Elton John is the latest artist to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, joining only a handful of others who have achieved this level of prestige.
Winning an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy or a Tony is truly an honor, but achieving “EGOT” status is even more rare! Only a handful of artists, performers and other public figures have won all four awards, and they’re leaving behind their quadruple threat legacy in show business.
Elton John is the latest celebrity to join Hollywood’s most prestigious group. After winning an Emmy for his Disney+ film, Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, the “Hold Me Closer” artist expressed what an honor this was for him via Instagram in January 2024.
Elton joined several fellow A-listers from the industry, including Viola Davis, John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.
Scroll through our gallery to see which of your favorite stars reached EGOT status!
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Elton was “on cloud nine” after achieving his EGOT status in January 2024.
“Receiving this recognition is a testament to the passion and dedication of everyone involved, and I am so deeply grateful,” he wrote via Instagram after winning an Emmy. “Honoured to have joined the hallowed ranks of EGOT winners, here’s to the joy of music and the magic it brings to our lives!”
Viola Davis
While accepting her 2023 Grammy award for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for her audiobook, Finding Me: A Memoir, Viola gushed on stage, “I just got EGOT!”
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer reached her EGOT status in 2022 when she and her A Strange Loop cast and crew took home the Tony Award for best musical.
John Legend
John spoke with Entertainment Tonight in 2018 about earning the title, calling the experience “surreal.”
“It’s something I never even thought about when I started my career,” he noted. “I probably wanted to win some Grammys and sell a lot of records, and all that started happening pretty quickly, but I never dreamed that I would be here, winning an Emmy, and being in that rare group of people that have won all four of these major [awards].”
Whoopi Goldberg
In addition to winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, Whoopi has also earned recognitions from the Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTAs, mainly for her work in The Color Purple and Ghost.
Audrey Hepburn
It took 40 years for the iconic actress to win her EGOT status, but she finally reached it in the 1990s.
Rita Moreno
Known for her role as Anita in the original West Side Story, Rita appeared in a different role for Steven Spielberg‘s 2021 remake of the live-action.
Alan Menken
The famous composer is the brains behind multiple Disney films and productions, such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Entangled.
