All 17 Stars Who Are EGOT Winners: Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More

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All 17 Stars Who Are EGOT Winners: Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More

The best in the biz! Only 17 stars to date have earned the most coveted honor in Hollywood: the EGOT. The awe-inspiring acronym is shorthand for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four highest achievements one could receive in the entertainment industry. Each award represents a standout in the field of television (Emmy), music (Grammy), film (Oscar) and Tony (Broadway) — and it is an incredibly rare feat to capture all four. While it took some celebrities nearly 40-plus years to score the EGOT, others — like John Legend and Jennifer Hudson — have achieved the honor in just a couple of decades. Hudson, who got her start as a finalist on season 3 of American Idol — placing seventh overall — is the 17th entertainer to get EGOT status, scoring a Tony in June 2022 for coproducing the highly-acclaimed Broadway musical A Strange Loop. She began her EGOT journey with the best supporting actress Oscar in 2007 for her star turn as Effie in Dreamgirls. She scored her first Grammy two years later and came back for another golden gramophone in 2017. In 2020, she won a Daytime Emmy for her work as an executive producer on the animated movie Baby Yaga. [jwplayer MYHyCymL-zhNYySv2] Legend, for his part, has been the recipient of 12 Grammy Awards, starting back in 2006 and continuing straight through to 2021. His next stop to EGOT glory was quite literally through his Academy Award-winning song “Glory,” which he took home with co-writer Common in 2015. Two years later, the “All of Me” singer scored a Tony for his performance in the Broadway revival play Jitney. He became an EGOT in 2018 — the first Black male performer to do so — when he won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar. Among the 17 stars to score the highly-coveted EGOT, some of the most famous (in addition to Hudson and Legend) are Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks. Other standouts include several Disney songwriters and composers, including Robert Lopez — who is not only the youngest EGOT winner (he was 39 when he first became an EGOT), thanks in part to his work on the Frozen soundtrack) but is also the only A-lister in history to win a double EGOT. Other familiar names for Disney fans are Tim Rice (perhaps most well-known for his music from The Lion King and Aladdin) and Alan Menken, who was inducted into the exclusive EGOT club in 2020. (Some of his most famous music includes The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and more.) Scroll down to see all of the famous faces who have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, and find out which year they completed it!

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Jennifer Hudson (2022)

Emmys: Daytime Emmy for Interactive Media on Baby Yaga, on which she served as an executive producer.

Grammys: Best R&B Alum for Jennifer Hudson in 2006, Best Musical Theater Album for her work on the Color Purple soundtrack in 2017.

Oscars: Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dreamgirls in 2006.

Tonys: Hudson served as a co-producer on A Strange Loop, which scored Best Musical in 2022.

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Alan Menken (2020)

Emmys: Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program for his song “Waiting in the Wings” from Tangled: The Series in 2020

Grammys: Best Recording For Children for The Little Mermaid, Best Song Written Specifically For a Motion Picture or For Television for “Under The Sea” from The Little Mermaid, all in 1990; Best Album For Children for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Best Instrumental Composition Written For a Motion Picture or For Television for Beauty and the Beast, Best Song Written Specifically For a Motion Picture or For Television for “Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast, all in 1993; Song of the Year for “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, Best Musical Album For Children for Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Best Instrumental Composition Written For a Motion Picture or For Television for Aladdin, Best Song Written Specifically For a Motion Picture Or For Television for "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, all in 1994; Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or For Television, "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, 1996; Best Song Written for Visual Media for "At Last I See the Light" from Tangled, 2012

Oscars: Best Music, Original Song for "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid, Best Music, Original Score for The Little Mermaid, all 1990; Best Music, Original Song for "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast) Best Music, Original Score for Beauty and the Beast, all 1991; Best Music, Original Song, for "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, Best Music, Original Score for Aladdin, all 1993; Best Music, Original Song for "Colors of the Wind," for Pocahontas, Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for Pocahontas, all 1996

Tonys: Best Score for Newsies in 2012

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John Legend (2018)

Emmys: Outstanding Variety Special for Jesus Christ Superstar in 2018.

Grammys: Best New Artist in 2005, Best R&B Album for Get Lifted in 2005, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Ordinary People" in 2005, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Heaven" in 2006, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Family Affair" in 2006, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Family Affair" for Stay With Me (By The Sea) in 2008, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang On In There" in 2010, Best R&B Song for "Shine" in 2010, Best R&B Album for Wake Up! in 2010 and Best Song Written for Visual Media for Glory in 2015. 

Oscars: Best Original Song for "Glory" in 2015.

Tonys: Best Revival of a Play for Jitney in 2017. 

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Andrew Lloyd Weber (2018)

Emmys: Outstanding Variety Special for Jesus Christ Superstar in 2018.

Grammys: Best Cast Show Album for Evita in 1980, Best Cast Show Album for Cats in 1983, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition for Requiem in 1986 and Grammy Legend Award in 1990.

Oscars: Best Original Song for "You Must Love Me" from Evita in 1996. 

Tonys:  Best Original Score for Evita in 1980, Best Musical for Cats in 1983, Best Original Score for Cats in 1983, Best Musical for The Phantom of the Opera in 1988, Best Musical for Sunset Boulevard in 1995, Best Original Score for Sunset Boulevard in 1995 and the Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2018.

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Tim Rice (2018)

Emmys: Outstanding Variety Special for Jesus Christ Superstar in 2018.

Grammys:  Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for Aladdin in 1994, Song of the Year for Aladdin in 1994, Best Musical Album for Children for Aladdin in 1994.

Oscars: Best Music, Original Song for Aladdin in 1993, Original Song for The Lion King in 1995 and Best Music, Original Song for Evita in 1997.

Tonys: Book of a Musical for Evita in 1980, Original Score for Evita in 1980 and Original Score for Aida in 2000.

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Robert Lopez (2014, 2018)

Emmys: Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for Wonder Pets! in 2008; Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for Wonder Pets! in 2010

Grammys: Best Musical Theater Album for The Book of Mormon in 2011; Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Let It Go” from Frozen in 2014; Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media from Frozen in 2014

Oscars: Best Original Song for “Let It Go” from Frozen in 2014; Best Original Song for “Remember Me” from Coco in 2018

Tonys: Best Original Score for Avenue Q in 2004; Best Original Score for The Book of Mormon in 2011; Best Book of a Musical for The Book of Mormon in 2011

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Scott Rudin (2012)

Emmys: Outstanding Children’s Program for He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ in 1984

Grammys: Best Musical Theater Album for The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording in 2012

Oscars: Best Picture for No Country for Old Men in 2008

Tonys: Best Play for Passion in 1994; Best Play for Copenhagen in 2000; Best Play for The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? in 2002; Best Play for Doubt in 2005; Best Play for The History Boys in 2006; Best Play for God of Carnage in 2009; Best Revival of a Play for Fences in 2010; Best Musical for The Book of Mormon in 2011; Best Revival of a Play for Death of a Salesman in 2012; Best Play for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in 2015; Best Revival of a Play for Skylight in 2015; Best Play for The Humans in 2016; Best Revival of a Play for A View From the Bridge in 2016

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Whoopi Goldberg (2002)

Emmys: Outstanding Special Class Special for Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel in 2002; Outstanding Talk Show Host for The View in 2009

Grammys: Best Comedy Recording for Whoopi Goldberg Original Broadway Show Recording in 1985

Oscars: Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Ghost in 1991

Tonys: Best Musical for Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002

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Mel Brooks (2001)

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special in 1967; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Mad About You in 1997; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Mad About You in 1998; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Mad About You in 1999

Grammys: Best Spoken Comedy Album for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 in 1998; Best Long Form Music Video for “Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks” in 2001; Best Musical Show Album for The Producers in 2001

Oscars: Best Original Screenplay for The Producers in 1969

Tonys: Best Book of a Musical for The Producers in 2001; Best Original Score for The Producers in 2001; Best Musical for The Producers in 2001

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Mike Nichols (2001)

Emmys: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for Wit in 2001; Outstanding Made for Television Movie for Wit in 2001; Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for Angels in America in 2004; Outstanding Miniseries for Angels in America in 2004

Grammys: Best Comedy Performance for An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May in 1962

Oscars: Best Director for The Graduate in 1968

Tonys: Best Direction of a Play for Barefoot in the Park in 1964; Best Direction of a Play for Luv and The Odd Couple in 1965; Best Direction of a Play for Plaza Suite in 1968; Best Direction of a Play for The Prisoner of Second Avenue in 1972; Best Direction of a Play for The Real Thing in 1984; Best Direction of a Musical for Monty Python’s Spamalot in 2005; Best Direction of a Play for Death of a Salesman in 2012

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Jonathan Tunick (1997)

Emmys: Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction for Night of 100 Stars in 1982

Grammys: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals for “No One Is Alone” in 1989

Oscars: Best Original Score for A Little Night Music in 1978

Tonys: Best Orchestrations for Titanic in 1997

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Marvin Hamlisch (1995)

Emmys: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics for Barbra: The Concert in 1995; Outstanding Music and Lyrics for AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies: America’s Greatest Movies in 1999; Outstanding Music Direction for Timeless: Live in Concert in 2001

Grammys: Song of the Year for “The Way We Were” in 1974; Best New Artist in 1974; Best Pop Instrumental Performance for The Entertainer in 1974; Best Original Score for The Way We Were in 1974

Oscars: Best Original Song for “The Way We Were” in 1974; Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score for The Sting in 1974; Best Original Dramatic Score for The Way We Were in 1974

Tonys: Best Original Score for A Chorus Line in 1976

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Audrey Hepburn (1993)

Emmys: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming for Gardens of the World With Audrey Hepburn in 1993

Grammys: Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales in 1994

Oscars: Best Actress in a Leading Role for Roman Holiday in 1954

Tonys: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Ondine in 1954

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John Gielgud (1991)

Emmys: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Summer’s Lease in 1991

Grammys: Best Spoken Word Album for Ages of Man in 1980

Oscars: Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Arthur in 1982

Tonys: Best Director of a Drama for Big Fish, Little Fish in 1961

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Helen Hayes (1977)

Emmys: Best Actress in 1953

Grammys: Best Spoken Word Album for Great American Documents in 1977

Oscars: Best Actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet in 1932; Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Airport in 1971

Tonys: Best Actress in a Play for Happy Birthday in 1947; Best Actress in a Play for Time Remembered in 1958

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Rita Moreno (1977)

Emmys: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety for Music for The Muppet Show in 1977; Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series for The Rockford Files in 1978

Grammys: Best Album for Children for The Electric Company in 1972

Oscars: Best Actress in a Supporting Role for West Side Story in 1962

Tonys: Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Ritz in 1975

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Richard Rodgers (1962)

Emmys: Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television for Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years in 1962

Grammys: Best Show Album for The Sound of Music in 1960; Best Show Album for No Strings in 1962

Oscars: Best Original Song for “State Fair” in 1946

Tonys: Best Musical for South Pacific in 1950; Best Score for South Pacific in 1950; Best Musical for The King and I in 1952; Best Musical for The Sound of Music in 1960; Best Original Score for No Strings in 1962