The list is exclusive only eighteen people in history They managed to become winners of the big prizes of American show business, the popular acronym of which is called “EGOT” –an acronym that is added to Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys- and the last one he did this Sunday was the actress Viola Davis.
The American conquered the Grammy for Best Storytelling from a book with his biography”find me“, making her the 18th artist to achieve the coveted EGOT status, of awards for the arts of film, television, music and theatre.
“I wrote this book for honor the 6-year-old Violahonor her, honor her life, her joy, her trauma, everything,” the 58-year-old actress said after receiving her award during the pre-gala ceremony recognizing the best in the music scene. day!” celebrated.
Davis won an Emmy in 2015 for her starring role in the drama series”How to get away with murder“and an Oscar in 2017, the year of the failed awards ceremony the the earth– as best supporting actress for her role in “fences“, whose stage version also earned him a Tony, the second of his career.
The actress beat out strong contenders at the 65th Grammys which took place this Sunday in Los Angeles.
The nominees for the book narrative category were the comedian Mel Brooks, who is already an EGOTcomposer and actor lin manuel miranda, who lacks an Oscar to join the club; the actor Jamie Foxx and the musician questloveboth Academy Award and Grammy Award winners.
Who are the 18 EGOT artists: those who have won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and a Tony
Those people who have won the four most important awards of the entertainment industry in the United States: the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar and the Tony, which due to their relevance in the western audiovisual arts, have become a prestigious landmark for various artists from the 1920s.
The awards are considered the top honor in the areas of television, music (or other audible media), film and theater, respectively, and the winners are referred to as “EGOT”, taking into account the initials of the awards.
All EGOTs are:
- Richard Rodgers, 1962. (United States).
- Helen Hayes, 1977. (United States).
- Rita Moreno, 1977. (Puerto Rico).
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, 2018. (UK).
- Audrey Hepburn, 1994. (Belgium/United States).
- Marvin Hamlisch, 1995. (United States).
- Jonathan Tunick, 1997. (United States).
- Mel Brooks, 2001. (United States).
- Mike Nichols, 2001. (Germany / USA)
- Whoopi Goldberg, 2002. (United States).
- Scott Rudin, 2012. (United States).
- Robert Lopez, 2014. (United States).
- John Legend, 2018. (United States).
- Barbra Streisand, 2018. (United States).
- Tim Rice, 2018. (UK)
- Alan Menken, 2020. (United States).
- Jennifer Hudson, 2022. (United States).
- Viola Davis, 2023. (United States).
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