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  2. American actress and producer Viola Davis (born 1965) received her fourth distinct award in 2023. Between 2001 and 2023, Davis received a total of five competitive awards becoming the eighteenth person to competitively win each of the four awards.

    • Viola Davis. Viola Davis earned the final piece of her EGOT, a Grammy, on Feb. 5 — scoring the Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording prize for her memoir, Finding Me.
    • Jennifer Hudson. In perhaps one of the most impressive career trajectories, Jennifer Hudson catapulted from reality star to EGOT in less than 20 years. After coming in 7th place on reality competition American Idol in 2004, Hudson won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in her first film, Dreamgirls.
    • Alan Menken. Best known as a beloved Disney composer for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Beauty and the Beast, Menken completed his EGOT in 2020. He first won an Oscar in 1989, which honored the score of The Little Mermaid and the film’s iconic song “Under the Sea” (winning both Best Original Score and Best Original Song awards that year).
    • Tim Rice. English composer and author Tim Rice originally considered a career in the legal world – until he met Andrew Lloyd Webber. Rice has been nominated nine times for a Tony, winning his first two in 1980 for his work on Evita (Best Book of a Musical and Best Musical Score).
  3. Last year Viola Davis became number 18 with a Grammy for best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording with her memoir, Finding Me.

  4. Feb 6, 2023 · Celebrities who've achieved EGOT status have won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Viola Davis is the newest member of the group.

  5. Feb 7, 2023 · Viola Davis became the ninth EGOT winner of color at the 2023 Grammys. Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, and Jennifer Hudson are also among the coveted list of EGOT recipients.

  6. Viola Davis after winning a Grammy Award for audiobook narration, 2023. With the prize, she became the 18th performer to earn an EGOT in competitive categories. (more) It seems everyone is agog for the EGOT. The acronym refers to the four major performing-arts awards in North America: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

  7. Jan 16, 2024 · Davis earned EGOT status in 2023 when she received a Grammy for best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording for the audiobook for her memoir, "Finding Me." The actress won the best...