A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Recording Academy.
The EGOT — an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony — is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.
Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) Emmy: Single Performance by an Actress, “Startime” (1960);
Actress in Limited Series or Special, “A Woman Called Golda” (1982)
Oscar: Actress, “Gaslight” (1944);
Actress, “Anastasia” (1956);
Supporting Actress, “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
Tony: Actress (Dramatic), “Joan of Lorraine” (1947)
Actress in Limited Series or Special, “A Woman Called Golda” (1982)
Oscar: Actress, “Gaslight” (1944);
Actress, “Anastasia” (1956);
Supporting Actress, “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
Tony: Actress (Dramatic), “Joan of Lorraine” (1947)
Liza Minnelli (1946 – ) Emmy: Single Program – Variety and Popular Music, “Liza With a Z” (1973)
Oscar: Actress, “Cabaret” (1973)
Tony: Actress in a Musical, “Flora, the Red Menace” (1965);
Actress, “The Act” (1978)
Oscar: Actress, “Cabaret” (1973)
Tony: Actress in a Musical, “Flora, the Red Menace” (1965);
Actress, “The Act” (1978)
Al Pacino (1940 -) Emmy: Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie,
“Angels in America” (2004) and “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010)
Oscar: Actor, “Scent of a Woman” (1992)
Tony: Supporting Actor in a Play, “Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?” (1969);
Actor, “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” (1979)
Viola Davis (1965 – ) Emmy: Actress in a Drama Series, “How to Get Away With Murder” (2015)
Oscar: Actress, “Fences” (2016)
Tony: Featured Actress in a Play,
“King Hedley II” (2001); Actress in a Play,
“Fences” (2010)
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