine competitive awards between 1987 and 2024. His songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin is among the most successful in history, and his EGOT run spans pop hits, film songs and musical theatre.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2024 – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) – Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.
Grammy Awards
1987 – Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – “That’s What Friends Are For”.
1992 – Best Instrumental Composition – “Basque”.
1995 – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”.
1998 – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – “Candle in the Wind 1997”.
2001 – Best Musical Show Album – Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida.
Academy Awards
1995 – Best Original Song – “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King).
2020 – Best Original Song – “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (Rocketman).
Tony Awards
2000 – Best Original Score – Aida.
Benj Pasek (born 1985) is an American composer and lyricist best known for co‑writing songs for La La Land, The Greatest Showman and the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, all with his songwriting partner Justin Paul.
With Paul, he became the 20th/21st EGOT winner and completed the run in 2024. Together they set a new record for the fastest EGOT, winning all four awards within 7 years and 7 months. Pasek has six competitive awards between 2017 and 2024, all shared with Paul.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2024 – Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” (Only Murders in the Building – “Sitzprobe”).
Grammy Awards
2018 – Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen.
2019 – Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman.
Academy Awards
2017 – Best Original Song – “City of Stars” (La La Land).
Tony Awards
2017 – Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen.
2022 – Best Musical – A Strange Loop (producer).
Justin Paul (born 1985) is an American composer and lyricist who co‑wrote songs for La La Land, The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen with Benj Pasek.
He completed his EGOT alongside Pasek in 2024, with six competitive awards between 2017 and 2024. Like Pasek, Paul shares all six of his wins with his writing partner, and together they currently hold the record for the fastest path to EGOT status.
Key EGOT wins:
Emmy Awards
2024 – Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics – “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” (Only Murders in the Building – “Sitzprobe”).
Grammy Awards
2018 – Best Musical Theater Album – Dear Evan Hansen.
2019 – Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman.
Academy Awards
2017 – Best Original Song – “City of Stars” (La La Land).
Tony Awards
2017 – Best Original Score – Dear Evan Hansen.
2022 – Best Musical – A Strange Loop.
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Which of these 21 EGOT winners impresses you the most? Is it a classic like Richard Rodgers or Audrey Hepburn, or a more recent legend like Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson or John Legend?
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