Imagine winning an Emmy. Hearing your name called, the applause of the crowd, the slow walk to the microphone and then your acceptance speech heard ’round the world.
Now, what if you also win a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Now, my friend, you are one of 15 people in the world known as an EGOT Winner.
Four gals have garnered this special honor.
Helen Hayes
Oscar 1932 – Best Actress, The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Tony 1947 – Best Actress Dramatic, Happy Birthday
Emmy 1953 – Best Actress, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars for the episode “Not a Chance”
Grammy 1977 – Best Spoken Word Recording, Great American Documents
Bonus Wins:
- Tony 1958 – Best Actress Dramatic, Time Remembered
- Oscar 1970 – Supporting Actress, Airport
- Special Tony 1980 – Lawrence Langer Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater
Rita Moreno
1961 Oscar – Best Supporting Actress, West Side Story
1972 Grammy – Best Recording for Children – The Electric Company
1975 Tony – Best Featured or Supporting Actress in a Play – The Ritz
1977 Emmy – Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music, The Muppet Show
Bonus Win:
- Emmy 1978 – Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series, The Rockford Files for the episode “The Paper Palace”
Audrey Hepburn
1953 Oscar – Best Actress, Roman Holiday
1954 Tony – Best Actress in a Play, Ondine
1993 Emmy – Outstanding Individual Achievement, Informational Programming, Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn.
1994 Grammy – Best Spoken Word Album for Children – Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales
Special Awards:
- Tony 1968 – Special Achievement Award
- Oscar 1993 – Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Whoopi Goldberg
1985 Grammy – Best Comedy Recording, Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording
1990 Oscar – Best Supporting Actress, Ghost
2002 Emmy – Outstanding Special Class Special, Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2002 Tony – Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Bonus Wins & Special Awards:
- Emmy 1997 – (Special Award) Governors Award
- Emmy 2009 – (Bonus Win) Outstanding Talk Show Host, The View
Worth Mentioning
There are two gals and four men who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony but one of the awards was for a non-competitive category i.e. a special award. The four men are: James Earl Jones, Alan Menken, Harry Belafonte, and Quincy Jones. The gals are…
Barbra Streisand
1963 Grammy – Album of the Year & Best Female Vocal Performance, The Barbra Streisand Album
1964 Emmy – Outstanding Achievements in Entertainment – Actors & Performers, My Name is Barbra
1969 Oscar – Best Actress, Funny Girl
1970 Special Tony, Star of the Decade
Bonus Wins & Special Awards:
- Grammy 1964 – Best Female Vocal Performance, People
- Grammy 1965 – Best Female Vocal Performance, My Name is Barbra
- Grammy 1977 – Best Pop Female Vocal Performance & Song of the Year, “Evergreen“
- Oscar 1977 – Best Original Song “Evergreen”
- Grammy 1980 – Best Pop Vocal Performance – Duo, Group, or Chorus, “Guilty”
- Grammy 1986 – Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, The Broadway Album
- Grammy 1992 – (Special Award) Grammy Legend Award
- Grammy 1995 – (Special Award) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Emmy 1995 – Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Barbra Streisand the Concert
Liza Minnelli
1965 Tony – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Flora the Red Menace
1973 Oscar – Best Actress, Cabret
1973 Emmy – Outstanding Single Program – Variety and Popular Music, Liza with a Z
1990 Special Grammy – Grammy Legend Award
Bonus Wins & Special Awards:
- Tony 1974 – (Special Award) Adding Luster to the Broadway Season
- Tony 1978 – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, The Act
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