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The EGOT: 27 Stars Who Are Almost There

Actors Who Almost Have an EGOT

The EGOT: 27 Stars Who Are Almost There

Actors Who Almost Have an EGOT
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With award season in full swing, more celebrities are one step closer to joining Hollywood's most prestigious club. The EGOT — an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — is Hollywood's grand slam of awards, and only a handful of celebrities (like Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, and Mel Brooks) have made the list. This year, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) snagged a Grammy, meaning he's only an Oscar and a Tony away from achieving record status. Veteran actress Jessica Lange also only needs a Grammy, while stars like Taylor Swift, Adele, and Sam Smith are halfway there. Wondering who else is making progress?

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx
Image Source: Getty / Frank Micelotta
  • Has: An Oscar for his role in Ray and two Grammys for "Gold Digger" and "Blame It"
  • Needs: A Tony and an Emmy
1 / 27

Adele

Adele
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  • Has: An Oscar for "Skyfall" and nine Grammys for "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like You," "Set Fire to the Rain," and 25
  • Needs: An Emmy and a Tony
2 / 27

Viola Davis

Viola Davis
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  • Has: Tonys for Fences and King Hedley II, an Emmy for How to Get Away With Murder, and an Oscar for Fences
  • Needs: A Grammy
3 / 27

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake
Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz
  • Has: An Emmy for guest actor in a comedy series on SNL and Grammys for "What Goes Around . . . Comes Around," "Sexy Love," "My Love," "LoveStoned," and "Cry Me a River"
  • Needs: An Oscar and a Tony
4 / 27

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin
  • Has: An Oscar for her role in Chicago and a Tony for A Little Night Music
  • Needs: An Emmy and a Grammy
5 / 27

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris
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  • Has: Four Emmys for hosting the Tony Awards and guest-starring on Glee and a Tony for Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Needs: A Grammy and an Oscar
6 / 27

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon
Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano
  • Has: An Emmy for Sex and the City, a Grammy for "An Inconvenient Truth," and a Tony for Rabbit Hole
  • Needs: An Oscar
7 / 27

Elton John

Elton John
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  • Has: An Oscar for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," six Grammys for "Candle in the Wind 1997," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Basque," "That's What Friends are For," and "Aida," which also landed him a Tony in 2000
  • Needs: An Emmy
8 / 27

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson
Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire
  • Has: An Oscar for Dreamgirls and a Grammy for her album Jennifer Hudson
  • Needs: A Tony and an Emmy
9 / 27

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese
Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz
  • Has: An Emmy for HBO's Boardwalk Empire, a Grammy for the music video for "American Masters: No Direction Home," and an Oscar for directing The Departed
  • Needs: A Tony
10 / 27

Cher

Cher
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  • Has: An Oscar for Moonstruck, an Emmy for Cher: The Farewell Tour, and a Grammy for "Believe"
  • Needs: A Tony
11 / 27

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington
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  • Has: Two Oscars for Glory and Training Day and a Tony for Fences
  • Needs: A Grammy and an Emmy
12 / 27

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman
Image Source: Getty / Jason Kempin
  • Has: An Emmy for his performance at the 2004 Tony Awards and two Tonys: one for The Boy From Oz and one special award for Extraordinary Contribution to the Theatre Community in 2012
  • Needs: A Grammy and an Oscar
13 / 27

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons
Image Source: Getty / Tony Barson Archive
  • Has: An Oscar for Reversal of Fortune, two Emmys for Elizabeth I and The Great War and Shaping of the 20th Century, and a Tony for The Real Thing
  • Needs: A Grammy
14 / 27

Al Pacino

Al Pacino
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  • Has: An Oscar for Scent of a Woman, two Emmys for You Don't Know Jack and Angels in America, and two Tonys for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?
  • Needs: A Grammy
15 / 27

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush
Image Source: Getty / Bruce Glikas
  • Has: An Oscar for Shine, an Emmy for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, and a Tony for Exit the King
  • Needs: A Grammy
16 / 27

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews
Image Source: Getty / Jordan Strauss
  • Has: An Oscar for Mary Poppins, two Emmys for The Julie Andrews Hour and Broadway: The American Musical, and two 2011 Grammys — one for "Julie Andrews's Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies" and a Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Needs: A Tony
17 / 27

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet
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  • Has: An Emmy for Mildred Pierce, an Oscar for The Reader, and a Grammy for "Listen to the Storyteller"
  • Needs: A Tony
18 / 27

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston
Image Source: Getty / D Dipasupil
  • Has: Three Emmys for Breaking Bad and a Tony for All the Way
  • Needs: A Grammy and an Oscar
19 / 27

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift
Image Source: Getty / Jason LaVeris
  • Has: An Emmy for original interactive program and Grammys for Fearless, 1989, "White Horse," "Mean," "Safe & Sound," and "Bad Blood"
  • Needs: An Oscar and a Tony
20 / 27

Sam Smith

Sam Smith
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  • Has: An Oscar for best original song and Grammys for best new artist, "Stay With Me," and In the Lonely Hour
  • Needs: An Emmy and a Tony
21 / 27

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange
Image Source: Getty / D Dipasupil
  • Has: Oscars for Tootsie and Blue Sky, Emmys for Grey Gardens, American Horror Story, and American Horror Story: Coven, and a Tony for Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Needs: A Grammy
22 / 27

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Image Source: Getty / Mike Coppola
  • Has: Tonys for In the Heights and Hamilton, an Emmy for 67th Tony Awards, and Grammys for In the Heights and Hamilton
  • Needs: An Oscar
23 / 27

John Legend

John Legend
Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz
  • Has: An Oscar for best original song, 10 Grammys, and a Tony for best revival of a play.
  • Needs: An Emmy
24 / 27

Ben Platt

Ben Platt
Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur
  • Has: A Tony and a Grammy for Dear Evan Hansen
  • Needs: An Oscar and an Emmy
25 / 27

Donald Glover

Donald Glover
Image Source: Getty / Jason LaVeris
  • Has: A Grammy for "Redbone" and two Emmys for Atlanta
  • Needs: An Oscar and a Tony
26 / 27

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf
Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo
  • Has: A Tony for A Doll's House, Part 2 and three Emmys for Roseanne
  • Needs: An Oscar and a Grammy
27 / 27
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