So close, yet so far.
To "EGOT" is to competitively win or be honored with at least one Emmy Award, one Grammy Award, one Academy Award (Oscar), and one Tony Award — the major trophies for television, music, film, and theater.
According to the New York Post, Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas coined the term back in the '80s, wearing a gold "EGOT" medallion around his neck and regularly discussing his desire to win the Hollywood grand slam... even though he'd never been nominated for any of the awards. (He still hasn't.)
Only 12 people have EGOT'd competitively — Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Scott Rudin, and Robert Lopez — and four others have EGOT'd with at least one honorary award — Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jones, and Harry Belafonte. Below are 21 people who are this close to joining their ranks.
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Elton John
Grammy Awards
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, "That's What Friends Are For" (1987)
Best Instrumental Composition, "Basque" (1991)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1995)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997)
Best Musical Show Album, Aida (2001)
Academy Award
Best Original Song, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King (1994)
Tony Award
Best Original Musical Score, Aida (2000)
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Stephen Sondheim
Grammy Awards
Best Score from an Original Cast Album for Company (1970)
Best Score from an Original Cast Album for A Little Night Music (1973)
Song of the Year, "Send in the Clowns" (1975)
Best Cast Show Album, Sweeney Todd (1979)
Best Cast Show Album, Sunday in the Park With George (1984)
Best Musical Cast Show Album, Into the Woods (1988)
Best Musical Cast Show Album, Passion (1994)
Best Musical Cast Show Album, West Side Story (2010)
Academy Award
Best Song, "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from Dick Tracy (1990)
Tony Awards
Best Musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963)
Best Musical, Company (1971)
Best Score, Company (1971)
Best Lyrics, Company (1971)
Best Score, Follies (1972)
Best Musical, A Little Night Music (1973)
Best Score, A Little Night Music (1973)
Best Musical, Sweeney Todd (1979)
Best Score, Sweeney Todd (1979)
Best Score, Into The Woods (1988)
Best Musical, Passion (1994)
Best Score, Passion (1994)
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (2008)
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