Entertainers Who Almost Have an EGOT
37 Stars Close to EGOT Status
The 2023 Emmy Award nominations are here, and many award watcher are wondering one thing: who will EGOT this year? An acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, the EGOT is Hollywood's grand slam of awards, and only a handful of celebrities (like Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks, and Jennifer Hudson) have made the list. During the 2022-2023 award season, another icon joined the storied group: Viola Davis, who won at the 2023 Grammys for narrating the audiobook of her memoir, "Finding Me."
The term EGOT was created by Philip Michael Thomas, an actor who shot to fame for his role in "Miami Vice" and coined the term in 1984 but who never actually ended up winning any of the awards. The first person to ever truly achieve EGOT status was Richard Rodgers, who gained the title in 1962 after winning an Emmy for original music composed for "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years." The only person, thus far, to EGOT twice is songwriter Robert Lopez, who made history in 2018 when he won at the Oscars for the song "Remember Me" from "Coco," meaning that he won each of the awards at least twice. His wife and creative partner, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, has shared many of those honors with him, but she's still a Tony away from her own EGOT.
Meanwhile, a number of stars are waiting in the wings for their shot at EGOT glory. Cynthia Erivo, Lily Tomlin, Ben Platt, and Lin-Manuel Miranda only need Oscars to win, and stars like Taylor Swift, Adele, Jodie Comer, Lizzo, and H.E.R. are halfway there. Plus, if Elton John wins the 2023 Emmy award for outstanding variety special, he'll finally join the EGOT club. Wondering who else is making progress? Keep reading to find out.
1 Elton John
2 Jodie Comer
3 Taylor Swift
4 Jamie Foxx
5 Neil Patrick Harris
6 Justin Timberlake
7 Adele
8 Catherine Zeta-Jones
9 Cynthia Nixon
10 Cher
11 Lin-Manuel Miranda
12 Donald Glover
13 Martin Scorsese
14 Denzel Washington
15 Hugh Jackman
16 Lizzo
17 Ben Platt
18 Jeremy Irons
19 Common
20 Kate Winslet
21 Julie Andrews
22 Al Pacino
23 Bryan Cranston
24 Eminem
25 Sam Smith
26 Geoffrey Rush
27 Jessica Lange
28 Laurie Metcalf
29 Rami Malek
30 Billy Porter
31 Cynthia Erivo
32 H.E.R.
33 Lily Tomlin
34 Cyndi Lauper
35 Leslie Odom Jr.
36 Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
37 Kristen Anderson-Lopez
