Few clubs in Hollywood are as exclusive as that reserved for EGOT winners. The acronym refers to winning the grand slam of all four major entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. That means the immensely talented individual will have displayed excellence in television, recording, film, and theater — clearly picking up an EGOT isn't an everyday occurrence.

At the Grammy Awards back in February, the latest actor joined the EGOT club: Viola Davis [1]. Davis won her first Grammy [2] for best audio book, narration, and storytelling for narrating the audio version of her 2022 memoir, "Finding Me." Davis was the third Black woman to achieve EGOT status after Jennifer Hudson [3] and Whoopi Goldberg, and the fourth black person after Hudson, Goldberg, and John Legend [4].

Davis's entry came about eight months after Hudson joined the club. Back in June 2022, Hudson won her Tony thanks to her work as a producer of the Broadway musical "A Strange Loop," which took home the award for best musical at the ceremony. That gave Hudson — who previously starred on Broadway in the revival of "The Color Purple" [5] — her first Tony, securing the last award she needed for her EGOT. At 40, Hudson was the third-youngest person to EGOT, after Legend and "Frozen" songwriter Robert Lopez, who were both 39.

While it took some winners their entire careers to nail all four corners of the entertainment industry, some were able to knock out an EGOT pretty quickly (like Legend [6]).

In honor of the news that EGOT winner Mel Brooks just added another award to his name with an honorary Oscar set to be presented in 2024, read on to see who else has earned this exclusive distinction (and the first awards that got them there). Then check out all the Hollywood stars who are *this close* to getting their own EGOTs [7].

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Viola Davis — Completed Her EGOT in 2023

• Emmy: 2015, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, "How to Get Away With Murder"
• Grammy: 2023, best audio book, narration & storytelling recording, "Finding Me"
• Oscar: 2017, best supporting actress for "Fences"
• Tony: 2001, best featured actress in a play, "King Hedley II"

Jennifer Hudson — Completed Her EGOT in 2022

• Daytime Emmy: 2021, outstanding interactive media for a daytime program for "Baba Yaga"
• Grammy: 2009, best R&B album for "Jennifer Hudson [9]"
• Oscar: 2006, best supporting actress for "Dreamgirls"
• Tony: 2022, best musical for "A Strange Loop"

Alan Menken — Completed His EGOT in 2020

• Emmy: 2020, best original song in a children's, young adult, or animated program for "Waiting in the Wings" from "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures"
• Grammy: 1991, best recording for children for "The Little Mermaid"
• Oscar: 1989, best original score for "The Little Mermaid"
• Tony: 2012, best original score for "Newsies"

John Legend — Completed His EGOT in 2018

• Emmy: 2018, outstanding variety special for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert"
• Grammy: 2006, best new artist
• Oscar: 2015, best original song for "Glory" in "Selma"
• Tony: 2017, best revival of a play for "Jitney"

Tim Rice — Completed His EGOT in 2018

• Emmy: 2018, outstanding variety special for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert"
• Grammy: 1980, best cast show album for "Evita"
• Oscar: 1993, best original song for "A Whole New World" in "Aladdin"
• Tony: 1980, best original score for "Evita"

Andrew Lloyd Webber — Completed His EGOT in 2018

• Emmy: 2018, outstanding variety special for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert"
• Grammy: 1980, best cast show album for "Evita"
• Oscar: 1996, best original song for "You Must Love Me" from "Evita"
• Tony: 1980, best original score for "Evita"

Robert Lopez — Completed His First EGOT in 2014, and His Second in 2018

• Daytime Emmy: 2008, outstanding achievement in music direction and composition for "Wonder Pets"; 2010, outstanding achievement in music direction and composition for "Wonder Pets"
• Grammy: 2012, best musical theater album for "The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording"; 2015, best compilation soundtrack for visual media for "Frozen"; 2015, best song written for visual media for "Frozen"'s "Let It Go"
• Oscar: 2014, best original song for "Frozen"'s "Let It Go"; 2018, best original song for "Coco"'s "Remember Me"
• Tony: 2004, best original score for "Avenue Q"; 2011, best book of a musical for "The Book of Mormon"

Scott Rudin — Completed His EGOT in 2012

• Emmy: 1984, outstanding children's program for "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'"
• Grammy: 2012, best musical theater album for "The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording"
• Oscar: 2007, best picture for "No Country For Old Men"
• Tony: 1994, best musical for "Passion"

Whoopi Goldberg — Completed Her EGOT in 2002

• Daytime Emmy: 2002, outstanding special class special for "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel"
• Grammy: 1985, best comedy recording for "Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording"
• Oscar: 1990, best actress in a supporting role for "Ghost"
• Tony: 2002, best musical for "Thoroughly Modern Millie"

Mike Nichols — Completed His EGOT in 2001

• Emmy: 2001, outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie, or a special for "Wit"
• Grammy: 1961, best comedy performance for "An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May"
• Oscar: 1967, best director for "The Graduate"
• Tony: 1964, best director, dramatic for "Barefoot in the Park"

Mel Brooks — Completed His EGOT in 2001

• Emmy: 1967, outstanding writing achievement in variety for "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special"
• Grammy: 1998, best spoken comedy album for "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000"
• Oscar: 1968, best writing, story, and screenplay written directly for the screen for "The Producers"
• Tony: 2001, best original score, best book of a musical, and best musical for "The Producers"

Jonathan Tunick — Completed His EGOT in 1997

• Emmy: 1982, outstanding achievement in music direction for "Night of 100 Stars"
• Grammy: 1988, best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocals for "No One is Alone"
• Oscar: 1977, best music, original song score for "A Little Night Music"
• Tony: 1997, best orchestrations for "Titanic [10]"

Marvin Hamlisch — Completed His EGOT in 1995

• Emmy: 1995, outstanding individual achievement in music direction for "Barbra: The Concert"
• Grammy: 1974, song of the year for "The Way We Were"
• Oscar: 1973, best music, original dramatic score for "The Way We Were"
• Tony: 1976, best musical score for "A Chorus Line"

Audrey Hepburn — Posthumously Completed Her EGOT in 1994

• Emmy: 1993, outstanding individual achievement for "Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn"
• Grammy: 1994, best spoken word album for children for "Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales"
• Oscar: 1953, best actress in a leading role for "Roman Holiday"
• Tony: 1954, best actress in a play for "Ondine"

John Gielgud — Completed His EGOT in 1991

• Emmy: 1991, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special for "Summer's Lease"
• Grammy: 1979, best spoken word for "Ages of Man"
• Oscar: 1981, best actor in a supporting role for "Arthur"
• Tony: 1948, outstanding foreign company for "The Importance of Being Earnest"

Rita Moreno — Completed Her EGOT in 1977

• Emmy: 1977, outstanding continuing or single performance by a supporting actress in variety or music for "The Muppet Show"
• Grammy: 1972, best recording for children for "The Electric Company"
• Oscar: 1961, best actress in a supporting role for "West Side Story"
• Tony: 1975, best featured or supporting actress in a play for "The Ritz"

Helen Hayes — Completed Her EGOT in 1977

• Emmy: 1953, best actress for "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
• Grammy: 1977, best spoken word recording for "Great American Documents"
• Oscar: 1932, best actress in a leading role for "The Sin of Madelon Claudet"
• Tony: 1947, best actress, dramatic for "Happy Birthday"

Richard Rodgers — Completed His EGOT in 1962

• Emmy: 1962, outstanding achievement in original music for "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years"
• Grammy: 1960, best show album for "The Sound of Music"
• Oscar: 1945, best original song for "State Fair"'s "It Might as Well Be Spring"
• Tony: 1950, best musical for "South Pacific"